Chapter 540: Rules

"Let me have some more fun."

"Impossible."

"I promise it will be very fast."

"Sword Immortal Ning, please have some self-respect."

"Tsk, so stingy."

"..."

Li Fei had a dark face, having shaken off Ning Ning Qingman's entanglement.

These past few days, the other party had been trying every possible way to make him transform into a divine sword again, so she could practice her sword arts.

Although in this process, Li Fei would also have gains, being able to incidentally experience the power of Dao rules and Ning Ning Qingman's sword Dao.

But Li Fei still refused without hesitation!

After shaking off Ning Ning Qingman, he rode the wind and flew to the center of Tancheng.

A huge altar had been built on the square here, and over a hundred sorcerers were busy setting up an array.

Li Fei landed on the altar, and soon a man wearing purple Daoist robes came to greet him.

"Greetings, Marquis Jingan."

"True Person Wang, how is it?"

Li Fei asked.

The person who came was the Chief True Person of the Zhengfa Department of Dongping Province, Wang Rui.

With one word from Marquis Jingan, the entire Dongping Province was alarmed!

People from the government, people from Dongping University, and Jianghu people all rushed toward Tancheng.

Wang Rui hadn't set out at the first moment when he learned it was to deal with evil demons, having already thought of various excuses.

But soon he learned that Li Fei and 'Sword Immortal' Ning Ning Qingman had joined forces to repel the two great evil demons!

So Wang Rui set out immediately, riding the wind, and took several days to rush to Tancheng and meet Li Fei.

"The array will be set up today; next, we just need to let the commoners of Tancheng enter the array one after another to accept purification."

Wang Rui said to Li Fei.

Although the Underworld Ancestor had already left, he had used vengeful spirits to possess people, still leaving some Yin baleful Qi on tens of thousands of people in Tancheng.

If this aura was not removed, strong and healthy people would at most have a serious illness and lose some vitality.

But weak and sickly people could possibly be left with sequelae, and more serious ones could even endanger their lives!

So Li Fei asked the Zhengfa Department of Dongping Province to come up with a plan to build a large array and hold a 'Purification Ritual' for the tens of thousands of people in Tancheng.

"Thank you for your trouble, True Person Wang."

Li Fei cupped his hands toward Wang Rui.

A smile bloomed on Wang Rui's face, and he hurriedly returned the salute: "Marquis Jingan is too polite."

He didn't hesitate to consume his true power to ride the wind for hundreds of kilometers to rush to Tancheng, just to meet Li Fei and leave a little friendship.

If it were anyone else, it would be impossible to let the Zhengfa Department take out so many rare materials to set up a large array.

Not to mention letting him, the Chief True Person, a dignified cabinet official of the imperial court, lower his status to personally preside over the ritual.

After chatting with Wang Rui for a while, Li Fei left this square and met Ning Ning Qingman again.

However, this Sword Immortal didn't make him transform into a sword again, but said solemnly:

"Thanks."

Li Fei looked at her: "Hmm?"

Ning Ning Qingman looked at the altar on the square: "I know, if it weren't for your sake, the government of Dongping Province wouldn't have been so dedicated to saving people."

Li Fei was silent.

He also knew very clearly in his heart that for Wang Rui and others, human life had value.

It was likely that even if all tens of thousands of people in Tancheng died, it wouldn't be as valuable as the precious materials the Zhengfa Department took out this time!

So if Li Fei hadn't intervened in this incident, these tens of thousands of people in Tancheng would likely not have been managed by anyone.

A Jianghu loose cultivator thanking him for something that should have been the responsibility of the imperial court made Li Fei's mood a bit complicated.

As early as in Xingcheng, he knew that the Great Blue Dynasty had many problems.

It was just that at that time, he was only a small martial artist at the Po Ti stage and couldn't change anything at all, only able to kill a few corrupt officials for a moment of pleasure.

And now, whether in terms of personal martial power or power and status, he stood at the pinnacle of the Great Blue Dynasty!

He could already influence the general trend of the world!

Thinking of this, Li Fei made a decision in his heart.

Next, he stayed in Dongping Province for ten days.

During these ten days, besides watching the Zhengfa Department hold the Purification Ritual in Tancheng, he also secretly visited the major cities of Dongping Province—

In the capacity of a Blue Patrol Special Envoy.

So in just ten days, two imperial court officials, five imperial court appointed officials, and twenty-seven subordinate officials in Dongping Province were taken away by supervisory personnel!

For a time, the entire officialdom of Dongping Province was shaken by it!

Since Li Fei took the position of Blue Patrol Special Envoy, besides the 'battle of arts' with the Lu family, this was the first time he truly performed the duties of a Blue Patrol Special Envoy—

Acting on behalf of the Son of Heaven to inspect the world and sweep away the filth of the officialdom!

But Li Fei could only stay in Dongping Province for ten days, because the delegation of the Seven Western Nations was about to arrive in Lanling City.

He, the person in charge, had to go back.

Before leaving, Li Fei sent an order to the other provinces in the capacity of a Blue Patrol Special Envoy: the supervisory departments of each province should take the lead to conduct self-inspections of each prefecture and city, and report the results uniformly to him.

Although Li Fei knew that this round of self-inspection could at most kill the chicken to warn the monkey and couldn't solve the problem from the root.

But even if it only reduced the 'silt' accumulated by the Great Blue Dynasty for over five hundred years by one point, it was enough to change the fate of many bottom-level commoners.

"Sword Immortal Ning, we shall meet again."

In Tancheng, Li Fei cupped his hands to Ning Ning Qingman to say goodbye.

He was setting off to return to Lanling City today; Ning Ning Qingman would not travel with him and was going to continue to pursue Li Ming's whereabouts.

"We shall meet again."

Ning Ning Qingman also cupped her hands to Li Fei, with a look of regret.

In the end, she still couldn't make Li Fei transform into a sword again, allowing her to play with it...

Li Fei rode the flying boat and soared into the sky.

Ning Ning Qingman watched the other party disappear on the horizon, only then withdrawing her gaze, and spread out her left hand.

In her palm was a thread that was almost transparent.

Thousands of mountains and rivers, in the end, there is one thread.

Emperor Hongguang 49th year, November 16th.

A motorcade was driving toward Lanling City.

This motorcade had over a dozen cars, and every car was an extended type that had never appeared in the Great Blue Dynasty.

Whether it was the material, appearance, or the speed of the cars, these cars were far ahead of the cars of the Great Blue Dynasty.

All over a dozen cars came from the Western Continent, the vehicles of the delegation of the Seven Western Nations, transported by ship.

Above this motorcade was a flying boat, and two people stood on the flying boat.

One of these two was a member of the Zhengfa Pavilion, and one was a member of the Zhige Pavilion.

At first, officials sent by the imperial court were sitting in cars following the motorcade of the Western delegation.

But these cars from the Western Continent had speeds far above the cars of the Eastern Continent, and the people of the Western delegation had no intention of slowing down at all, soon leaving the people sent by the imperial court behind.

To avoid losing the demeanor of a great nation, the Central Secretariat urgently sent two pavilion members to ride flying escape artifacts in the air to 'lead the way'.

"This Grand Duke Ryan really doesn't cover up at all."

Wei Yan looked at the motorcade below and sighed.

He was a member of the Zhige Pavilion, at the Martial Arts Master realm, and his hearing was far beyond ordinary people, able to hear the continuous sounds of collision and moaning coming from a silver sedan below.

What was happening in the car went without saying.

"I heard that the bloodline of the Ryan family is naturally lustful, never happy without women, similar to the dragon race among exotic beasts."

Shao Feng Chenfeng, who was riding the flying boat on the side, said while steering.

A look of envy flashed in his eyes.

As a True Person of the current era, he was not weaker than Wei Yan in combat power, but his physique was far inferior.

That Grand Duke Ryan in the motorcade below had been tossing about since departure until now, having lasted for over three hours!

This really made Shao Feng Chenfeng very envious.

Suddenly, the top of that silver car that the two pavilion members were paying attention to suddenly opened.

A figure flew out from it and arrived in the air.

The person was naked from the waist up, with fair skin, muscles as solid as granite, and a head of lush golden hair, making him look like a golden lion.

Wei Yan and Shao Feng Chenfeng looked at each other, hovered the flying boat, and saluted the person together:

"Grand Duke Ryan, is there anything?"

The person turned in the air and looked at the two pavilion members.

He had a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, and a pair of golden pupils.

He was Grand Duke Ryan of the Deni Kingdom, and also the representative of the Deni Kingdom's mission this time.

Zeke Ryan showed a warm smile to the two, and said in somewhat stiff Central Plains language:

"I just want to see the place where my father died in battle."

These words made Wei Yan and Shao Feng Chenfeng startled.

Since they were responsible for this reception, they naturally understood the relevant intelligence.

Twenty-two years ago, the Western Allied Forces fought all the way to outside Lanling City.

Among the three Princes who led the army at that time, there was a Prince Ryan.

Later, this Prince died under the iron fist of the 'Military God' Wen Ren Zheng.

Zeke Ryan was the second son of that Prince Ryan from back then, and now he had grown step by step to the level of a Grand Duke, becoming the new head of the Ryan family.

He stood in the air with a smile on his face, doing nothing, but Wei Yan and Shao Feng Chenfeng felt as if they were in the middle of a storm!

Suffocating pressure shrouded the heart and mind of the two.

In the Western Continent, titles are divided into 'Real Titles' and 'Empty Titles'.

'Real Title' refers to personal strength being equal to the title, while 'Empty Title' is not equal.

Among the lower-level Barons, Viscounts, and Counts, there exist quite a few 'Empty Titles'.

But starting from the level of Marquis, almost all are 'Real Titles'.

Zeke Ryan's Grand Duke title was fought for by his own strength!

The extraordinary beings of the Western Continent are divided into three levels at the Grand Duke level: Vice Grand Duke, Grand Duke, and Glory Grand Duke.

Zeke's title is Grand Duke, and his personal extraordinary strength is Glory Grand Duke!

The Grand Duke level of the Western Continent corresponds to the Grandmaster of the Eastern Continent, and Glory Grand Duke is equivalent to a Li Dao Realm Grandmaster.

So it was no wonder Wei Yan and Shao Feng Chenfeng felt such great pressure facing Zeke.

However, both of them were people with firm wills, struggling to support under the pressure, maintaining composure, and not losing the nation's dignity.

Originally, Li Fei should have been the one to face these.

But this Marquis Jingan first challenged the Jianghu Grandmaster, and later went with 'Sword Immortal' Ning Ning Qingman to deal with the two great evil demons.

He was so busy that he hadn't returned to Lanling City yet.

So Wei Yan and Shao Feng Chenfeng could only bite the bullet and hold the scene first.

A few seconds later, all the pressure disappeared like an illusion.

Zeke's smile remained unchanged: "I don't know if I have a chance to see your nation's Grand Marshal this time?"

Wei Yan calmed his heart and mind and said neither humble nor pushy:

"The Grand Marshal is not responsible for connecting with the delegation."

Zeke spread his hands: "That is truly a pity."

Wei Yan looked at him: "Grand Duke Ryan, please return to the motorcade; we will arrive in Lanling City soon. Lanling City has a ban; without permission, no one is allowed to fly over Lanling City."

"Your rules are really many."

Zeke restrained his smile.

Wei Yan faced the golden eyes of this Glory Grand Duke and said word by word:

"The number of rules is not important. What is important is whether there is enough power to make people follow the rules."

Zeke's eyes changed, and he was about to speak when he suddenly paused and turned to look to the left.

Wei Yan and Shao Feng Chenfeng were one step slower than him, but also felt that something was wrong.

Only to see a streak of sword light speeding from afar!

The sword light carried extreme cold intent, and a cold wave followed closely behind.

Wherever the cold wave passed, the ground froze one after another.

This cold wave was surging toward the motorcade on the highway.

Someone was attacking the delegation!

Shao Feng Chenfeng, who was a True Person, immediately wanted to sacrifice his life-bound magic artifact and use arts to block the incoming sword light and cold wave.

But someone's movements were faster than his.

Zeke, who was naked from the waist up, transformed into a golden meteor and collided with the sword light!

Just as they were about to collide, Zeke raised his right arm and hit the sword light with a straight punch.

The sword Qi on the outer layer was shattered like dry wood, revealing the exquisite flying sword the size of a palm inside.

Immediately after, the tip of this flying sword tilted upward, the sword body twisted and deformed, and finally turned into a pile of scrap iron!

Boom—

Until this moment, the explosive sound brought by Zeke's punch rolled over.

As he threw the punch, golden flames rose from the ground, burning the incoming cold wave to nothing!

The fierce fist wind spread across the sky, pushing forward, pulling up the big trees on the ground one by one and blowing them into the air.

The aftermath of Zeke's punch continued to spread for over a thousand meters forward, pulling up hundreds of big trees before ending!

A figure was forced out from the jungle below by the fierce fist force, transforming into a blue escape light, quickly fleeing toward the distance.

Zeke put down his arm calmly, without any intention of pursuing.

"I'll go pursue!"

Shao Feng Chenfeng said to Wei Yan with a solemn expression, then let Wei Yan jump off the flying boat, while he steered the flying boat to pursue the escape light at full speed.

Wei Yan landed on the ground with a solemn expression.

The delegation of the Seven Western Nations had one Grand Duke leading each country.

So there were a total of seven Grand Dukes in this delegation, equivalent to seven Grandmasters!

This intelligence was almost public.

And the attack just now couldn't possibly pose any threat to the delegation at all.

But the person behind the scenes still planned such an attack, and it was when the delegation was about to enter Lanling City.

The intention behind this was truly chilling!

Zeke flew back from the distance and landed in front of Wei Yan with a relaxed expression.

He looked at Wei Yan and smiled meaningfully:

"It seems that you no longer have enough power to maintain your rules."

Wei Yan opened his mouth to speak, but for a moment didn't know what to say.

At this time, it seemed that whatever he said would appear very powerless.

Near their own imperial capital, someone actually dared to openly attack the foreign delegation.

This actually already explained many problems.

Boom!!!

Between heaven and earth, thunder struck again.

"Hmm?"

Zeke turned his head in surprise to look in the direction where the escape light had just fled.

An astonishing sword intent suddenly erupted in the distance, as if wanting to pierce through heaven and earth!

This sword intent made Zeke involuntarily feel a sense of trembling.

Wei Yan's expression changed drastically, thinking that Shao Feng Chenfeng had encountered a strong enemy after pursuing.

But soon, he saw Shao Feng Chenfeng steering the flying boat back.

There was one more person on the flying boat.

As the flying boat got closer and closer, Wei Yan finally saw clearly who the extra person on the flying boat was, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Who is this person?"

Zeke turned to ask Wei Yan.

A look of pride appeared on Wei Yan's face:

"He is our nation's Marquis Jingan, and also the main person in charge of receiving the delegation this time."

"He is Marquis Jingan Li Fei?"

Clearly, Zeke had heard of Li Fei's name.

He revealed an interested look.

When the flying boat descended from the sky, both Wei Yan and Zeke could see that there was someone lying on the flying boat, whose lower abdomen was pierced, dripping with blood.

Very clearly, this person was the one who had just attacked the delegation.

"Grand Duke Ryan."

Wei Yan suddenly spoke again:

"Anyone who dares to break the rules, we will make them pay the price!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 541 =====