Chapter 1224

Considering that the Hundred Swords Alliance is equivalent to a third-rank sect, with both the sect leader and deputy leader having participated in the Sword Inquiry Grand Ceremony and being at the Spirit Transformation stage, sword cultivators have always been renowned for their offensive power, and peers rarely encounter opponents of equal standing.

The presence of the sect leader and deputy leader means that the Hundred Swords Alliance can be considered upper-middle among third-rank sects, and since the alliance is spread throughout Huangzhou, capturing them is somewhat difficult; wanting to resolve the entire Hundred Swords Alliance in one night is somewhat difficult even for these two Tribulation Crossing powerhouses.

"We're in a hurry, you'd better quickly explain the situation of the Hundred Swords Alliance, otherwise I'll just search your souls."

On the way, Lu Yang spoke in a flat tone, but no matter how you listen, the content of his words is quite frightening.

"Old Lu, you better not suddenly decide to search both of them; searching just one is enough." Constable Meng reminded, "We need to leave one to take back, otherwise it'll be hard to explain later how we discovered the clues to the Hundred Swords Alliance."

Searching one person's soul, finding a pit to bury them in, and no one will know this person ever existed—simple as that.

Lu Yang nodded: "That's right, we can't say it was Old Wang who knew the Hundred Swords Alliance headquarters and brought us here, which would require matching statements with Old Wang, quite troublesome, so I'll just search one person's soul."

"No no no, we'll confess, we'll confess."

The two Hundred Swords Alliance members were frightened like two quail; what kind of background do these two constables have? Not only is their cultivation extraordinary, but they are also ruthless and merciless.

After the two confessed, Lu Yang roughly understood the situation of the Hundred Swords Alliance.

The Hundred Swords Alliance is an alliance formed by sword cultivators, dedicated to collecting famous swords from all over the world by any means necessary, with members spread throughout Huangzhou, making them renowned in Huangzhou. Behind the Hundred Swords Alliance is an official who also likes collecting swords and supports them, which is why the Hundred Swords Alliance remains unharmed.

However, it is unknown exactly which official supports them, as this is an absolute secret known only to the sect leader and deputy leader.

The headquarters of the Hundred Swords Alliance is located in the black market of Zhongshan Commandery.

"Besides the Hundred Swords Alliance being a renowned power, the rest should be true." Lu Yang said.

Previously, he and Old Meng had come to Huangzhou, first encountering Mu Baiyi and resolving the sixth Yu Emperor Wu Youdao, staying in Huangzhou for quite a long time, and had never heard of the Hundred Swords Alliance.

"Let's first deal with the headquarters; it's quite close." Meng Jingzhou suggested, as the headquarters is in Zhongshan Commandery, and Quyi County belongs to Zhongshan Commandery's jurisdiction.

"Let's go."

The dark and windy night was perfect for catching people; four figures whooshed past, silently scaling the walls and entering Zhongshan Commandery.

The two junior constables, having just joined the force, were assigned such a major case; saying they weren't nervous would be untrue.

But even if they weren't nervous, they couldn't let the enemy escape.

Therefore, as soon as the two arrived at the black market, they directly used their divine sense to envelop the area, ensuring not a single member of the Hundred Swords Alliance would escape.

The entrance of the Hundred Swords Alliance is located deep underground, and there is a gate forged from strange stone; only by speaking the correct password can the gate be opened.

The gate sensed the two people's appearance, and a ferocious human face emerged in the center: "Speak the password."

Lu Yang ignored the face, directly pushed open the gate, and loudly said: "Nobody move, hands on heads, squat down. We are the constables of Quyi County. We received a report, and you are suspected of illegal organization operation, theft, robbery, weapon plundering, tax evasion, intentional injury, intentional murder, and a series of other crimes. Resistance will only add to your guilt!"

"Where did this little constable come from, daring to meddle with grandpa!" Experts within the Hundred Swords Alliance gathered like clouds, having been entrenched in the black market for hundreds of years, relying solely on the swords in their hands.

"Xuanhei and Ba Wang, you two betrayed the organization!"

"Two bottom-rung wastes also dare to betray the organization; eliminate them together!"

Who are Xuanhei and Ba Wang? Lu Yang wondered, then realized they were the two people captured tonight.

Turns out we interrogated them for half a day without even asking their names.

Never mind, it's not important; anyway, Xuanhei and Ba Wang don't sound like real names, so we'll find out what they're really called when we do the interrogation record later.

Each member of the Hundred Swords Alliance holds a Heavenly Soldier Divine Sword; these divine swords come in various forms, all with very imposing names—some can tear space, some can change celestial phenomena, some can control earth, some can absorb spiritual power...

But Lu Yang didn't care.

Faced with the surging Heavenly Soldier Divine Swords emitting various strange halos, Lu Yang merely lightly uttered two words.

"Sword Return."

These divine swords, without exception, broke free from their masters' control and flew in unison toward Lu Yang, like subjects paying homage to an eternal emperor!

Seeing this, the Hundred Swords Alliance members all showed expressions of disbelief; they are the masters of the Heavenly Soldier Divine Swords, and once a sword recognizes its master, only their death will make the sword ownerless, allowing it to be controlled by others.

Who exactly is this little constable! How did he manage to do this!

"Hahaha, I never expected there to be such an expert hidden among the constables!"

Two hearty voices echoed from the end of the passage, accompanied by unhurried footsteps.

"Sect Leader! Deputy Sect Leader!"

The Hundred Swords Alliance members were overjoyed.

"You all step back; this person is an extremely rare sword master, not something you lot can handle."

"Yes!"

The two sect leaders stood side by side, looking with interest at these two seemingly insignificant constables, and Xu Xu said:

"Although Huangzhou has many blacksmiths who have forged countless divine weapons, sword cultivators are rare. For this reason, we two brothers defeated many sword cultivators in Huangzhou, earned the qualifications to participate in the Sword Inquiry Grand Ceremony, and only seek one defeat."

"But we never expected Huangzhou to also have you, a sword cultivator like this; we two brothers went to the Sword Inquiry Grand Ceremony, yet we took a detour when we should have gone nearby!"

"Formless and traceless, yet without limit; murky and chaotic, nurturing the Grand Void—come fight, my Ultimate Yin-Yang Sword has long gone without an opponent!" The sect leader drew his Ultimate Yin-Yang Sword.

"Heaven and Earth fixed, stars shift; the Eight Trigrams evolve, revealing the profound mystery—see how many moves you can withstand of my Grand Void Divine Sword!" The deputy sect leader drew his Grand Void Divine Sword.

"It's the Ultimate Yin-Yang Sword! How long has the sect leader not drawn this sword!"

"And there's the Grand Void Divine Sword, said to have nine forms, but few have seen the sixth form, and no one has seen the ninth form!"

The two sect leaders activated their proud swords, which looked profoundly mysterious, though it's unknown what abilities they possess.

Bang bang.

Meng Jingzhou threw two punches, one punch knocking down one: "Nagging for half a day, what flashy nonsense."

"By the way, Old Lu, do you have an impression of these two people?"

Lu Yang tried to recall the Sword Inquiry Grand Ceremony: "No impression of the deputy sect leader; the sect leader seems to have been the opponent of Xuan Yuan Tianhen, senior brother of Snow Tenth Tower, and was eliminated in the first round."

"Also, next time you use force, be a little lighter—you knocked both of them unconscious."

Meng Jingzhou looked and indeed it was so; he hurriedly pinched their philtrums to wake them up.

"Speak, who is protecting the Hundred Swords Alliance!"

Meng Jingzhou leaked a trace of pressure, like a primordial ferocious beast, yet also like a radiant great sun, supreme; the two sect leaders were like two ants, prostrate on the ground, daring not to conceal the slightest thing.

"It's, it's the Commandery Governor."

"How so?" Meng Jingzhou turned his head and asked, "Should we first arrest these people and then find the prefect, or go straight to the prefect?"

"Better to go straight to him, in case he hears something and runs."

Lu Yang left a wooden clone to watch over the members of the Hundred Swords Alliance, and he and Old Meng hurried to the prefect's residence.

Prefect Lu of Zhongshan Commandery was at that moment on a pleasure boat, blindfolded, chasing and playing with some lovely young women.

Suddenly the women's laughter ceased, and Prefect Lu, puzzled, lifted the cloth, somewhat displeased: "Why has it gone quiet?"

Two minor constables appeared in the room at some unknown time, now smiling narrowly as they looked at Prefect Lu.

"Prefect Lu, right? We are the constables of Quyi County. We received a report that you are colluding with the Hundred Swords Alliance. Come with us."

Upon hearing this, Prefect Lu's face changed, and he immediately snapped, shoving Meng Jingzhou aside: "Get lost—do two petty constables even qualify to arrest me? My mood tonight is ruined!"

Meng Jingzhou stood unmoving.

Lu Yang kicked Prefect Lu to the ground and swiftly tied him up.

Prefect Lu was a cultivator at the Spirit Transformation stage, yet facing Lu Yang felt like facing a great mountain—he was overwhelmingly suppressed, with no room to resist.

Only then did he realize these two minor constables were no ordinary men.

"Who exactly are you, and who sent you?! But I am an official appointed by the imperial court—your ranks are insufficient; you have no authority to arrest me!"

Lu Yang blinked, then turned to Meng Jingzhou: "Is there such a regulation?"

Meng Jingzhou pondered: "A prefect is a fourth-rank official; normally, arresting such an official requires dispatching an official of fourth rank or higher, but this is an unwritten rule of officialdom—there is no explicit regulation."

Lu Yang shrugged: "So it's an unwritten rule—then we'll ignore it."

Lu Yang has always followed the law, acting strictly according to written regulations. The jurisdiction over the Hundred Swords Alliance case lies with us, so anyone connected to the case can be arrested.

"Besides, I am a grand minister, a pillar of the state—my rank exceeds his. What's wrong with arresting him?"

In the early morning, Man Gu awoke from deep sleep—more precisely, he was woken by Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

"Junior Brother Man, great news—we have a major case."

"What major case?"

"We arrested your superior, Prefect Lu."

"Ah?"

"Did I not wake up?"

(End of chapter)