Daqian Martial Saint

Xu Chongyuan said nothing, but his expression had completely softened. To him, whether Weishui was held accountable wasn’t important. What mattered was that Weishui’s reinforcements had arrived, allowing him to promptly reassign manpower to defend Li Yang County.

Observing the reactions of everyone present, Zhong Zeyu understood the situation perfectly.

He had been so busy coordinating the siege these past few days that he’d overlooked the choice of commander for Weishui’s support mission. Judging by the recent reactions from the Qiankun Bureau and the Earth Fire Town Suppression Bureau, it seemed they had known the identity of Weishui’s commander for some time.

’Mang Blade, Chen Ping’an!’

’They’re certainly well-informed!’

Knowing the identity of the commander leading the Weishui reinforcements, L? Boxu’s earlier words were now extremely easy to understand.

Although Zhong Zeyu hadn’t been in Weishui, he had heard of how Chen Ping’an had killed the arrogant and domineering Tong Jin of the Qiankun Bureau with two palm strikes. The incident had caused a massive stir at the time, even leading to Magical Combat between Grandmasters.

Regardless of the rights and wrongs of the matter, L? Boxu, as a member of the Qiankun Bureau, would naturally share in the animosity over Tong Jin’s death.

His deliberate targeting of Weishui this time was likely tied directly to that incident!

As for the Earth Fire Town Suppression Bureau...

Zhong Zeyu glanced at Xu Dejun.

The fact that Mang Blade Chen Ping’an had killed Li Pingjiang, a disciple of the Seven Extremes Elder, near Five Peaks Mountain City on the outskirts of the Long’an Trade Route was known throughout the state!

Since the incident involved a Celestial Net Grandmaster who had been famous for years, its impact was also extremely profound! Despite some negative repercussions, it was considered a great accomplishment for the Garrison Commandant’s Office! This was also one of the reasons Mang Blade Chen Ping’an was promoted to Deputy Commander-in-Chief.

The deed itself was a good thing, but that wasn’t necessarily the case for the Earth Fire Town Suppression Bureau! After all, before being killed by Chen Ping’an, Soul-Severing Saber Li Pingjiang had been active in the Earth Fire County region!

One party had been active in the area for years with no results, while the other killed the target on the spot as soon as he appeared. The contrast between the two was too stark!

What Chen Ping’an had done was, without a doubt, a slap in the face to the Earth Fire Town Suppression Bureau. The more brilliant and effortless he appeared, the more it highlighted the Bureau’s incompetence!

Under such circumstances, it was only natural that the members of the Earth Fire Town Suppression Bureau found it difficult to harbor any goodwill toward Chen Ping’an.

Although the execution of Soul-Severing Saber Li Pingjiang was also a good thing for the Earth Fire Town Suppression Bureau, people are selfish. Everyone has their own agenda, their own petty schemes.

Some would rather let things fester than have someone step forward and make them lose face!

’People...’ Zhong Zeyu shook his head inwardly. ’One can see through the human heart, yet is still trapped by it!’

’If he were in their shoes, if a colleague of his were so brilliant that it only highlighted his own incompetence, he probably couldn’t bring himself to like them either. Unless...’

A glint flashed in Zhong Zeyu’s eyes, and he thought no more of it.

’He’s here!’ A faint Profound Light flickered between Zhong Zeyu’s brows as he sensed someone approaching the door.

Whether intentionally or not, at that very moment, L? Boxu’s chuckling voice rang out.

”This is rather amusing, you know. Has Weishui County run out of people? How could they send a mere child to such an important gathering!”

”A mere child!? HA HA HA...” Hearing this, Xu Dejun couldn’t help but laugh out loud. ”Lord L?, your description is certainly...

...apt!”

A nearby Deputy Officer from the Earth Fire Town Suppression Bureau also burst out laughing.

And why not? To them, Chen Ping’an, at a mere twenty-two years old, was indeed just a child!

”A child!?”

”How amusing! How amusing!”

”HA HA HA HA...”

Inside the council hall, the men erupted in laughter.

Amidst the uproarious laughter, Chen Ping’an’s figure appeared at the entrance to the council hall. Xiong Sanrang followed behind him, his expression a mixture of nervousness and faintly suppressed...

...excitement.

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