Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 330 - 11: This boy’s technique is too skilled, really don’t know where he learned it from_2

Chapter 330: Chapter 11: This boy’s technique is too skilled, really don’t know where he learned it from_2

Zhao Xing pondered for a moment, realizing that Dantai Ming had given him two choices.

The first was to do nothing and wait for the process to unfold, with someone sent from above.

The second was to arrest Shao Wanjie immediately but refrain from interrogating him.

Both choices seemed logical. As the Doushui Order, Zhao Xing was not obligated to arrest anyone; he could simply wait for the outcome.

However, Zhao Xing was not an ordinary Doushui Order. He was also the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer, currently carrying out a Military Realm task. As a combat-capable Military Minister of Agriculture Officer, he could prevent Shao Wanjie from escaping, per higher instructions.

The Military Minister of Agriculture Officer had this duty. After all, they could fight, much like how Old Chen had played a central role in dealing with the Xuantian Sect in Gucheng.

Interrogation, however, was not Zhao Xing’s responsibility.

Dantai Ming had intentionally written "do not interrogate," serving as a reminder and protection for Zhao Xing.

"Shao Wanjie is involved with the fifth-rank Prefecture Governor Liu Junliang and possibly even more people. Knowing too much would not be beneficial for me, so Dantai Ming advised me not to interrogate."

"If I don’t interrogate, and only assist in capturing him as instructed by Dantai Ming, then there will be no trouble."

"Moreover, Dantai Ming might be hinting that they only plan to deal with Shao Wanjie and don’t intend to escalate the situation further. At least, my report alone wouldn’t be enough to bring down Liu Junliang. This task shouldn’t fall on me."

Zhao Xing thought for a moment, holding the official document as he walked out of the main hall, "Under normal circumstances, I would just wait after reporting. But now I need to save time. The sooner Shao Wanjie is dealt with, the better. Delaying for ten days or half a month would be highly detrimental to my subsequent plans."

"Also, by capturing and locking up Shao Wanjie, I could protect Cloud City’s assets."

Once Shao Wanjie fell, Zhao Xing would become the highest-ranking official, practically making Cloud City’s assets his own.

How could development proceed without money?

"Arrest him! Arrest him hard! Combating crime is my duty!"

Zhao Xing immediately sought out Long Xiao.

At this moment, Long Xiao had just finished interrogating that steward.

"Prepare yourself; we are going to the banquet."

"What?" Long Xiao was stunned, "We just detained one of his men, and now we are going to his banquet?"

"He doesn’t know." Zhao Xing replied, "I am not just going to the banquet. I am also going to apprehend Shao Wanjie."

"Just like Old Chen did in Gucheng last time?"

"Exactly." Zhao Xing said, "Can you fight? Shao Wanjie is both literate and skilled in martial arts. He is of the seventh-rank, possessing martial skills of a Martial Artist and the magic of a Ritual Repairer."

"Is he a Sword Cultivator?" Long Xiao asked.

"No."

"Does he have a hundred seventh-rank protectors?"

"Why are you so arrogant?" Zhao Xing asked in surprise, "Can you fight one against a hundred?"

"Are you insulting me?" Long Xiao scoffed, "You speak as though you are the only genius in the world. How many Military Minister of Agriculture Officers of the same rank could you defeat in the Ten Suns Cave Heaven?"

Zhao Xing pondered, "A hundred seems achievable."

Long Xiao slapped his sword, proudly saying, "That’s it then? Out of the 87,000 plus soldiers in the Divine Might Army, excluding the Marquis, there are only five Sword Cultivators. I am one of them. You dare to question my capabilities?"

"Sorry, my dog eyes look down on people, please forgive me, Valiant Captain."

"That’s more like it." Long Xiao adjusted his belt, "But do you think I should act? I am your Protector. This is your test, not mine. Don’t you need to handle Cloud City’s internal matters yourself? Wouldn’t my intervention lower your evaluation?"

Zhao Xing thought, "It wouldn’t. The third stage of the task is primarily about flood control. I haven’t asked for your help with that. We are voluntarily aiding the higher-ups in capturing someone. Would that really lower my evaluation? Even if it affects it slightly, solving this problem quickly and getting back on track is more important for me."

"Fine, it’s your call."

.....

Shao Wanjie’s mansion was extravagantly built, comparable to a tenth of Cloud City’s markets.

No commoners were allowed to reside nearby, as Shao Wanjie had awarded all the land to his cronies.

As Zhao Xing walked around Shao Mansion, he marveled at how Shao Wanjie seemed to seek his own death.

Being a County Magistrate, Shao Wanjie had two squads of guards patrolling the Shao Mansion and had the government’s soldiers standing guard at his private residence.

When Zhao Xing and Long Xiao arrived in front of Shao Mansion in the Purple Horned Carriage, they saw two squads of barbarian soldiers!

"One squad of Lion Head Soldiers, and one squad of Bull Head Soldiers? A mere Viscount dares to keep barbarian soldiers?" Long Xiao’s eyes widened.

It was not forbidden to keep barbarian soldiers. In Jiutian Yingyuan Mansion, trained barbarian soldiers were not uncommon. But only a Marquis’s private guards could legally keep barbarian soldiers as part of their forces.

Beyond that, only officials in the barbarian soldier command structure could order barbarian soldiers, but that was the official army, not a private force.

Shao Wanjie using Lion Head Soldiers and Bull Head Soldiers as gatekeepers broke a major taboo.

"This person is lawless, building a mansion beyond his station, keeping barbarian soldiers, deceiving superiors and subordinates, engaging in corruption, and diverting officials from all four divisions to serve him..." Long Xiao looked at the two squads of barbarian soldiers, his hand instinctively gripping his sword.

"Becoming too accustomed to acting like a local tyrant, he began to see himself as a real emperor." Zhao Xing shook his head, "Kill these barbarian soldiers immediately, leave no quarter, but ensure their bodies remain intact."

"Understood."

The Purple Horned Carriage had traveled about two miles from the main entrance when it was blocked by the stationed barbarian soldiers.

"Yun City Doushui Order Zhao Xing, here at Lord Shao’s invitation for a banquet."

Zhao Xing, donned in his official attire, lifted the carriage curtain and presented his official seal.