Li Yang looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man who appeared to be about eighteen or nineteen years old.

He was dressed in black martial attire, his back was very straight, and he held his sword steadily. When his feet stood on the ground, it was as if he had taken root. He should be an expert.

His appearance could not be considered particularly outstanding, but one could say that he had a handsome face.

The most impressive thing was his eyes, which were very clean, bright, and full of determination.

Just these eyes alone set him apart.

It seemed that nothing could stop this young man.

This person could only be Jiang Wang.

“Who are you?” Li Yang said in a deep voice, “The Yuecheng City Lord’s Mansion is executing official duties, arresting fugitives. I advise you not to interfere!”

The two extraordinary constables also walked behind him. No matter what the situation, they would naturally stand on Li Yang’s side when facing outsiders.

After leaving the Rizhao County Office and just stepping into the territory of Yuecheng, they encountered such an incident.

He didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business, but after hearing a few words, he suddenly remembered Sun Ping, who was in the prisoner’s cart in the market.

If he had asked one more question at that time, wouldn’t that young doctor have died? Wouldn’t he have learned the truth about the plague sooner, and wouldn’t many fewer people have died in Qingyang Town and even Jiacheng?

So he held his sword in front of him, blocking the old man who was obviously just an ordinary person.

He had completely lost trust in the government of the Yang Kingdom!

Jiang Wang did not turn his head, nor did he move his feet. He only asked, “Old man, what crime have you committed?”

Qin Nianmin laughed miserably behind him, “Perhaps… the crime of speaking frankly, the crime of telling the truth, the crime of upholding justice!”

Jiang Wang pursed his lips before saying, “I have never heard of such a crime in the world.”

“Yes… but Yuecheng has it! Isn’t that strange? Young man, leave. The current Yuecheng is not worth anyone shedding blood for it!”

Jiang Wang still didn’t move, only stared at Li Yang with sharp eyes and said, “Since it’s not worth it, why are you in this situation, old man?”

“I am not doing this for the Yuecheng that belongs to the Yuecheng City Lord’s Mansion, but for the Yuecheng that belongs to the people of Yuecheng. Not for those officials who are just occupying their positions and are full of greed, but for the place where my ancestors have lived and struggled for generations.”

“What do you want to do?”

“Go to the capital to file a complaint!” Qin Nianmin finally said something that made Li Yang and the two extraordinary constables tremble with fear.

He said, “My father said before he died that he wanted the Emperor to know what kind of suffering his people were enduring!”

Thinking of the attitude of the Rizhao County Office, Jiang Wang sighed in his heart and said, “Do you know that what you are doing may not have any meaning?”

“Some things, regardless of whether they have meaning or not. If you do them, you will be true to yourself.” Qin Nianmin said, “My father is already dead, and I don’t have many years left to live. If I don’t do anything, I don’t know how to face him. Young man, why do you accuse me?”

Li Yang could no longer listen and put aside his fear of this strange cultivator, directly leaping forward to grab him.

The cry of an eagle suddenly rose in the sky, and the wind from his claws broke through the air, reaching in front of him and transforming into a blade of light, slashing wildly downwards.

A chaotic storm of blades and claws.

Condensing the momentum of a blade into his claw technique was his proud skill.

Even if the person in front of him had an imposing aura and seemed difficult to deal with, he would try to kill him as well!

But he only saw a flash of sword light rising into the air, and the light of the blade that filled the space in front of him had already been scattered.

And the force of the sword continued, forcing him to retreat again and again, until he finally retreated back to his original position!

Jiang Wang stood there, still not turning his head, only asking Qin Nianmin, “Old man, do you know the way?”

“I know.”

“Then go. Don’t look back.” Jiang Wang said, “Before I break my sword, your path is safe!”

Qin Nianmin, having lived for half his life, was very clear that wasting time would only increase the risk for Jiang Wang, so he didn’t say a word and immediately mustered his remaining strength and ran as fast as he could.

Jiang Wang faced Li Yang and the two extraordinary constables, standing alone with his sword in the middle of the road, and said, “I don’t want to break my word. If you still want to pursue him, I will have no choice but to kill you.”

His voice was very calm, but because of the sword that had forced Li Yang back earlier, it had an unquestionable and irreversible momentum.

At least, as far as the three extraordinary cultivators from Yuecheng present were concerned, they were very clear in their hearts that they were far from being the young man’s match.

“Fellow Daoist.” Li Yang said, gritting his teeth, “The person you let go is indeed deeply sinful. You must not listen to his one-sided story.”

“Then, what crime has he committed?”

“This…” Li Yang was momentarily choked.

The two extraordinary constables exchanged a look and couldn’t help cursing in their hearts.

No wonder the City Lord always scolded him for being a fool. Shouldn’t you make up an excuse before lying to people?

He was stumped by a casual question!

After hesitating for a long time, Li Yang changed his words and said, “What do you want in order to stay out of this?”

Qin Nianmin had already run further and further away, and Jiang Wang was not in a hurry to leave, only saying slowly, “Can I swallow the words I’ve already spoken?”

“Who exactly are you?” Li Yang asked again.

Asking this question again at this time had the threatening implication of settling accounts after the autumn harvest.

Relying on the Yuecheng City Lord, which to some extent represented the entire power structure of the Yang Kingdom, he naturally had the confidence to do so.

Jiang Wang snorted coldly, “My name is Zhang Linchuan!”

He had even killed the Jiacheng City Lord, so of course he wouldn’t be afraid of the Yuecheng City Lord. But he wanted to avoid trouble as much as possible, and he didn’t need to announce his name and sit at home waiting for the other party to take revenge.

“Alright, Zhang Linchuan, I’ve remembered you!”

Li Yang hurriedly left behind a ruthless remark and left with the two extraordinary constables.

It was obvious that they couldn’t win, so it was better not to seek death. Seeking death was also useless. Now that things had reached this point, it was best to report to the City Lord as soon as possible. If that Qin Weimin really went to file a complaint, the City Lord had better make preparations in advance.

As for this Zhang Linchuan…

After leaving Jiang Wang far behind, Li Yang said angrily, “Lao Song, you are knowledgeable. Who exactly is this Zhang Linchuan?”

“I haven’t heard of him?” The constable surnamed Song pondered for a moment, “He’s so young and already so strong. Could he be someone from a family in the Qi Kingdom…”

Li Yang was stunned for a moment, “There are no families with the surname Zhang among the famous families in the Qi Kingdom.”

“Qi Kingdom is so big, there are always some not-so-famous but very strong families.” Another constable shrank his head, not wanting to provoke trouble, “You should go back to the City Lord and ask for instructions as soon as possible, and see how to deal with this matter of Qin Weimin.”

“Yes, maybe the City Lord knows who Zhang Linchuan is.” The constable surnamed Song said.

That’s what he said, but what he was thinking was to let the City Lord worry about it himself. He didn’t want to get involved.

People who were experienced in the world knew that young geniuses were often the most difficult to deal with. These people were often arrogant, conceited, and had no sense of proportion.

And behind them, there were often a bunch of people waiting to clean up their messes. They, these small characters, couldn’t afford to offend them.

They hurried back to the city, complaining chaotically.

But suddenly, they heard the sound of bells.

Jingle, jingle.

In Li Yang’s field of vision, there first appeared a small bell hanging with a green rope.

Strangely enough, even though he heard the sound of the bell, he clearly felt at this time that the small bell had not made a sound. The sound of the bell seemed to be coming from the bottom of his heart.

Was it an auditory hallucination?

He looked up along the green rope, and the hand tying the rope was tucked in his sleeve.

Further up, the cloak that completely covered the person hung down.

Then from under the cloak, there was a thin, woman’s voice: “I seem to have heard you discussing Zhang Linchuan?”

This voice gave people a cold, smooth, and dangerous feeling, like a poisonous snake.

“Could it be that the Envoy has also come here in person?”