Chapter 183 Obstruction

Team Leader Zhou Hongwei had not expected this sudden flight at all; in that instant, he was paralyzed with fear.

"Where is your father?"

"This..." Team Leader Zhou Hongwei hesitated.

Cutting ties and renouncing his father-son relationship with his old man earlier could be considered an expedient measure, something that could be patched up later.

But if he were to bring Jiang Chen to his father now, the problem would be far more serious; it would be the equivalent of leading the invaders into the village.

Even if his grandfather didn't blame him, if word of this got out, his political career would be over.

But before Team Leader Zhou Hongwei could think it through, he suddenly felt his body become light, and an intense sensation of weightlessness washed over him.

The next moment, he realized what had happened—Jiang Chen had actually let go!

This was over a hundred meters in the air, damn it. Even with his cultivation, falling straight down would be unbearable.

At first, Team Leader Zhou Hongwei had bet that Jiang Chen wouldn't dare to act like this; after all, he was the acting director of the 749 Bureau and the team leader of the Beijing Investigation Group.

If he dared to touch him, it would be no different from opposing the state.

But it wasn't long before he realized he was wrong. He had already fallen dozens of meters, and as he watched, he was falling faster and faster, about to have intimate contact with the ground.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen was still standing leisurely in the Void Realm, arms crossed, seemingly with no intention of coming to his rescue.

Finally, he couldn't help but scream in terror:

"Ahhh! I'll talk! I'll talk! Save me!"

Yet, after he finished speaking, he didn't see Jiang Chen make any move, and a hint of despair finally couldn't help but appear in his eyes.

But the very next moment, Jiang Chen suddenly vanished from where he had been standing, and immediately appeared beside Team Leader Zhou Hongwei, reaching out a hand to grab his shoulder.

As soon as that sensation of weightlessness disappeared, Team Leader Zhou Hongwei's screaming stopped abruptly.

"Speak," Jiang Chen said indifferently.

Team Leader Zhou Hongwei was still shaken; just a moment ago, he had been only 0.01 centimeters away from death!

"My father is Zhou Keji, a Major General Commander in the Eastern Theater Command, stationed in Beijing. My grandfather is Zhou Renshou, currently the third-ranked leader of China."

The reason Team Leader Zhou Hongwei proactively mentioned his grandfather was to make Jiang Chen somewhat wary, letting him know the consequences of doing anything to him.

"My family in Beijing is also..."

"Enough, go play."

Before he could finish his sentence, Jiang Chen interrupted with slight impatience. He only needed to know where Zhou Keji was; as for what kind of power their family had, it wasn't important.

Having said that, Jiang Chen casually tossed Team Leader Zhou Hongwei down.

"Ahhh! You're not keeping your word!"

Team Leader Zhou Hongwei's scream was heart-wrenching, and finally, with a thud, he fell to the ground.

Then he made little sound. After a fall like that, even if he didn't die, Team Leader Zhou Hongwei had likely broken most of his bones, and it would be hard to recover in less than several months to half a year.

...

After receiving the information, Jiang Chen did not head to Beijing immediately; he still needed to check on the Tang Dynasty Ancient Tomb at Mount Laojun.

After bringing back the Magical Artifact longsword stolen by the Japanese invaders, it was time to return it to its original place.

When Jiang Chen flew all the way into Mount Laojun, he discovered that the Qi here was terrifyingly dense. Although it was still far from the Tang Dynasty era, it was already nearly twice as much as it was outside.

The closer he got to the Ancient Tomb, the denser the Qi became, but accompanying it was an increasingly intense sensation of dry heat.

Ordinary people couldn't even survive for long in this dry heat.

In fact, after the incident at Mount Laojun, the authorities had dispatched troops to surround the area in layers, but later, because they couldn't withstand the dry heat, they retreated and only maintained a perimeter guard.

Jiang Chen flew above Mount Laojun, and as he slowed down, he was immediately spotted by the sentry soldiers.

"Who goes there?!" Seeing someone flying in the sky, the soldier shouted in some terror, while simultaneously pressing his emergency whistle to call for backup.

Seeing that the other party could still aim their weapon at him despite being so terrified, Jiang Chen did not force his way in.

He said: "I am Jiang Chen from Binhai. I've come this time to check on the situation of this Ancient Tomb; I have no malicious intent toward you."

Hearing this, although the soldier didn't recognize Jiang Chen, he psychologically believed Jiang Chen's words.

After all, this guy could fly, no different from Superman. If he really had malicious intent, he probably wouldn't be speaking so politely.

However, the soldier still didn't let Jiang Chen in. Forcing himself to stay calm, he said: "I still need to ask my squad leader for instructions; please wait a moment."

Jiang Chen nodded, standing quietly in the Void Realm, looking toward the direction of the Ancient Tomb, feeling the waves of dry heat emanating from within.

After a while, a vehicle drove over, and a man in military uniform, clearly in charge of the area, jumped out.

He first waved his hand at the soldier, signaling for him to lower his weapon, and then looked at Jiang Chen, who was standing in the Void Realm.

Although he had previously received instructions from his superiors along with some information about Jiang Chen.

Seeing someone capable of riding the wind in the Void Realm at this moment still made him feel a mix of shock and excitement, feeling as if the myths and strange tales he had read in the past were gradually unfolding before his eyes.

He gave Jiang Chen a standard salute, and spoke in a firm voice:

"Mr. Jiang Chen, my superiors have instructed me that you are one of our own and will not cause us any harm, so we do not need to be overly guarded against you."

"I am going to enter now to investigate the situation of this Ancient Tomb. Furthermore, you all had best move further away; while the dry heat here is fine for a short time, it will slowly accumulate fire toxins in your bodies."

Jiang Chen reminded them out of kindness, but unexpectedly, the officer shook his head and said apologetically:

"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang Chen. My superiors also instructed that, for the time being, please do not enter this Ancient Tomb."

Jiang Chen's originally indifferent gaze instantly narrowed as he stared straight at the officer. His eyes, sharp like blades, made even this officer, who had truly been on the battlefield, unable to help but feel a tremor of fear.

"Are you sure you want to stop me? Can you people stop me?" He didn't ask who had given the order; he only asked if the people present intended to stop him.

Hearing this tense, confrontational tone, many of the officers and soldiers present immediately became nervous, subconsciously raising their weapons slightly.

The officer was even more aware of just how terrifying a cultivator who could fly was. Because of the special nature of his military region and his superiors, he already knew that they had once fired a missile at Jiang Chen.

Yet Jiang Chen was still standing here, completely unharmed.

Although the officer was afraid, as a soldier, his duty was to obey orders, so he still stood straight where he was.

"Mr. Jiang Chen, if you insist on forcing your way in, even though I know that we might be no match for you at all, I must still stop you at the cost of my life."