67: Chapter 67: Can you afford to give me this explanation?

A Superior Cultivator from Yuanxu Mountain?

As soon as these words were spoken,

everyone around was stunned.

Their gazes all gathered on Lin Ming.

This person is a Superior Cultivator from Yuanxu Mountain?

No way.

Someone from Yuanxu Mountain would be locked in a dungeon?

What a load of nonsense.

A portion of the prisoners held a skeptical attitude toward Lin Ming's identity.

"Aren't you going to verify it?"

Lin Ming said to him in a slightly amused tone.

Meanwhile, Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen hesitated in his heart.

Immediately after, Lin Ming threw the Token in his hand, tossing it to Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen.

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen subconsciously caught the Token and conducted an inspection of it.

That was right; this was a Yuanxu Mountain Token. The person before him was a Disciple of Yuanxu Mountain, and the fact that he could produce this Token indicated he was no ordinary Yuanxu Mountain Disciple.

But why would this person appear in a prison, being locked away in a dungeon?

On this point, Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen was also puzzled.

But puzzles aside, Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen respectfully returned the Token to Lin Ming.

This scene was naturally witnessed by the others.

Especially the other prisoners in the dungeon; they began to panic.

After all, they hadn't held back their verbal abuse toward Lin Ming over the past few days.

Now that it was confirmed this person was a Yuanxu Mountain Disciple, he was not someone they could afford to offend at all.

"How did Your Excellency end up in here?"

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen organized his words and asked.

"Let's talk after we get out."

Lin Ming said.

"Please."

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen also understood Lin Ming's meaning and immediately spoke.

"The prisoners here have foul mouths; I don't like them very much."

When Lin Ming reached the main gate, he turned his head and said this, then walked out.

"Mingyu, I'll leave it to you."

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen then said to Luo Mingyu.

"Understood."

Luo Mingyu also snapped out of it.

He had just laid hands on a Superior Cultivator from Yuanxu Mountain, which left him suddenly feeling at a loss.

He only hoped this Superior Cultivator from Yuanxu Mountain wouldn't hold a grudge against him; otherwise, his future would be ruined.

But the Bureau Chief's words now gave Luo Mingyu a tiny glimmer of hope.

Luo Mingyu turned around, walked into the dungeon, and glared fiercely at the prisoners.

This caused the hearts of the prisoners to tremble.

...

"That wretched woman, she really doesn't know what's good for her."

Zhang Residence

Zhang Zhihui said with a ferocious expression.

This woman had been staying in the inn without any movement, as if she weren't worried about her Senior Brother's safety at all.

This made Zhang Zhihui a bit displeased.

And that trash Song Lin, using the Song Family's power to the point where the people in his own jail couldn't torture Lin Ming.

This made him increasingly annoyed.

And it caused his patience to gradually wear thin.

The women he set his sights on had never made him waste so much time.

"Go tell Wei Tao to make a move on that fool who doesn't know his place. Ignore the Song Family's people. Once it's done, I'll guarantee he takes another step up in the City Patrol Bureau."

Zhang Zhihui said coldly.

"Yes."

...

Song Family

"A woman who is completely impervious to reason."

Song Lin lay on a chair while several beautiful maids massaged him and peeled fruit for him.

Su Lianxue wasn't just ignoring him; she was doing the same to Zhang Zhihui.

His placating of Su Lianxue was intended to make the two of them balance each other, thereby ensuring her Senior Brother's safety.

But her behavior caused Song Lin's patience to likewise be exhausted.

He had no more interest in playing along with Su Lianxue.

In that case, let her Senior Brother suffer a bit to make her make a choice quickly.

Little did he know, Su Lianxue had never even given them a thought; perhaps she had already forgotten they existed.

"Tell Huang Cheng's side there's no need to protect that person anymore."

Song Lin said coldly.

"Yes."

The person received the order and immediately turned to leave.

Only Song Lin and several beautiful maids remained in the small courtyard.

Song Lin casually pulled one of them into his embrace.

In an instant, the room was filled with the radiance of spring.

...

"Superior Cultivator, for what reason were you imprisoned?"

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen looked at Lin Ming sitting in the chair and asked again.

"For that, you'll have to ask a man here named Wei Tao."

Lin Ming said with a smile.

"Bring Wei Tao here."

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen said in a heavy voice.

This matter was no small thing; if not handled properly, he might not even be able to stay in the City Patrol Bureau.

There were many who coveted his position.

Therefore, he had to handle this matter well and couldn't let this Superior Cultivator have a poor opinion of him.

Soon, Wei Tao was brought in.

Wei Tao was also puzzled in his heart; why would the Bureau Chief summon him? Could it be the Zhang Family's maneuvering, and he was about to be promoted?

However, when he entered the room and saw Lin Ming sitting in the seat of honor with Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen standing beside him,

his expression changed instantly.

Could it be that he had arrested someone he shouldn't have?

That being the case, Wei Tao forced himself to maintain his composure and faced them solemnly.

"Greetings, Bureau Chief."

Wei Tao said to Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen.

"Wei Tao, why did you arrest this person and put him in prison?"

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen questioned him with a cold face.

This also confirmed to Wei Tao that Lin Ming's identity was definitely not simple.

"Bureau Chief, it was Zhang Zhihui who was certain this person had ties to Demonic Cultivators. For the safety of Tianyuan City, your subordinate put him in prison."

Wei Tao directly shifted the blame onto Zhang Zhihui.

"Ridiculous. How could a Superior Cultivator from Yuanxu Mountain have ties to Demonic Cultivators?"

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen said in a low voice.

That playboy Zhang Zhihui?

As if he didn't know what kind of piece of work that playboy was.

Claiming ties to Demonic Cultivators was nothing more than an excuse.

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen certainly wouldn't believe a single word of it.

A Superior Cultivator from Yuanxu Mountain?!

This person is a Superior Cultivator from Yuanxu Mountain?!

Wei Tao's legs instantly went weak, and he nearly collapsed to the floor.

Zhang Zhihui screwed him over?!

If he had known this person was a Superior Cultivator from Yuanxu Mountain, then even with a hundred times more courage, he wouldn't have dared to take Lin Ming into custody.

That bastard Zhang Zhihui had truly ruined him.

Wei Tao now felt like killing Zhang Zhihui.

"Your subordinate... your subordinate didn't know."

Wei Tao said in a trembling voice.

"Take him away and lock him up."

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen said coldly.

Didn't know?

No relation?

As the Bureau Chief of the City Patrol Bureau, he knew that his subordinates had connections with these so-called families, and some were even plants placed by them.

Regarding this, he sometimes turned a blind eye, and other times he felt quite helpless.

After all, there were some people he truly couldn't afford to offend.

But things were different now; these people had brought trouble to Yuanxu Mountain's doorstep.

He could take this opportunity and use this pretext to thoroughly clean up the City Patrol Bureau.

To bring the City Patrol Bureau back into his own hands.

"Superior Cultivator, I will give you an explanation for this,"

Bureau Chief Sun Xiuwen turned to Lin Ming and said.

"This explanation—can you afford to give it?"