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Chapter 433 - 12 - Humble Servant Comes to Apologize [Looking For Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 433: Chapter 12 - Humble Servant Comes to Apologize [Looking For Monthly Tickets!]_1

City Warden Office, Main Hall.

The master of this place, Warden Ma Ben, was currently tied up and kneeling on the ground with City Lord Su Shengyan. Seated directly opposite them was the Law Enforcement Elder of the Shu Mountain Sect, with General Meng Yuan by her side.

At this moment, Meng Yuan was extremely tense and anxious.

The Law Enforcement Elder raised her hand and commanded, "Bring him forward!"

Two disciples of the Shu Mountain Sect dragged a weak young man in front of her. It was Su Wei, the son of the City Lord!

Seeing his son, Su Shengyan’s complexion changed dramatically.

The Law Enforcement Elder asked immediately, "Is this person Su Wei?"

"Yes..." Su Wei seemed to have been seized from his sleep and was panicking. He stammered, "Who are you? My father is the City Lord of Wu’an City! If you dare to touch a hair on my head, he will not spare you..."

"Son, son..." Su Shengyan lifted his head and whispered, "Your father is here."

"What!" Only then did Su Wei notice his father kneeling in front of him, and he was taken aback.

"I ask you, are you the one who violated and killed innocent women in the City Lord’s Residence, causing their souls to linger?" The Law Enforcement Elder’s face was as cold as iron.

"What?" Su Wei shook his head, "I don’t know..."

The Law Enforcement Elder raised her hand, and the sky immediately darkened! The sunlight was completely blocked by a layer of dark cloud.

She has the power of turning over clouds!

Jiang Yuebai, who was next to her, unfolded a picture scroll in time. Immediately, a group of figures floated out from the scroll. Seeing Su Wei, their eyes revealed deep-seated hatred.

"Ah..." Seeing these women, Su Wei was so frightened that he tried to run, standing up and rushing off like a trapped animal!

With his martial arts cultivation, his strong yang energy naturally wouldn’t fear these weak spirits.

What he feared was the exposure of his crimes that he couldn’t deny!

"You still say you have not killed?" The Law Enforcement Elder sneered and raised her hand: "Kill."

Whoosh-

A sword light descended from the sky, piercing Su Wei straight through. A splash of blood sprayed on the ground.

"No!" Su Shengyan screamed from the side, but he was powerless to prevent anything from happening. His eyes filled with blood as he stared at the Elder, "You dare to kill my son..."

"Don’t worry, you’re next." The Elder ordered someone to bring him forward, "As the parent official of Wu’an City, have you used your power to cover up your son’s crimes? Have you oppressed the people and exploited the locals? Have you deceived the superior and the inferior, causing the death of innocents?"

"Hmph." Seeing his son killed before his eyes, Su Shengyan suddenly hardened, "You don’t need to ask me. If you have evidence, just take action. But I am a City Lord carrying the imperial edict! You’d better weigh it yourself!"

"Hmph." The Elder sneered. After being in charge of Shu Mountain Sect for many years, she certainly had ways to make people confess.

Her eyes flashed with a cold light as two black beams suddenly shot into Su Shengyan’s eyes.

With his cultivation, Su Shengyan couldn’t resist the Elder’s power. His body trembled and then went limp.

"I’ll ask you again, over the years, have you used your power to cover up your son’s murders?" The Elder asked again.

"Yes..." Su Shengyan answered faintly.

From the side, General Meng Yuan closed his eyes reluctantly.

"Have you ever oppressed the people and exploited the locals?" The Elder asked again.

"Yes..." Su Shengyan nodded again.

"Have you ever deceived the law for personal gain, causing the death of innocents?" The Elder asked for the last time.

"Yes..." As expected, Su Shengyan nodded again.

The Elder raised her hand, "Kill!"

Meng Yuan’s pupils jumped. She really dared to kill a high-ranking official?

Just as the sword cultivator beside him was about to take action, suddenly a loud shout came from a distance: "The Prime Minister orders you to stop! Spare his life under the sword!"

It seemed that someone was rushing to stop it. Meng Yuan’s eyes lit up with joy, but then he heard the Elder’s stern shout: "Get lost!"

The sound was like a thunderclap, blowing the person away several miles away!

The man stood stunned for a moment before turning around and retreating the way he came.

Whoosh-

A sword light passed through his chest, and City Lord Su Shengyan of Wu’an City died on the spot.

Thump.

Watching him fall, Warden Ma felt a chill.

The people of Shu Mountain...they really dare to kill! They dare to kill an imperial official!

They are mad!

Without much time to think, it was his turn. He was dragged to the front of the hall and made to kneel. Then he heard the Elder ask, "Have you ever conspired to kill a disciple of my Shu Mountain Sect?"

Hearing this, Ma Ben burst into tears again.

"If you want to ask me about other things, then it’s fine. But you want to ask me about this, this...I’d truly didn’t do it..."

...

Yu Capital City, Prime Minister Mansion.

In the quiet room, smoke was curling up and the window was shaded by flowers. A man, dressed in an idle suit, was quietly sitting in the hall, exhaling. Two streams of qi in the shape of dragons were spiraling under his nose.

The man had a gentle brow and eyes, pale skin, with a bit of feminine appearance. He didn’t look like he was nearly fifty years old. He had a tranquil look but also carried an air of dignified superiority.

His name was Su Qian.

He was the current prime minister of the Yu Dynasty, a man who was second only to one and held authority over thousands.

It took Su Qian less than twenty years to enter officialdom. From being a modest scholar, he progressed rapidly to the position of Prime Minister. His career was a continuous rise. At every key node of his official career, he always encountered his superiors making mistakes, his enemies falling from grace, and allies giving assistance. Those who watched his meteoric rise all marveled... this was what you call fortuitous luck.

But under such good luck, one must also have sufficient matching strength.

Su Qian’s talent is undeniably exceptional.

In the officialdom of the Yu Dynasty, there are quite a few cultivators of high attainment, who can use decades or even hundreds of years to build their own power to be deeply entrenched. Any latecomers will find it hard to shake.

For example, the Dragon Feeding Supervisor in the Imperial City, the Regent Leader of the Regent Residence, the Great General of the current Zhu Country, the Heavenly North Prison King...

Several prime ministers have fallen under their hands.

Yet, Su Qian has only been in the position of the Prime Minister for a few years, and he has become a true giant capable of competing with them, which cannot be achieved solely by the favor of the Emperor.

Now, the forces relying on him are incredibly large, known as the "Sixteen factions under the Eight Gates and Eight Sects", very famous in Yu Capital City.

Just now, he had sent Zhang Kuahai, the top disciple of Shenxing Gate, to rush to Wu’an City.

For a rescue mission.

As soon as the massive sword lights descended on Shu Mountain, Su Shengyan had detected that something was wrong; with just a glance, his trusted subordinates had already escaped back to the Castellan Residence and sent the news back to Yu Capital City.

They have always used the official communication channels set up by the Imperial Court. This misappropriation of public facilities allowed the news to quickly reach Prime Minister Mansion, and Su Qian’s hands.

Su Qian didn’t have any particular feelings for this godson who was older than him. He purely accepted him because he was sensible and had the ability to govern a city.

If he was expected to cover up for his messes, Su Qian wouldn’t be willing.

But now, he has no choice.

The whole world knows that Su Shengyan is his godson. If he allows this man to be trampled on by Shu Mountain without intervening, his subordinates will think that he couldn’t handle affairs. Over time, no one would respect him as the Prime Minister anymore.

Therefore, he sent Zhang KuaHai to use his teleportation skills to hurry to Wu’an City.

The Shenxing Gate cultivates the Way of "No Distance" all his life, his movements are not inferior to Vertical Golden Light, and he has arrived in Wu’an City in a short while. He arrived just as the Law Enforcement Elder was about to kill Su Shengyan, and managed to shout a halt.

Only to be blasted several li away by the Elder’s powerful shout.

After deliberating for a moment, Zhang Kuahai decided there was no need to poke his nose into this matter now that the person was dead, hence he decided to retreat.

By the time he returned to Yu Capital City, Su Qian hadn’t completed a single Zhou Tian cycle.

"Prime Minister." He bowed and reported, "I have already mentioned your name, but the Law Enforcement Elder from Shu Mountain was present... She directly drove me several li away. I really couldn’t stop her from executing Su Shengyan."

Su Qian’s brows slowly furrowed.

"The people from Shu Mountain are really not giving any face." He said with a deep voice.

When he was granted the position of Prime Minister, he had sent lavish gifts to everyone in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Although he didn’t have much opportunity to interact with them after that, he never skimped on his gifts during celebrations, showing his respect in full.

Now that the Shu Mountain Sect has not given him any face, he couldn’t help but feel a bit annoyed.

"It’s more than just not giving face, it’s like stepping on it." Zhang KuaHai said angrily.

Su Qian suddenly stood up: "Prepare the horse! To the Palace!"

...

The red horse from the Prime Minister Mansion traversed through the streets and alleys, accompanied by sturdy guards on both sides, everyone evaded them. Even in Yu Capital City where officials and nobles were everywhere, there weren’t many who could be more domineering than a Prime Minister, so naturally no one dared to stand in their way.

Quickly, Su Qian arrived outside the Imperial City, and then smoothly travelled through, past the Palace City to outside the Night Dragon Palace.

Even with his high position and power, the key to passing through these checkpoints so quickly was the absolute trust of the Emperor. Few people in the world enjoyed such treatment.

The Immortal Sect has always ignored the laws of the Imperial Court, a major taboo in the Emperor’s heart. Especially in such a nefarious situation, Su Qian wouldn’t need any embellishments to incite the Emperor’s anger towards Shu Mountain.

As for how to punish them, that’s the Emperor’s business.

As Su Qian stopped outside the Night Dragon Palace, he saw Lao Santai waiting outside with an awkward expression on his face.

There seemed to be a ruckus inside the Palace with a woman’s voice scolding? And the language... quite vulgar.

That’s strange.

Who dares to be disrespectful in front of the Emperor’s Palace?

He couldn’t help but move closer and asked quietly, "Lao Lishi, who is that inside? So bold..."

"It’s a royal family gathering." Lao Lishi squinted, looking elsewhere, whispering: "Prime Minister, please don’t spread this news. The ones being scolded are all royal relatives, and the one scolding is the Emperor’s second aunt."

"When did the Emperor get a second aunt?" Su Qian was puzzled.

"She’s always been there, but due to some reasons, she was raised outside. I dare not go into details." Lao Santai said cautiously.

The internal affairs of the royal family are full of taboos.

Su Qian was used to the reticence of these palacemen, so he stood aside and waited patiently for a while

Finally, he heard a bang!

The palace door was forcefully opened, and a tall figure in flaming red strode out. The overwhelming aura she exuded made Su Qian involuntarily bow his head.

"Miss Feng." Lao Santai immediately bowed in greeting, escorting the woman out.

As for the royal relatives who came out one after another, they were the ones Su Qian was familiar with. Each of them looked as deflated as a frostbitten eggplant.

He didn’t dare to ask any further, and waited until they all left. Lao Santai returned, and then he asked, "This imperial second aunt seems to have high cultivation? Her aura is remarkably domineering."

"You should have heard of her name." Lao Santai whispered, "Feng from Shu Mountain Sect, a genuine master of the Seventh Realm! If not for... sigh, she’s truly formidable. You must remember in the future, never provoke her."

Su Qian’s eyebrows jumped involuntarily.

Turning his head around, he heard the palace maid calling from behind, "Prime Minister, you can go in to see the Emperor now."

"Oh..." Contemplating, Su Qian walked into the Palace; inside, the Main Hall was quite messy, with broken items littering the floor, and many palace attendants were tidying up.

It seemed that more than scolding had happened...

The old man in the yellow robe behind the Dragon Throne had a gloomy face; unsure of what he had just gone through, he asked Su Qian who approached him, "What’s the matter?"

Su Qian hesitated for a moment, then knelt down, "Your Majesty, I am here to plead guilty!"

"Hm?" The Emperor was slightly taken aback, "What crime have you committed?"

"Su Shengyan, the City Lord of Wu’an, had once symbolically recognized me as his adoptive father. Today, I discovered that he has been abusing this title to act tyrannically in Wu’an City!" Su Qian complained, "Fortunately, the cultivators from the Shu Mountain Sect discovered his heinous acts and informed me accordingly. I have allowed the Shu Mountain Sect to arrest him as soon as possible. If he resists, they have my approval to execute him on the spot!"

"Please punish me, Your Majesty, for failing to recognize character!"