Old He's corpse landed on the ground, his head separated from his body. Countless gazes turned over as their hearts pounded violently. All of them stared in shock at this sudden change.
Qin Wentian acted on the spot, killing an immortal emperor.
"Little He." The eyes of the old man in the air trembled as he stared at the ground that was dyed red with blood. His eyes flashed with a terrifying killing intent. Many people from the Ancient River Auction House rushed over. When they saw Old He's corpse, their bodies were all trembling from anger.
Qin Wentian actually dared to kill him? How could he dare to kill him?
The spectators were all frightened silly. This was especially so for the pavilion lords of the transaction pavilions. At this moment, it was as though a bucket of cold water was poured over their heads. They instantly became more clear-headed and only now did they understand what level of conflict they were participating in. Did they even have the qualifications to participate?
Old He was an immortal emperor from the Ancient River Auction House. Qin Wentian killed him just like that, he didn't even say a word. Old He wanted to obstruct the people from the governor's manor? Qin Wentian simply killed him with a single glance.
Although they were the pavilion lords of the transaction pavilions, Qin Wentian even dared to kill Old He. What did they count for? They were merely subordinates of the Ancient River Auction House. Right now, how could they not understand that the governor's manor wanted to make an example out of them. Just when the people of the northern city regions gradually forgot about this character and the governor's manor, Qin Wentian appeared.
Everyone treated the governor's manor as a symbol of cowardice and incompetence. But at this moment, the governor's manor descended from the sky, arriving at the Ancient River Auction House.
"People of the governor's manor listen up. Immediately carry out my orders. For those who dare to obstruct the investigation, they will be executed immediately." Qin Wentian spat out once more. This time around, the weight of his voice was even heavier compared to before, and it was filled with an iron-blooded aura.
"Yes, Governor." The experts from the governor's manor replied in unison. During these years, although they all feared Governor Qin Wentian, they also knew that the governor's manor was looked down upon by others outside. Their reputation was extremely bad. The other governor's manors in the other regions were all extremely imposing. Only their governor's manor had no prestige at all in the northern city regions. Everyone dared to antagonize them. Every year, when they collected the tributes, it was as though they were begging someone.
They had been suppressing their anger for a long time. Now, the Lord Commander, who had endured for decades, had finally made his move. They could all smell the iron blood, the scent of a ferocious beast. Ever since Qin Wentian killed the three deputy commanders, they understood that this was a ferocious beast. Although it had been silent for many years, now, it had finally revealed its sharp fangs.
The gazes of the people from the Ancient River Auction House turned to the old man. This old man was the leader of the Ancient River Auction House, yet at this moment, he was exceptionally calm. He stared at the corpses on the ground as he coldly spoke, "Let them investigate."
Clearly, he understood that Qin Wentian was serious now. If they tried to stop him, it would be the same as declaring war.
Also, Qin Wentian had a good reason to do this. He only acted in the name of helping them investigate the case and acted with lightning speed. Their allies hadn't arrived yet. If they fought now, even if their immortal emperors weren't at a disadvantage, with Qin Wentian and the Evil Emperor present, they would definitely be defeated. Qin Wentian would directly kill them. At that time, they wouldn't even be alive anymore. Where would they go to seek justice?
The more it was like this, the more they had to endure.
Everyone had expressions of rage on their faces as they clenched their fists. They wanted nothing more than to kill their way out but they didn't move, obeying the old man's command.
The old man didn't hide anything. He took out his messaging crystal in front of Qin Wentian and sent a strand of immortal sense into it. Everyone naturally knew what he was doing. Qin Wentian knew as well but he only quietly watched on.
Today, no matter who came, it was useless.
The immortal emperors of the governor's manor locked down all the major locations of the Ancient River Auction House. The experts of the governor's manor entered and began their search. Qin Wentian and the Evil Emperor stood outside, coldly watching everything.
"Governor Qin, my Ancient River Auction House still has some status in the northern city regions. Have you thought about the consequences of your actions?" After the old man transmitted his voice, he stared at Qin Wentian as he calmly spoke.
"Didn't the Ancient River Auction House want me to investigate what happened during these years? Now that this seat has started to investigate, what do you mean by saying this?" Qin Wentian stood with his hands behind his back, coldly staring at the old man.
"Governor Qin truly knows how to act. Everyone in Lifire City knows that Governor Qin was born a bandit and they also know why you became a governor. Hence, I suggest for Governor Qin that no matter what you do, you have to consider the consequences in case you make a mistake." The old man continued, his calm voice containing no anger at all, yet there was a hint of threat in it.
Qin Wentian's eyes flashed with coldness. Threatening him? Very well.
Very swiftly, a person was brought out. This person was a peak-stage immortal king. He coldly stared at Qin Wentian, "Lord Governor, what do you mean by this?"
Qin Wentian glanced at him but didn't say anything. He simply waited quietly.
More and more people were brought out. Upon seeing this scene, the expression of the old man changed as a strange light flashed in his eyes.
So it turned out that the governor's manor had been planning for this for a very long time.
Today, they truly came prepared.
From afar, more and more experts arrived. Gradually, the area outside the Ancient River Auction House became so crowded that not even a drop of water could trickle through.
Although the Ancient River Auction House was a major auction house in the northern city regions, they had never seen such a grand scene before.
The governor's manor has been silent for so many years. The moment they acted, they wanted to deal with the Ancient River Auction House. How could they not attract attention? Also, this also concerned the benefits of the various major powers. After all, in the past tens of years, there were very few people who paid tribute to the governor's manor. Hence, the confrontation between the governor's manor and the Ancient River Auction House this time around was extremely significant. Many people wanted to see how this matter would develop.
In the air, a few extremely tyrannical powers arrived. There were quite a few immortal emperors among them, including peak-stage immortal emperors. They directly came to the side of the Ancient River Auction House, the location closest to the eye of the storm as they stared at the people from the governor's manor.
Clearly, these people came with ill intentions.
However, Qin Wentian didn't even bother to lift his head to glance at them. He continued standing there with his hands behind his back, quietly standing there. In fact, he even closed his eyes, meditating. That handsome face of his was extremely mesmerizing. Many beautiful female cultivators stared at him with a bright light in their eyes, filled with admiration.
Young, handsome, powerful, iron-blooded. It has been many years since such a dazzling governor appeared in the northern city regions.
Finally, many people were brought to the side of Qin Wentian. The people from the governor's manor gradually returned. The old man from the Ancient River Auction House coldly spoke, "Lord governor, what do you want to do exactly?"
"Evil Emperor, I'll leave this to you." Qin Wentian closed his eyes as he spoke.
"Mhm." The Evil Emperor nodded. His eyes gleamed with a terrifying demonic light as he took a step forward.
"Hold on." The old man roared. "Governor Qin, what do you want the Evil Emperor to do?"
"Naturally, it's to investigate the case." Qin Wentian replied.
"Investigate the case? Why did you capture the people of my Ancient River Auction House?" The old man coldly questioned.
"Maybe, there's a problem with them and the Ancient River Auction House didn't discover it. Since my governor's manor wants to investigate the matters of the Ancient River Auction House during these years, we will naturally do our best. Why? Do you want to obstruct me?" Qin Wentian opened his eyes as an incomparably resplendent beam of light shot out. This beam of light was even sharper than swords, directly piercing into the eyes of the old man.
The old man's heart trembled. He coldly spoke, "Qin Wentian, don't go too overboard."
"Evil Emperor." Qin Wentian ignored the old man and spoke. The eyes of the Evil Emperor turned extremely demonic as a jade-green light flashed. He stared at one of the guards. That person's eyes also flickered with a strange green light. His expression seemed a little wooden, like he wasn't clear-headed.
"Twenty years ago, there were a few cases of theft in the Ancient River Auction House. Do you know anything about this?" The Evil Emperor asked.
"I understand." That person nodded and replied.
"What happened exactly?" The Evil Emperor asked again.
"The governor's manor is about to collect the tributes. In order to have an excuse not to pay the tributes, my auction house put on a show." That person replied.
"Shut up!" The old man roared, his voice like thunder, causing the soul of that person to tremble. After that, the jade-green light in his eyes vanished. When he stared at the cold eyes of the old man, his countenance instantly turned pale.
"Evil Emperor, continue." Qin Wentian spoke.
"Mhm, Zhu Yan. Eight years ago, I heard that you spoke about an incident ten years ago in the inn. About an assassin from your Ancient River Auction House being assassinated, is this true?" The Evil Emperor directly asked. "Yes, that person is someone we wanted to get rid of.
And it just so happens that the governor's manor is about to collect the tributes, we can use this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and kill him. After that, we ordered people to inform the governor's manor to investigate this matter. Naturally, the governor's manor wouldn't be able to find out. Not only for this incident, every time before the tribute date arrives, we would always do something. Even if we don't pay the tributes, we would at least find an excuse. The governor's manor is cowardly, we just need to do something and there's no need to worry about them finding out. They are just a bunch of trash. "A mocking smile appeared on Zhu Yan's face as he slowly revealed the truth.
Silence filled the air. That old man's chest heaved up and down, he was so angry that his entire body was trembling. His gaze slowly turned over and landed on the Evil Emperor, "Is this enough? Evil Emperor, who doesn't know of your capabilities? You can make them say whatever you want them to say. If you want to pin a crime on someone, you can always find a pretext. Isn't your methods a little too despicable?"
"Despicable methods?" The Evil Emperor stared at that old man. "Your Ancient River Auction House has used all sorts of shameless methods. You actually have the face to say these words?"
"Hmph, there's no meaning in arguing with you." That old man glanced at Qin Wentian. "I'm asking Governor Qin what do you want to do? If you want to deal with my Ancient River Auction House, you can just say it out loud. Why must you use such methods to frame us?"
"I heard that during these years, because Governor Qin didn't collect enough tributes, every time you head to the Lifire Palace, you would be looked down on by your colleagues. Most probably, it wouldn't be easy for you to explain this to the Lifire Empyrean. Hence, you decided to do such a thing?" A voice rang out. Everyone turned their gazes to the air. The person who spoke was someone from another major power. His face had a mocking look on it. Clearly, he was here to help the Ancient River Auction House!
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