Chapter 654: Arrest Hao Ren!
ating down in the afternoon heat, this was quite a challenge for a girl like Xie Yujia."You didn't come back with Arin," said Grandma somewhat discontentedly to Xie Yujia."I don't know when he's comin...Chapter 654: Capture Hao Ren!
"Mm." Su Han nodded calmly and followed Zhen Fei to the villa's door.
The grandmother was a bit puzzled but since Zhen Fei said she would be back soon, it should be a small matter, so she didn’t worry too much. Then she called out to Xie Yujia and Lu Family sisters: "Little girl, Grandma is hungry, make something to eat."
"Sure!" Both Xie Yujia and the Lu Family sisters happily agreed.
The Lu Family sisters sensed that there were experts nearby, but they knew Zhen Fei's strength, so they weren’t too concerned.
No matter what, by giving them gifts, Zhen Fei was showing goodwill. It seemed she didn't plan to take Zhen Cunming back with her and wanted to win everyone over instead.
The Lu Family sisters had little interaction with Zhen Cunming, but as they all orbited around Hao Ren, they still showed him some concern.
Thinking carefully about it, this was because when Zhen Cunming became a disciple of Qiu Niu, even the Heavenly Demon Zhen Fei couldn’t take him back to the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons. So looking for Zhen Cunming during the Mid-Autumn Festival was also an expression of nostalgia and reunion.
Just as everyone inside the villa were bustling around preparing breakfast, Su Han and Zhen Fei had already stepped out of the door.
Outside, it was drizzling. Zhen Fei gently opened her oiled paper umbrella, which was colorful and flower-patterned. It unfolded with a snap in the dim rainy scene, standing out particularly brightly.
Su Han walked beside Zhen Fei, naturally under the cover of the umbrella too.
"How many have arrived" Zhen Fei asked Su Han.
"Six, all at peak Qian level." Su Han answered calmly.
Zhen Fei covered her mouth and laughed. "Hehehe... Seems your Dragon God Temple doesn’t get along with the Golden Dragons either."
"I didn't say that," Su Han coldly glanced at her.
But in reality, the relationship between the Dragon God Temple and the Golden Dragon lineage indeed wasn't very good. The Golden Dragons were powerful and had special habits, not obeying the Dragon God Temple’s management, and also having their own decision-making team—the Council of Elders.
The six peak Qian level Golden Dragon cultivators who appeared this time were undoubtedly members of the Council of Elders.
Although Su Han didn't know why they suddenly appeared here, as a regional inspector of Donghai City, she was very uncomfortable with these Golden Dragons rashly entering the territory of Donghai.
This was also why Zhen Fei invited her to go out together and Su Han immediately agreed.
"Then I'll act on behalf of Dragon God Temple to teach them a lesson," Zhen Fei pretended not to hear Su Han's answer, then suddenly moved without wind.
Su Han didn't have the ability like Zhen Fei; in the situation with six peak Qian level Golden Dragon cultivators appearing, she also dared not be presumptuous. She summoned her Jade Sword and flew towards the sky.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Six Jindragon cultivators, clad in white Taoist robes, shot down from the clouds.
Su Han did not waste words with them and immediately launched a green ray of light from her Jadeite Sword. These cultivators were all peak-stage elders of the Golden Dragon sect and should know the rules of the Dragon God Temple.
Their simultaneous appearance in Donghai City clearly showed that they didn’t care about the Dragon God Temple at all.
Bang…
The green light suddenly split into six pieces and struck each of the Jindragon cultivators in turn.
These six Jindragon cultivators immediately countered this attack. At that moment, however, they felt a slight numbness in their arms and were secretly alarmed.
The Jadeite Sword had been forged from the White Jade Longsword and had absorbed the tailbone of the Thunder鵬 (Note: "Thunder鵬" seems to be an incomplete or incorrect term as it should likely reference a creature name like "Thunder鵬" which might mean "Thunder Peng" in English. The exact translation could vary based on context.). Furthermore, this妖獸 (demon beast) was one of the fastest flying demon beasts and was also characterized by its lightning attribute.
Therefore, the attack launched from the Jadeite Sword naturally carried some innate power of lightning.
"Special Envoy Su, please don’t misunderstand. We are here to investigate certain matters," said one Jindragon cultivator to Su Han.
Su Han stood on her Jadeite Sword and coldly gazed at them. She was engrossed in cultivating and had no knowledge of Wang Shitong’s demise, nor had the Dragon God Temple released any news about it.
Those six peak-stage Jindragon cultivators glanced at the beautiful woman beside Su Han and secretly checked her cultivation realm. Finding that she was merely a middle-rank Dry Realm cultivator, they did not pay much attention to her and instead focused their gaze back on Su Han.
Seeing that Su Han remained coldly indifferent, they thought for a moment before saying, "A Jindragon sect disciple met his end in Donghai City. We six are here for this matter."
Their realm was the same as Wang Shitong’s; they were all members of the elders’ council and thus knew very soon after that he had been killed in Donghai City.
However, their original intention was to bypass the Dragon God Temple’s intelligence network and the regional inspector of Donghai City and directly come to apprehend郝仁 (Hao Ren), who was a major suspect. Unbeknownst to them, Su Han happened to be here.
"Oh A cultivator has been killed" Su Han was slightly surprised but continued to look at them coldly. "This incident occurred in Donghai City and should be investigated by me. When did it become your right to intervene directly"
The six Jindragon cultivators exchanged glances, their eyes filled with annoyance.
Wang Shitong, an opportunity for a peak-stage Dry Realm cultivator who could potentially break through to the Celestial Dragon realm, suddenly died in Donghai City. This was a major incident, so they had contacted each other and acted together—during these hundreds of years, no one dared to kill Jindragon sect disciples! How much less would someone dare to harm a peak-stage Dry Realm Jindragon cultivator!
Su Han was half-Jindragon blooded and represented the inspector stationed here by the Dragon God Temple. Already making an effort in explaining their mission, they expected Su Han’s cooperation; how could she be so confrontational
But Su Han had her own grievances too: these Jindragon sect disciples just barged into Donghai City without even a word and now planned to apprehend a cultivator under her nose—this was too presumptuous!
The Jindragon sect, with its numerous experts, suffering casualties in Donghai City, would indeed be considered a major case. If the Jindragon side had informed the Dragon God Temple or Su Han about this matter, it might have been possible for them to investigate it themselves.
"To put it frankly, the deceased was our peak-stage Dry Realm elder Wang Shitong from the elders’ council," said the other party again.
Peak-stage…
Su Han was stunned.
She had been thinking about it too. The Golden Dragon side would not deploy six top-notch experts at the peak of the Heavenly Rank just for one cultivator's death, but it turned out that a peak-level Heavenly Rank cultivator fell in Donghai City.
However... Who could possibly kill a super expert at the peak of the Heavenly Rank in Donghai City, especially someone from the Golden Dragon lineage who was among the strongest
"After our thorough investigation, one of the cultivators closely related to Wang Shitong is here in this house. Our six of us are here to invite this cultivator to cooperate and clarify the matter." One of the Golden Dragon cultivators said.
The direction he pointed at was exactly Huan Ren's seaside villa.
At the same time, their six powerful auras suddenly burst forth.
Su Han stood on her jade green longsword and could not stand steadily; she was shaken back dozens of meters.
The Golden Dragon cultivators who wanted to capture this cultivator were after Huan Ren!
Since Huan Ren was a Review Officer from the Dragon God Temple, they did not want to alert the Dragon God Temple and specially hid their auras before coming to Donghai City. Now that Su Han appeared and negotiations didn't work out, there was no need to hide their strength anymore!
Zhen Fei stood dozens of meters behind and saw Su Han being shaken back. She gently raised her hand, lightly touched Su Han's back with the tip of her finger, stopping her retreat.
"Humph!"
The six Golden Dragon cultivators arrogantly snorted and rushed towards the villa.
If they were just capturing a cultivator who was not even at the Exchange Rank, there would be no need for all six of them to act together. But since all six of them came to Donghai City, it was out of concern that the powerful figure responsible for Wang Shitong's death might still be in Donghai City.
However, after repeated sensing, they found no aura of a super expert around! As long as they could capture Huan Ren and bring him back, some clues would emerge, and they would know who had killed Wang Shitong!
The killing of one member of the Eight Elders Assembly, Wang Shitong, was an absolute major event. They believed that if they captured Huan Ren and took him back, even the Dragon God Temple wouldn't dare to confront the Golden Dragons over a mere Review Officer.
But if they tried to communicate with the Dragon God Temple to investigate their own Review Officer, it would not be easy!
To these Golden Dragon cultivators, resolving issues through force was still the most direct and swift method!
"You dare!"
Su Han suddenly realized that they were after Huan Ren!
From her jade green longsword, she sent out three icy cold auras to block the path of these six Golden Dragon cultivators.
The sudden appearance of these six peak-level Heavenly Rank Golden Dragon cultivators in Donghai City and their deliberate avoidance of being detected by the Dragon God Temple was to capture the Review Officer Huan Ren from the Dragon God Temple and the Great General of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace!
Were the Golden Dragons really lawless, intending to start a war with the Dragon God Temple and the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace
Now in the room, besides修煉者like郝仁and the Lu sisters, there are also three ordinary people: Yue Yang, Hao Zhonghua, and Grandma!
The Golden Dragon race lost a peak Gān-level elder and, out of humiliation and anger, completely disregarded their own rules!
If it came to actual combat,修煉者like郝仁and Xie Yujia would still be manageable, but ordinary people like Grandma would be in grave danger!
Su Han was worried and used all her spiritual energy when she launched the three streams of icy cold air.
These six peak Gān-level Golden Dragon cultivators definitely wouldn’t come for nothing; they were clearly here to snatch people. Once they grabbed someone, retreating into their own caves would make it impossible for the Dragon God Palace to deal with them!
The Golden Dragon cultivators don’t have an organization like a dragon palace; each of them runs their own cave independently. If郝仁was taken by them, the Dragon God Palace wouldn’t even have a way to negotiate! They would either have to fight these six peak Gān-level cultivators or declare war on the entire Golden Dragon clan!
Boom boom boom!
The ice columns she created froze but were instantly shattered by the punches of the Golden Dragon cultivators.
No matter whether her cultivation level was only upper Gān-level or had reached peak Gān-level, she wouldn’t be able to defeat six old experts at peak Gān-level!
Wang Shitong was the weakest of the eight peak Gān-level elders in the Council of Elders. These six Golden Dragon cultivators were all experts who had reached their peak hundreds of years ago!
Taichi Cave’s cave master had his own plans and thus didn’t follow them over, but these six Golden Dragon cultivators didn’t think a mere regional inspector would be able to stop them!
Six streaks of white light flashed past Su Han.
Zhen Fei stood behind Su Han, closer to the villa. Knowing that Su Han was a high-ranking inspector, they refrained from retaliating against her, but this woman floating before them with a smiling expression was rather annoying!
Swish swish swish...
The six streaks of white light struck Zhen Fei.
Zhen Fei didn’t move; the jewels embedded in her colorful qí-pao softly glowed.
The dazzling white rays were as if they had been absorbed by cotton, not even lifting a corner of her dress.
"Hehehe..." Zhen Fei covered her mouth with a giggle. "It was you who started it."
Her slender hand gently twirled the oiled paper umbrella she held.
Bang...
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