294: Mars guards the heart

By the time the off-road vehicle reached the gates of Xuanwu City, Xu Le had finished learning the third volume, “Meaning of Special Astrological Phenomena,” and now understood many astrological signs.

Xu Le put away his phone and sighed faintly, “Mars Guards the Heart—the Spirit Realm is about to face a Great Calamity.”

Xu Huan looked up at the sky, the glare of the bright sun making it impossible to keep her eyes open.

She couldn't help but pout, saying indignantly, “Bro, you're tricking me again. How are we supposed to look at astrological signs under such a huge sun?”

Xu Le shook his head, “Even if you look at night, you won't understand. Star Trajectories are Star Trajectories, and Astrological Phenomena are Astrological Phenomena. What you see with your eyes is mostly illusion; only by looking with your heart can you discern the true Astrological Phenomena.”

Xu Huan curled her lip, “Bro, if you went out to tell fortunes, I bet sixty-year-old women would be lining up to find you.”

Wang Xueting chuckled, cooperating with the question, “Why do you say that?”

Xu Huan replied, “With that charlatan aura of his, he's like a firefly in the dark—he just can't hide his brilliance.”

As the four walked through the city gate and submitted their identity certificates, the instrument immediately flashed with a scarlet light and emitted a piercing buzz.

The City-Guarding Soldiers all surrounded them, raising various firearms in their hands.

Firearms inflict very little damage against Evil Spirits. Even though many Spirit Energy Weapons have been invented, even the most powerful Demonic Energy Cannon can, at most, only injure an Evil Spirit at the Peak of the Bright Moon Realm.

However, firearms are fatal to humans. The soldiers at the city gate guard against Evil Spirits, but even more so against troublesome Spirit Tamers.

“Kneel down! Hands up! Or we will shoot!” the leading Squad Leader shouted loudly. All the Gate-Guarding Soldiers flipped off their safety catches, their fingers already resting on the triggers.

Xu Le frowned, “I really dislike having a gun pointed at my head; it makes me feel very insecure. If there's some misunderstanding, I hope we can resolve it quickly.”

The leading Squad Leader completely ignored him, shouting on his own, “I told you to kneel! Hands up! I will count to three. After three, everyone shoots immediately. One!”

Xu Le said, “Even if you want to arrest us, there should at least be a reason, right?”

“Two!” The Squad Leader continued to disregard them, and the soldiers under him already had their hands on the triggers.

The three women were trembling in fear. Liu Yilin, the most timid among them, had already raised her hands and knelt on the ground.

Xu Huan and Wang Xueting were also pale with fright, holding onto each other's arms to keep themselves from collapsing onto the ground.

Xu Le looked at the Squad Leader, anger growing in his eyes: “Even if we are guilty, there should be a trial, or at least a charge! You are currently violating the Law!”

The Squad Leader sneered repeatedly, the mockery in his eyes practically solidifying.

Talking about the Law with me? Do you, a dying person, even deserve to?

He coldly spat out the third number: “Three!”

Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang... The twelve-person squad pulled the triggers without hesitation.

Bullets shot out from the muzzles, completely covering the four people.

Even Liu Yilin, who was kneeling on the ground, was included in their target of attack.

Ding Ding Ding... Xu Le possessed a Spirit Domain. The moment the twelve people pulled the triggers, he sensed it instantly and activated ten paper figurines to block in front of them.

Horror flashed in the Squad Leader's eyes, and he immediately crushed the signal gun in his hand.

Whoosh!

The signal flare let out a sharp cry and flew toward the sky.

The soldiers on the City Wall received the distress signal, and hundreds of soldiers rushed out immediately, all summoning their ancestral spirits.

The Demonic Energy Cannons on the City Wall began to move their muzzles, aiming them at the four people.

Xu Le's gaze grew icier, but he remained in control. He knew someone behind the scenes wanted to frame him, and he didn't want to play into their hands. He intended to find those people and kill them one by one.

“What's going on?” A middle-aged man who looked like a General walked out from among the soldiers.

The Squad Leader quickly stepped forward to report: “Report! They are the highest-ranked fugitives, resisting arrest and committing armed assault. Fearing they would forcibly break into the city and escape, I specifically called for backup.”

The General looked at the bullet casings scattered on the ground; everyone had emptied their guns.

The people opposite had summoned Puppet-type spirits to block the attack, but no one on this side was injured, so it was clear his subordinates were lying.

He glared at the Squad Leader and reminded him, “Arresting fugitives is the Law Enforcement Team's job. We are responsible for assisting and just holding them here.”

The people from the Law Enforcement Team quickly walked over: “Xu Le, you are suspected of selling counterfeit and shoddy products resulting in multiple deaths; colluding with Evil Spirits to murder Gu Guanhai, the Captain of the Second Squad, and over twenty other elite core members of his squad; selling core secrets of Xuanwu City, among more than fifty other charges. Come with us.”

Xu Le sneered, “Good, good, good. I'd like to see how you plan to frame me, and what evidence you have.”

The Squad Leader raised his hand: “They also openly resisted arrest and attempted to murder me and my squad.”

Xu Le looked at the Squad Leader and the twelve people who had fired, firmly memorizing their faces, before speaking to the Law Enforcement Team members: “The charges you mentioned should only concern me, right? Let them go.”

The Law Enforcement Team member said coldly, “They are all suspected of assisting you in criminal activity. Come back honestly and don't play any tricks.”

After speaking, he said to the people behind him, “Put on the Spirit Sealing Chains.”

Spirit Sealing Chains are shackles that seal ancestral spirits, blocking communication between the master and the ancestral spirit. Once worn, one is practically the same as an ordinary person.

Xu Le could sense that the Magic Sealing Chain posed no threat to him. Forget blocking Ghost, it couldn't even block his current Mental Energy.

After agreeing to wear the Magic Sealing Chains, the four were detained in a Law Enforcement Vehicle and taken to the Law Enforcement Bureau.

The Law Enforcement Bureau dispatched two experienced Law Enforcement Officers to be responsible for the trial of an “Unparalleled Villain” like Xu Le.

“Name.”

“Xu Le.”

“Gender.”

“Male.”

“Age.”

“18 years old.”

“ancestral spirit.”

“Ghost.”

Old Li angrily slapped the table: “Stop playing games with me. ancestral spirit!”

“Shepherd.” Xu Le couldn't reveal Ghost's true information. Thinking that A Piaos Alternate Account's Lifebound Treasure was a whip, he casually made one up.

“A Human ancestral spirit, quite rare.” Old Li couldn't force Xu Le to summon it for inspection, so he continued to ask, “Rank.”

“Blazing Sun Realm!”

Old Li slapped the table again, his voice rising eight octaves: “I told you to stop playing games! Rank!”

“Blazing Sun Realm!” Seeing that the two didn't believe him, Xu Le added, “If you don't believe me, you can send someone to test me.”

Old Zhang patted Old Li's shoulder. After making a record, Old Li continued to ask.

“Why did you sell counterfeit and shoddy products?”

“I didn't sell them!”

“Didn't sell them? Three people were killed because of your trap, and you say you didn't sell them?”

“What shoddy product? paper dog? Are you sure those three people died because of my paper dog? Are you sure that paper dog was sold by me?”

Bang!

Old Li slapped the table again: “I ask, you answer. Stop trying to quibble.”