Chapter 536: Chapter 60: Invincible in This Land
Atop the city walls of Chong City, the City Guard Army was utterly shaken by the recent remote confrontation between Yun Shu and Qingxu True Monarch.
Before they could react, they saw a figure rushing towards the foot of the city wall at an extremely fast speed.
“I am the Imperial Envoy, by command of the State Preceptor of the Da Lan Dynasty, I’m taking over Chong City!”
Li Fei’s voice burst forth under the night sky, carrying far and wide.
The City Guard Army looked at each other in disbelief.
Had it not been for the confrontation between Yun Shu and Qingxu True Monarch just before, they might have found it hard to believe Li Fei’s words.
But the previous spectacle was so extraordinary, an unmistakably genuine confrontation, that they had no choice but to believe.
“Should we open the gate?”
“Or should we ask our superiors first?”
Before these members of the City Guard Army could come to a conclusion, Li Fei had already leaped, jumped into the air, then using the projections on the city wall to gain momentum, he vaulted onto the wall.
This city wall was only about twenty meters high, not a hindrance at all to a Tao Foundation Stage strongman.
Real obstacles for someone at the Tao Foundation Stage would have to be walls over a hundred meters high, and the walls would also need to be lined with a sufficient number of gunmen and martial artists; only then could they possibly prevent a Tao Foundation Stage strongman from scaling them.
As for the higher ranks of Martial Arts Masters, Grandmasters, and Martial Saints,
such mere city walls couldn’t possibly stop them.
To deal with these powerhouses, either similarly ranked strongmen must be dispatched or enough martial artists or soldiers must be mobilized.
Watching Li Fei suddenly ascend the city wall, the City Guard Army instinctively stepped back.
Shortly after, one by one, the officials of the Zhi Ge Pavilion also climbed upon the wall.
Twenty-nine officials in total, among them five Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses and twenty-four formally registered martial masters, all with cultivation at or above the Qi Change Middle Stage, found climbing the wall not difficult at all.
“Who is in charge here?”
Li Fei glanced over the City Guard Army present and asked.
A military officer, clad in full armor and with a saber slung at his waist, carefully stepped forward and saluted Li Fei:
“Subordinate Hu Hua, Commander of the Chong City Guard Army, has met…the Imperial Envoy, met with all the officials.”
“Take me to your Chief.”
Li Fei ordered without hesitation.
“Yes, please follow me, officials.”
Hu Hua promptly turned and led the way himself.
Meanwhile, at the residence of Chief Fu Guangyong, Tong An had received the news.
“Imperial Envoy? Commanded by the State Preceptor to take over Chong City?”
The successive streaks of purple thunder he had seen in the city, that mighty celestial authority, had made him tremble even from a distance!
So, it was likely the State Preceptor himself who had confronted someone outside the city, and this Imperial Envoy was genuine as well.
As for who exactly the Envoy was, Tong An, situated in a minor place like Chong City, was not aware of the major affairs at the Central Government and didn’t know that the person leading the team was Li Fei.
Fu Guangyong glanced at Tong An and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.
“How many people have come in total?”
“Thirty in total, all of them martial artists.”
“Notify the Wang family, have Wang Huaquan bring all the Wang family’s martial artists here immediately! Then, go to the Righteous Court and make sure Chief Chen comes personally with his people! Also, call in everyone from the Zhi Ge Court!”
Tong An commanded sharply.
He still wanted to take his chances, otherwise, he had only one path left—death!
Aside from him, a patriarch of another family in the city was also at the Tao Foundation Stage.
Moreover, the Righteous Court had two Possession Stage Great Mages, and their practices were derived from the Daluo Sect’s Taoism, far surpassing the strength of ordinary Possession Stage practitioners.
With such a lineup, coupled with numerous subordinates’ support, as long as the number of Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses brought by the Imperial Envoy did not exceed five, they might still be able to kill them!
As Tong An began to ‘deploy troops and formulate strategy,’ preparing to set up an ambush, Li Fei entered Chong City with a group of Zhi Ge Pavilion officials.
He declined the vehicle arranged by Hu Hua and led the officials to run through the city streets.
All were martial artists with notable cultivation, so their running speed in the city wasn’t much slower than a car.
“What’s going on here?”
As they passed by a square, Li Fei noticed the crowd gathering there, and Inspectors were surrounding it, armed.
The guiding Hu Hua cautiously said, “This is the Chief’s order, to have people from several districts come out from their homes and gather together.”
A flash of murderous intent crossed Li Fei’s eyes.
He instantly thought of a Blood Sacrifice.
Gathering people together makes it easier to slaughter them?
“Yes, directly from the Chief, with the Inspection Bureau and City Guard Army responsible for execution.”
“Continue leading the way, speed up.”
After running for a while, a Court Official from the Zhi Ge Pavilion caught up with Li Fei and communicated via Force sound transmission:
“Inspector Li, I think something’s not right; there might be people arranged by the Daluo Sect inside the city.”
This Court Official wasn’t aware of the Blood Sacrifice nor did he know about Qingxu True Monarch’s intention to establish a Tao Country.
But from the orders given by Yun Shu before he left and the abnormal situation in the city at the moment, he sensed something was amiss.
“Correct, there indeed are people arranged by the Daluo Sect inside the city. Soon, there might be a fight; warn the others to be cautious.”
Li Fei conveyed back coolly without changing his demeanor.
“Inspector Li, should we prepare ourselves? If we go directly to see the Chief , I worry we’ll walk into an ambush.”
The Court Official continued to caution.
Li Fei glanced at him, “What’s your name?”
“…Subordinate Lv Wenxing.”
For him, nearly fifty years of age and a Court Official, it was uncomfortable to refer to himself as ‘subordinate’ in front of someone barely twenty years old.
It wasn’t so bad when Luo Shi was around, but now it was truly uneasy.