Martial Cultivator

Yu Xiyi saw this scene in front of the window and found it rather interesting.

If a sword cultivator like him wanted to kill someone, a mere thought would be enough to separate their heads from their bodies. But, he did not draw his sword.

Because it was not his turn.

Because Chen Chao was around.

No matter which angle you looked at, Chen Chao taking action was the most appropriate thing to do.

It was just that he was very curious: Would Chen Chao kill this group of people, or... chase them away?

Chen Chao already arrived on the street. He looked at the young boy and repeated himself again, "Release him."

Hearing these words, those people had rather strange expressions on their faces. Then they burst into laughter.

They were a little surprised, then it was mockery.

Those people also found it very interesting when looking at Chen Chao.

A glimmer of hope flashed in that boy's eyes, but was concealed by him in an instant.

"Do you know what you're saying?"

Someone said in a cold voice, "Do you want to die?"

Chen Chao did not look at the others. He just looked at the leader and repeated again, "Let him go."

Hearing this, peals of laughter erupted on the street again. Faraway, the common folks cautiously opened their doors and windows, leaving only a narrow gap through which they could secretly observe the commotion on this street. These people were rather bold among the citizens of Great Liang, but their boldness only extended this far. In this remote provincial capital, the imperial court's influence was rather ineffective. They might fear the county chief, but the real decision-makers were these cultivators.

If these cultivators wanted to do something, what could anyone do to stop them?

The street was rather quiet, quiet until the nervous breathing of the customers inside the tavern could be heard. They began to harbor complaints towards the black-clad young man. If they were later implicated because of him, they would resent him even more.

Chen Chao could also hear those nervous breathing. Then, he became rather silent.

When he was in Tianqing County, he had seen Guo Xi's outburst of emotions, which almost led him to kill the magistrate, Mi Ke. He had also seen that daoist nun casually demolishing the residences of countless people, completely disregarding the wails of the common people. In the Divine Capital, he had also witnessed cultivators showing no respect to the Great Liang Dynasty's cultivators. But Tianqing County was too remote; other than that daoist nun and those few qi refiners, no other cultivators went there during those few years he spent there. In addition, he had killed many demons, so the common people were living quite the good life.

But what about other areas of the Great Liang Dynasty?

Chen Chao was rather silent.

"Get lost if you don't want to die!"

The leader of the group glanced at the saber at Chen Chao's waist. Although he could not sense any aura from Chen Chao, he did not want to cause any unnecessary complications either.

After all, he only made this trip to capture this boy. He did not want to get involved in other things for the time being.

Chen Chao was unmoved and just said, "This is the Rainwater Commandery, it's within the borders of the Great Liang Dynasty. Even if you all are cultivators, you must abide by the laws of Great Liang too. Whatever wrong this boy has committed, he should be judged by the laws of Great Liang!"

It was stated very clearly in the rules established back then, to the extent that when Chen Chao killed those qi refiners, Song Lian used this rule to bring Chen Chao away from the hands of that daoist nun too.

Of course, rules were rules, there were plenty of people who did not follow them. Otherwise, there would not be so many incidents either.

The Dean had once said by the lakeside that the greatest rule was the fist.

Only when the fist was powerful enough, might the other party sit down and listen to your reasoning.

"Great Liang's laws?"

The leader gave a cold laugh.

Someone immediately walked out from behind him and reached out to grab Chen Chao.

Qi surged from the person's palm as he sneered. There was undisguised contempt in his eyes. Naturally, disdain meant not taking him seriously, and not taking someone seriously often led to poor outcomes.

So, in the next moment, his hand was broken.

Chen Chao's fist smashed into his hand. With a crack, his bone jutted out from the sleeve, accompanied by some blood, looking gruesome.

Before that person could cry out in pain, Chen Chao's fist smashed into his face.

With a crack, his nose was broken.

Blood splattered all over his face.

Seeing this scene, Yu Xiyi was stunned. A moment later, he said with vicissitudes of emotion, "Really a martial artist."

The common people who had been secretly peering through the window and door slits were also stunned, especially that shopkeeper. He had finally mustered the courage to look outside, only to witness such a scene. In an instant, his complexion turned extremely pale. When he turned his head around, his knees actually went soft and he fell to the ground.

That person collapsed, his life hanging in the balance. The others rushed forward when they saw the situation.

A moment later, following several loud noises, multiple bursts of blood splattered, creating bright red waves in the air. When the blood landed on the ground, the street was adorned with several blood blossoms.

No one managed to cry out, the street was still eerily silent.

The leader's expression slightly changed. He had not expected things to develop this way, this somewhat exceeded his expectations

Looking at Chen Chao, he asked with a frown, "Who are you?!"

Chen Chao also looked at him and replied, "It's none of your business who I am."

Earlier, when Chen Chao mentioned the "Great Liang Law," the man did not take it seriously. That was precisely the result Chen Chao had anticipated. Therefore, he was not surprised.

The leader of the group furrowed his brows and opened his mouth to say, "Do you know who I..."

His voice suddenly stopped.

He wanted to say many things, but the young man before him did not want to listen, so he could not say anything.

He was struck in the chest by a punch, then he flew out like a kite with a broken string, landing far away, unable to get up again.

Everything happened extremely quickly due to the difference in cultivation realms, so there was no intense sensation.

The street was quiet to begin with. But now, it was even quieter.

That boy had not spoken from the beginning because he was too stunned to say anything.

He finally reacted now, but the first thing he said was to run.

"Hurry up and run!"

Tears welled up in the young man's eyes as he gritted his teeth and spoke in an urgent tone.

He had once hoped that someone would come to save him, but when such a situation actually happened, he became very worried about Chen Chao's safety. It was because he knew all too well what kind of existence stood behind those people.

Chen Chao was indifferent.

Yu Xiyi kept watching this scene from the window.

He had been watching Chen Chao ever since he went downstairs. He had wondered what Chen Chao was going to do, whether he would use his identity as a military official of the Great Liang Dynasty to make those people apprehensive. However, he had not expected this young man to act so straightforwardly and start taking action.

Were the Great Liang Dynasty's martial artists all like this?

Yu Xiyi had not interacted much with martial artists before, so he felt a bit puzzled, but mostly, he found it intriguing.

Really very interesting.

This young man in front of him was more intriguing than any other youth he had ever met.

But he soon looked towards the distance.

After a commotion, the sound of many footsteps sounded out from afar.

Several daoists dressed in gray robes flew over from a distant building, lightly landing on the long street gracefully.

These daoists were all wearing the same type of robes. Looking at them, one would know that they came from the same place. They held daoist whisks in their hands, their expressions stern, and their auras not weak. However, it was unclear which daoist temple they belonged to.

They stopped not far away and looked at Chen Chao with expressionless faces.

Further away, some men dressed in low-ranking official attire appeared, sabers hanging at their waists. They were wearing black official boots, but their auras were very weak. They were all martial artists who had just started cultivating. Some of them might not even be considered cultivators yet, just ordinary people who were physically strong. It was evident that they were constables from some government office.

The constables stood on both sides of the street and this was when two figures emerged at the end of the long street.

One of them was short and chubby, wearing an ill-fitting official robe. His round face looked greasy and one could not help but wonder where all that grease came from. How much of the people's wealth had he extorted?

Seeing this short and chubby figure, many of the onlookers hiding behind the doors gritted their teeth in anger.

They were not outsiders, they naturally recognized that this fellow was the local county chief.

From their emotions, one could tell that this fellow was definitely not a good person.

As this county chief appeared, a daoist in green robes also appeared by his side.

The daoist was slender, exuding an air of elegance and sagely air. Standing with his hands behind his back, his aura was profound. He was a cultivator whose cultivation realm was not low.

"Where did this scoundrel come from?!"

As the county chief shouted fiercely, the silence on the long street was instantly shattered.