"Reporting, sir, there is a man outside claiming to be a staff member from the Prefect's office requesting an audience with you."

A Sky Patrol Guard clad in dark cloud attire bowed and entered the Sky Patrol Hall, speaking softly. His gaze was lowered, not daring to look at Chen Yuan at the head of the hall, as if he were an untouchable deity.

"Hmm."

To the Sky Patrol Guards of the Tangshan Prefecture Sky Patrol Division, Chen Yuan was indeed a ferocious killing god. This was especially true for those who had personally witnessed him kill Chen Yongzhi and Song Jingang one after the other.

Now, there was a saying circulating within the Sky Patrol Division: "Better to provoke the King of Hell than to offend the ferocious Chen Yuan."

"What is it?" Chen Yuan asked in a deep voice.

"The man didn't say, only that he has important matters to report."

"Let him in."

"Yes."

The Sky Patrol Guard bowed and retreated from the hall.

"Be sure to handle things impeccably, you can appear weak and let them take Chen Yongzhi's corpse." Chen Yuan reiterated some things to Mo Donghe.

A genius ranked in the top two hundred of the Hidden Dragon List was definitely not someone Mo Donghe, Yue Shan, and the others could handle. Attacking them one by one would only be throwing away their lives, they had to strike with a single, decisive blow.

"Rest assured, sir, none of Chen family's remnants will escape." Mo Donghe smiled confidently, as if everything was under control.

Their lord had been so good to them, providing them with resources without reservation, and even guiding them in martial arts cultivation in his spare time. Now that there was a way they could be of use, how could they fail?

They had to do their utmost to capture these guys and bring them to justice!

Chen Yuan gave him an approving look and nodded. They were a family, and the most important thing was to be together.

Before long, the Sky Patrol Guard who had gone out earlier returned, leading a middle-aged man in white robes. The man was not tall, with two strands of mustache on his lip, giving him a somewhat sneaky appearance.

As soon as he entered the hall, he fixed his gaze on Chen Yuan and bowed with composure, saying softly:

"This humble official, Mei Yong, greets Blue Envoy Chen."

"Kneel and speak," Chen Yuan said indifferently.

Mei Yong was taken aback, and with a flick of his sleeves, he quickly said, "Blue Envoy Chen is not a prince or royal family member, I cannot kneel. A scholar cultivates noble spirit..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yue Shan's bull-like eyes widened, and the heavy saber in his hand slammed onto the ground with a "boom," as he scolded, "Kneel or not? If you don't kneel, I'll break your dog legs!"

Seeing Yue Shan's ferocious appearance and the killing intent emanating from him, Mei Yong had no doubt that the other party would really dare to attack him. After all, the capital city was already buzzing with rumors.

This newly appointed Chen Yuan was a killing god, and his subordinates must be the same. If it weren't for the Prefect's orders, he wouldn't have dared to come.

So, without any hesitation, he knelt on the ground, succumbing to his instincts:

"Blue Envoy Chen's reputation precedes him, as the blue sky for the people. This humble official is certainly capable of kneeling."

"What did Wu Zhi send you to do?" Chen Yuan glanced at him and said coldly.

The officials of Tangshan Prefecture were rotten to the core, and it wasn't just Song Jingang and the Sky Patrol Division. There were also these officials in charge of political affairs and the people's livelihoods.

The one surnamed Wu was a prime example.

He had just killed Song Jingang and hadn't had time to deal with him, thinking of settling accounts later. A civil official couldn't turn the world upside down anyway, but he hadn't expected him to come looking for death.

"Lord Wu has prepared a banquet in the mansion and wishes to invite you to discuss the things you did in Lushui County." Mei Yong spoke eloquently.

"Go back and tell the one surnamed Wu that sending a mere subordinate official is not showing sincerity. If he wants to invite this envoy, let him come personally."

"Blue Envoy Chen, this humble official..."

"Get out."

With a wave of his sleeve, a surge of powerful Qi directly sent Mei Yong, who was kneeling on the ground, flying out of the Sky Patrol Hall, rolling away like trash.

Groaning, Mei Yong's eyes were filled with tears from the pain. He glared fiercely at Chen Yuan and turned to leave.

Seeming to see this scene, Mo Donghe sneered and said to Chen Yuan:

"Sir, this subordinate will personally see Minister Mei off."

"Go."

"This subordinate takes his leave."

"Yan Qing."

"Sir."

"Gather one hundred Sky Patrol Guards, surround the Prefecture within an hour, and bring the one surnamed Wu to the Sky Patrol Division's prison. Also, invite the former Prefectural Judge, Liu ZhengSong, Liu the Honorable, who is currently at leisure at home, to this place."

Since the Prefect had taken the initiative to show his head, Chen Yuan had no choice but to act immediately.

Fortunately, Tangshan Prefecture wasn't completely rotten. According to his investigation, this former Prefectural Judge, who was already at leisure at home, was a rather upright official, but he had been ostracized by the Tangshan government and had lost his power.

But his official rank was still there, and the Prefect didn't have the power to strip a sixth-rank Prefectural Judge of his official status.

Chen Yuan valued martial force and didn't know much about people's livelihoods and political affairs. Moreover, he still had to cultivate and couldn't free up his hands. If someone could assist him, it would save him a lot of effort.

Of course, the premise was to subdue this Prefectural Judge.

"Rest assured, sir, this subordinate will certainly handle it properly."

Yan Qing's expression turned serious, and he said solemnly.

"The rest of you, follow this envoy to the military camp outside the city!"

Chen Yuan's gaze sharpened, and he said coldly.

The Sky Patrol Division was already under his control, and any slight flaws could be easily eliminated. Catching the Prefecture off guard would not be difficult without a Profound Connection martial artist to guard it.

The only slightly tricky thing was the last part of the tripartite division of power, the military.

However, this was not a big deal for him. He wanted to take this opportunity to completely control the entire Tangshan Prefecture and then condense it into a force to obtain the Blood Bodhi and sweep away the martial world!

"Yes, this subordinate obeys."

"Yes, this subordinate..."

Those who followed Chen Yuan were all Sky Patrol Envoys who had previously been under Song Jingang. To avoid any other incidents, it was better to keep them by his side. In front of him, even if they had ulterior motives, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

At the entrance of the Tangshan Prefecture, a person was lying on a flatbed cart, covered in blood. If he couldn't still lift his head, he would probably be mistaken for a corpse.

This person was none other than Mei Yong, who had just gone to the Sky Patrol Division.

Mo Donghe had fulfilled his promise and did see him off, but he sent him off with thirty strokes of the cane, almost beating him to death.

He was so full of hatred that he couldn't understand why he was beaten. Was it because he didn't kneel when they first met?

Or was it because the Prefect sending him there had damaged the other party's reputation?

Mei Yong didn't know, but the only thing he knew was that he had to give Chen Yuan some eye drops. He, Mei Yong, was not so easy to beat!

As dusk approached, the constables guarding the entrance of the Prefecture looked warily at the flatbed cart in front of them. The person who had pulled the cart had run away as soon as he reached the place, and they felt that there was something wrong.

Could it be someone coming to report a case and seek justice?

The two constables exchanged glances and slowly drew the long sabers from their waists, walking towards the flatbed cart. They happened to see Mei Yong raising his head. Rubbing his eyes, he said in disbelief:

"M-Minister Mei?"

This was Mei Yong's pretentious title. Anyone who met him had better call him "Minister." If they called him "Sir" or by his official title, he would surely bear a grudge. "Are you blind, dogs? Hurry up and carry me in! I want to see the Prefect!" Mei Yong shouted loudly.

The two constables quickly put away their long sabers and helped Mei Yong into the Prefecture.

Inside the hall, Prefect Wu Zhi frowned, looking at Mei Yong and saying, "Who beat you up like this? Weren't you going to the Sky Patrol Division?"

Hearing this, the tears on Mei Yong's face couldn't help but fall, and he sobbed:

"Lord... Lord, the injuries on this humble one's buttocks were inflicted by the people of the Sky Patrol Division."

"What?" He narrowed his eyes. "Why did they hit you?"

"This humble one doesn't know either."

"Tell me what happened at the time."

"Today, this humble one, after reporting, met that Blue Envoy Chen and maintained my integrity, saying that Your Lordship had asked me to invite him to a banquet. He wanted this humble one to kneel, but this humble one would rather die than kneel. After that..."

"Is that so?"

Wu Zhi looked at Mei Yong suspiciously. No one knew his personality better than he did. Where was there any sign of a scholar's integrity? A little intimidation and he would probably kneel.

"These humble ones words are witnessed by heaven. If there is one lie, then let me..."

"Let you what?"

Mei Yong gritted his teeth. "Then let me be hacked to death by a thousand cuts!"

"Is Chen Yuan really so rude?"

Wu Zhi frowned. He had of course heard of Chen Yuan, the most prominent figure in the past two days, who had brazenly killed Song Jingang. He hadn't slept well last night, fearing that the other party would come for him as well.

After all, he was also colluding with Song Jingang, and he had also been involved in the blood sacrifice.

He woke up before dawn today and, after thinking about it, decided to take the initiative to contact this Chen Yuan to see if he could befriend him, or at least not make an enemy of him.

He didn't want to provoke such a powerful enemy.

But what he didn't expect was that this Chen Yuan wouldn't give him any face at all and even had his men beat his people. He was truly lawless.

Seeing Wu Zhi's face change unpredictably, Mei Yong hardened his heart and continued to cry:

"Lord, this Chen Yuan isn't just hitting this humble one's buttocks, he's practically slapping your face!"

"Shut up, you useless thing."

His thoughts were suddenly interrupted by this cry, and Wu Zhi scolded directly.

Mei Yong's words were choked back, and he dared not say anything more.

"L-Lord... Sir, something bad has happened... outside..."

Suddenly, a constable burst in from outside, running in breathlessly, with great horror on his face, as if he had seen something terrible.

"Why are you so flustered? What kind of behavior is that? What happened outside?" Wu Zhi took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.

As the chief official in charge of a Prefecture, Wu Zhi still had this kind of demeanor.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, the constable quickly said:

"Outside... outside, the Prefecture has been surrounded by people from the Sky Patrol Division, and they've already... already started killing their way in."

"What?!"

Mei Yong, who was leaning against the chair, exclaimed and fell to the ground.

Wu Zhi couldn't sit still at this moment, glaring at the constable:

"How dare Chen Yuan? Who gave him the guts to attack the Prefecture!"

The imperial court divided power in the lower prefectures into three parts: the military, the Sky Patrol Division, and the Prefecture, each in charge of one area. Although the Prefecture's power was not as great as the Sky Patrol Division's in a strict sense, he was nominally the highest-ranking official in the entire Tangshan Prefecture.

Rank five!

But now, Chen Yuan, the fifth-rank Blue Envoy of the Sky Patrol, actually had people attack the Prefecture. Was he trying to rebel?

Before he could continue speaking, the sounds of shouting and killing outside grew louder and louder.

Suppressing the fear in his heart, Wu Zhi took a deep breath and said to the constable:

"You go and resist quickly. This official has other ways to stop these people."

The constable lowered his head, nodded a few times, grasped the saber in his hand, and turned to leave. Wu Zhi quickly took off the official uniform on his body, and his eyes moved as he looked at Mei Yong:

"How has this official treated you?"

Even if Mei Yong was stupid at this moment, he knew what Wu Zhi was going to do, lowering his head and not daring to respond. Wu Zhi snorted coldly, threw the official uniform on the ground, and was about to run away, but before he could make any move,

suddenly, the constable roared, and then fell silent. Wu Zhi's body trembled, knowing that the man was dead.

"Surround the hall!"

A cold voice rang out, and a dozen Sky Patrol Guards quickly rushed into the hall.

Wu Zhi sighed in his heart, knowing that things were irreparable, and fell into the chair.

Yan Qing, dressed in black cloud attire, walked into the hall expressionlessly, and saw Wu Zhi sitting at the head of the hall and Mei Yong leaning against the chair below.

"Are you Wu Zhi?"

"Impudent! How dare you call this official by his name?" Wu Zhi questioned.

"A dog who lost his home still dares to show off?" Yan Qing sneered, seeming somewhat disdainful.

Mei Yong hurriedly said:

"Lord, this person is Wu Zhi, who has harmed the people for many years and driven this humble one to do many evil things for him. Please quickly capture this thief and offer him to Blue Envoy."

Mei Yong smiled flatteringly.

"You dare to betray me, you dog?!" Wu Zhi stared at him.

Mei Yong didn't even look at him, and went straight to Yan Qing:

"This lord, this humble one has always been loyal to Blue Envoy. I hope that the lord can spare my life. In the future, I will definitely build a shrine for the lord and worship you every day."

"In a little while, someone come and hack this villain to death with random knives and throw him out to feed the dogs."

Yan Qing hated this kind of two-faced villain the most, it was simply a death sentence. Seeing this, several Sky Patrol Guards looked at each other, stepped forward, and drew their Wild Goose Winged Sabers to hack at him.

Fresh blood splattered on Wu Zhi's face, but he laughed, seeming to have thought of the vicious oath that Mei Yong had made not long ago, which now seemed to have come true.

However, soon his heart sank, thinking of his own end, and he couldn't help but break out in goosebumps.

"Who are you? Where is Blue Envoy Chen?" Wu Zhi tried to maintain his composure.

"Do you think you are worthy to meet Blue Envoy? It is enough for Yan to take you." The Prefect's strength was not strong, and now there was only one Qi Condensation martial artist guarding it, who was directly killed by Yan Qing with three sabers.

"This official is a fifth-rank official, Prefect of Tangshan. Chen Yuan attacked the Prefecture for no reason. Isn't he afraid that this matter will be exposed?"

"Since we dare to arrest you, we are not afraid of any consequences. You should know in your heart how many evil things you have done as a corrupt official. Do you need to list them one by one?"

Yan Qing said in a deep voice.

"Ridiculous, even if this official is guilty, it should not be the Sky Patrol Division who arrests me. Furthermore, what evidence do you have that you dare to be so disrespectful to a fifth-rank official!"

Wu Zhi was still quite confident in the face of a Sky Patrol Envoy.

Yan Qing glanced at him and said coldly:

"The Sky Patrol Division doesn't need evidence to arrest people!"