He still felt a bit relieved inside.
Thankfully, the people from Yunkong Temple only put away his weapon instead of selling it. If it really had been sold off, who knows which distant year he’d get it back.
"Xiaohonghong, don’t worry, I swear I won’t let anyone steal you away again this time."
Ever since I got this spear,
This was actually the first time it had been stolen by someone else. The people of Jianghu here really don’t play by the rules—they even use knockout drugs. Absolutely outrageous.
"Brother Qu, what do you plan to do next?"
This Qu Yinghua looks a bit slow in the head,
But he’s straightforward and honest. Making friends with him isn’t bad.
"Brother Ye!"
Hearing Ye Liuyun’s voice, Qu Yinghua turned his attention from his weapon to Ye Liuyun.
"Thank you so much for this time, Brother Ye!"
Although it’s pretty embarrassing,
Qu Yinghua knew clearly that if not for Ye Liuyun, he’d probably still be locked up in Yunkong Temple’s dungeons, who knows for how long.
"This ordeal taught me a lesson. The outside Jianghu is just too dangerous. I’m planning to go back to Gun God Manor and train for a while longer."
Qu Yinghua had thought
With his Postnatal Realm strength, he was already good enough to roam Jianghu.
Turns out, he was way off.
So he decided to head back, find his old man and keep training for a while longer. At least wait until he breaks into the Innate Realm, then venture out again.
You could tell,
This whole thing really helped Qu Yinghua grow a lot.
"That’s good! With Brother Qu’s talent, I believe the next time we meet, you’ll be a different man!"
"Haha!"
Hearing Ye Liuyun’s praise,
Qu Yinghua started laughing a bit shyly.
"Whenever you have free time, Brother Ye, you’re welcome at Gun God Manor anytime. I’ll make sure to personally receive you!"
Naive as he may be,
Qu Yinghua isn’t stupid. Ye Liuyun, an Embroidered Uniform Guard Lord Thousand Households at the Innate Realm—even his father would want someone like that as a friend.
"Alright!"
Ye Liuyun didn’t refuse; he agreed on the spot.
Soon,
After freeing all the women from the dungeon, Qu Yinghua departed.
,,,
The next day!
The news that the missing women were found spread through all of Nanmu City.
Some people celebrated joyfully, while others were still lost in grief.
After all, aside from those sold off, those women drained of Yin Qi by Hui Fen were already dead—there was no bringing them back.
Also, this time,
After every Yin Qi absorption, Hui Fen needed time to "digest."
If it weren’t for that, those women wouldn’t even be alive now—at least a few survived because of it.
"My daughter! My daughter!"
"Father!"
"Mother!"
,,,"
Seeing all this, Ye Liuyun quickly averted his gaze.
He led the Embroidered Uniform Guard back to the brothel where they’d booked rooms earlier. With everything resolved, it was time to relax and enjoy life a bit.
He’d only been in Nanmu City a couple days; no need to rush off so soon.
The Nanmu City County Magistrate also came along.
He grabbed Ye Liuyun’s hand and went on and on, expressing his thanks.
Saying how without Ye Liuyun, Nanmu City would’ve been finished.
At the same time, he spat on Yunkong Temple, obviously the rescued women had described in great detail how they’d been imprisoned in the temple’s dungeon.
With the exception of those brainwashed beyond saving,
The rest had their impression of Brahma Sect greatly tarnished by all this.
After chatting a while,
The County Magistrate still couldn’t hide his worry and asked,
"Uh... Lord, Yunkong Temple is after all under Brahma Sect’s powers. Now that it’s destroyed, won’t Brahma Sect come looking for us?"
Beat around the bush all this time,
That was your real concern, wasn’t it?
Ye Liuyun glanced at the worried magistrate, but wasn’t surprised. Brahma Sect was formidable. It’s normal for folks to feel fear at the mere idea of provoking them.
"Don’t worry!"
So,
Ye Liuyun just waved his hand and said casually,
"Brahma Sect cares a lot about their reputation. After hearing about this, the first thing they’ll do is cut ties with Yunkong Temple, then push all the blame onto the temple."
"We’re in the right here. If Brahma Sect actually dares to use this as a pretext against Great Qian, you won’t need to do a thing—our Dynasty will take care of it."
That’s exactly why Ye Liuyun could act so boldly and fearlessly.
Brahma Sect is powerful, sure,
But not enough to run rampant wherever they wish.
Besides, there are factions in Jianghu as strong as Brahma Sect, all watching them closely. If Brahma Sect makes any move, those factions will be the quickest to react.
Jianghu is like a pie—and Brahma Sect’s taken too big a share. Others are bound to keep a greedy eye, ready to snatch a slice from their grip.
So in fact,
The bigger the power, the more shackles they wear.
Unless one day someone can dominate Jianghu alone, it’s all meaningless.
"So that’s how it is. Good, good!"
After hearing Ye Liuyun’s words,
The huge weight on the magistrate’s heart finally lifted.
"Cough, cough!"
To rise to be County Magistrate of Nanmu City, his ability to read a room was top-notch, of course.