Chapter 182 - 101: If I Say You’re Colluding With the Enemy, Then You Are!

Chapter 182: Chapter 101: If I Say You’re Colluding With the Enemy, Then You Are!

According to Cai Liu, the ’Great Saint’ of the Northern Demon Court back then was a True Dragon.

However, eight hundred years ago, when the Great Zhou’s Divine Martial Emperor conquered the world, he suppressed this Great Saint with the Jade Seal and extracted one of its dragon tendons. Since then, the Great Saint had vanished without a trace.

Some said it was dead, while others claimed the ’Great Saint’ had its Primordial Energy severely depleted and was merely hiding in Yan Mountain, lingering on its last breath. As for the truth, no one knew.

Nevertheless, Yunzhou indeed had quite a few Dragon Species Demon Fiends. The giant snake on Black Mountain originated from the south, but it was rumored to possess Flood Dragon blood.

As for the ’Great Saint’ of the Southern Demon Court, it was an avian creature. Entirely crimson, it had only shown itself once in a thousand years. It was said that its appearance bathed the sky in radiant light, as red and fiery as burning clouds. Some called it a Demon Phoenix, but the Noble Families in the south swore it was the Ancient Divine Beast Vermilion Bird, while others claimed it was the Disaster Beast Bi Fang...

The rumors were bizarre and varied, but one thing was certain: the Great Saint of the south was undoubtedly a bird.

In addition, within some major Water Elements, there were Flood Dragon Demon Kings. Near those domains, there were also other Dragon Species Demon Fiends.

Zheng Jun nodded. After memorizing the habitats of these Dragon Species Demon Fiends, he decided that once he reached the Outer Gang realm, he would definitely slaughter one to fulfill the comprehension requirements for the Lushui Flood Dragon Slayer Saber Technique.

Just like that, the carriage rolled along. Unknowingly, the entire morning passed.

Late afternoon.

Twilight gathered, scattering countless rays of sunset across the sky.

Zheng Jun finished his cultivation and lifted the carriage curtain. "Senior, have we arrived in Langkang County?"

Hearing Zheng Jun’s words, Cai Liu was quite surprised and hurriedly replied, "Yes, we’ve entered Langkang County. General, would you like to rest in the county town?"

"We’ll rest for a night." Zheng Jun nodded and said, "On our way here, someone ambushed me in Langkang County. At that time, I was under the Prefect’s summons and couldn’t delay my journey. Now that we’re on our way back, there’s no rush. Let’s investigate the matter here first."

Zheng Jun’s jurisdiction covered the four counties of Black Mountain, Zhiyuan, Pingyun, and Rongyuan. This Langkang County did not fall within his jurisdiction.

But it didn’t matter. With the Prefect’s backing and his authority to guard against the Black Mountain Bandits, killing a Chief Clerk under the pretext of colluding with the enemy would not be an issue. If he said you colluded with the enemy, you colluded with the enemy! Among the county-level administrations in Pingzhang Commandery, Zheng Jun held absolute power!

Zheng Jun sneered and let out a long breath. Of course, he wouldn’t wrong an innocent person. If the Qi Storage Martial Artist who tried to assassinate him on his way here hadn’t been sent by the Langkang County Chief Clerk, then Zheng Jun wouldn’t do anything to the man. Even if Zheng Jun had killed the man’s daughter when wiping out the Yan family.

Zheng Jun was still a rather ’kindhearted’ person, after all.

Hearing his words, Cai Liu immediately understood what Zheng Jun intended to do. He promptly drove the carriage toward the Langkang county town.

The town wasn’t far. Before long, Zheng Jun arrived at his destination.

After entering the county town, Zheng Jun kept a very low profile. He didn’t reveal his identity, merely claiming to be a businessman from the commandery city looking to stay the night. Only after settling into an inn did he send Cai Liu out to gather information about Qi Storage Martial Artists in Langkang County.

In a county town, a Qi Storage Martial Artist was considered a top-tier expert. The fact that he had slain a Qi Storage Martial Artist eight days ago might not have been a big deal elsewhere, but in Langkang County, it was undoubtedly a major event.

Before long, Cai Liu returned to report.

"General, the Gang Leader of the Liuhe Sect here in the county town hasn’t been seen for seven or eight days. I grabbed a sect member and questioned him. He said the Gang Leader left the city nine days ago with twenty trusted subordinates and never returned," Cai Liu reported. "Before they left the city, Chief Clerk Jin Ye spoke with the Gang Leader for a long time and even sent over some gifts."

Hearing this, Zheng Jun narrowed his eyes. It was indeed related to the Langkang County Chief Clerk. It seemed the grudge of killing an only daughter was truly irreconcilable.

However, Zheng Jun was still a rather kind person, so he said, "In that case, I’ll go find him tonight and send him to reunite with his venomous-hearted daughter early."

Zheng Jun was just that kind of a kindhearted Martial Artist.

Cai Liu nodded.

Qingdai was off to the side, pounding something in a mortar with a pestle. Seemingly distrusting the inn’s food, she was busy making some small snacks for Zheng Jun, staying quiet the whole time.

Just then, Zheng Jun suddenly heard a flurry of hurried footsteps outside. He frowned immediately. "What’s all that noise outside?"

Hearing this, Cai Liu immediately pushed the door open and stepped out.

Downstairs in the inn, a large group of Arresting Officials had swarmed in. They looked fierce and menacing, with the leading Squad Leader interrogating the Shopkeeper.

Seeing Cai Liu proactively open his door, the Shopkeeper quickly took the opportunity to point in his direction.

The Squad Leader caught sight of Cai Liu and immediately broke into a treacherous smile. He stepped forward and called out loudly, "To the noble guest inside, I, Han San, Squad Leader of the Langkang County quick-response squad, offer my Ritual!

"Currently, the entire commandery is under martial law. Under the orders of the Chief Clerk and the Historian, we are to inspect all passing merchants to prevent spies from Thief Zhang or the Black Mountain Bandits from sneaking in. Therefore, we must search your room. Pardon the offense!"

With that said, Han San marched forward aggressively and fearlessly, his eyes full of unbridled greed. "However, if the noble guest is willing to offer some silver..."

He didn’t finish his sentence, but both Cai Liu and Zheng Jun in the room understood exactly what these Three Squad Black Officials of Langkang County were up to. They were just using the pretext of guarding against bandits to extort passing merchants.

Zheng Jun didn’t show much anger. Instead, he looked thoughtful and slowly spoke up, "You said you are under the orders of... the Chief Clerk and the Historian?"

Hearing the voice from inside, Han San didn’t know who was speaking, but he was briefly stunned by how young the voice sounded. Reining himself in slightly, he replied, "Exactly. Apologies for disturbing you, noble guest, and please don’t take offense. It’s just an order from above. We are merely trying to make a living with our tools; we have no other choice."

"Senior, take down this Squad Leader! We will drag him along with us to the County Government Office!" Zheng Jun’s voice carried no emotional fluctuation as he continued, "I want to see for myself just who this Chief Clerk and Historian are. To think they would dare try to extort this general!"