502: Chu Jiang arrived in Xizhou, and the mysterious man in plain clothes

“Gao Changlin, you abused your power and mistreated the people, establishing a bandit suppression tax and extorting wealth, leading to widespread displacement; you colluded with and aided demons, fueling the demonic plague; you neglected your duties and concealed disasters, causing a plague to spread across several counties; you allowed your servants to commit crimes, publicly robbing women… These are your ten major crimes, and you are now arrested!”

Liu Sanpao declared, waving his hand to have him taken away.

“Liu Sanpao, this Centurion doesn’t know who gave you the courage, but I’m sparing your life out of past considerations. Otherwise, once I get out, I’ll chop you into a thousand pieces!”

Gao Changlin threatened.

“I’ll be waiting!”

Liu Sanpao’s eyes were cold, completely unfazed by his threats.

If he had been afraid, he would have long since succumbed to Gao Changlin’s sugar-coated bullets and pledged allegiance to him.

What he sought was peace under heaven, for the common people to live stable lives without fear. Even if he died, there would be successors.

Such scenes unfolded in various departments across Xizhou City. Some went smoothly, others did not. Throughout Xizhou City, the sounds of blades and spears were incessant, and corpses littered the ground.

Xizhou Tusi Yamen.

“Pacification Commissioner Mu, what a remarkable tactic. I misjudged you!”

A middle-aged man, dressed in luxurious robes and possessing an extraordinary demeanor, stared intently ahead, his expression sinister.

It was none other than Gao Feng, the Xizhou Xuanwei Envoy.

“Gao Feng, the chaos in Miaojiang should end!” Bathed War said indifferently.

“Bathed War, I originally thought you were a smart man, but unfortunately, you’re still a fool.”

“When the War God emerges, Miaojiang will be invincible under heaven. Let alone Chu Jiang alone, even the entire Great Chu, what can it do to us?”

“To show our hand now is undoubtedly courting death. When our Miaojiang War God rises, Bathed War… you will die a terrible death.”

Gao Feng said sharply. In his opinion, Bathed War was merely emboldened by Chu Jiang’s arrival to act this way.

But in the face of Miaojiang’s rising power, what was Chu Jiang?

Under the War God’s might, all were mere ants.

“To refine the War God, the Miao Territory Elder Council has wantonly oppressed the people of Miaojiang, extracting souls and refining spirits. The people’s hearts are scattered; it’s merely for their own wild ambitions.” Bathed War sneered.

Gao Feng: “For the great cause of our Miaojiang, what if the common people suffer a little? We will compensate them later. We are fighting for the future generations of Miaojiang.”

“Moreover, those who cannot sacrifice themselves for Miaojiang’s great cause should all die!”

Bathed War laughed. These words, coming from the mouth of Xizhou’s greatest corrupt official, seemed particularly ludicrous. The people of this era were tormented to the point of wishing for death, yet he spoke of future generations.

“Bathed War, don’t be so smug. The Holy Mountain will soon come to settle accounts with you.” Gao Feng smiled disdainfully, a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes.

Boom!

Bathed War stopped wasting words and directly suppressed Gao Feng, escorting him into the Demon Suppression Prison. Having a Law Domain versus not having one was like two different worlds. Gao Feng couldn’t even hold out for a few moves.

Throughout Xizhou City, the sounds of fighting were incessant, gradually subsiding in the latter half of the night.

The next day, the sun rose, and everything came to an end.

Demon Suppression Hall.

“Pacification Commissioner Mu, the entire Xizhou City has been brought under our control, and all relevant individuals have been imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Prison.”

“The twelve prefectures of Xizhou are also steadily progressing.”

Luo Shan and others entered the hall, reporting the previous night’s battle and subsequent arrangements to Bathed War, who was seated at the head.

“You all have done well. When Young Master Shao Si arrives in Xizhou, this lord will personally request commendations for you all.”

Bathed War said indifferently. Although a small number of elite Demon Suppression Guards perished in this operation, the objective had been achieved, and some sacrifice was inevitable.

“Why don’t we just kill those beasts like Gao Feng and Gao Changlin? These guys have brought disaster to the nation and the people, causing so many deaths.”

Someone asked.

Before Bathed War could speak, Luo Shan interjected: “Young Master Shao Si is coming to Miaojiang specifically to investigate the Bing Shen Plan. These people are still useful to him, so they cannot be allowed to die yet.”

Killing is simple, but one must consider the consequences and not act merely for temporary satisfaction.

After their discussion, they dispatched people to the city to await Chu Jiang’s entourage.

…

At noon.

North of Xizhou City.

Thump, thump, thump!

Countless ripples of Void Realm energy were stirred, and the sound of hooves echoed between heaven and earth.

They saw.

Everyone looked into the distance, their eyes filled with shock.

In the sky, over a thousand spirit horses galloped at extreme speed, causing the entire sky to tremble. Even from dozens of miles away, one could feel the heavy sense of oppression.

In an instant.

Over nine hundred figures appeared before everyone, riding spirit horses, with Demon Suppression Blades at their waists, radiating Evil Qi, and looking majestic.

At the very front was a divine steed emitting flames, its four hooves treading the air, fire swirling around it, its entire body covered in blood-red scales. On its back sat a man dressed in a black Dragon robe, looking exceptionally valiant, his Aura like a mountain.

“This Xizhou is much better than Lei Prefecture. Although there have been incidents of capturing people and seizing souls, the frequency is one-tenth that of Lei Prefecture.”

Wang Chao said. In Lei Prefecture, most Demon Suppression Guards had become pawns of the Tusi, let alone suppressing demons; not harming the common people was already considered excellent behavior.

Chu Jiang nodded slightly. The public order in Xizhou was a notch behind that of developed major prefectures, but in the quagmire of the Miaojiang Three Regions, achieving this level was already quite difficult.

Along the way, he hadn’t even seen many demons causing trouble.

Fu Yunxuan’s beautiful eyes flickered as she spoke: “My Lord, according to reports from our scouts who infiltrated Xizhou in advance, Xizhou Pacification Envoy Bathed War purged the entire Xizhou City last night, capturing rebels led by the Xizhou Xuanwei Envoy.”

“This man indeed has some courage, worthy of being parachuted in from the Imperial Capital.”

Chu Jiang chuckled, then rode his Fire Kirin towards the ground.

“My goodness, they are all Divine Power Realm and above experts. The weakest among them could be the Sect Master of my Sect!”

There were dozens of Heaven and Earth Realm experts, which was simply terrifying.

No wonder they could swiftly conquer Lei Prefecture; this combat power was too terrifying.

“It’s Young Master Shao Si’s personal army! Quickly go inform Pacification Commissioner Mu!” The people on the city wall hastily sent someone to deliver the message.

A moment later.

Bathed War arrived at the north of the city, leading the high-ranking officials of the Xizhou Demon Suppression Division to greet him.

“Halt!”

Chu Jiang waved his hand, and the thousand-strong army immediately obeyed, standing like statues behind him.

“Xizhou Pacification Envoy, Bathed War, greets Young Master Shao Si. Please enter the city!”

Bathed War cupped his hands.

Seeing Chu Jiang’s personal army behind him, he was slightly surprised. The Xizhou Demon Suppression Division only had four or five hundred experts above the Extraordinary Realm.

And seventy percent of them were at the Golden Core Stage. Yet, Chu Jiang’s personal army consisted entirely of Divine Power Realm experts. This force was enough to sweep through all forces outside the Holy Mountain.

However, the Elder Council’s foundation was unfathomable, and the strength of the nine Cave Masters was extraordinary. The Great Cave Master had even fought against the Eternal Mother.

And with the War God, that super weapon, the outcome was still unknown.

“Enter the city!”

Chu Jiang nodded slightly, leading his army into Xizhou City.

A thousand cavalry entered the city, their Aura magnificent.

On both sides, countless common people cheered.

The local people generally had a good impression of the Demon Suppression Guard.

In this chaotic era of demons, being able to barely maintain order and not be slaughtered and ravaged by demons was already difficult.

However, they were extremely disgusted with the people of the Tusi Yamen, who never wanted to govern for the people, only finding ways to extract money from them.

Coupled with the fact that the Xizhou Demon Suppression Division had already publicized that Chu Jiang arrived with an imperial decree to eliminate corrupt officials, he was naturally very popular.

After all.

The common people loved nothing more than to see someone from above come to punish corrupt officials, and the higher the official’s rank, the happier they were.

It was precisely because of the Demon Suppression Division that, although there was internal strife in various places, overall peace was maintained; otherwise, it would have long since collapsed.

But the aristocratic families, especially members of the Alliance, were trembling with fear. This ominous star had already slaughtered more than a dozen tribes in Lei Prefecture, and there was no guarantee he wouldn’t target Xizhou.

Among them.

Inside a tavern.

A middle-aged man dressed in plain clothes stood at the window, looking at Chu Jiang, who was wearing a python robe in front, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

“The Chu Emperor indeed chose a good blade, full of Killing Intent, worthy of being called the God of Slaughter.”

“However, with the power you currently display, you are far from being able to overthrow the Miao Territory Elder Council. It’s not as simple as you think.”

After a dozen breaths.

He disappeared from the tavern’s sight, as if he had never existed.