Chapter 439: Acting Too Hastily

Capsizing in a ditch?

Wang Ping'an wanted to laugh; if the Paper Person could show expression, he would have given Tang Anzhi a mocking grin. He truly couldn't understand how Tang Anzhi could have the nerve to say such words in front of him.

At that time.

Before Tang Anzhi entered the Ghost Wall, he knew about it, yet after stepping in he fell into a scheme, and under the assault of the Small Five Elements Sword Formation his body was left with one horrific wound after another.

If it weren't for him at that time, he hadn't even thought of quickly ending Tang Anzhi's life.

Tang Anzhi, let alone resisting a combined strike to be slashed, would probably struggle to withstand even an ordinary blow.

Finally.

He only escaped disaster by using a substitute straw man, and never imagined he would have the audacity to say such a thing.

"Fine, then I'll see whether, even with your thorough preparations this time, you still capsize in a ditch!"

Wang Ping'an let out a cold laugh, watching the two massive cauldrons, stained with Tang Anzhi's blood, surge with a changed aura as if they were ominous beasts; with a thought, his two long swords, like swimming dragons, swooped toward the cauldrons.

The remaining long swords gathered together, forming a multicolored giant dragon that lunged at Tang Anzhi with snarling claws.

Zhang Family.

"Madam Wang, this is a gift I prepared for your family's Ping'an..."

Lü Tu's mind shifted; he took a yellowed book from his Storage Ring, handed it to Liu Dongzhu, about to speak, but his complexion changed dramatically as he noticed an anomaly deep within Shizi Ling. He hurriedly shoved the book into Liu Dongzhu's hand and, unable to wait, said:

"Stay here and don't move; I'll be right back!"

The next moment.

Lü Tu transformed into a fierce beast, moving faster than the eye could catch, sprinting toward the depths of Shizi Ling. Just after leaving Zhang Family Village and stepping onto Shizi Ling, before he could go further, a streak of Flowing Light chased from behind. Upon closer look, it was Yu Die soaring on a sword; she furrowed her brows and said in an unfriendly tone:

"Yu, Hundred Commander, why are you following me? Do you want to watch my joke?"

From Yu Die's sword-flying speed, he could roughly guess that she was at the Foundation Establishment stage, a cultivation level that made her wholly unqualified for the Demon Suppression Department's Hundred Commander post, especially in the Capital City's Demon Suppression Department teeming with geniuses.

Within Daxia, each Demon Suppression Department can recommend its own talented disciples to train in the Capital City, yet fewer than one percent pass the Capital City's Demon Suppression Department assessment; everyone who remains there is a genius among geniuses.

These people cannot stay in the Capital City forever; after mastering their skills at the Capital City's Demon Suppression Department, they return to their homes to become reserve forces for local Demon Suppression Departments.

Give them more time to develop, and as long as they don't die young, most will become pillars of their local Demon Suppression Departments.

Before becoming Ten Thousand Commander of Qingpu Prefecture's Demon Suppression Department, they were already in the Capital City; leaving the Capital City's Department is merely a minor flag, a world apart from a Hundred Commander.

However, once back to the provinces, they quickly receive promotions and raises, climbing all the way to the Ten Thousand Commander of Qingpu Prefecture's Demon Suppression Department, with full command over the entire department.

This shows how fierce the competition is in the Capital City's Demon Suppression Department!

How could Yu Die possibly get promoted and receive a raise to become a Hundred Commander of the Capital City's Demon Suppression Department?

But.

Given Yu Die's age, possessing such cultivation, even in the Capital City's Demon Suppression Department brimming with geniuses, she can still be called a genius.

In fact, there's no need to rush for promotion and a raise to become a Hundred Commander; give her more cultivation time, let her train in the provinces, and earn merit.

Not to mention the Hundred Commander rank; even becoming a Thousand Commander, Ten Thousand Commander, or even a Commanding Officer wouldn't be a problem.

He didn't understand why Yu Die was so eager to rush for promotion and a raise; did she completely disregard the petty remarks of ordinary members of the Demon Suppression Department?

"I want to see whether the one attacked is Tang Imperial Attendant!" Yu Die replied expressionlessly.

Lü Tu unexpectedly asked, "What, do you have a conflict with this Tang Imperial Attendant?"

"I came down from the Capital City, traveling the world; this is my first time passing through Qingyang County. Do you think I would have a conflict with the Tang Imperial Attendant?"

Yu Die retorted.

Lü Tu, puzzled, said, "Since you have no conflict with the Tang Imperial Attendant, why do you care whether the Tang Imperial Attendant was attacked?"

Yu Die smiled without replying.

She cares about whether the Tang Imperial Attendant is attacked because she despises Tang Anzhi's actions.

He kills the good to claim merit, frames demons for wrongdoing, curries favor with the current top scholar, and climbs up to the Chancellor's residence.

Now, seeing a child carrying a substitute straw man as a treasure, he even harbors thoughts he shouldn't have.

He completely lacks the bearing of a Daxia Immortal Official!

This novel you...

Moreover, because he is curious whether the enemy that attacked Tang Anzhi is the person she guessed.

A Paper Person's image flashed in Yu Die's mind!

After a long while seeing Yu Die give no reply, Lü Tu snorted coldly, unwilling to speak further with her, sped up; when he reached the battlefield's edge, he instantly saw Tang Anzhi's corpse on the ground and, crouching on Tang Anzhi's body searching, soon uncovered a Paper Person from a storage bag on Tang Anzhi.

Obviously.

This Paper Person is the murderer of Tang Anzhi!

"Wait!"

Lü Tu, with a grim face, prepared to deliver a fatal blow to the relaxed Paper Person, when Yu Die, appearing beside him, called out in an unfriendly tone:

"What, are you trying to find the Evil Cultivator who controls this Paper Person?"

Upon first seeing the Paper Person, he knew it was merely a puppet; the real murderer hadn't appeared yet. He immediately began searching the surroundings, but to his disappointment, he couldn't tell whether the Evil Cultivator's concealment technique was superb or his control over the Paper Person was so powerful that he could command it from afar.

He searched for a long time but saw no sign of an Evil Cultivator controlling the Paper Person nearby—accurately speaking, aside from himself and Yu Die, there wasn't a single figure.

"My abilities are limited; I can't locate where the Evil Cultivator controlling the Paper Person is. With Lv Qianhu's temperament, even if you found the Evil Cultivator, you wouldn't be prepared to act on this Paper Person!"

Yu Die shook her head and said, "I just want to see what this Paper Person intends to do next!"

"The person is dead, the belongings taken; what else can follow? At most it's just destroying the corpse and erasing traces... how could that be?"

Lü Tu let out a cold laugh, his face full of sarcasm; truly a scion of a privileged family from the Capital City, he treated even ordinary crimes like murder, theft, and corpse erasure as curiosities. Before he could finish speaking, his complexion changed dramatically as he noticed an ancient, rustic Stone Gate suddenly appearing before Wang Ping'an.

Lü Tu, trembling, asked in disbelief, "What, what, what is that?"

"Lv Qianhu, you don't recognize it, or you dare not believe it?"

Yu Die's face was full of mockery; seeing Wang Ping'an reflect Guimen Guan again shocked her deeply, yet it didn't stop her from mocking Lü Tu.

(End of Chapter)