Chapter 163: Block the Door!

Time flew by!

Qin Shuo had been in Yunzhou City for five days.

As the news of the Life-and-Death Arena spread, his name also spread throughout the streets and alleys of Yunzhou City.

However, many heard his name, but few knew the person.

Besides a few people in the Demon Suppression Office, truly few actually knew him.

The days passed leisurely.

That morning.

Keen!

A long cry, like one that startles the sky and suppresses the clouds, echoed above the Demon Suppression Office headquarters.

Flap-flap~

A golden-feathered eagle flew out from the clouds, like a golden arrow, swooping straight toward the Demon Suppression Office's eagle platform.

The Demon Suppression Office colonel on duty at the eagle platform familiarly took down the letter, unfolded it, and his face instantly changed.

He rushed toward the rear hall of the Demon Suppression Office, shouting as he ran:

"General Pang, General Pang, the Chief's urgent order!"

At that shout, the colonels inside the Demon Suppression Office headquarters all stopped what they were doing and looked toward the rear hall.

"What's happened?"

Seeing the eagle-platform colonel dash past like the wind, Qin Shuo felt his heart stir.

Having been at the Demon Suppression Office for so many days, this was the first time he had heard the words 'Chief's urgent order'.

Usually, even if there were major demon intelligence or mountain ghosts appearing, the eagle-platform guards remained as steady as Mount Tai.

How could today be so out of control?

"Come on, let's go take a look!"

He Mingjing also felt the matter might not be minor, so he wanted to summon Qin Shuo to go together and ask what was happening.

Dang-dang-dang~

However, just after they had taken a few steps, the sound of urgent bell-ringing rang out from within the courtyard.

"This is... the assembly order?"

Both men flashed a look of surprise, but then they immediately joined the surrounding colonels in running wildly toward the drill ground.

Not long after, nearly a hundred Demon Suppression Office colonels filled the drill ground.

Flying Star General Pang Tong stood at the front of the formation, holding a piece of paper, his expression unprecedentedly solemn.

"General Pang, what happened?"

Qin Shuo entered the front-rank formation of the Cloud Dragon colonels, ending up directly in front of Pang Tong.

Though called a formation, it was actually just him alone.

Qin Shuo had also figured out the structure of the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Office these days.

Besides Chief Fu Lingyin, there were three Demon Suppression Generals: Flying Star General Pang Tong, Moving Mountain General Chen Ao, and Trampling Sea General Qi Shengzhao.

The three generals were responsible for clearing demons and monsters from the eight prefectures.

Under each Demon Suppression General, there were three Cloud Dragon colonels, ten Golden Eagle colonels, thirty-six Greedy Wolf colonels, and several Cloud Pattern colonels.

When He Mingjing's request for help arrived, Chief Fu Lingyin immediately transferred Pang Tong, who was nearest to Songyang Prefecture.

Meanwhile, his three Cloud Dragon colonels under his command were still pursuing mountain ghosts in Songyang and Mulin Prefectures, as well as demonic cultivators of the Mother of Ghosts Sect.

Thus, at present, the vast Demon Suppression Office had only Pang Tong, the Flying Star General, and Qin Shuo, a newly promoted Cloud Dragon colonel of the highest rank, qualified to stand in the front row.

"Major matter!"

Pang Tong leaned on his long blade, his expression grave.

An unprecedentedly sharp and solemn aura emanated from him.

Even those colonels who were usually a bit slow-witted now sensed that something major was about to happen.

"The Chief is going to move against Wind Thunder Valley!"

Pang Tong's voice was not loud, but every one of the over a hundred colonels present, all being accomplished internal-energy experts, could hear it clearly.

For a moment, the breathing sounds on the drill ground grew somewhat heavier.

"With just this few people?" Qin Shuo exclaimed in astonishment.

"What exactly is Wind Thunder Valley?"

That is the number one alchemy sect of Yunzhou, with tens of thousands of disciples.

Even excluding the sect troops stationed in various prefectures and counties, the permanent residents of Wind Thunder Valley number in the thousands.

Among them are many who have achieved great accomplishment in viscera refinement, even perfection, as elders and true inheritors.

With just our few people, attacking Wind Thunder Valley would be like using an egg to strike a stone, wouldn't it?

Seeming to see through everyone's thoughts, Pang Tong spoke in a deep voice:

"The Chief has issued an order!"

"Wind Thunder Valley disciple Xue Chengkong has colluded with demons, intending to refine Myriad Spirit Blood Pills using the hundred thousand residents of Blackwater City;"

"Songyang Prefecture Prefect Shao Hanshang, who nurtures mountain ghosts, has evidence as solid as a mountain;"

"Both, as disciples of Wind Thunder Valley, should have cooperated with the court to protect the people, yet they colluded with demons to refine forbidden pills."

"The lax discipline and careless recruitment of Wind Thunder Valley's followers merit a thorough investigation by the Demon Suppression Office!"

"Now I order you all to blockade Wind Thunder Valley, prohibiting any personnel from entering or leaving!"

"Those who defy shall be slain!"

Having finished reading the Chief's transfer order, Pang Tong added:

Everyone, don't panic!

The Sect Master and the two other generals are already on their way back to Yunzhou City.

We just need to block the mountain gate of Fenglei Valley, preventing its disciples and suspicious demons from leaving; there's no need to storm the mountain.

Hearing that they only need to block the gate, the constables of the Demon Suppression Office all let out a sigh of relief.

After all, if they really fought, their few men wouldn't even be enough to fill a gap in Fenglei Valley's teeth.

But if it's just blocking the gate rather than assaulting the mountain, this number of people is sufficient.

The greatest advantage of the Demon Suppression Office is not its martial strength, but this identity.

Any involvement with demonic collusion, regardless of sect size, must cooperate with the Demon Suppression Office's investigation; this is an iron law of the court.

Although Fenglei Valley is the premier alchemy sect of Yunzhou, governing three prefectures.

But as long as the Demon Suppression Office has sufficient evidence, the other side will surely not dare to defy its investigation order.

Seeing that everyone's emotions had eased a bit, Pang Tong then continued:

"Fenglei Valley occupies a vast area, facing Yunzhou City across the river."

"It has a total of eight main entrances and exits, the most important being the valley's front gate and the rear mountain."

"Constable Qin, you will lead thirty Yunwen constables to block the mountain gate of Fenglei Valley,"

"while I lead people to block the rear mountain, to prevent anyone from secretly moving strange beasts and demons before the Sect Master arrives."

"As for the remaining six entrances and exits, Song Qing, Zhang He, Wang Liang, Liu Yan, Zhou Tong, and Sun Qiao, you six will be responsible for guarding them."

"Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

"Move out!"

At Pang Tong's command, the Demon Suppression constables immediately filed out, swords across their hips, mounted on horses, with a mighty aura heading toward the south gate of Yunzhou City.

On the street, the martial artists seeing the Demon Suppression Office's formation were all intensely curious.

"What happened? Why is the Demon Suppression Office making such a big show?"

"Could there be demons causing trouble somewhere again?"

"No, they seem to be heading straight for Fenglei Valley."

"Fenglei Valley? Impossible!"

"It really looks like they're rushing toward Fenglei Valley!"

"Oh my~ I'm going!"

"Come on, let's go take a look together!"

……

The Hall of Martial Suppression, inner chamber.

Bang!

Lu Dingzhou's study was once again violently flung open.

"Old Lu, something big has happened!"

"We've received word that those lunatics from the Demon Suppression Office have rushed to Fenglei Valley."

Baili Jingtao rushed into the study in a hurry, "Isn't Fu Lingye that madwoman still chasing the Red Sun Dharma King of the Ghost Mother Sect in Tianhe Prefecture? Why would she suddenly move against Fenglei Valley?"

"Who knows what that crazy woman is thinking? Come on, let's go see!"

Lu Dingzhou's face turned ashen.

The Hall of Martial Suppression is responsible for overseeing all sects under heaven.

Any action directed at sects ought to have them present.

But that crazy woman actually went straight to attack Fenglei Valley without even giving him a heads‑up.

Evidently she didn't take him, the lord of the Martial Suppression Hall, seriously.

"That crazy woman!" Lu Dingzhou gritted his teeth.

Nowadays in Yunzhou, the Great Dragon Temple, Fenglei Valley, and the Giant Whale Gang stand in a tripartite balance.

This is the result of many years of painstaking effort by the Martial Suppression Hall.

If this reckless act by that crazy woman stirs up turmoil in Yunzhou's martial world again, he would literally vomit blood.

Besides the Martial Suppression Hall, the senior officials of the Divine Constabulary, the prefectural office, and the four great clans of the inner city also received the news that the entire Demon Suppression Office had been mobilized to target Fenglei Valley.

For a moment, the gaze of the entire Yunzhou City turned toward the vast mountain range that lies just a river away from the city.

There lies the Number One Pill Sect of Cloud Prefecture, the location of Wind Thunder Valley.