Dominating Martial King
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475: Chapter 252: Dropping the Pretense (Please Subscribe)_2 475: Chapter 252: Dropping the Pretense (Please Subscribe)_2 This forced the Governor of East State to be furious, wouldn’t it?

Wang Chaoyang sneered secretly.

As of now, this governor had no choice but to relent.

Pressured by the likes of the Governor of Xiushui County, the East State Inspection Department, and the East State Garrison from below, and the coercion from the powerful eunuch of the Inner Court above.

He would most likely have to pinch his nose and recognize this situation, and then do his utmost to quash the ‘rebels’ in Xiushui County.

“How are the preparations for the supplement I wanted you to arrange coming along?”

Wang Chaoyang remembered the ten thousand demon silver sent by the Governor of Xiushui County, Sikong Chan, yesterday.

He turned around, glancing sideways at his confidant, “Can it be finalized and printed before tonight?”

However, the proofreader frowned slightly: “It might have to wait until noon tomorrow, Tower Master.

Currently, there are not many among the multitude of clerks and compilers at our East State Martial Arts Tower who are willing to heed my commands.”

Wang Chaoyang instantly turned pale with a cold snort.

It was natural that the people at the East State Martial Arts Tower didn’t want to follow his commands because of Xie Zhenqing.

This woman was overbearing, domineering, and adept at wielding power.

Ever since she received the order from the Assistant Minister of Rites not long ago, she had almost completely sidelined him.

She even dared to reject the article he personally wrote for Chu Xisheng, rendering his plans against Chu Xisheng void!

It was truly hateful!

Just as Wang Chaoyang thought of Xie Zhenqing, he saw her stride up the tower with a manuscript in her hand, approaching Wang Chaoyang.

“Tower Master, may I ask what is going on here?”

Xie Zhenqing’s expression was frosty as she smashed the manuscript down onto the hands of the proofreader beside her; “Why are you secretly printing a supplement without informing me?”

Wang Chaoyang remained calm and silent, “Chu Xisheng, the Flag Leader of Iron Banner Gang, is being pursued across the entire jurisdiction by the East State Inspection Department.

He is a person of interest in East State, and countless people are paying attention to his movements.

Is there a problem with issuing a supplement for him?”

Xie Zhenqing scoffed, unconvinced: “The last issue of Debating Martial Arts already devoted a large section to introducing Chu Xisheng, his deeds and his background.

Why the necessity to supplement it for him at this juncture?”

Having said that, she immediately turned and walked away: “I do not agree with this.

I have already informed the printing house to refuse printing the supplement.”

“How dare you!” A shade of blue appeared on Wang Chaoyang’s face instantly: “This is the intention of the East State Inspection Department, backed by official documents.

Chu Xisheng has caused chaos in Xiushui, repeatedly defeated the government troops, and stirred up quite a momentum.

The East State Inspector has specially requested our East State Martial Arts Tower to issue a supplement, to spread Chu Xisheng’s warrant and his Black List ranking throughout the county.

Xie Zhenqing, if due to your and my delay, the court’s operation against the rebels is jeopardized, neither of us can afford the consequences!

If you dare to obstruct this forcibly, I will directly ask for guidance from the Ministry of Rites!”

Xie Zhenqing involuntarily paused, her eyebrows tightly knitted.

How could she not understand the intentions of the East State Inspector?

It was simply to create a fait accompli, to designate Chu Xisheng with the irrefutable crime of a ‘rebel.’

Yet, Iron Banner Gang had not taken any county so far; it was just a relatively large-scale civil unrest.

Xie Zhenqing was unwilling at heart, but she knew that if Wang Chaoyang asked the Ministry of Rites to arbitrate on this matter, the outcome would mostly favor him.

Wang Chaoyang held the official documents of the East State Inspection Department, thus, he held the moral high ground.

Xie Zhenqing had a quick thought and then gave a faint smile: “Tower Master, why didn’t you say so earlier?

However, Chu Xisheng’s cultivation is only Seventh Rank, yet he is ranked fifth on the Black List of East State.

How can this make sense?”

Wang Chaoyang coldly sneered: “Though his cultivation is only Seventh Rank, his combat power is indeed not weak.

Besides, Black List rankings have always been determined by the bounty’s amount; strength, cultivation, and reputation are not considered.”

“Then it will be fifth!”

Xie Zhenqing did not dwell too much on the matter.

Whether it was the Black List or the government bounty, they were in fact ineffective because the reward silver offered by the government was simply too low.

Take Blood Wind Sword Li Daogui of the Blood Wind Thieves, for instance, the current bounty on him is only forty-five thousand demon silver, placing him eleventh on the Black List.

Who would risk their life against Li Daogui, whose combat power is close to Fourth Grade, for a mere forty-five thousand demon silver?

The same logic applied to Chu Xisheng.

“However, I see many places in this article for the supplement where the words do not express the intended meaning properly, there are quite a few discrepancies, and it needs careful consideration and compilation.

Before it’s printed, I must review it!”

—She could perfectly nitpick and delay the review and compilation of the supplement for days on end.

A deeper shade of blue appeared on Wang Chaoyang’s face.

He thought to himself that this woman was truly difficult to handle.

If he wanted the supplement to be released as soon as possible, he still had to think of a solution.

Perhaps he could have Sikong Chan and those Xiushui gentry spend some silver, to work through the Ministry of Rites connections.

Wang Chaoyang, who was already extremely weary of Chu Xisheng and despised him to the bone, did not mind running errands for Sikong Chan and the Xiushui scholars.

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Chu Xisheng knew nothing about the changing situation in the State City; he was rushing between the mountains and waters near Prince Lake.

By this time, Chu Xisheng was only a bit more than fifty miles away from Prince Lake.

Bai Xiaozhao had been perched on Chu Xisheng’s shoulder all along.

She used her Wind Based Divine Power to make herself as light as a feather, not only avoiding any hindrance to Chu Xisheng’s movement technique but also aiding him to move as swift and unpredictable as the wind.

To Bai Xiaozhao’s delight, Chu Xisheng’s movement technique had significantly improved after spending a night in the underground cavern.

While his speed was not yet a match for the Heluo Fish Zombie’s Water Escape, it consumed less energy and had greater endurance.

Combined with her Wind Demon Technique, he was even faster than he had been on the water the previous day.

It was notable that Chu Xisheng moved effortlessly, clearly conserving some strength.

However, the situation in front of them was not looking promising.