Chapter 1218: Chapter 1217: Junior Brother Man, good news, there’s a big case!

Considering that the Hundred Sword Alliance is equivalent to a Third Grade Sect and both the Alliance Hierarch and the Vice Alliance Hierarch have participated in the Sword Inquiry Ceremony as Divinity Transformation Stage Sword Cultivators, who are well-known for their offensive power, it’s rare for them to meet their match among their peers.

The existence of the Alliance Hierarch and Vice Alliance Hierarch means that in the ranks of the Third Grade Sects, the Hundred Sword Alliance can be considered upper-middle level. Moreover, since the Hundred Sword Alliance is spread across the Wild State, they are somewhat difficult to apprehend, and even for two Tribulation Crossing Great Powers, resolving the issue of the Hundred Sword Alliance in one night is tough.

"We are pressed for time, so you’d better quickly confess everything about the Hundred Sword Alliance, or I will resort to a Soul Search,"

Lu Yang told them in an even tone on the way, though the content of his words sounded terrifying.

"Old Lu, don’t get carried away and Soul Search them both; just one is enough," Constable Meng reminded him. "We need to bring one back to explain how we came upon the trail of the Hundred Sword Alliance."

Soul Searching one of them and burying him in a hole meant that no one would ever know he existed. Simple.

Lu Yang nodded. "You’re right. We can’t exactly say that Old Wang knew the location of the Hundred Sword Alliance’s headquarters and took us there. Getting our stories straight with Old Wang would be a pain. So, I’ll just Soul Search one of them."

"No, no, no, we’ll talk! We’ll talk!"

The two members of the Hundred Sword Alliance trembled like two frightened quails. What kind of background did these two constables have? Not only was their cultivation outstanding, but they were also ruthless.

After the two confessed, Lu Yang got a rough idea of the situation within the Hundred Sword Alliance.

The Hundred Sword Alliance was an alliance formed by Sword Cultivators, committed to collecting renowned swords from around the world by any means. With members spread across the entire Wild State, they had considerable fame there. The Hundred Sword Alliance continued unscathed thanks to the support from an official who also had a fondness for collecting swords.

But as for which official was supporting them, that remained unknown—only the Alliance Hierarch and Vice Alliance Hierarch were privy to that crucial secret.

The Hundred Sword Alliance’s headquarters was located in the black market of Zhongshan County.

"Besides being a renowned power, the rest should be true," said Lu Yang.

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

In the past, he and Old Meng had been to the Wild State. It was their first encounter with Mu Baiyi, and they also took care of Emperor Wu Yao of Yu, having spent quite some time in the Wild State without hearing about any Hundred Sword Alliance.

"Let’s deal with the headquarters first. It’s quite close," Meng Jingzhou suggested. Conveniently, the headquarters were in Zhongshan County, and Quyi County was under its jurisdiction.

"Let’s go."

The night was dark and windy, perfect for a raid. Four figures flew swiftly and silently over the walls, entering Zhongshan County without a sound.

The two junior constables were new to the job and had been handed such a significant case. It would be a lie to say they weren’t nervous.

But even if they weren’t nervous, they couldn’t let the enemy escape.

Thus, as soon as they arrived at the black market, they wrapped the entire place with their Spiritual Sense to ensure not a single person from the Hundred Sword Alliance escaped.

The entrance to the Hundred Sword Alliance was deep underground, and there was a gate forged from a strange stone that could only be opened by uttering the correct passphrase.

As the gate sensed the presence of the two men, a ferocious human face appeared in its center, "State the passphrase."

Lu Yang ignored the face and simply pushed open the gate, declaring loudly, "Nobody move, hands on your heads and squat down! We are constables from Quyi County, and we have received a tip-off. This establishment is suspected of illegal operations, theft, robbery, tax evasion, intentional injury, murder, and various other charges. Resisting will only worsen your crimes!"

"Who are these little constables, daring to meddle with your superior?" The Hundred Sword Alliance had many formidable members and had been entrenched in the black market for centuries, all thanks to the swords they wielded.

"Xuan Hei, Overlord, it’s you two who betrayed the organization!"

"Two lowly trash dare to betray us? Wipe them out together!"

Xuan Hei and Overlord—who were they? Lu Yang wondered, then he quickly realized these were the two men they had captured that evening.

It turned out they hadn’t even asked their names during the interrogation.

No matter, it’s not important. Xuan Hei and Overlord didn’t sound like real names anyway. They would find out their actual names when making the report later.

Each member of the Hundred Sword Alliance held a Heavenly Weapon Divine Sword. These Divine Swords varied in shape and had very intimidating names. Some could tear through space, some could change the weather, some could control the earth, some could absorb spiritual essence...

But Lu Yang didn’t care.

Confronted with the Heavenly Weapon Divine Swords that exuded various eerie glows, Lu Yang simply uttered two words.

"Sword Return."

Without exception, the Divine Swords slipped from their masters’ control and rushed towards Lu Yang as if subjects meeting an emperor from ancient times!

The members of the Hundred Sword Alliance watched this scene in disbelief. They were the masters of the Heavenly Weapon Divine Swords. Once recognized by them, the swords wouldn’t become unowned unless they died and could only then be controlled by others.

Who exactly was this junior constable! How did he do it!

"Ha ha ha, who would have thought there would be such a master hiding among the constables!"

Two hearty voices echoed from the end of the hallway, accompanied by calm, unhurried footsteps.

"Alliance Hierarch! Vice Alliance Hierarch!"

The members of the Hundred Sword Alliance were ecstatic.

"All of you back down. This man is an extremely rare master of Swordsmanship, and he is not someone you can confront."

"Yes!"

The two Alliance Hierarchs stood side by side, looking at the seemingly insignificant constables with interest, and spoke slowly,

"Though Wild State has many blacksmiths forging countless divine weapons, there are very few sword cultivators. For this reason, we brothers defeated many swordsmanship masters of Wild State and earned the qualification to attend the Sword Inquiry Ceremony, merely seeking defeat."

"We never imagined that Wild State still had a swordsmanship master like you. Our trip to the Sword Inquiry Ceremony was indeed casting aside what is near in pursuit of what is distant!"

"Formless and shapeless, originally infinite, the chaotic void breeds the Taixu. Come, fight; my Infinite Yin Yang Sword has not met an opponent in a long time!" The Alliance Hierarch drew his Infinite Yin Yang Sword.

"The world fixes its position and the stars shift; the Eight Diagrams evolve and reveal the mysterious void. Let’s see how many moves of my Taixu Divine Sword you can withstand!" The Vice Alliance Hierarch drew his Taixu Divine Sword.

"It’s the Infinite Yin Yang Sword! How long has it been since the Alliance Hierarch has drawn that sword!"

"And the Taixu Divine Sword, it’s said that there are nine moves in total, but the people who have seen up to the sixth move are few and far between; no one has ever seen the ninth!"

The Alliance Hierarch and the Vice Alliance Hierarch mobilized their proud swords, which appeared mysterious and unfathomable, their abilities unknown.

Bang, bang.

Meng Jingzhou threw two punches, knocking one down with each punch: "Blah, blah, blah, what nonsensical flamboyance."

"Right, Old Lu, do you remember these two?"

Lu Yang tried hard to recall the Sword Inquiry Ceremony process, "I don’t remember the Vice Alliance Hierarch, but the Alliance Hierarch seems to be Xue Shilou’s opponent, eliminated by Xue Shilou in the first round."

"Also, next time, use a little less force; you’ve knocked them both out."

Meng Jingzhou looked and saw that this was indeed the case, and quickly pinched their pressure points to wake them up.

"Speak, who’s protecting the Hundred Sword Alliance!"

Meng Jingzhou exuded a trace of formidable pressure, like a primeval fierce beast or a resplendent sun, supreme and ultimate, making the Alliance Hierarch and the Vice Alliance Hierarch cringe on the ground like ants, not daring to hide anything.

"It’s... it’s the County Magistrate."

"How should we handle this?" Meng Jingzhou turned to ask, "Should we arrest these people first before finding the County Magistrate, or should we go directly to him?"

"To prevent him from hearing any rumors and running away, let’s go directly."

Lu Yang left a Wooden Avatar to watch over the members of the Hundred Sword Alliance while he and Old Meng hurriedly rushed to the Governor Mansion.

County Magistrate Lu of Zhongshan County was at that moment on a luxurious pleasure boat, blindfolded and frolicking with some young women.

Suddenly, the laughing voices of the women disappeared; County Magistrate Lu, puzzled, lifted the cloth, slightly annoyed: "Why has it gone quiet?"

The two constables appeared in the room at some point, smiling and watching County Magistrate Lu.

"County Magistrate Lu, I presume? We’re constables from Quyi County. We’ve received a report that you are colluding with the Hundred Sword Alliance. Please come with us."

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Lu’s face changed, and then he angrily pushed Meng Jingzhou, "Get lost! Two little constables also dare to arrest me, ruining my mood for the evening!"

Meng Jingzhou remained immovable.

Lu Yang kicked County Magistrate Lu to the ground and swiftly tied him up.

County Magistrate Lu was at the Divinity Transformation Stage, but facing Lu Yang was like facing a great mountain, utterly suppressed and without a shred of resistance.

It was only then that he realized these two constables were no ordinary men.

"Who exactly are you, and who sent you! Remember, I am an official appointed by the Dynasty, you lack the grade to arrest me!"

Lu Yang was taken aback and turned to ask Meng Jingzhou, "Is there such a rule?"

Meng Jingzhou thought for a moment: "The County Magistrate is a fourth-grade official, and usually to arrest an official of this rank, one would need an official of at least the fourth grade or higher. However, that’s an unspoken rule; there’s no explicit regulation."

Lu Yang shrugged, "So it’s just an unspoken rule, then we’ll ignore it."

Lu Yang always abided by the law, acting in accordance with explicit regulations. Since they had jurisdiction over the Hundred Sword Alliance case, they could arrest anyone related to it.

"Besides, I am a Pillar State Minister myself, of higher grade than him. What’s wrong with arresting him?"

Dawn arrived, and Man Gu woke up from a deep sleep, or rather, was woken up by Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

"Junior Brother Man, good news, we have a big case."

"What big case?"

"We’ve arrested your superior, County Magistrate Lu."

"Ah?"

Am I still asleep?