Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 428 - 7 Arrest [Ask for Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 428: Chapter 7 Arrest [Ask for Monthly Tickets!]_1

Inside the City Warden Office, several on-duty cultivators came out in a state of alarm and saw Chu Liang, with the unconscious Su Wei over his shoulder, striding into the office.

The cultivators from the city lord’s mansion who followed him in hesitated for a moment before rushing in. But once inside the City Warden’s Office, they couldn’t lay a hand on anyone.

"Who dare to intrude the City Warden’s Office!"

The sudden intrusion of a crowd startled the cultivators in the office, including the leader, who immediately shouted at Chu Liang.

"Why are you shouting at me?" Chu Liang retorted, "I’m here to report a crime."

"Oh..." The junior official glanced at the crowd behind Chu Liang and shouted, "Keep your manners inside City Warden Office!"

"Why are you shouting at us, we are with the city lord!" The leading cultivator of the city lord’s mansion yelled back.

The junior officer of the City Warden was taken aback.

Who should he shout at if both groups are untouchable?

After a moment’s thought, he suddenly turned around and shouted at his subordinates: "What are you waiting for? Go get Officer Ma!"

"Yes..."

His subordinates nodded their heads, thinking, I suppose shouting at my own crew is safer than offending strangers?

It’s not the junior officer’s fault for quieting down. Both Chu Liang and the cultivators who followed him, had proud and prominent auras, showcasing cultivations far superior to his own.

Unable to fight back, he naturally grew timid.

Even though this was their territory, they had to be wary without the presence of higher officials.

Chu Liang was quite at ease. He fetched a chair from the main hall, sat down, threw the still unconscious Su Wei on the ground, and put his foot on him.

"You..." The cultivators from the Castellan Residence immediately wanted to rush over.

"Who dares to move?" Chu Liang declared, "He’s a serious criminal, and if any of you try to protect him, you’ll be aiding and abetting him. Whoever wants to step forward, I’ll crush him under my foot!"

His words left them dumbfounded, unable to figure out whether he was serious about the laws or not.

They understood the situation perfectly though with their young master under his foot, they could only toughly yell, "Dare to harm our young master, and you won’t leave this place!"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Chu Liang immediately stomped on Su Wei’s chest, causing a dull thump.

Despite his martial arts cultivation, Chu Liang’s powerful stomp made him spew fresh blood. Originally unconscious due to being knocked out, Su Wei furrowed his brow upon waking in pain.

He had no sympathy for a maniacal killer like this.

If it were not for the wronged spirits in the painting approaching him, another tragedy would have been added tonight.

With a hostage in hand, the opposing group suddenly fell silent. However, someone at the end of the line shouted, "I dare you to step on him again!"

"Hmm?" As a disciple of Empress Feng, Chu Liang wouldn’t condone such provocation.

With that, he stomped on Su Wei’s chest once again—Thump!

There was a clear sound of bones cracking, and Su Wei, who was about to wake up, passed out again.

"You dare to step on him again? I don’t believe you’ll dare step on him a third time!" The same man shouted again.

Just as Chu Liang was about to kick again, the leader of the Castellan Residence party repeatedly waved his hands, "Wait, wait..."

He first signaled Chu Liang to stop then turned to look at the man who kept provoking Chu Liang, "What’s your deal?"

The man answered, "I’m just a sweeper at the City Warden’s Office. I was just curious if he would dare to step on him again. He really dared...huh..."

"Get lost!"

The cultivator from the Castellan Residence sternly sent him away.

...

As the standoff continued, a thunderous voice came from outside, "Who dares to cause a ruckus in the City Warden Office in the middle of the night? Let’s see who’s so audacious!"

As the voice was heard, a middle-aged man with piercing eyes and dressed in a white robe of the City Warden Office strode in, his gaze ablaze with intensity.

This man had a powerful aura and a deep cultivation. He had reached the Sixth Realm and was none other than Ma Ben, the Warden of the City of Wu’an.

The Castellan, the Warden, and the Defender General are the three highest authorities in a city.

"Warden Ma." The Castellan Residence cultivators immediately greeted, "Glad you could finally join us."

"Official Xue." Ma Ben greeted back.

Upon seeing these two chatting amicably, Chu Liang also stepped forward and greeted, "Warden Ma."

"Hmm..." Ma Ben turned his gaze towards Chu Liang, asking, "And you are?"

The reply came, "I’m Chu Liang, a disciple from Mount Shu. I came today to request Warden Ma to punish the evildoers and promote virtuousness."

"Chu Liang?" Ma Ben’s eyebrows furrowed, "Warrior Chu, the one who beheaded Tao Wu?"

Chu Liang merely smiled slightly.

In fact, Ma Ben had already made inquiries about the situation prior to his arrival and had his own thoughts. Anyone daring to go against the Castellan Residence should be immediately subdued. Yet now, upon hearing Chu Liang’s identity, he suddenly hesitated.

Sitting at the head of the table, he slowly asked, "What exactly happened?"

Official Xue then accused Chu Liang of breaking into the Castellan Residence at night and kidnapping the young master Su, behaving totally recklessly.

Chu Liang claimed Su Wei was a murderer and caused extreme harm; he did not mention anything about the ghost lady in the painting.

Having listened, Ma Ben leisurely responded, "My City Warden Office does not have the authority to adjudicate. You should take this matter to the Wu’an City Hall. Why have you stormed into my Office?"

"You should ask this wild lad." Official Xue glared at Chu Liang.

"Certainly to prevent this group from silencing witnesses. There are no experts in the City Hall, how could they stop them?" Chu Liang responded, "I am still young and weak. If I were to get injured, wouldn’t my seniors be worried for me?"

Prolonging the discussion, he glanced at Ma Ben, saying, "By the way, my fellow pupils have already left. At this moment, they should have already reported this matter back up the mountain."

Seeing this, Official Xue was also quick to add, "Warden Ma, my young master is the adopted grandson of Prime Minister Su, whom the Prime Minister dotes on tremendously..."

Both of Ma Ben’s eyebrows were knotted like steel whips, his face seemed as deep as water, pondering something.

After some time, he finally announced, "The specifics need further verification, and your offense of storming the City Warden Office cannot be avoided. Come now, first, restrain all the involved parties! If there is any resistance, suppress them all! As for this young master Su, send him for immediate treatment and then investigate any further accusations."

Thereupon, a crowd from the City Warden Office stepped forward and took down all the people involved from both parties.

Ma Ben’s handling of the situation could not be faulted. Under unclear circumstances, it is best to first restrain all involved parties, and then carry out further investigation.

Chu Liang did not worry, he possessed the life-saving jade talisman and dared to go anywhere. As long as it wasn’t an occasion like last time in Python Belly City where the secret realm was so vast, no one could stop him from leaving if he wanted to.

As for further handling of the situation, it was not his concern.

Although the attitude of Warden Ma was ambiguous, he trusted that Jiang Yuebai outside would make the best choice.

Before leaving the room, he gave Warden Ma a meaningful look, which infuriated Ma Ben.

This young lad does not look old, yet, why does he have such a compelling oppressiveness?

He wondered who this boy could have learnt this from.

...

After escorting all the people away, he immediately returned to his back chambers.

In the rear hall, a genteel, handsome middle-aged man dressed in a red official’s robe was waiting. It was the master of Wu’an City, Su Shengyan.

Upon seeing Ma Ben’s return, he quickly stood up, smiled and greeted, "I apologize for imposing on you, Warden Ma."

Since he was considered attractive enough to marry into his wife’s family, catalyzing his own success, he naturally had a good appearance that made people feel pleasant when he smiled.

Over the years, not a single corner of the political stage in Wu’an City was not under his influence, including the City Warden Office.

"Old Su, usually you are very careful, but why have you been so lax with your son’s discipline?" Ma Ben sighed, "What happened today does not seem fake. Being targeted by a disciple of Mount Shu, it’s hard to get out of."

"Every household has its own issues," Su Shengyan sighed as well.

Su Wei was not like this originally.

When he married into his wife’s family, he endured all sorts of humiliation from his in-laws and despised his ugly wife. Using his wife’s family connections for his own advancement and forming affiliations with important figures, he quickly turned his back on his earlier circumstances, mercilessly leaving his former wife, and tormenting her family until their lives were ruined, only then did he feel satisfied.

A few days later, a vicious crime occurred in the Castellan Residence.

His new beautiful concubine was brutally murdered by his own son, Su Wei!

Only then did Su Shengyan realize the deep influence this incident had on his son, an influence that he could not smooth over. Over the years, Su Wei committed crimes time after time and Su Shengyan even secretly helped his son cover up the incidents.

Now, the problem eventually went public.

"If they had stayed behind, it won’t matter. But you let one escape." Ma Ben complained again, "If this matter is reported back to Mount Shu, it will be hard for you to cover it up."

"I have already thought of an excuse." Su Shengyan said softly, "My son was just playing around with a girl from the brothel, perhaps he was a bit too forceful, causing her to scream. This startled the passing Warrior Chu from Mount Shu, causing a misunderstanding."

"This excuse might work for me, but will it work for Mount Shu?" Ma Ben asked again.

"That lad from Mount Shu..." Su Shengyan’s eyes were gloomy, revealing a hint of ruthlessness, "At present, it’s either do nothing or do both..."

"Finish him off?" Ma Ben was surprised to hear this.

"Of course let him go!" Su Shengyan said, then looked strangely at Ma Ben, "That’s the famous genius from the Nine Realms’ Immortal Sect. If he were to suddenly die here, even if you managed to leave no traces, you won’t be able to shoulder the blame."

"..." Ma Ben was silent for a moment, thinking, ’Then why were you showing such a ruthless gaze?’

Su Shengyan continued in a low voice, "Anyway, my son has been rescued now, as long as they cannot find any evidence, even if they were the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, they can’t frame an innocent person, can they?"