Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 436 - 15: So It’s Me?【Seeking Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chapter 436: Chapter 15: So It’s Me?【Seeking Monthly Tickets!】_1

Within the City Warden Office, a group of prisoners were bound hands and feet, kneeling on the ground. Tears streaming down their faces, shaking with fear, they were all cellmates of Chu Liang.

During the prison break staged by the people from the Flying Dragon Dock, they managed to escape amidst the chaos. They thought that with the City Warden Office understaffed, if they acted quickly enough, some of them would have a chance to escape.

Who would have thought a large number of Shu Mountain Sect cultivators would descend from the sky.

For reasons unknown, the Shu Mountain Sect deployed such a powerful force to assist in the arrest, and by mid-morning, all the escapees were caught.

Except for Wu Qingfeng, from the Flying Dragon Dock, and Chu Liang, everyone else was already here. The Law Enforcement Elder would presumably locate the Flying Dragon Dock after conducting further investigations.

Cold as ice, the Law Enforcement Elder was like a grim executioner, sitting in the upper seat, casually uttering frightening words: "After all, you are now fugitives, and your punishment will undoubtedly be intensified. If you cannot provide useful information, it might be better to help you reincarnate and start a new life."

The criminals kneeling before her, mostly known toughs and local bullies, found that people are only truly wicked when they haven’t met someone even more wicked. Faced with the Law Enforcement Elder, each one was sobbing as if their world was ending.

No one thought the Elder’s words were mere threats. After all, even the City Lord had to listen to her. How could they, mere fugitives, be any different?

But apart from Chu Liang being taken away by the giant, nobody else could provide any useful information.

Just then, Chu Liang appeared from the crowd, "Law Enforcement Elder! I’m here!"

"Hm?" The Elder finally looked up.

Jiang Yuebai, standing behind her, also lit up at the sight.

"I had some issues after leaving the prison and couldn’t come back right away. I apologize for making you worry!" said Chu Liang.

He certainly wasn’t expecting such a dramatic scene.

For the Immortal Sect to gather disciples to storm the city, it’s something the Imperial Court takes very seriously. The impact of this event would not be easily erased.

Wait, isn’t that Warden Ma kneeling there?

And those two bodies casually thrown in the corner, don’t they look like Su Shengyan and Su Wei?

Surprised, he looked at the Law Enforcement Elder, "What...?"

The Law Enforcement Elder’s face softened slightly, "It’s good that you’re back. Everything here has been taken care of; you don’t need to worry."

Chu Liang looked at the crying prisoners and the bloody scene, speechless for a moment.

You call this taken care of?

Killed those who needed killing and tied up the rest, didn’t you just leave the problems for later? It seems my master’s way of handling things is not so different from yours.

Huh?

Realizing this, Chu Liang finally understood where his master learned his ways from. Having grown up under the tutorship of the Elder, it was no wonder he turned out the way he did. This was a harsh lesson on the importance of a parent’s influence on a child.

Of course, these were not his concerns. The Law Enforcement Elder seemed carefree. Now that Chu Liang was back, she ordered all the prisoners, including Warden Ma, to be released.

She was about to return to Shu Mountain.

Warden Ma was left bewildered, looking at the mess and the crowd. The formidable people from Shu Mountain came and left as they pleased. His troubles were far from over.

Just as he was considering his options, the wind howled as a magnificent bird with long feathers, the White Feathered Golden Luan Bird, descended from the sky to the entrance of the City Warden Office, drawing gasps from the crowd.

Soon after, a young palace attendant in embroidered clothes walked in.

Upon seeing her, Warden Ma’s face lit up with joy.

After such a commotion, the palace had finally sent someone. The Prime Minister must have reported it, and it must have alarmed the Emperor. Finally, someone could stand up for him.

He looked at the Law Enforcement Elder with resentment, thinking she could not dare to act so wildly in front of the Palace envoy.

The palace attendant, leading a group of imperial guards, entered the scene emotionlessly and began, "His Majesty has decreed..."

"Read!" The Law Enforcement Elder interrupted her coldly.

The palace attendant immediately stopped.

She dared... Warden Ma quickly lowered his head, but in his mind he thought... Go ahead and be reckless. When the Emperor’s wrath comes down, we’ll see how long you can last. Just wait!

After that, the palace attendant began to read a yellow decree:

"Wu’an City Castellan Su Shengyan, guilty of corruption and disregard for human life, died without paying for his gross crimes. His properties should still be confiscated and his accomplices sought out; Wu’an City Warden Official Ma Ben is in league with him, causing harm to the local people, he is to be brought back to the Regent Residence for trial, there will be no leniency; rewards will be bestowed on those below the Shu Mountain Sect who have assisted the Prime Minster in eliminating traitors, the edict goes as follows——"

With every sentence he recited, Warden Ma’s smile stiffened a bit more until it completely disappeared.

Ah...

Am I finished?

...

The group of former disciples who had come to provide support dispersed on-site. The team returning to Shu Mountain included only the Law Enforcement Elder and two young ones. Chu Liang finally voiced his curiosity.

"Elder, what’s going on? Why are we getting rewarded for killing the officials of the imperial court?" He asked.

"I’m not quite certain of the specific reasons either." Law Enforcement Elder shook his head, "But I think it must have something to do with your Master as she currently resides within the Imperial City."

"My Master?"

"Yes." the Law Enforcement Elder explained: "Our relationship with the Imperial Court had been quite tense. We’ve not had to worry within these decades because she is there."

Shouldn’t they be more worried about the presence of such a lawless iconoclast?

Chu Liang was even more puzzled: "Does my Master have such a significant influence?"

The Law Enforcement Elder pondered for a while before saying: "There’s no harm in telling you this. However, it involves a secret with the imperial family. You mustn’t let it slip."

Seeing her serious expression, Chu Liang also became serious.

"Actually, your Master’s parents happen to be the Mingde Crown Prince and Princess Luo Yu of the Yu Dynasty from eighty years ago," the Law Enforcement Elder slowly stated.

To Chu Liang, eighty years seemed pretty lengthy, but to her, it may not be considered significant, thus she relayed it off-handedly.

Although Chu Liang hadn’t heard of these two names, he had a sense that something wasn’t quite right... the prince and the princess?

Could it be that his Master is a product of close-kin marriage?

No wonder she is... um, no wonder her lineage is so strong.

"That year, the Demonic Mars People caused a revolt within the Yu Dynasty court. They targeted the prince and princess who had romantic feelings for each other and forced these half-siblings to unite, using this circumstance to blackmail Crown Prince Mingde, compelling him to assassinate the then ruling emperor..."

Goodness me, a family ethics drama.

Chu Liang’s ears perked up.

"The events of that night are unclear, but in the end, Crown Prince Mingde failed to assassinate the emperor. The Demonic Mars People in the imperial court were slaughtered, and Princess Luo Yu was married off to a small country in the Western Regions."

The Law Enforcement Elder continued: "Upon reaching her destination, Princess Luo Yu discovered that she was pregnant. Fearing for her child’s safety, she didn’t dare to tell anyone except for her tutor, Sun Shouyu, who led the group escorting her to the Western Regions."

Chu Liang had heard this name before– Elder Sun’s big name among the North-South Wanderers.

In the past Shu Mountain Peak Conference, these old two also made the scene. He had even had the chance to meet them with his Master on several occasions.

"This news would have incited the imperial family’s wrath at that time. Upon the escort team’s arrival in the Western Regions, it would certainly have been impossible to conceal it." The Law Enforcement Elder paused for a moment, her face curled up in disgust, "Sun Shouyu asked his friend Huang for help..."

Chu Liang tried to restrain his amusement.

Needless to say, this Huang was Elder Huang.

"Mister Huang went there to predict their fortune and was accurate with every aspect. He then advised the king that his fate clashed with Princess Luo Yu’s and suggested that he built a separate palace to house her on the border of his land. This way, the Princess didn’t have to enter the Western Regions’ palace. They were able to guard her until Ah Feng was born... Another one of their rare collaborative human endeavors."

"Then it became less of a human matter..." The Law Enforcement Elder’s tone changed, "Unable to keep the child by her side, Princess Luo Yu turned to those two old men who had no clue about raising a child, then they passed her onto me... Did they think I knew how?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Liang nodded.

I believe you when you say you didn’t know.

Looking at his Master’s current condition, it would have been difficult even trying to raise her any worse.

"They argued that keeping her at their home would raise suspicions within the royal family, so I reluctantly accepted her. She was a mischievous child and I can’t even begin to think about how much trouble she caused me..."

"Until the Immortal Sect Conference twenty years later, where Ah Feng, alongside Jiang Tiankuo and Daoist Yan, impressed everyone by defeating all the celestial sects and causing a huge stir in Yu Capital City. Naturally, the imperial family noticed her refined Divine Fire Life." The Law Enforcement Elder continued: "When they asked me where she came from, I told them I found her."

Chu Liang chuckled, it’s your usual style...

"Then someone came to Shu Mountain..." The Law Enforcement Elder’s voice gradually softened, "It was Crown Prince Mingde from those years ago."