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Zhang Wei Yu’s fierce gaze swept forth, and even Fan Qingqing, a cultivator of the Inner Mansion realm, lowered her brows and cast down her eyes, displaying no intention of confrontation.

Yet, Du Gu Xiao, weak in strength and low in status, raised her head and met his gaze!

Within the town hall, the atmosphere grew stagnant for a time.

“Bold!”

At this moment, another voice leisurely drifted into the town hall.

The crowd looked over, only to see a portly figure squeezing through the doorway. It seemed the journey had been too arduous, for his steps were exceedingly slow.

Though he spoke of boldness, his face bore a smile: “Du Gu Xiao, do you know who stands before you? You still wish to inspect his credentials, treating him as a local thug or bandit! A dignified Fourth Grade Department of Personnel Official, is he not worthy of your trust? This is none other than Lord Chen Fu, Doctor of the Political Hall’s Morning Court! Even if he truly entered without warrant and investigated without decree, what can you do?”

Zhang Wei Yu could no longer bear it. He looked at Du Gu Xiao and said, “You are the Pavilion Chief of Qingyang Town? Inspecting credentials is the proper procedure, this official has no intention of evading it.”

From his storage pouch, he retrieved an officially stamped document and presented it with one hand: “This official document was issued by the Political Hall, the seal and text are all present, verify it at your leisure!”

Du Gu Xiao, though almost overwhelmed by his imposing presence, stood her ground steadily, accepting the official document and scrutinizing it with earnest attention.

Continuous footsteps sounded like sudden rain falling.

It was at this moment that a large contingent of solemn soldiers finally caught up, squeezing into the town hall and surrounding it both inside and out.

These were elite soldiers, temporarily mobilized from the Chop Rain Army.

Because Jiang Wang had long been within the Blue Card system and enjoyed the backing of Zheng Shi, Zhang Wei Yu did not fully trust the constables of the Patrol Inspection Office. Thus, he had specifically pulled strings to mobilize soldiers from the Chop Rain Army to carry out today’s investigation.

The investigation team traveled all the way to Ding Yao County, and these Chop Rain Army soldiers joined only upon presenting their mobilization order, all to catch Chong Xuan Sheng off guard.

Although Chong Xuan Sheng’s ability to maintain composure was quite good, Zhang Wei Yu had not observed any signs of panic or irritation from him along the way. However, this move was still one of Zhang Wei Yu’s proudest stratagems.

“Is it real?”

He stepped forward and asked, staring intently at the frail woman before him.

His imposing presence was like a collapsing mountain, seeking to crush her will to resist.

There was no need to speak of bullying the weak; he was impartially enforcing the law. If Qingyang Town had problems, this confidante of Jiang Wang’s must surely be involved!

If he could open a breach here, he would have no qualms.

Suddenly, an annoying voice interjected: “Right, just like that! Scare this ignorant little girl to death! To dare obstruct Lord Zhang from performing his duties, truly not knowing the meaning of life!”

Zhang Wei Yu coldly looked back, his imposing presence gathering, killing intent surging.

An ordinary person would have been scared to death.

Yet, Chong Xuan Sheng merely squinted his eyes and smiled, saying, “Lord Zhang, was what I said correct?”

“You are too polite,” Zhang Wei Yu said in a faint voice. “Before a scion basking in the residual shade of his ancestors, a mud-footed individual like me, who rose step by step, dares not be called ‘Lord’.”

This level of sarcasm was fundamentally incapable of affecting Chong Xuan Sheng in the slightest.

His smile remained unchanged, his posture relaxed: “Yes. Step by step, you step on these small fry who do not know the meaning of life or understand matters! You step on blood and turn it into mud, and thus you rise step by step!”

Zhang Wei Yu had indeed brought down quite a few people on his journey to where he was now. However, to say that he had risen by stepping on the heads of small fry was somewhat biased.

However, he finally realized that engaging in a verbal spar with Chong Xuan Sheng brought no advantage. He simply ignored him, turned his head back to Du Gu Xiao, and asked, “I ask you, have you finished verifying?”

Du Gu Xiao nodded and returned the official document: “My lord often teaches us that we must safeguard the laws of Qi, obey the laws of Qi, and serve the public by observing the rules. Since this is a court command, I have nothing to resist, Lord, feel free to search.”

Zhang Wei Yu did not waste further words with this young girl, lest the fatty seize another opportunity for sarcasm. He simply instructed: “Scatter and search, do not let any clue go!”

The soldiers on site immediately dispersed, rushing to every corner of Qingyang Town’s domain.

“I will remind you all of one thing,” Chong Xuan Sheng’s voice leisurely followed at this moment: “This is the fief of my close friend, Jiang Qing Yang. Whether Jiang Qing Yang is guilty or not is still uncertain. Search as you may, but if you dare to harm the locale, hehe, you should know the consequences.”

The actions of these Chop Rain Army soldiers immediately became much gentler.

No one could ignore Chong Xuan Sheng’s warning, especially not these soldiers.

Zhang Wei Yu looked at him coldly: “Chong Xuan Sheng, do you only possess these methods of inserting comedy and acting the fool? You truly disappoint this official!”

“Why would I insert comedy and act the fool? Could it be that my reminder was incorrect, that I misunderstood Lord Zhang’s meaning?” Chong Xuan Sheng had a look of surprise: “Impudence, disrespect! Otherwise, Lord Zhang, you can reissue the order, let them harm it with all their might, I guarantee I will not block them again, is that acceptable?”

Zhang Wei Yu nodded, laughing angrily: “Just wait until you face hardship!”

Turning his body, he walked towards the outside, unwilling to look at that detestable fat face again. He personally joined in the search.

Chong Xuan Sheng followed with a chuckle: “Hey, Lord Zhang, slow down! Wait for this fat body of mine!”

People on the verge of collapse often make many foolish choices.

This was the reason for Zhang Wei Yu’s sudden appearance and surging killing intent.

But by now, the oppressive feeling brought by his sudden arrival in Qingyang Town with a large contingent of people had already been mostly dispersed.

Although the crowd in the Qingyang Town hall still dared not move, their hearts were no longer as fearful.

Some oppressive feeling remained close at hand, while a sense of fear still lingered in the air.

In Leading Light City, within the courtyard where the “Gua Tai” was set up.

The long ritual had reached its final moment.

On the Gua Tai, the strange, headless, naked figure began to emit a faint bloody light.

The Gua Master looked at it and said in a faint voice, “Do you know why we chose this place?”

Zheng Fei slumped on the ground, lazily saying, “Don’t want to know.”

Gua Master: ……

“Alright, if you want to say it, then say it,” Zheng Fei lay back, his head resting on his arms.

Li Shou chuckled from the side, giving Zheng old third, who dared to provoke the Gua Master, a thumbs-up.

If the Gua Master truly wanted to argue with these two, he would have long since died of anger.

Thus, he simply said as if nothing had happened: “My lineage of divination believes that blood occupies fate, and the fixed position has eight prisons. Among them, each prison is entangled with its master. I am about to make contact with that place, and the position of its prison is precisely here, beneath our feet.”

“That’s not right, fortune teller,” Zheng Fei smacked his lips, his brain, which rarely engaged in thought, began to consider the problem: “Didn’t you want to help us calculate the toy’s position?”

“Of course,” the Gua Master chuckled lightly: “His position will become very profound, entangled with me… in life and death.”

Zheng Fei simply sat up and turned his head to look at the Gua Master: “But this place, you wanted us to come and prepare early. That is to say…”

Li Shou finished the sentence: “The one you set up the altar to deal with from the beginning is our toy?!”

“No, no, no, not dealing with. Don’t use such an intense word,” the Gua Master murmured: “It is to establish a wonderful connection…”

He looked at Zheng Fei, his eyes sincere: “In short, you can all find him too, complementing each other beautifully, isn’t that right?”

“Where is the place you are about to contact?” Zheng Fei asked in a muffled voice.

The Gua Master chuckled lightly: “The world’s first Inner Mansion, Jiang Wang’s fief…”

He spread open his five fingers with a backhand motion and pressed them onto the Gua Tai, precisely on the neck of the strange headless naked image, as if his hand had become the head within this strange pattern.

And as his voice fell, fate seemed already sealed—

“Qi Country, Rizhao County domain, Jiacheng city domain, Qingyang Town!”