Chapter 435: The Alternative Use of the Beast God Statue! Jing Liang Doesn

"Captain Su, you really have a vast capacity!"

"General Jing's wine is excellent—smooth and refreshing!"

Jing Liang laughed: "This wine was brewed by my orders. If Captain Su likes it, I'll gift you a jar."

"Then thank you, General Jing!"

Su Yang accepted the gift.

Jing Liang was powerful, and a senior of the Emergency Unit.

It was just a small gift; Su Yang had no reason to refuse.

"What's there to thank for? It's just a jar of wine!" Jing Liang smiled and asked, "Captain Su, are you really sure you won't rest a few days in Shi Yuncheng?"

Su Yang refused: "No need. The mission is urgent—we've just obtained critical intelligence. I want to strike hard and uproot the Shoushen Sect's influence in the southwest."

"I envy Qu Fei and the others. If I weren't city lord, I might just join you!" Jing Liang drained his cup, his face filled with envy. "Clearing out the Shoushen Sect in the southwest… just thinking about it is thrilling!"

Qu Fei stood beside them and laughed: "How about I become Shi Yuncheng's lord, and you go with Captain Su on the mission?"

"Qu Fei, are you serious?" Jing Liang set down his cup, his gloomy face lighting up with excitement. "Today, Captain Su is here as witness. If you want this position, I'll summon all troops tomorrow morning and proclaim you city lord. I'll even submit my resignation to the military headquarters. I'll take over your mission to eradicate the Shoushen Sect with Captain Su. How's that?"

As he spoke, Jing Liang walked toward Qu Fei.

Clearly, he meant it.

Qu Fei was startled and waved his hands frantically: "Jing Liang, I was just joking!"

"Joking?" Jing Liang's face darkened instantly. "You're joking with me?"

The atmosphere in the room turned icy in an instant.

Su Yang called out: "General Jing!"

Jing Liang's gloomy expression vanished instantly, replaced by a smile.

He chuckled: "Captain Su, I was just teasing Qu Fei!"

"Mm." Su Yang nodded, saying nothing more. "We leave tomorrow. We'll head back now."

"Alright, I won't keep you then!"

Jing Liang immediately summoned a military vehicle, got in himself, and personally drove Su Yang and the others to the Zhaodaisuo Sect entrance before leaving.

He gave Su Yang full honors.

Back at the Zhaodaisuo Sect, Su Yang asked: "What's going on with General Jing?"

"Some people… you can't joke with," Liu Mengyun said beside him. "He takes it seriously. Clearly, this General Jing doesn't want to be city lord."

Hou Yongning chuckled: "Qu Fei offended Jing Liang."

Zhou Jiayun joined in laughing: "But it's not a big deal. Jing Liang isn't the petty type."

"I haven't seen Jing Liang in a long time—I'd forgotten his nature!" Qu Fei sighed, sinking onto the sofa and glancing at Liu Mengyun. "Deputy Liu's right. Jing Liang is stubborn and reclusive. He never jokes with anyone, and he hates it when others joke with him. He truly doesn't want to be Shi Yuncheng's lord."

Su Yang asked curiously: "What happened?"

The others looked at Qu Fei with interest.

Qu Fei was the most senior among the three Star-Rank Beast Tamer officers and had excellent relations in the Emergency Unit—he knew many things others didn't.

"Jing Liang once said he hated being city lord. He loved the feeling of doing missions in the Emergency Unit—he said he thrived on the busyness, the fulfillment, the thrill!"

"Then why did he become Shi Yuncheng's lord?"

"Of course, because Commander Yao!" Qu Fei said. "Commander Yao wanted Qu Fei to take the position. Shi Yuncheng is strategically vital—one of the key gateways to the southwest. It needs a powerful, ruthless, dominant figure to hold it. Jing Liang was chosen."

"At first, he refused outright and clashed with the head of the Special Operations Group. Only after Commander Yao personally intervened did he agree."

"Look at Shi Yuncheng's situation—you'll see over two hundred thousand people… yet Lei Dong cursed through the entire city and found only a few hundred Shoushen Sect followers!" Qu Fei marveled. "Nanyucheng is riddled with them. This is the Shoushen Sect's transit hub into the southwest—and still only a few hundred ordinary followers. Tell me, isn't he strong?"

Su Yang nodded: "Indeed strong. From the memories of those Shoushen Sect followers, they all fear Jing Liang. In Shi Yuncheng, they barely dared to proselytize."

Jing Liang didn't just hang Shoushen Sect Sect members on the city walls—he also employed various cruel private punishments.

He just hadn't shown it in front of Su Yang.

The next day, after breakfast, Su Yang led the Special Operations Team to the train station.

As soon as they arrived, he saw Jing Liang.

Jing Liang stood on the curb outside the train station exit.

"Captain Su, you're here!"

"General Jing, you came to see us off?"

"Yes, I came to see you off!" Jing Liang smiled grimly. "And I've prepared a few… little things."

"What things?"

"Look!"

Jing Liang pointed at the soldiers.

The soldiers were half-burying a statue in the ground.

"Shoushen Statue?"

Su Yang recognized it instantly—it was the deity of the Shoushen Sect.

"Yes! Exactly! The Shoushen Statue!" Jing Liang grinned. "I plan to place these statues at the train station, at Chengmenkou—everyone entering the station or city gate must spit on the statue. Anyone who refuses? Kill them."

Su Yang thought: the Shoushen Sect would go mad if they learned of this.

Jing Liang's actions would make him a prime target for the Shoushen Sect's assassination orders.

This tactic of Jing Liang's was extremely vicious.

If a Shoushen Sect member tried to infiltrate Shi Yuncheng—would they spit or not?

Even a fake believer would dare not.

Because within the Shoushen Sect, there are true believers…

Don't spit, and you'll be hunted down by Jing Liang's troops.

Ugh, I might get burned alive by my own comrades!

This is essentially a Shoushen Sect believer detector…

"Governor Jing, this idea… is excellent!"

Su Yang could only evaluate it thus.

Jing Liang said seriously: "To be honest, my inspiration came from Captain Su!"

"Me?"

"Yes, it was you—having people insult the Beast God and luring Shoushen Sect members into the trap—that woke me up!" Jing Liang laughed. "If not for Captain Su, I never would have thought of this."

"Anyway, I think Governor Jing's method is great!" Su Yang asked, "By the way, could you give me one of the statues? I'll promote it in other cities too!"

The Shoushen Sect will surely love this gift.

"No problem! Yesterday, when we found the Beast God statue, I used it as a mold and cast over a dozen!" Jing Liang thought for a moment, pointing at the statue being installed, "Here, just take this one!"

"Then thank you!"

As the Beast God statue was loaded onto the worm subway's cargo car, Jing Liang saw Su Yang and the others aboard; the worm subway began moving, and the entire Shi Yun city gradually vanished…

Watching the worm subway disappear, Jing Liang's smile faded, replaced by a dark gloom.

At that moment, the soldiers beside him all exhaled in relief.

This was the governor my lord they knew!