"Sir, this commoner encountered bandits on his way to the Sand City. The leader of the bandits was a deserter from the Secret Battalion.
"Originally, we had already subdued the bandits and should have handed them over to you to deal with. However, we had an accomplice of the bandits among us. He relied on the fact that he was stronger than us and forcefully let the bandits go.
"At this moment, he is among the crowd. I hope that you can uphold justice for us and eliminate this evil for the sake of the common people!"
It had to be said that Ma Qiang was very quick-witted. He knew that the General of the Secret Battalion had a noble status, so he did not approach General Zhao. Instead, he knelt on the ground with a thud when he was about ten meters away from him and began to complain to General Zhao.
"Oh, such a thing actually happened? What is that person's name? Tell me! "After hearing Ma Qiang's words, General Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly and asked solemnly.
As the General of the Secret Battalion, he hated deserters the most. Therefore, when he heard Ma Qiang's words, he was rather angry. Furthermore, when he saw that Xing Jue was safe and sound, he was in a good mood. Therefore, he decided to meddle in the affairs of the common people today!
"Sir, it's him. His name is Xing Jue!"
After hearing that they were looking for the general, Ma Qiang was overjoyed. He turned around and pointed at Xing Jue, who was standing in the crowd with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face, in front of the carriage.
However, Ma Qiang did not understand why Xing Jue was looking at him with a look of pity even though Xing Jue was clearly on the brink of disaster. However, he completely understood this confusion in the next moment.
"How dare you, unruly commoner! How dare you accuse Lord Xing Jue?
"Guards, capture this unruly commoner and send him to the slave camp to be a slave for life!"
After hearing Ma Qiang's words, General Zhao was instantly enraged. He had never expected that this unruly commoner would actually accuse Xing Jue in front of him. It should be known that Xing Jue was someone that even he was wary of. This was because Xing Jue was backed by the Starfall Dynasty's supreme Emperor.
Thus, without saying a word, he waved his sleeve and ordered his men to capture Ma Qiang. The guards behind him also didn't hesitate and stepped forward. Then, he used a special chain to tie Ma Qiang up.
"Ah ~ ~ ~ ~"
These soldiers were extremely ruthless. The chains were so tight that they almost pierced into Ma Qiang's skin, causing him to cry out in pain. At this moment, the soldiers who were binding Ma Qiang were as angry as General Zhao. They wished that they could directly sentence him to death.
If Xing Jue had not stopped Xue Mei yesterday and allowed them to escape, they would have been dead by now. However, Ma Qiang had wrongly accused Xing Jue. How could they let him have his way?
"This, this, this, what is going on?"
"Did I hear wrongly? Did I just hear the general say Lord Xing Jue? "
Looking at the dramatic scene before them, the villagers widened their eyes and mouths. It was as if they simply did not dare to believe everything that was happening before their eyes and their own ears.
"Your subordinate pays his respects to Lord Xing Jue!!!"
However, just as the villagers were at a loss, filled with doubt, and even wondering if they had heard wrongly, General Zhao had already brought a large group of Heavenly Secret Battalion soldiers and arrived before Xing Jue. Furthermore, under his lead, they uniformly knelt before Xing Jue.
At this moment, the villagers were completely stunned. Even Xiaoming and his grandfather, as well as Liu Lele, who was very grateful to Xing Jue, were completely stunned.
The general of the Heavenly Secret Battalion was kneeling before him and addressing him as Lord. Although they could not imagine what kind of status Xing Jue had, they knew that Xing Jue's status was definitely higher than that of the general of the Heavenly Secret Battalion.
The general of the Heavenly Secret Battalion was already supreme. In their eyes, he was like a god. As for a status higher than the general, they simply did not dare to continue thinking about it.
As for Ma Qiang, he was completely dumbfounded. He had originally wanted to use the incident of Xing Jue releasing the bandits to trick Xing Jue in order to take revenge on Xing Jue for capturing his cousin's heart. However, he had never imagined that Xing Jue's status would be so high.
"Hehehehe ~ ~ ~"
At this moment, Ma Qiang's heart was like dead ashes. Suddenly, he started laughing foolishly. His laughter was extremely strange. He was no longer normal. He had actually gone mad. Of course, he had originally planned to enter the Heavenly Secret Battalion. However, because he wanted to harm Xing Jue, he would have to face the life of a slave. If it were anyone else, they would not be able to accept all of this.
Xing Jue completely ignored the gazes of the crowd because he had already guessed that once his identity was announced, these villagers who had not seen much of the world were destined to be like this.
Afterwards, Xing Jue briefly bid farewell to Xiaoming and his grandfather. Then, under the extremely regretful gazes of the villagers, he entered the Sand City under the escort of General Zhao.
"Sigh, I never imagined that I would have such a great person sitting beside me just now."
"I actually did not cherish the opportunity to interact with such a person. Now that I think about it, I finally understand what it means to be too late for regrets."
After Xing Jue and the others entered the Sand City, the villagers once again boarded the carriages, taking advantage of the fact that the gates of the Sand City were not closed. At this moment, many of the villagers in the carriages began to sigh, and there were even some who shed tears of regret. That appearance was like a mountain of gold flying away in front of their eyes.
However, there was only one person in the carriage who did not say anything. She only tightly grasped the long dress draped over her body and gently sniffed the scent of the dress. Her face, which was not bad, was filled with gratitude.
Naturally, Xing Jue did not know that the villagers in the carriage were repenting for not being able to form a relationship with him. However, he did learn about what had happened along the way.
However, what surprised Xing Jue was that it had only been a day since he entered the underground palace with Xue Mei. It turned out that it had only happened last night. Moreover, Xing Jue knew that after General Zhao and the others escaped from the Li Residence, they did not return.
Therefore, after entering the Sand City, Xing Jue did not return to the county office to rest. Instead, he led a large group of people to the Li Residence. This was because he wanted to see if he could still enter the underground palace, and he was very worried about Xue Mei's safety.
However, what made Xing Fa helpless was that the Li Residence's back garden, which was supposed to have turned into an abyss, was restored to its previous state of chaos. The ground that was supposed to have caved in was actually filled up, and it was impossible to tell that this place had caved in before.
However, Xing Jue was only helpless, but not shocked. This was because Xing Jue had already expected this change. The strength of Xue Mei's parents when they were alive could not be underestimated. They came from the legendary Soul Source World, and there would definitely be other mysteries in the ruins set up by such experts.
"Sir, how did you get out of the city?"
"That demonic woman, how is she now?"
Just as Xing Jue looked at the abandoned area under the night sky and sighed helplessly, General Zhao finally could not help but ask. This was because he had always been curious about how Xing Jue got out of the Sand City and how he mingled with the villagers. Most importantly, he wanted to know where Xue Mei had gone.
"General Zhao, to tell you the truth, there's a mystery under the garden. There's an underground palace."
"That's the palace that Xue Mei's parents left for her. Yesterday, when I was fighting with Xue Mei, her power accidentally triggered the mechanism of the underground palace, so both of us fell into it."
"Fortunately, I found an undercurrent in the underground palace, and I escaped from that undercurrent."
Hearing General Zhao's question, Xing Jue did not hide anything and answered truthfully, "Because I followed the undercurrent far away, I traveled with the villagers."
"Something like that actually happened? Then, Sir, shouldn't we immediately issue a kill order for Xue Mei?"
After hearing Xing Jue's words, General Zhao's face revealed a look of astonishment. Although he had not seen it with his own eyes, he could imagine just how amazing the so-called palace was just by hearing Xing Jue's description.
After all, General Zhao had also come from the mortal world and had seen the world. Therefore, he knew that when there was a huge disparity in strength, it was best not to touch the ruins left behind by a super expert. Therefore, he did not have any ideas about the underground palace.
"There's no need. The underground palace isn't a treasure. It's a trap set up by Xue Mei's parents to prevent her from harming the world. She'll be trapped once she enters and will never come out again!"
Xing Jue said with a smile. He did not really want Xue Mei to become a wanted criminal because he knew that the Tianji Battalion's wanted order was very powerful and spread throughout the empire. If Xue Mei did not die but was wanted, then it would be very difficult for her in the future.
Most importantly, he had witnessed Xue Mei's powerful strength. He was afraid that Xue Mei would be pressured too much, which would trigger her repressed brutal nature and lead to a massacre that she should not have.
"Sigh, how pitiful parents are. It's rare to see such righteous parents!"
General Zhao did not doubt Xing Jue's words at all. Therefore, he did not ask further about the matter. Instead, he discussed with Xing Jue what kind of reward Xing Jue would receive when he returned to the Tianji Battalion.
He also revealed to Xing Jue what the Marshal had said to him back then. As long as Xing Jue could solve this case, the Marshal would make an exception and promote Xing Jue to be the General of the Tianji Battalion.
Xing Jue was very excited when he found out about this. After all, becoming a General meant that he would receive greater authority. In an empire like this, authority meant everything. Although Xing Jue would have to leave this place sooner or later, he needed sufficient authority to protect his own interests before that.
That night, Xing Jue slept very well. Perhaps it was because he was too tired, but Xing Jue slept until dawn. He did not dream of anything. He only felt that his body had enjoyed a very good rest.
However, the next morning, when Xing Jue opened his eyes and was about to start his beautiful day, he heard extremely bad news. It was that the highest commander of the Tianji Battalion in the Starfall Empire, the Marshal of the Tianji Battalion, Xiao Ding, had suddenly fallen ill. Unexpectedly, he suddenly contracted a strange and serious illness, and his life was hanging by a thread.
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