novelden Chapter 169 Azure Dragon Society
Chapter 169 Azure Dragon Society
Chapter 169 Azure Dragon Society
Lin Fei knew that Yan Yan's unusual behavior must be because she wanted something from him, but he never expected that she would ask him to borrow the Heavenly Thunder.
You must know that the power of heavenly lightning is one of the most violent and ferocious forces in the world. Even experts at the acupoint realm are in dire need of life under heavenly lightning. I wonder what this girl wants to do with heavenly lightning.
Thinking of the Yan family of Jiangxi County, a family famous for their corpse-refining techniques, Lin Fei couldn't help but wonder if this girl had some secret corpse-refining method that required the use of his Heavenly Thunder power.
"If you're asking to borrow my Heavenly Thunder for corpse refining, then there's no need to say anything more, young lady," Lin Fei refused outright. Leaving aside the fact that his Nine Heavens Thunder Array consumes a large amount of merit points each time it's used, the corpse refining method itself is hardly respectable, and Lin Fei would never use his most valuable skill for such an evil and unorthodox practice.
"Hmph, fine, don't lend it then! You scoundrel, don't look down on the art of corpse refining!" Seeing Lin Fei's decisive refusal, Yan Yan was clearly also angry. She stomped her foot and turned to leave in a huff.
"This Miss Yan is a rare beauty. How can you be so clueless about romance?" Jiang Zhilan looked at Lin Fei with a half-smile, her eyes full of teasing.
"That crazy girl, I'm trying to avoid her as much as possible, so please don't joke around with me, Officer Jiang." Lin Fei felt a bit exasperated and quickly said, "Now that the mission is complete, let's set off as soon as possible and return to the capital!"
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At the Qinghe County dock, just as when Lin Fei and his companions were first welcomed, Magistrate Sun personally escorted them to the ferry.
Unlike when he came before, Magistrate Sun made a grand entrance this time, bringing not only all the county officials, but also respected local elders from the county town.
Eliminating demons and protecting the people was not only Lin Fei's achievement, but also a significant one in Magistrate Sun's resume.
He had been stuck in the position of county magistrate of Qinghe County for ten years, and perhaps he could take a step further based on this achievement and reputation.
"Your Excellencies have traveled a long and arduous journey to rid the people of Qinghe County of demons and monsters. On behalf of all the people of Qinghe County, I bid you farewell!" Amidst the cheers of Magistrate Sun and the people of Qinghe County, Lin Fei and Jiang Zhilan left Qinghe County for Jiangxia County.
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The most convenient way to return to the capital is, of course, for the two of them to travel on their own. With their cultivation levels, their speed would be much faster than that of a carriage or similar means of transport.
However, since the two were on official business this time, it would be in accordance with the rules to return to the capital via the official post station.
The official post station in Jiangxia City was dozens of miles away from the Jiangxia Wharf. At the wharf, there were also people from the official post station who welcomed and saw off officials traveling to and from various county towns.
As soon as Lin Fei and his group disembarked, they found the people at the official post station and asked them to take them to Jiangxia Post Station.
The carriage had traveled about halfway when the driver stopped it and said to the two people inside, "My lords, there is a teahouse ahead. Please rest for a while, and I will feed the horses before we continue our journey."
Since they had already finished their business and weren't in a hurry, the two ordered a pot of tea at the teahouse, intending to rest for a while before continuing their journey.
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In the teahouse, there was only an old tea master, not even a single customer, and even the coachman who fed the horses had disappeared.
Lin Fei suddenly put down his teacup and said to Jiang Zhilan, "Captain Jiang, you should go to Jiangxia County first. I'll come back to find you later."
"Hmph, they're just a few petty scoundrels. They don't need to let me leave first, do they?" Jiang Zhilan sneered. "You lot have been hiding long enough. Come out! Why are you sneaking around?"
As soon as Jiang Zhilan finished speaking, more than a dozen people walked in from all around the teahouse. They were all dressed exactly the same, wearing blue robes and face masks.
On that face mask was embroidered a lifelike blue dragon.
"As expected of a master with enhanced hearing, I knew I couldn't hide it from you." One of the group, who seemed to be the leader, chuckled.
"People from the Azure Dragon Society?" Jiang Zhilan frowned as she looked at the group's attire. "Do you know who we are? How dare you come looking for trouble?"
"Jiang Zhilan, the top constable of Tianmen Prefecture, nicknamed 'Colorful Phoenix'." The leader of the men in blue laughed, "Constable Jiang, the person we are looking for is not you, and we do not want to make enemies with Tianmen Prefecture. If you want to leave, we will not make things difficult for you."
"What arrogance!" Jiang Zhilan sneered. "You people from the Azure Dragon Society dare to attack the people of the Heavenly Gate? Are you trying to rebel?"
"We were merely following orders from above," the leader in blue said calmly. "Since Officer Jiang refuses to leave, we have no choice but to offend him!"
The leader in blue shouted, "Take him down, dead or alive!"
The other party knew perfectly well that Lin Fei and his companion were from Tianmen Prefecture, and that there was even a top constable from Tianmen Prefecture present, yet they still dared to be so arrogant. Their audacity was truly extraordinary.
The Azure Dragon Society, along with the Iron-Blooded Banner Sect, the Great River Gang, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Manor, is known as one of the four major gangs in the world. Its power is naturally extraordinary. However, for them to dare to attack the people of the Heavenly Gate, besides the Azure Dragon Society's own immense power, there must be someone backing them up.
In other words, even if Lin Fei and his companion died here, there would be people in the Southern Tang court who would clean up the mess for the Azure Dragon Society, and it wouldn't pose a threat to the Azure Dragon Society itself. Otherwise, the Azure Dragon Society wouldn't dare to openly attack the head constable of Tianmen Prefecture on the official road.
The coachman, who disappeared under the pretext of feeding the horses, is the best evidence. It seems that the coachman also received orders from above and intentionally brought Lin Fei and his companion to this teahouse.
"It seems that some people in the capital are still harboring wicked intentions!" Lin Fei thought to himself with a cold laugh.
He didn't know that the person who had prompted the Azure Dragon Society to attack him was the Second Prince, or his supporters, or even the sorcerer He Feng. However, the fact that these people were relentlessly pursuing him and even wanted his life had already ignited Lin Fei's anger.
He narrowed his eyes, channeling his inner energy into them to examine the cultivation levels of these men in blue robes.
These dozen or so people in blue robes were all experts at the Acupoint Realm, and the leader of the blue-robed group had already opened up all five acupoints. In terms of cultivation alone, he was even above Lin Fei and on par with Jiang Zhilan.
The Azure Dragon Society, hailed as one of the four great gangs in the world, wields influence not only in the Southern Tang Kingdom but also in the Northern Han Kingdom. Such a formidable force is indeed capable of extraordinary actions.