The first rays of the morning sun spread across the land and illuminated the entire Red Rock City. A new day had begun.
At the city gate!
With Young Master Tianqing at the lead, almost all the cultivators in Red Rock City stood at the city gate and waited silently for the arrival of the Patrol Master!
No one spoke. Everyone held their breaths and stood there motionlessly with their hands by their sides. Only the sound of the wind could be heard in the air.
At this moment!
On the distant horizon, a group of people suddenly appeared in everyone's field of vision. The group was moving at an extremely fast speed. In just a few moments, they were only ten miles away from Young Master Tianqing and the rest.
Ten miles was enough for Young Master Tianqing and the rest to see everything clearly. Therefore, Young Master Tianqing and the rest could clearly see the middle-aged man at the front of the group.
It was one of the Ten Great Patrols of the Water Cloud Sacred Ground, Shen Tuxiong!
"Greetings, Lord Patrol Master!" Young Master Tianqing was neither servile nor overbearing. He bowed slightly and greeted Lord Patrol Master Shen Tuxiong.
"En!" Shen Tuxiong was tall and burly. His entire body was muscular and strong. His angular face was filled with righteousness and he looked extremely valiant. Facing the polite greeting from Young Master Tianqing, the new Saint of the Water Cloud Sacred Ground, he did not show too much enthusiasm or coldness. He simply accepted everything in a natural manner.
"Greetings, Lord Patrol Master!"
Han Wenye, Wang Tianming and the rest behind Young Master Tianqing, as well as the ordinary disciples of the Water Cloud Sacred Ground, all knelt on one knee and greeted respectfully.
"En, all of you may rise!"
Shen Tuxiong said. His voice was deep and deep. Then, he jumped down from the unknown leopard-type scorpion-tailed beast and faced everyone.
The group of guards behind him, as well as his entourage, all got off their horses and stood quietly, waiting for Shen Tuxiong's orders.
"Lord Patrol Master must be tired from the journey. Why don't you enter the city to rest for a while before patrolling and assessing the entire city?" Young Master Tianqing asked.
"Young Master Tianqing, why did you leave the Sacred Ground and return to Red Rock City …?" Shen Tuxiong did not respond to Young Master Tianqing's words. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and asked a question.
"I'm following the orders of my master and the elders to tour the various cities and use my name, Star Glory to show the strength of our Aqua Cloud Holy Land. After that, we'll make preparations for the Holy Land's recruitment of new disciples a month from now!" Young Master Tianqing replied calmly.
"Oh, I see!" Shen Tu Xiong nodded his head in understanding. Then, his tone suddenly turned cold as he said indifferently, "Young master Qing probably didn't have an official position when he returned to Red Rock City, nor did he have the right to participate in Red Rock City's administrative matters!"
"Since that's the case, I'll give you a word of advice. If it's not your business, don't casually interfere. Otherwise, it's very easy to attract the attention of others and cause unnecessary trouble!"
Hearing Shen Tuxiong's words, Young Master Tianqing's calm eyes flashed coldly.
There were a total of ten Patrols in the Watercloud Sacred Ground. According to the established order, there would be a new Patrol Master every year. He would patrol the eight hundred cities in Tianqi County and assess the specific administrative affairs of each city before making a final evaluation. Then, the elders of the Watercloud Sacred Ground would decide the fate of the officials and the development plans of each city!
Among the ten Patrols, Shen Tuxiong was definitely the odd one out!
Compared to the other Patrols, Shen Tuxiong was just and plainspoken. He abhorred evil, but his abhorrence of evil was a little too much.
In his eyes, he could not tolerate even the slightest mistake. Just like when young master Tianqing came to Red Rock City to welcome him, he did not care about young master Tianqing's courteous treatment. Instead, he cared that young master Tianqing did not have the right to interfere in the affairs of Red Rock City. Therefore, he was immediately unhappy and questioned young master Tianqing without holding back.
Of course, Young Master Tianqing wasn't happy about Shen Tuxiong's questioning.
Although he did not have the right to interfere in the specific affairs of Red Rock City in name, this was already considered a tacit unspoken rule in the Watercloud Sacred Ground. No one would feel that it was wrong. Now that he had kindly brought people to welcome Shen Tuxiong outside the city, not only was Shen Tuxiong not polite, but Shen Tuxiong was also questioning him. How could Young Master Tianqing not be furious?
However, Young Master Tianqing quickly calmed down because he knew that Shen Tuxiong was such a person. He wouldn't be able to reason with Shen Tuxiong. Rather than that, he might as well admit his mistake and continue to act according to the circumstances.
"Tianqing knows his mistake!" Young Master Tianqing bowed and said in an extremely cold voice.
"It's fine as long as you know your mistake. However, since you have already made a mistake, you must be punished. Otherwise, is there a need for the rules of the Sacred Ground to exist?" Shen Tuxiong said indifferently, "I will write a letter to your Master later. When you return to the Sacred Ground, your Master will confine you for ten days!"
"Yes!" Young Master Tianqing's expression turned even colder as he replied.
"Alright, let's enter the city!" Shen Tuxiong glanced at Young Master Tianqing and ordered.
Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, and the ordinary disciples of the Watercloud Sacred Ground hurriedly opened up a path and stood by the side to welcome Shen Tuxiong into the city.
Shen Tuxiong lifted his foot and walked in, but he suddenly stopped after taking a step. He then frowned and looked around. "Where are the City Lord, Shangguan Chen, and the rest? Why didn't they come out to welcome me? "
Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, and the rest didn't dare to speak and lowered their heads.
"What's going on? What happened in Red Rock City? " Shen Tu Xiong suddenly felt a sense of doubt. He scanned his surroundings with his sharp gaze and realized that not only was Shangguan Chen not present, all of Shangguan Chen's subordinates were also missing. The number of administrative officials in Red Rock City seemed to have decreased significantly.
Still, no one spoke. The air froze and the surroundings were deathly silent.
"Tianqing, what happened in Red Rock City?" Shen Tuxiong turned his head and asked Young Master Tianqing coldly.
"A few days ago, the City Lord, Shangguan Chen, massacred the Golden Roc Trading Company, the Windward Formation Guild, the Sun Family, the He Family, and the Qing Gang. He caused heavy casualties in Red Rock City. Since I don't have the authority to punish Shangguan Chen, I could only imprison him and his subordinates in the City Lord's Mansion!" Young Master Tianqing said indifferently. "Now that Lord Patrol is here, Shangguan Chen and the rest are at your disposal!"
"What?" Shen Tuxiong was instantly enraged when he heard Young Master Tianqing's words. He shouted sternly, "Shangguan Chen actually dared to do such a thing? Men, enter the city and arrest Shangguan Chen! "
"Yes, Lord!" Hearing Shen Tuxiong's words, three squads of guards behind Shen Tuxiong immediately stepped forward and cupped their hands in acknowledgement.
As soon as they finished speaking, several dozen of them charged into the city and headed straight for the City Lord's Mansion.
Seeing that his guards had entered the city to arrest Shangguan Chen, Shen Tuxiong turned his head slightly and looked at Young Master Tianqing with a gloomy expression. "Tianqing, did Shangguan Chen really do such a thing?"
"Yes. If you don't believe me, you can ask Golden Roc Trading Company, Wind Formation Guild, Sun Family, He Family, Qing Gang, and the other nine parties who survived Shangguan Chen's massacre that night. They're all witnesses to the incident!" Young Master Tianqing said indifferently. "In addition, there are a large number of corpses in the southern part of the city that couldn't be dealt with in time. Every corpse has a name and proof. If Lord is willing, I can order someone to send a portion of the corpses over!"
"Get someone to send a portion of the corpses over!" Shen Tuxiong said coldly.
Young Master Tianqing immediately turned his head and whispered to an ordinary disciple of the Water Cloud Sacred Land beside him. The ordinary disciple then led a group of people into the city and rushed towards the southern part of the city.
"Which one of you is a witness that night?" Shen Tuxiong looked at Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, and the others in front of him and asked coldly.
"Lord, I am!"
"I am!"
"Me too!"
Immediately, the people behind Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, and the others knelt down one by one and kowtowed as they spoke with trembling voices.
"What exactly happened that night? Speak clearly! "Shen Tuxiong looked at these people and shouted sternly.
"That night, City Lord Shangguan Chen suddenly attacked us. We were caught off guard and they rushed in, regardless of whether they were women or children.
They killed anyone they saw! "
"Shangguan Chen poisoned us. He has spies in all of the nine factions. Then, he got a colorless and odorless poison from somewhere and spread it in all directions, causing us to lose all ability to fight. That's how he was able to slaughter so many of us in one night!"
"Shangguan Chen, he's gone berserk. Even many ordinary people in the city have been killed by him. He's utterly heartless!"
"Lord Patrol, please uphold justice for us. Judge Shangguan Chen and use his head as a sacrifice to the souls of our dead relatives!"
"Lord Patrol, please uphold justice for us!"
"Lord Patrol, please uphold justice for us!"
.....
According to the prepared speech, these so-called 'witnesses' all cried bitterly and kowtowed again and again as they spoke with trembling voices.
Shen Tuxiong's expression turned even uglier when he heard these words. His entire body exuded a bone-chilling aura as dense killing intent surged in his eyes.
When Young Master Tianqing saw Shen Tuxiong's expression, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly and a trace of contempt appeared in his eyes.
It was said that other than being extremely upright and abhorring evil, Shen Tuxiong had another flaw, and that was his fiery temper. Most of the time, he did things based on his own emotions and made the final decision arbitrarily and violently. He did not care about the real reason behind the matter at all.
Now, it seemed that this was true! (End)
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