I Can Devour Spirits

Sun Qian’s face was icy, his gaze flickering. He felt that what Ruan Fengshan said made some sense. After Bai Rong was killed, Hu Huanhuan was also rescued by someone. The person who intervened was clearly there to rescue Hu Huanhuan.

Sun Qian let out a deep sigh and said, ”Enough! In another hour, it will be dawn. The Law Envoy will enter the city at dawn. All of you brothers, disguise yourselves and stake out on West Main Street. This inspection by the Law Envoy is very important to us and will determine the allocation of resources in the future. I hope you all can work diligently to ensure the smooth progress of this inspection.”

”The task of receiving the Law Envoy will be handled by Ruan Fengshan and me. The rest of you, take care of your own tasks!” Sun Qian said, throwing the Profound Iron Arrow in his hand onto the ground with a clanging sound. Seeming to have thought of something, he turned to Xu Dongyang and said, ”When the Law Envoy enters the city tomorrow, greet him at the city gate on our behalf. Moreover, the movements of the Law Envoy must be kept confidential, do not make any announcements!”

Xu Dongyang responded respectfully, ”Yes.”

Upon hearing this, several people glanced at Ruan Fengshan.

The base in Xianggu County was essentially established by Sun Qian and Ruan Fengshan together. Sun Qian chose to have Ruan Fengshan join him in receiving the inspecting Law Envoy, also hoping to fully explain the situation in Xianggu County to the Law Envoy.

Although everyone felt jealous, they could only disperse. Especially Xu Dian, the head of the Weapon Shop, who was at the Second Level of the True Qi Realm. In terms of cultivation, he surpassed Ruan Fengshan and had always harbored ambitions of replacing him and becoming the second-in-command in Xianggu County. However, ambitions require opportunities.

An hour later, just as dawn broke, an inconspicuous, shabby carriage, its wheels clattering, was pulled by a skinny, bony old horse, making its way along the official road towards the East Gate of Xianggu County.

In the cold wind, Xu Dongyang stood at the city gate and saw the carriage from afar. He thought to himself, ”It couldn’t be this one, could it? With this old horse and shabby carriage, it doesn’t seem likely!”

As the shabby carriage drew closer in the dim morning light, Xu Dongyang saw a small black flag fluttering atop it with a strange character painted on it.

Xu Dongyang’s pupils contracted. This was the one!

The driver was a young man wearing a thick felt coat, with a piece of dry grass in his mouth. His eyes were bright and his expression calm.

Xu Dongyang immediately made a peculiar gesture by crossing his hands in front of his chest towards the driver.

The young driver, sitting on the carriage, glanced at Xu Dongyang and immediately made another gesture with one hand on his chest.

Xu Dongyang instantly understood and called over a government constable guarding the gate, whispering, ”Go to the garden hall in the backyard of the county government office and tell the County Magistrate that the person has entered the city!”

The constable received the order and left, while Xu Dongyang immediately instructed the constables guarding the city gate to clear the way, allowing the shabby carriage to wobble its way into the city!

Xu Dongyang himself mounted a horse and followed the shabby carriage along West Main Street towards the county government office.

In truth, given the status of the Head Altar Law Envoy, Sun Qian and Ruan Fengshan should have personally gone outside the city gate to welcome him.

However, both Sun Qian and Ruan Fengshan were prominent figures in Xianggu County. If they stood outside the city gate, they would surely attract a lot of attention, and the movements of the Law Envoy must be kept secret!

To maintain secrecy, they had to be somewhat negligent in terms of etiquette, which is a compromise difficult to balance. Moreover, Wei Ziyan never concerned himself with such matters.