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Chapter 1754 - 188: The Arrogance of the Imperial Relatives by Marriage

Chapter 1754: Chapter 188: The Arrogance of the Imperial Relatives by Marriage

Lu Liang had every reason to be furious. As a former Xiling North City sheriff and now deputy commander of Unparalleled City’s guards, he had lived through Xiling’s golden age and personally witnessed the harrowing scenes of lives being as cheap as ants during the flood disasters—even to the point of parents eating their children.

Even though Red Cloud Mountain has now quietly risen as the new martial arts stronghold of Longzhou, he still maintains deep respect for food. He fully understands what the foundation of order is when everything falls apart—food.

To overturn food in front of someone like him, the Beast Taming Sect’s tamers were guaranteeing themselves serious trouble.

With bloodshot eyes, Lu Liang landed a punch squarely on the face of the boastful tamer, igniting the conflict. At first, only the personnel handling the supply transfer had joined the fray. Then, tamers on patrol and guard warriors stationed at a distance noticed the commotion and rushed over to intervene.

If the sudden incident had remained only at this level, it would have been nothing more than a harmless spat.

But the problem was that the leader in charge of the Beast Taming Sect’s supply transfer happened to be a disciple of the Shi Family.

When the young master, who had four molars knocked out, shouted "Kill him" with bloodshot eyes, the tamers of the Beast Taming Sect didn’t hesitate for a moment and summoned wild beasts to attack.

By the time Meng Jiao and experts from the Marshal Star Pavilion arrived at the dock to intervene, Lu Liang and the supply team had already been torn apart. Frozen chunks of meat were stained with crimson blood, and the fish jerky’s blank, white eyes had been dyed bright red.

The tamers of the Beast Taming Sect didn’t bother recalling the wild beasts. Instead, they let the vicious creatures devour the fresh meat strewn across the ground, gulping it down ravenously.

Enraged, Meng Jiao plunged directly into the fray, releasing the vicious toxins contained within his Poison Spirit Body into emerald-green rings that exploded among the fierce wild beasts. The robust vitality of the beasts proved no match for the lethal toxicity—like lard encountering fire.

The blood-tainted flesh disintegrated at a terrifying speed upon contact with the spiritual energy, and the wild beasts howled as they melted into viscous fluid streaming into the river.

The tamers, who had never witnessed such a dreadful scene, stood frozen in place. Even as the emerald-green spiritual rings approached, they failed to react—staring blankly at the spot where the wild beasts had disintegrated.

Their dazed eyes seemed to question: the fearsome and enormous wild beasts that had just been here—where had they gone?

Gone, of course. And soon, more would disappear!

With his bloodlust surging, Meng Jiao didn’t care whether it was the Beast Taming Sect or anyone else. All he knew was that the Marshal Star Pavilion’s mission was to protect Unparalleled City’s security.

Moments ago, someone had killed their guards’ deputy commander. If the culprit escaped, Meng Jiao wouldn’t deserve his rank as Star General!

The spiritual ring swirled violently, threatening to engulf the Shi Family’s young master and several tamers when, from the northwest, a tidal dragon’s roar swept across, summoning unrelenting Gang Wave to forcefully halt the spiritual ring. Two towering waves surged from the river, swallowing up the Shi Family’s young master along with the tamers.

Seeing his chance for revenge slip through his fingers enraged Meng Jiao to the point that he let out a furious roar, his face’s crisscrossing old scars appearing even more grotesque. His right fist emitted spiritual energy, transforming into tangible Spirit Liquid. He violently punched toward the Gang Wave before him.

The corrosive poison consumed the Gang Wave, yet the green mist-like spiritual energy generated was recaptured by Meng Jiao. Using a secret technique of the Poison Spirit Body, he absorbed all the surrounding toxins, conjuring the Dharma Aspect of eight massive serpents. Sixteen emerald-green pupils locked onto the person before him.

"Shi Muzhi, hand over the killer, or your Beast Taming Sect will never leave Red Cloud Mountain’s territory alive!"

The one-eyed, scar-faced Meng Jiao seemed even more ferocious than the Dharma Aspect behind him, glaring at the individual before him as he spoke threateningly.

The master of the Beast Taming Sect didn’t even entertain Meng Jiao’s threats. Instead, he stared at the patches of dissolved blood on the ground and coldly said, "Possessing such mastery would certainly let you roam the earth unchallenged. But what you should never have done was destroy Long Valley’s goods. Kneel down, bind yourself, and follow me to Long Valley to apologize. Otherwise, today, the Beast Taming Sect will slaughter Unparalleled City. Let’s see who can protect you then!"

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Unparalleled City’s City Hall

A family steward from the Beast Taming Sect named Xi Wu blocked City Hall’s entrance, stepping on Gong Liang’s chest. He stared coldly at the approaching council members and said, "Drop whatever you’re doing right now. Until Du Ting the elder brings out the Dragon Beasts our second master wants, every one of you better stay put—no exceptions!"

Shen Dafa, whose complexion had turned darker than a farmer’s field full of soot, had in recent years lost his rugged tan due to his breakthroughs and busy workload, showing a more fair-skinned appearance.

But encountering such a brazen and arrogant steward, this reputable Xiling gentleman’s face darkened once more like a scorched pot bottom.

"Mr. Shi’s matters are already being handled by Du Ting, the Great Elder. As soon as there’s news, I will immediately send someone to the guest residence to inform you. Stop causing trouble here! Release the person and step aside immediately—there are many municipal affairs in the city that need handling!"

Holding back the urge to kill the man standing in front of him with a single blow, Shen Dafa lowered his voice and spoke gravely.

Xi Wu, instead of complying, stomped down heavier on Gong Liang’s chest, causing the young councilman to spit blood with a loud "Pfft."

"You want Master Wu to move? Simple enough!"

Xi Wu bellowed, "Bring two Dragon Beasts to the Banquet Building right now, or Master Wu will never budge from here!"

"Ridiculous!"

Shen Dafa exploded in anger, "Do you take Unparalleled City’s City Hall for some kind of playground? Didn’t you see the edicts on the crystal monuments outside the city when you entered?!"

"Edicts?"

Xi Wu sneered, "In Longzhou, aside from Martial Saint Mountain and the Beast Taming Sect, what we say IS the law! You bunch of useless trash—daring to carve laws on stones? I spit on that!"

...

Banquet Building

Having received food and wine as a gift, Yao Jiu naturally didn’t feast alone. He called his brothers to share in the bounty.

The men exchanged lewd jokes only they could appreciate, their crude banter threaded with winks and laughter, while screams from women upstairs added a macabre backdrop to their revelry.

Drunk on a couple of cups, Yao Jiu’s face flushed as he bragged to his comrades. He spoke of the time he scoured rooftops and courtyards to spot two snow-appreciating, graceful ladies of surpassing beauty and how he cunningly abducted them without alerting the estate guards. He peppered his tale with mockery of Unparalleled City’s citizens the entire time.

"Would you believe it, from a prominent family, yet they had absolutely no sense of vigilance? The backyard gates lacked patrols, and not a single sentry was visible amidst the housetops. Just like a country town—a big mansion and they think they can hide beauties within it. Laughable!"

"Today, Master Jiu gave them a lesson; they should know better about having proper estate guards after this. Better that than losing their lives one night to some real criminals without even knowing what hit them."

"Once the second master has had his fun, I’ll send the ladies back, explain the importance of estate security, and I bet this family will thank Jiu with a handsome reward!"

The brothers erupted in cheer, their glasses clinking against each other in endless celebration.

Just as raucous laughter filled the upper floor, a group of armored guards stormed into the restaurant. Leading them was Nongman Valley, commander of Unparalleled City’s guard.