"Within An Yue County, there is an evil cult known as the Puppet Soul Sect. I investigated and found that Chen Jiuyang, you once killed an elder of this sect. They may harbor resentment, but with your growing reputation, they dare not confront you directly, hence they targeted your sister."
Xi Butui looked at the small county town at the foot of the mountain and said coldly to Chen Jiuyang.
Chen Jiuyang immediately recalled the incident where Qiu Yihan's grandfather killed people with ghosts. He had indeed killed an old man who controlled puppet paper figures with his divine soul, and the other party had vowed not to let him go.
Chen Jiuyang frowned. He had too many enemies. If Xi Butui, who controlled the Six Doors, hadn't pointed this out, he wouldn't have remembered it at all.
Xi Butui said, "This evil cult can refine living people into puppets and absorb the residual divine souls of the deceased to strengthen their own. Chen Jiuyang, you must be prepared, your sister may have already been turned into an idiot."
Chen Jiuyang's face turned pale. "Impossible. If they only wanted to retaliate against me, they wouldn't just capture my sister. They should be trying to extort me and gain benefits from me!"
Then, a fierce look appeared in Chen Jiuyang's eyes. "But no matter who did it, if they dare to harm a single hair on my sister's head, I will make them wish they were never born!"
Suddenly, Chen Jiuyang thought of something. "Since such an evil cult is entrenched in An Yue County, why haven't your Six Doors eradicated them?"
Xi Butui said, "Although the Puppet Soul Sect is an evil cult, they have not done anything illegal. On the contrary, the Puppet Soul Sect is in charge of the largest crematorium in the province, absorbing the residual divine souls from the deceased. This is not illegal."
Chen Jiuyang frowned, then understood the logic. "Because their main business is cremation, they could legitimately drive and enter the Fengcheng Medical College without making a sound to take my sister away."
"That's right," Xi Butui said. "If we hadn't figured out this crucial point, we wouldn't have been able to pinpoint the Puppet Soul Sect as the culprits."
Xi Butui said, "Chen Jiuyang, you are very capable. Don't follow that useless Feng Hanhou anymore. Why don't you join my Six Doors?"
Xi Butui's gaze fell on Chen Jiuyang, putting immense pressure on him, as if trying to see through all of Chen Jiuyang's secrets.
With just a clue, he could pinpoint the culprit in such a short time. Xi Butui was terrifying, both in his personal talent and the power he commanded.
However, Chen Jiuyang knew that Xi Butui was testing him to see if he knew about the Nine Yin Devouring Yang Formation and if he was truly involved with the Yao family.
If Chen Jiuyang agreed to join, Xi Butui could spread the news immediately, making Chen Jiuyang an outcast.
What a vicious scheme.
Cold sweat broke out on Chen Jiuyang's back, but fortunately, the grand plan was to be executed tomorrow. He pondered for a long time, "Thank you, Chief Constable, for your favor. A teacher for a day is a father for a lifetime. I apologize, but I cannot join the Six Doors and pledge allegiance to you!"
A hint of cold killing intent flashed in Xi Butui's eyes, and he said calmly, "Is that so? What a pity."
As he uttered those words, it was as if he had pronounced Chen Jiuyang's death sentence, sending a chill down Chen Jiuyang's spine. Standing beside him, the pressure was immense.
"Boom!"
With an explosion, a roar followed: "Found them!"
Chen Jiuyang's eyes lit up, and he charged forward.
"Everyone, attack!"
A group of Six Doors constables surrounded a mansion, with drones observing the movements inside from the air.
Inside the house where Chen Yating and a group of Puppet Soul Sect members were hiding, an old woman's face turned grim. "The Six Doors actually found us so quickly!"
A middle-aged man said nervously, "Mom, what should we do? The plan has been exposed."
The old woman said coldly, "Chen Jiuyang killed your father. We captured his sister to extort him and then kill him, but now that the plan has been exposed, we can only give up.
"We'll only be charged with kidnapping, what's there to be afraid of?"
The middle-aged man steadied himself and nodded. What his mother said made sense.
"Boom!"
The mansion gate was blasted open, and a group of fully armed Six Doors constables aimed their firearms at the old woman and her group.
The old woman said calmly, "Chen Yating is in my hands, and I haven't harmed her."
As she spoke, the unconscious Chen Yating was pushed out.
Chen Jiuyang rushed out and quickly checked his sister Chen Yating's safety before he could relax. Chen Yating was indeed unharmed.
Chen Jiuyang breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the old woman. "Fortunately, my sister is unharmed, otherwise I would make you wish you were never born!"
The old woman said coldly, "Enough of your nonsense. It's the victor who wins and the loser who is defeated. It's just kidnapping, at most a few months in prison and you'll be out."
Chen Jiuyang's eyes turned cold. If this old hag intended to make a move on him later, then their lives were forfeit!
Chen Jiuyang took out his silver needles and pricked the Puppet Soul Sect members. He approached the old woman and whispered, "Kidnapping indeed only warrants a few months, but that's only if you can live to get out."
After speaking, Chen Jiuyang, holding his unconscious sister, turned and left the mansion. He took Feng Hanhou's private helicopter back to Fengcheng and sent his sister to the Feng Hanhou mansion.
Subsequently, the Six Doors imprisoned those involved in the kidnapping of Chen Yating.
Fengcheng quieted down, all waiting for the opening of the Feng Province Martial Ranking Competition tomorrow.
It wasn't until dusk that Chen Jiuyang was having dinner with Yao Zixuan and others when a servant rushed in to report, "Patriarch, the Six Doors have surrounded the mansion."
Yao Qianhe's face turned grim. Even with his excellent composure, he couldn't help but exclaim, "What does Xi Butui want to do!"
"Grandpa, calm down. I'll go ask what's going on," Yao Zixuan said.
Yao Zixuan and Chen Jiuyang rose together and went to the main entrance of the Yao family. A squad of Six Doors constables, armed with live ammunition, stood at the entrance.
Yao Zixuan asked, "Excuse me, Constable, why are you surrounding my Yao family?"
The leading Six Doors constable said with a smile, "Isn't it because Mr. Chen Jiuyang is the champion of the Fengcheng Martial Ranking? Chief Constable Xi is worried that something might happen before the Martial Ranking competition, so he specifically sent us to protect you."
Chen Jiuyang smiled and said, "Please thank Chief Constable Xi for his kind intentions on my behalf."
As he spoke, Chen Jiuyang held Yao Zixuan's hand and turned back into the Yao family mansion. Chen Jiuyang's face darkened. "What a lie!"
The Martial Ranking Association had sent Ouyang Yongxin, a Grandmaster of the Earth Realm, to protect him. Why would the Six Doors need to send people to surround the Yao family?
It seemed Xi Butui had indeed sensed something. Tomorrow, before and after the Martial Ranking, would be the deciding moment for his and the Yao family's lives!
Yao Zixuan said with a worried expression, "Jiuyang, what should we do?"
Initially, after Chen Jiuyang pointed out the Nine Yin Devouring Yang Formation, Yao Qianhe was filled with anger and was eager to seek revenge against his enemies.
But upon learning that the culprit was Xi Butui, they didn't even have the thought of resisting.
In Fengcheng, Xi Butui was a local emperor, while their Yao family was merely a slightly wealthy ordinary aristocratic family, with no strength or ability to resist.