Chapter 431: Law Enforcement Envoy (3/3)

The Wujian City Lord frowned. Why had the mountain of blades stopped?

He immediately used his status as Wujian City Lord to communicate with the mountain of blades, wanting it to descend rapidly, not wishing to give Li Heng any extra chance to react; however, the mountain of blades remained motionless.

His heart skipped a beat, and a sense of foreboding immediately arose.

"Is this your trump card?"

Li Heng smiled lightly.

"How did you do it?"

The Wujian City Lord was filled with doubt and uncertainty. On the Wujian Road, the power of Wujian was the supreme existence; even time and space had to yield to it.

Yet now, the power of Wujian had yielded to this person?

"No, could it be that you also possess Wujian Authority!"

The Wujian City Lord was suddenly startled and blurted it out.

"You guess?" Li Heng smiled slightly.

"Heh, I don't need to guess."

"There are only a few possibilities for being able to make the power of Wujian yield. Either you possess a supreme Supernatural Ability that can forcibly compel the power of Wujian to yield, but that is impossible, otherwise I would have died long ago."

"Speak, what kind of authority do you possess, and what position do you hold?"

After confirming this point, the Wujian City Lord felt a sense of relief instead.

Because among the many Wujian Authorities, the authority he possessed, the status of City Lord, belonged to one of the highest sequences; unless Wujian personally stepped forward, no one could suppress him in this regard.

At most, it would be an equal standing.

In this way, even if he could not use the power of Wujian to target this person, he would not be suppressed or targeted by this person; at most, things would return to how they were.

If this person's trump card was indeed Wujian Authority.

Then he felt at ease instead.

Because this kind of trump card was useless against him.

"You continue to guess?" Li Heng still smiled.

"Heh, you still want to test me? Or are you feigning mystery to cover up your inner weakness? But let me guess, you are so arrogant, could it be that you are some Law Enforcement Envoy?"

Li Heng shook his head.

The Wujian City Lord frowned. Was this him truly failing to guess, or was this person setting up a diversion? This person was so arrogant and provocative toward him; the most likely scenario was that he was a Law Enforcement Envoy of equal standing to him.

He was the Wujian City Lord, in charge of a city.

And a Law Enforcement Envoy, as the name implied, was in charge of punishments, responsible for traveling the Wujian Road, monitoring every region and city; whenever they detected someone violating the Wujian Iron Law, they would capture them, throw them into Wujian Hell, and inflict punishment.

For example, going for a walk in a sea of fire, suffering the pain of being burned by ten thousand fires.

For example, rolling on a mountain of blades, suffering the pain of ten thousand blades piercing the heart.

Just now, he had been wondering if this person, suspected of being a Law Enforcement Envoy, had discovered his dealings with the living from the Emperor Road, and thus had suddenly broken into the city to slaughter, and was provoking him to force him to act, while actually investigating this matter in secret.

If that were truly the case, he would have to be careful.

He did not want to enter Wujian Hell.

That kind of place was not for people to stay, nor was it for dead people to stay.

And once a Law Enforcement Envoy discovered that he had done those things with solid evidence, his position as City Lord would certainly be lost, which would be the most fatal thing.

After all, he had made countless enemies in the years he had been City Lord.

Just as the two were in a standoff and the surrounding dead people were watching with dull expressions, voices of conversation came from the sky, and they were getting closer; it seemed someone was gradually approaching this city from the air.

"Third Sister, I didn't expect that we would actually find the missing Xiaojiu here. No wonder we searched for so long and couldn't find him; it turns out he was taken to the Wujian Road by that old demon of the Heavenly Abyss."

"Indeed, we are truly lucky. Father will be happy now, but since Xiaojiu has now become a dead person, the matter of returning to life is a bit troublesome..."

The conversation finally drew near.

Those two young and beautiful women, named Xiao San and Xiao Si, descended from the sky. Beside them followed that shop assistant, Xiaojiu, who had a very confused look and had not yet figured out what had happened.

The Wujian City Lord felt a shock in his heart as he watched the two women descend.

He cursed inwardly: why did these two living people have to return at this time, not earlier, not later? Weren't they planning to go to that Dizi Kezhan to eat? How could they be so fast!

If this person suspected of being a Law Enforcement Envoy found out about his connection with these two living people, that would be solid evidence, and he would be finished!

At this moment, he was anxious, with a thousand thoughts racing through his mind, but he could never make a decision, because the identities of these two living people were not ordinary; they were princesses of the Taigu Divine Dynasty on the Emperor Road.

If they were living people of ordinary status, he would have killed them long ago to hide the evidence.

"Oh, Wujian City Lord, you are here. We were just looking for you. I don't know why, but the Dizi Kezhan has disappeared. We returned early; according to our deal, you must send us back to the Emperor Road."

The woman named Xiao Si said with a smile.

Li Heng raised an eyebrow; a little interlude.

These two women were actually living people just like him, and they seemed to know the Wujian City Lord, but what was the deal the woman spoke of?

The Dizi Kezhan had disappeared; wasn't that the inn in his hands? Were these two women specifically looking for that inn?

They were also accompanied by the shop assistant, Xiaojiu. The auras of the three were somewhat similar, and there seemed to be some kind of connection. Combined with the conversation he had heard before seeing them, Li Heng roughly sorted out the context and could vaguely perceive what was going on.

This was truly interesting now.

The Wujian City Lord had a serious expression.

He could not show any flaws in front of this person suspected of being a Law Enforcement Envoy and be caught with evidence; he could only pretend not to know these two Divine Dynasty princesses. Even if it was very forced, there was no other way; being suspected was better than being caught with direct evidence.

However, just as he was about to speak and say they did not know each other.

The bewildered Xiaojiu beside them saw Li Heng's figure and his eyes immediately lit up. He spoke happily, "Shopkeeper, so you are here! I thought you had disappeared!"

As soon as these words were spoken, both the two women and the Wujian City Lord were stunned. Shopkeeper? What was going on!

"Xiaojiu, what did you just say?"

The woman named Xiao Si asked.

"The shopkeeper, Sister Xiao Si. The person opposite is the newly appointed shopkeeper from the inn earlier. I didn't expect to run into him here," Xiaojiu said with emotion.

Just now, he had instinctively wanted to run over to Li Heng's side and beg Li Heng to let him be a shop assistant. After all, these two inexplicably appearing women—Sister Xiao Si and the other—said he was some kind of prince, which he didn't quite understand; it didn't feel as real as being a shop assistant.

However, he ultimately suppressed this impulse.

After all, it seemed like a fight was breaking out here?

"What, you are the shopkeeper of the Di-rank Wujian Inn?"

The woman named Xiao Si's eyes lit up, and she looked at Li Heng with some pleasant surprise. "They say the food from the Di-rank Wujian Inn is the best in the world. We two came here specifically for it but ended up empty-handed, which was very regrettable. I didn't expect to run into you here."

"Shopkeeper, you aren't running away now, are you?"

"Rest assured, we have Underworld Money; we won't let you suffer a loss."

She patted the peaks in front of her chest and said triumphantly.

"What, you are only the shopkeeper of the Di-rank Wujian Inn?!"

Compared to her, the Wujian City Lord's reaction was vastly different—astonishment, annoyance, and pleasant surprise, all three were present, though it was mostly a feeling of relief.

To him, this was not just one-sided talk.

When Xiaojiu said that sentence, he made a prompt decision to gamble, using a Taboo method he had obtained from communicating with living beings on the Emperor Road—a method extremely easy to be discovered by the Wujian entity—to probe him.

It could indeed detect that his aura was suspected to be that of a Wujian Inn shopkeeper.

Combined with that sentence.

Then it was no longer a suspicion, but a certainty!

He did not believe this person could make two God Dynasty Princesses cooperate in a charade; a mere Law Enforcement Envoy could not achieve this!

He only wanted to laugh out loud now.

It turned out he had been scaring himself; this person was not a Law Enforcement Envoy, but a lowly Wujian Inn shopkeeper! He could directly suppress and crush this kind of low-level Wujian Authority!

After the pleasant surprise, a fire of anger surged into his heart.

After all, he was a dignified City Lord, yet he had been scared like this by a small shopkeeper! And this small shopkeeper had actually acted mysterious to fool him? It was truly fortunate that such an accident occurred.

Otherwise, not only would he have lost great face.

He would likely have offended these two God Dynasty Princesses as well!

"Hehe, two Princesses, wait a moment. The Wujian Inn is indestructible, and he is merely a shopkeeper; killing him won't affect the Wujian Inn at all. Once I slay him and seize the Wujian Inn, the two Princesses can enjoy it however you wish!"

The Wujian City Lord immediately became arrogant and sneered aloud.

What he feared most was the Law Enforcement Envoy finding out he had contact with living beings. But if it wasn't a Law Enforcement Envoy, but some other Tom, Dick, or Harry, he wouldn't fear them at all; with his status, he could completely seal off all information flow.

Even if an accident really did occur.

He could completely dismiss the leaked information as rumors and gossip meant to deceive the public; by then, even if it reached the ears of the Law Enforcement Envoys, those Law Enforcement Envoys would not take it as truth.

Executing justice also costs the Law Enforcement Envoys; they wouldn't waste their energy because of "rumors."

It wasn't his first time doing this.

Hearing the Wujian City Lord's words, the two God Dynasty Princesses finally realized the atmosphere here was wrong. This Wujian City Lord seemed to be hostile toward this Di-rank Wujian Inn shopkeeper.

Perhaps, they were almost about to come to blows?

The two God Dynasty Princesses hesitated about whether to intervene.

After all, what the Wujian City Lord said was right; the death of a mere shopkeeper wouldn't affect the Wujian Inn in the slightest, and they had only come specifically to taste the food; it wasn't worth getting involved in this muddy water. But he had saved Xiaojiu, allowing her to regain her freedom, so not saving him would be a bit unreasonable.

But if they intervened to save this shopkeeper, this Wujian City Lord was not someone to be trifled with.

Furthermore, the Wujian City Lord was their partner in a transaction; once the Wujian City Lord went back on his word and refused to send them back to the Emperor Road, it would be troublesome for the two of them to return on their own.

Li Heng, having been exposed, simply smiled.

He did not care.

In a sense, he was indeed the shopkeeper of the Wujian Inn, but he also had other identities.

"Your attitude has changed so drastically; it seems the identity of a Law Enforcement Envoy really makes you wary. Let me guess what you were afraid of just now? Does it have something to do with these two women?"

Li Heng narrowed his eyes and spoke leisurely.

The Wujian City Lord felt a chill in his heart; as expected, this person had guessed it.

But he was just a shopkeeper; he couldn't turn the world upside down.

"Wujian City Lord Order, seal the inside and outside!"

He spoke coldly, his words immediately becoming law, directly isolating the inside and outside of this city, causing a commotion among the many dead in the city, and a panicked atmosphere permeated the whole city.

"Although you are only a mere Wujian Inn shopkeeper, you do possess Wujian Authority and can, after all, summon the Wujian to descend. So, I have kindly helped you seal this function so you cannot contact the Wujian; you don't need to thank me too much."

A reversal of fortune; everything shifted toward his side. The Wujian City Lord laughed heartily, incomparably triumphant; he had definitely won this time.

However, amidst his triumph, he was even more annoyed.

After all, he had only won against a mere Wujian Inn shopkeeper, a small character, yet it was worth him making such a big fuss.

To him, did this really count as winning?

He shook his head secretly.

Forget it, forget it; don't think about it. He had to crush this person first to avoid any further complications.

However, the next moment.

Accompanied by a screeching sound, the thin film that isolated the inside and outside of the city was slowly torn open, and a Terror aura extended from the outside into the city, causing the many dead in the city to tremble.

A towering figure was revealed, with a vast World manifesting behind him—a world where many calamities appeared, yet it was stained with an Eternal aura, unchanging and unmoving, indestructible and unalterable!

"Who killed the Heavenly Abyss Old Demon? Step out!"

The voice resounded throughout the entire city.