"No... no, you’ve misunderstood."
Chi Da responded with a bitter smile, shaking his head. "The monk had long heard of your reputation, village chief. I heard you dominated Shaolin, and so, I harbored misguided thoughts to challenge your authority to prove that my Vajra Sect is stronger than Shaolin.
Thus, the monk did indeed intend to test you, village chief, but I did not expect you to be so fierce, engaging the monk in serious combat..."
Jiang Dali looked suspicious, carefully observing the red aura emanating from Chi Da.
Then he checked the panel,
but no prompt appeared.
Judging only from his words, even if Chi Da lied to him, it was indeed difficult for him to ascertain whether the other was telling the truth or lying.
But, intuitively, the Golden Wheel Dharma King Chida surely had some connection with the Iron Gall Divine Constable.
Jiang Dali’s eyes flickered slightly as he said, "Do you know about your Mongolia’s Flame Saber Wu Wan?"
Chi Da looked astounded. "You actually know of Wu Wan? Indeed, the monk is acquainted with him, and he currently holds great prestige in Mongolia."
"You know that’s not what I’m talking about."
Jiang Dali was about to continue his interrogation when he recalled that in his previous life, that Mongolian Wu Wan was impersonated by someone sent by the Iron Gall Divine Constable so it might not necessarily be known by Chida.
Therefore, from this perspective, the fake Wu Wan might not even be Mongolian.
Therefore, the Golden Wheel Dharma King Chida from Mongolia might really have nothing to do with the Iron Gall Divine Constable. Perhaps it was all a coincidence.
With this in mind, Jiang Dali casually dismissed Chida, speaking indifferently, "For the time being, I shall believe you. However, having offended me, it won’t be easy for you to get away scot-free. I will detain you for now and release you once everything becomes clear."
Jiang Dali did not care how Chi Da struggled and rebuked, he simply picked him up.
He emitted a long howl to summon the Demon Hawk and forcibly placed Chi Da on the Demon Hawk’s back, sealing all his Qi points, and then pulled out the chains from beneath the chair to bind him directly to the Demon Hawk’s back in the wind.
From afar, some players from the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Six Gates who witnessed this scene looked at each other and began to discuss together.
"Strong Man Locking Man? The Black Wind Village Chief is back to his old trade!"
"That Golden Wheel Dharma King Chida was arrogant! Looks like he met his match this time, serves him right to be bound, hahaha!"
"We are official players, we should be maintaining public order in the city, not schadenfreuding here."
"What? What did you say? Who’s enjoying others’ misfortune? I don’t know about anything."
"Yes, we know nothing. Isn’t the situation in the city now all managed by those meddlesome folks from the West Factory? If there’s an issue, we just need to notify the West Factory."
"Let’s go. It seems the Black Wind Village Chief doesn’t have a mission for us this time. Let’s continue our quest for Cheng Shifei outside the city walls."
The group of officials who came to see the excitement dispersed.
For them, unless there is a compulsory official mission with substantial benefits, there’s no way they would bother the Black Wind Village Chief in Yingtianfu City, just as before.
First, because the Black Wind Village Chief is too perilous to provoke with his tactics against players such as binding and sealing, blocking Resurrection Points for round-up exterminations, and issuing the Black Wind Seven Killings Order.
Second, because the Black Wind Village Chief is quite favorable to players, often issuing large-scale missions that even non-Black Wind Village players can take up, and the Black Wind Village Friendship Points they earn can be exchanged for benefits at relevant Black Wind Village facilities.
Thus, most players, unless absolutely necessary, did not want to stand in opposition to the Black Wind Village Chief.
the streets slowly quieted down.
Inside Cloud Inn, some of the distinguished guests who had taken rooms, except for a very few still staying in the ruined inn, had left during the outbreak of the conflict, not wishing to provoke such a dangerous person as the Black Wind Village Chief.
Even those few high-ranking guests who stayed did not venture outside, not wanting to cause any misunderstandings.
Seeing Jiang Dali coming down from the Demon Hawk, Xiao Feng approached to inform him of the departure of Lu Xiaofeng and Kou Zhong, and to inquire about Jiang Dali’s earlier experiences outside the city and his plans going forward.
Jiang Dali waved his hand, his Qi Force slamming the doors and windows shut, and glancing through a large hole in the wall behind him at the skies outside, he frowned and said, "The time is still early, and it hasn’t even reached the day of the decisive battle yet things are already this tense. I suspect if the Southern King really harbors ill intentions towards the Emperor, he might not wait until tomorrow, the day of the decisive battle, to make his move."
Azhu’s expression changed, "Brother Jiang, are you suggesting that the Southern King might make his move earlier? That indeed seems like a sound plan.
Brother Lu only guessed that the Southern King might strike at the Emperor on the day Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue battle at Forbidden Peak.
But we might all be misled by the day of the decisive battle, overlooking precautions outside this timeframe."
Wang Yuyan nodded gravely, "And moreover, the Iron Gall Divine Constable just happened to leave the Forbidden City today. The Emperor is less protected without this powerful prince today, making him very vulnerable."
Jiang Dali shook his head and coldly said, "The Iron Gall Divine Constable is the biggest threat to the Emperor."
Everyone was surprised and shocked.
"Do you think that when I previously questioned whether Golden Wheel Dharma King Chida was instructed by the Iron Gall Divine Constable, it was merely a casual remark?"
Jiang Dali pulled out a porcelain bottle containing bone-dissolving powder from his bosom and spoke lightly, "This is bone-dissolving powder, which to my knowledge, was developed by Wu Wan, of course, under the orders of the fake Wu Wan sent by the Iron Gall Divine Constable..."