Chapter 92

"National law? Military law?"

Dong Zhao looked at the furious Head of the Yangdu Dao Academy, Zhou Jianping, still smiling, and then waved his hand, causing the 'Blood Butcher' Tian Zhang to stride over.

"Report to the Head, according to preliminary investigation, it has been discovered that among the women abducted as star slaves, at least 1,500 are from my Hu Jinshan Prefecture," Tian Zhang reported.

"Head Zhou, have you heard this number?

Rescuing the people of my Hu Jinshan Prefecture who were abducted is Dong's duty.

I have not violated a single iota of national or military law." Dong Zhao smiled, his tone soft, but the meaning behind his words was harder than steel!

"You!"

The Head of the Yangdu Dao Academy, Zhou Jianping, was so angry he nearly vomited blood. The feeling was like punching a ball of cotton; the other party had no reaction, but he himself felt a sharp pain.

At this moment, Zhou Zhou Jianping saw his direct superior, the Dean of the Yanzhou Dao Academy, Lu Lu Chenfeng, looking at them with a gloomy face. The foul air in his chest had not been vented, and at this moment, he suddenly had another idea.

However, the arguing here attracted the attention of many people.

For example, Hu Hu Xuechuan, who had already arrived, and Mei Mei Longwei, the Hall Master of the Yanzhou Branch of the Cangming Star Hall, but they all held the attitude of watching a show.

"Head Dong, even if you have a reason to send troops, we are colleagues after all, and we are all members of the Yanzhou Dao Academy. Even if you send troops, you should have given me a heads-up, right?

You killed your way into my Yangdu Prefecture without a sound, and after finishing the big job, what are you trying to do?

You just want to step on your colleagues to climb up; at the very least, you should leave us a way to live," Zhou Zhou Jianping scolded.

This was elevating the issue to a higher level.

Dong Zhao's usually smiling expression also became slightly gloomy.

"Hmph, notify you?

I was afraid you would tip them off!" Tian Zhang suddenly spoke up.

This sentence instantly made Head Zhou like a cat whose tail had been stepped on; he bristled and became anxious.

"Tian Zhang, what do you mean?

Make yourself clear!

What tipping off?" In his anxiety, Zhou Zhou Jianping asked three questions in a row.

"Head Zhou, some things can be discussed slowly after we finish," Dong Zhao said slowly, implying something.

Dong Zhao was not in a hurry, but Zhou Zhou Jianping could not stand it. Tian Zhang's words were equivalent to splashing a large basin of dirty water on him; if he didn't jump to defend himself, he feared he would never be able to wash it off.

"No, Tian Zhang, what exactly do you mean? If you don't make it clear to me today, I won't be done with you!" Zhou Zhou Jianping said angrily, his star power surging, looking as if he would strike if things didn't go his way.

"Fine, you asked for this!"

Tian Zhang was also angry, pointing at the girls around them and the corpses hanging on the poles, he shouted, "Do you know how long the Baidou Divine Sect has been operating here?"

"Three months, at least three months!

The number of abducted girls is as high as three thousand, and at least one thousand are from your Yangdu Prefecture!

For three months, you didn't discover anything.

And you still want us in Hu Jinshan Prefecture to notify you?

Are all of you in the Yangdu Dao Academy pigs, sleeping for three months straight?"

"You... you... what do you mean!" Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhou Zhou Jianping was sprayed by Tian Zhang until he was a bit dizzy; he didn't hear Dong Zhao's earlier subtext at all.

Dong Zhao's previous sentence actually meant that now was not the time to discuss this; it was inappropriate and embarrassing to say too much.

When no one was around, we could talk slowly.

But Zhou Zhou Jianping didn't listen.

At this moment, he was hit right in the vital spot!

"But the problem is, are you people in the Yangdu Dao Academy really pigs that sleep for three months without waking up?

No!

You are all elites in the Yangdu Dao Academy, not pigs!

But there has been a problem here for three months, and you just didn't discover it!

You tell me what I should think!

Any person would think this way!" Tian Zhang shouted!

"You..."

"Enough!"

The Dean of the Yanzhou Dao Academy, Lu Lu Chenfeng, shouted angrily and walked over with a gloomy face. Zhou Zhou Jianping, as if he had found a backer, said urgently, "Dean Lu, he is framing..."

"Shut up, are you not embarrassed enough!" Lu Lu Chenfeng shouted. Zhou Zhou Jianping then sheepishly closed his mouth, and in an instant, he calmed down.

Within a few breaths, Zhou Zhou Jianping's face turned pale.

After calming down, he realized that he had just made a huge mistake.

At this moment, a stream of light hovered in the sky above Qianye Island. After the stream of light hovered, Xu Jin realized it was actually a ship.

A flying ship surrounded by starlight, floating in mid-air.

In an instant, Xu Jin had another definition for this world: in this world, the use of extraordinary power was no longer limited to oneself.

The flying ship was not large, about six meters long, and streamlined. After it hovered, a series of officials came down.

Many people stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Greetings, Viceroy."

"See the Viceroy."

"Viceroy Li."

Lu Lu Chenfeng, Hu Hu Xuechuan, Mei Mei Longwei, and others also cupped their hands toward this person, considering it a greeting.

The person who came was the Yanzhou Viceroy, Li Da.

In the Great Chen official system, the Inspector manages the political affairs of a province, and the Viceroy manages the military affairs of a province, which does not include the Star Patrol Guards of each Dao Academy. However, he also has a little bit of control over the Star Patrol Guards of each Dao Academy, but local military actions, no matter which side, must be reported to the Viceroy's Office.

Li Da was over sixty years old, wearing a black cloak, walking in a hurry, full of murderous intent.

"What is the specific situation? Has it been counted?" Li Da asked sternly.

"Reporting to the Viceroy, after preliminary investigation, it has been discovered that among the women abducted as star slaves, there are at least 1,500 from my Hu Jinshan Prefecture. Tian Zhang reported, "We killed one Star Official of the Baidou Demon Sect, three Star Official Protectors of the Condense Star Realm, captured one, captured two disciples of the Refine Star Realm, and killed twenty-seven other monsters. A total of 2,342 abducted girls were rescued. In addition, a corpse pit was found on the back mountain, with over 300 corpses discovered.

Upon inquiry, it was learned that this Baidou Divine Sect nest had existed for more than three months.

Besides that, preliminary statistics show that half of these abducted girls are from Hu Jinshan Prefecture, and the other part should mostly be from Yangdu Prefecture," Tian Zhang replied.

"Three months, nearly three thousand people."

Viceroy Li Da's gaze was like lightning, suddenly falling on the Head of the Yangdu Dao Academy, Zhou Jianping, who was jumping around earlier. "Head Zhou, this is the business of the Dao Academy's Star Patrol Guards, right? What do you have to say?"

"Viceroy, it was my subordinate's negligence.

But our entire Yangdu Prefecture is the fief of the Marquis of Yangdu, and this Qiuye Lake Qianye Island is the private territory of the Marquis of Yangdu. Idle people are not allowed to enter without reason!" At this moment, Zhou Jianping could not care about offending people and had to quickly shift the blame.

Originally, he felt it was nothing, but as Tian Zhang reported a series of data, Zhou Zhou Jianping's head grew large.

Because looking at the data, this was the largest case of the Baidou Divine Sect gathering to cause trouble discovered in the last twenty years.

Usually, discovering a thousand people would be a major case.

But this place had nearly three thousand people, and it was even possible that it exceeded three thousand!

"This Viceroy does not have jurisdiction over your Dao Academy and cannot make a disposition, but I will report all the detailed circumstances to the National Dao Academy, and then wait for the Grand Master's instructions." Viceroy Li Da said this while looking at the Dean of the Yanzhou Dao Academy, Lu Lu Chenfeng.

"Viceroy is righteous," Lu Lu Chenfeng said blandly.

"Where are the Chief Clerk and the Military Advisor of Yangdu Prefecture? Haven't they arrived yet?"

These two were the direct responsible persons for this Baidou Divine Sect gathering case, but at this time, they had not yet arrived.

"Bai Qi." Suddenly, Viceroy Li Da shouted softly.

"The subordinate is here!"

"Go, search for them. If they dare to resist, kill them on the spot!" Li Da ordered.

"The subordinate obeys."

The burly Guard General Bai Qi licked his lips, smiled, and went to obey the order; he could kill people again!

However, Guard General Bai Qi had been gone for less than three minutes before he returned.

Behind him were two pale-faced officials.

One of them was the Military Advisor of the Marquis of Yangdu's Mansion, Lu Yuanchen. As soon as he saw Viceroy Li Da, he knelt and kowtowed, "Viceroy, it was my subordinate's negligence that allowed the evil monsters to sneak into Qianye Island. Please punish me, Viceroy." "Do you consider this an admission of guilt?" Li Da shouted.

Lu Lu Yuanchen said nothing more, just kept kowtowing.

"Chief Clerk Zhou, do you have anything to say?"

The Chief Clerk of the Marquis of Yangdu's Mansion, Zhou Yixian, hurriedly bowed and said, "Reporting to the Viceroy, it has been verified that it was the long-term attendant of Military Advisor Lu who took money, saying it was to give a token to a fellow villager to enter the lake to catch fish for a living, and there was also a tribute.

Military Advisor Lu was also deceived by others. Please, Viceroy, deal with it leniently."

"Deal with it leniently?"

Li Da looked at the sky, then at the direction of the corpse pit that Tian Zhang had vaguely pointed to earlier. On the Star-Plucking Token in his sleeve, the starlight messages from the Marquis of Yangdu were coming one after another.

After a long while, Li Da suddenly opened his eyes, "Even if I am willing to deal with it leniently, the wronged souls of the hundreds of girls in that corpse pit are not willing to deal with it leniently!"

"Kill him!"

"Order received!"

In an instant, Guard General Bai Qi drew his long sword, and with one slash, Military Advisor Lu Lu Yuanchen's head rolled several meters away. Blood sprayed wildly from his neck, and he died on the spot.

Seeing the Military Advisor's head fall, Chief Clerk Zhou Yixian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bai Qi, order the Viceroy's Office to take people and rush to Yangdu Prefecture, ransack Military Advisor Lu Yuanchen's house, lock up his whole family, and wait for the specific military report to be submitted to the court, waiting for the court officials to deal with it," Li Da said.

"Order received!"

Guard General Bai Qi, while receiving the order, was somewhat disappointed because he could not carry out the house-ransacking mission. This mission was not only a good thing for getting rich but also a good thing for killing people.

Anyone who resisted would be killed with one slash; it was the cleanest way.

The next instant, Viceroy Li Da took out his Star-Plucking Token, wiped his palm over it, and starlight projected down. In an instant, the phantom of the Marquis of Yangdu, wearing a python robe, was projected in front of everyone, and his voice also came out.

"I have not managed my family strictly and have caused trouble for everyone.

Here, I would like to thank Head Dong and Dean Lu. If it weren't for you, I would still be on the battlefield, and I fear I would have been kept in the dark. I don't know how long they would have deceived me. Fortunately, I have you."

Head Dong Zhao cupped his hands toward the starlight phantom, "It is my duty, Marquis, you speak too solemnly."

The Dean of the Yanzhou Dao Academy, Lu Lu Chenfeng, replaced his gloomy face with a faint smile, "Marquis, you speak too solemnly."

"Viceroy Li, I am far away on the battlefield now, so I will leave these ugly matters for you to deal with!

If you find out who in my mansion is involved, arrest them and kill them. Interrogate them with torture. If you find out who is implicated, you don't need to ask me. Whether you arrest or kill, it is all up to the Viceroy's decision. You must return a clean and innocent name to me!" said the Marquis of Yangdu.

"Marquis, rest assured, the subordinate will definitely handle it impartially."

"That's good."

The starlight projection of the Marquis of Yangdu took one last look at Dong Zhao and then dissipated.

"Alright, the next matters will be taken over by my Viceroy's Office. These rescued girls, take them back one by one, but observe them for a period of time to avoid any remnants hiding among them." Viceroy Li Da made the final disposition of this matter.

Hu Hu Xuechuan and Mei Mei Longwei, the two branch hall masters of the Star Hall, looked at each other, somewhat disappointed.

They didn't get any benefits, and they didn't get to see the big show either.

They had hoped to pick up some benefits. The Baidou Divine Sect was an evil path, but when destroying the Baidou Divine Sect's nest, there were indeed benefits.

Unfortunately, they arrived late. By the time they arrived, Cao Chun had almost finished taking the benefits, and they could only watch.

Thinking about it, all of this might have been calculated by Dong Zhao, this guy who did things without a single flaw.

A personal disciple of the Grand Master is truly worthy of the name!

The next matters were simple, but also shocking.

The navy officers and soldiers found about 360 corpses in the corpse pit, and some that could not be pieced together could only be buried casually.

Counting those hanging on the poles, the number of dead girls exceeded four hundred.

However, according to Ning Ning Yuchan's strong suggestion, the navy fleet did not rush to wake these girls up, but let them sleep until dawn before starting to transfer them in batches.

For those who didn't wake up, let them continue to sleep.

For those who woke up, let them report their homes and see where to send them.

At this moment, Xu Jin had the opportunity to stay with his sister, Jiang Er.

Under the name of escorting, Xu Jin boarded a ship with Jiang Er, who was still unconscious. Because of Old Qi's reminder earlier, Xu Jin did not reveal his identity to give Jiang Er special care.

He just borrowed some cloaks to cover many of the girls who were still unconscious, and of course, he definitely covered Jiang Er with one.

On the way back, Xu Jin had countless questions and thoughts about the new Star of Soul he had forged in his Upper Shang Xinggong.

Xu Jin wanted to know how much his strength had improved after forging the new Star of Soul in his Upper Shang Xinggong.

Previously, he had only engraved the Clear Soul Star Pattern, which had a great improvement, but this time he had forged a Star of Soul. After forging the star, he reached the peak of Star Forging in one fell swoop, and also reached the third layer of Star Refining.

How big would the improvement be?

Xu Jin was still worried; he had now forged a star in his Upper Shang Xinggong, so could he forge a star in his Middle Shang Xinggong?

Unfortunately, Old Qi was not there, so he couldn't ask.

If he could also forge a star in his Middle Shang Xinggong, could he also forge a star in his Lower Shang Xinggong?

Wouldn't that mean he could forge three stars?

Xu Jin was full of associations and questions, and could only hold them in his heart.

Everything would only be clear after he returned and saw Qi Qi Shanye again.

The group of rescued girls and Xu Jin and others returned. On the brightly lit Qianye Island, only Head Dong Zhao and the Dean of the Yan Province Dao Academy, Lu Chenfeng, remained.

Seeing that there was no one around, Lu Lu Chenfeng walked over with a gloomy face and said in a deep voice, "Dong Zhao, is it necessary to be like this?"

"What does the Dean mean?" Dong Zhao was still smiling.

"Before the operation, was it so difficult to give us a heads-up?

We wouldn't have stolen your credit, but you didn't have to do things so absolutely, right?" Lu Lu Chenfeng asked sternly.

"Does the Dean mean that I was wrong?" Dong Zhao asked.

"Dong Zhao, you know what I mean!"

Lu Lu Chenfeng, who had been rebuffed, was even angrier, and the gloom on his face grew heavier, "Dong Zhao, no matter what, your Hu Jinshan Dao Academy belongs to my Yanzhou, and I am your direct superior!"

"That is why I notified Dean Lu."

"Is that a notification? You finished everything before notifying me, and you also notified others along the way. Is that useful?"

"But I did notify you after all," Dong Zhao said with a faint smile.

Looking at the smile on Dong Zhao's face, Lu Lu Chenfeng suddenly felt extremely disgusted; the more he looked at this smile, the more disgusted he felt.

But he still suppressed his urge to roar.

"Dong Zhao, I understand that you want to climb up, I understand, and I support it! But why must you step on me to climb up?

You have done this again and again, so don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Dean, I absolutely did not; I was just doing my job!" Dong Zhao argued.

"Hmph, don't think I don't know your thoughts; you just want to return to the National Dao Academy.

But don't forget, you are the Head of the Hu Jinshan Dao Academy. If you want to return to the National Dao Academy, besides making great contributions, you also need an excellent autumn evaluation!

Since you don't listen to advice, don't blame me for being impolite!"

After saying this, Lu Lu Chenfeng flicked his sleeves and left, instantly stepping on the stars and leaving.

Watching Lu Lu Chenfeng leave, the smile on Dong Zhao's face faded a little, "I really want to return to the National Dao Academy, but I also really want to do things and save people.

Is there anything wrong with doing things and saving people?"

"I don't think there is anything wrong."

Amidst a sigh, Dong Zhao also stepped on the stars and rose.

(End of chapter)