Chapter 220 - 122: The Medicine Shop, the Wild Flood Dragon Monarch, 4 Grandmasters! The Prefecture City’s Grand Curtain... Is Finally Raised

Chapter 220: Chapter 122: The Medicine Shop, the Wild Flood Dragon Monarch, 4 Grandmasters! The Prefecture City’s Grand Curtain... Is Finally Raised

But there was no other way. ’The old master wants him, and my own future is at stake.’

’What’s a bit of friendship compared to the inheritance of a Hundred-Year Grand Lineage? The latter is far more enviable!’

And so, the expression on Huang Chan’s face beneath his helm gradually turned cold. He gripped his long saber and pointed it forward.

"An order has come from the Prefecture."

"Anning County has suffered a great disaster due to the chaos wrought by the Central Yellow Sect. For this, Lord Zhao the County Magistrate, Zhao Jiu, bears inescapable blame. Henceforth, he is no longer the head of the County Officials."

"Furthermore, before the eyes of all, the Divine Thought of a ’Dharma Guardian General’ of the Central Yellow Sect has merged into one body with Anning’s Ji Xiu. This is a suspected case of Possession!"

"To prevent this disaster from recurring, I, General Huang Chan, under orders from Jiangyin Prefecture, have mobilized one hundred Armored Warriors from the Garrison Mansion and commandeered a warship to apprehend him for investigation!"

CLAMOR!

These words from the lead Armored Warrior caused a massive stir throughout West Street:

"The Boss is such a good person, how could he be a remnant of the Central Yellow Sect..."

"Exactly! After that night, there’s no telling how much blood of those fiends he’s spilled with his blade. Isn’t this just arresting someone without cause..."

For a moment, many people began to whisper amongst themselves, their low voices filled with indignation.

The authorities came, but they didn’t distribute disaster relief grain, didn’t repair the County’s businesses and residences, and didn’t deal with the panicked state of the populace...

Instead, the first thing they do is investigate a hero. Is it just because he has no connections in high places?

Hearing this, Ji Xiu’s face tightened, and he cursed inwardly.

’The Chaotic Heaven Thieves are a nasty bunch.’

’But you Grand Lineages are no better!’

’His surname is Huang?’

’He’s most likely using some trumped-up rumor as an excuse to cause trouble for me!’

’They call it a ’suspicion’.’

’Once I get to the Prefecture, I’ll be in a cage.’

’At that point, even if the Celestial King himself showed up, he’d get slapped around. How could simple ’reason’ sort things out?’

’But to think even Lord Zhao the County Magistrate has been stripped of his position...’

Ji Xiu’s mind raced as he desperately tried to think of a countermeasure.

However, the gate of the residence behind him opened with a CREAK, revealing several faces.

Among them, Duan Chenzhou walked at the very front. His clothes fluttered as he strode forward, his eyes glancing sideways.

"Surname Huang? From the Jiangyin Garrison Mansion?"

"If you mean the Huang Family of the Medicine Shops."

"Go and ask that old man, Huang Xingye."

"Back when my master, Wang Xuanyang, was still alive, when I beat his son to death..."

"Why wasn’t he in such a ’hurry’ to send someone for revenge back then?"

"And as for the ’Jiangyin Garrison Mansion’..."

"Heh."

Duan Chenzhou let out a cold laugh, his disdainful gaze sweeping over the figures in their iron helms. His words rang out like steel:

"Every last one of you."

"Have none of you heard what your Garrison Commander, Luo Daocheng, once said?"

CLANK CLANK...

A series of clanking sounds from shifting armor plates arose as the Jiangyin Armored Warriors looked at each other in dismay.

"Years ago, at Chaotic Heaven Lake, my master sliced the ’Red-Beard Celestial King’ in half with a single blow, instantly eliminating a threat that had plagued the lake for decades."

"Your Garrison Commander said it himself."

"’From that day forward, whenever any Jiangyin Government Soldiers see my master or me, unless it is for an open-and-shut, imperially decreed capital crime of treason, you are to treat it as if you were seeing me in person!’"

"This Huang brat has probably only been in the army for a few years, so he wouldn’t know about events from more than a decade ago..."

"But surely among the rest of you, some have heard the tale? Or were even there?"

"Or could it be that Luo Daocheng, seeing my Celestial Blade Style has fallen on hard times, has given you all the word to let this matter slide?!"

Duan Chenzhou’s voice suddenly rose, and the Crescent Celestial Saber in its sheath was already humming with a ZING! ZING!

"This..."

A few veteran soldiers, who had been with the Government Soldiers for over a decade, looked hesitantly toward Centurion General Huang Chan.

’It was true! That really happened!’

’What’s more, their General Luo had given repeated orders regarding this very matter!’

But they had never expected that on a trip to some backwater county town...

...they would somehow get entangled with Jiangyin’s once-famous master-disciple duo, Wang Xuanyang and Duan Chenzhou!

Huang Chan’s brain short-circuited for a moment.

He stared at the Duan Chenzhou before him, his brow deeply furrowed.

’It seemed... that story was real?’

He had originally planned to use his ’Martial Might like Prison’ and the authority of the Prefecture City to forcibly take Ji Xiu away. But now, forget about intimidating this ’Great Buddha’ before him.

In the next moment, he might be the one forced to his knees!

’Where were all the enemies who were supposedly out to get Duan Chenzhou?’

’It’s been this long, and not a single one has shown their face!’

CLATTER! CLATTER!

And before he could even speak...

A few veteran soldiers—men who had served for years, commanded respect, and whose Martial Power was no less than his own—began to drop to one knee, one after another.

"Grandmaster Duan, that battle from over a decade ago... I was on a warship right beside yours! Your heroic image, leading the charge, unstoppable and valiant—it’s still fresh in my mind!"

"If I had known we were coming here to make trouble for you..."

"...even under the Garrison Commander’s direct orders, I would not have answered the call!"

"Me too!"

"Same here! That one slash of yours saved my life back then!"

One figure after another knelt, their voices rising in a chorus. Ji Xiu, who had been frowning just a moment before, suddenly relaxed, a wide grin spreading across his face.

"Master, so you do have some connections and prestige in the Prefecture City after all..."

Duan Chenzhou clasped one hand behind his back, his expression serene.

"But of course."

"Back in the day, your Ancestral Master and I, your master, had a fearsome reputation. Whether it was Daoist Schools, other Styles, Grand Lineages, or the Prefecture Yamen, who among them wasn’t utterly respectful..."

Before he could finish speaking.

Suddenly—

BOOM! BOOM!

Down at the West Street Pier, massive waves dozens of yards high erupted from the river, seeming to touch the sky with their immense and powerful display!

Then, the roar of a Flood Dragon shook the very heavens!!

"Which one of you is Duan Chenzhou!?"

"The Fishing Trade hired me, this Monarch, to come and take your head!"

"Hurry up and die!"

「At the same time.」

Four Qi Cultivation Grandmasters, riding waves of Qi atop a large vessel, looked down at the small mountain county. They had come calling with their disciples in tow, making for the gate.

"Duan Chenzhou, the old scores from years ago..."

"...it’s time we cleared the slate!"