Free Web NovelChapter 136: Chapter 136: The Guard General’s Interrogation
Just then, a burly figure emerged from the crowd.
"Hahaha, Chu Qingyun! You really are the man I thought you were! To think you could even complete this mission. Excellent! Congratulations on the two thousand Military Merits. You’d better think carefully about how to spend them!"
The man clapped Chu Qingyun on the shoulder, his voice booming.
Hearing this, Chu Qingyun inwardly relaxed a little.
’I’ve seen this person before. He’s a captain in the Great Xia Dragon Guards named Sun Daxiong. By telling me to think about how to use the Military Merits, his meaning is obvious—he wants to help me protect them.’
"Hmph. Sun Daxiong, don’t tell me you’re planning to take all his Military Merits for yourself?"
A sinister voice piped up from the side. It belonged to a skinny, shifty-eyed man.
"Hm? Zhang Haizi, you again! Is there anyone here who doesn’t know what kind of person I, Sun Daxiong, am?! Forget two thousand—even if it were twenty thousand Military Merits, I would never make a move on an examiner!"
Sun Daxiong’s words rang with conviction, and he had the reputation to back them up.
In this division of the Great Xia Dragon Guards, Sun Daxiong was known for his forthright and righteous character. It was something everyone had witnessed firsthand.
"Hehe, you can know a person’s face, but not their heart. Who knows what you’re really plotting, Sun Daxiong? Young brother Chu Qingyun, why don’t you join our team? I might even be able to look out for you in the third round," a fat man added with a sly chuckle.
"Hmph. Huang Feizi, everyone knows you’re a smiling tiger, you treacherous bastard. You think you’d be that kind?" Sun Daxiong shot back, not mincing his words in the slightest.
"Xiaoyunzi, you don’t need to choose any team. Just do what you have to do. Today, I, Sun Daxiong, would like to see who dares to break the rules!"
Sun Daxiong declared righteously, standing by Chu Qingyun’s side.
The corner of Chu Qingyun’s mouth twitched. ’I wouldn’t have thought this burly, simple-looking man would be so fond of giving people nicknames. Zhang Haizi, Huang Feizi, Xiaoyunzi...’
The commotion was growing, eventually attracting the attention of the Guard General, Liu Canghai.
Seeing his uncle arrive, Liu Lang’s eyes darted about, and a sinister smile spread across his face. ’Heh, Chu Qingyun, you embarrassed me during registration. Just you watch, I’m going to make you suffer.’
Liu Lang hurried over to Liu Canghai’s side, stopping him and whispering, "Second Uncle, there’s a kid over there, a Fifth-level Martial Artist, who actually completed the Ma Zhiyong mission!"
"What?! The Ma Zhiyong mission? The one for that Flower Thief?" Liu Canghai was stunned.
As a Guard General, he knew far more than his subordinates. Real experts, even those in the Earth Spirit Realm, had failed that mission.
"Hehe, Second Uncle, a mission that not even a Guard General could complete... and he did it. That kid... he’s very likely had some kind of special fortuitous encounter."
As Liu Lang spoke, he glanced at Liu Canghai and saw his uncle’s expression change, just as he’d expected.
’I know my uncle well. He’s insatiably greedy. If he confirms that Chu Qingyun has had some kind of lucky break, Chu Qingyun will never know a moment of peace again.’
"Second Uncle, just think about it," Liu Lang continued, his voice laced with temptation. "With a fortuitous encounter like that, what right does a mere Fifth-level Martial Artist have to possess it? Who’s the strongest here? Who’s the most powerful? It’s you, Second Uncle! If you obtained that encounter, it might even help you break through to the Earth Spirit Realm. By then..."
"Enough. Say no more. I have my own plans."
Liu Canghai waved a hand, cutting Liu Lang off. But Liu Lang knew his uncle was tempted.
Walking to the edge of the crowd, Liu Canghai barked in a low voice, "All of you, shut your mouths! A bunch of captains, squabbling over two thousand Military Merits in front of so many examiners! If you’re not ashamed, I’m blushing for you!"
As the highest commander and strongest expert in this division, Liu Canghai possessed a great deal of authority. At his words, everyone silently fell quiet.
"You are Chu Qingyun? The one who completed the mission to kill Ma Zhiyong?" Liu Canghai asked, looking at Chu Qingyun.
Chu Qingyun cupped his fists and replied, "Reporting, my lord. It was merely a stroke of luck."
"Luck? Hmph. The Ma Zhiyong mission has wide-reaching implications. Tell me, how did you find Ma Zhiyong, and how did you kill him?" Liu Canghai asked coolly, his tone reeking of superiority. freewebnσvel.cѳm
He had never taken the mission himself, but he’d heard his colleagues discuss it. The most bizarre part was that no matter what anyone did, they could never find Ma Zhiyong. Even when a suspect was identified, they would vanish without a trace shortly after.
Hearing this, Chu Qingyun frowned slightly.
’If I explain how I found him, I’ll have to bring up the Devouring Martial Soul. I might even have to explain the Thousand-faced Martial Soul. But I don’t want to reveal either of them.’
’If I talk about the Thousand-faced Martial Soul, people will easily make the connection the next time I use it. That, in turn, could lead to my Devouring Martial Soul being exposed too.’
’So, I absolutely cannot tell him!’
"My lord, it was just a coincidence. I happened to be passing by the San Yang Town mayor’s place and was lucky enough to run into him," Chu Qingyun answered evasively.
"Lies!" Liu Canghai barked. "Dozens of people have accepted this mission over time. None of them were lucky? Only you, a Fifth-level Martial Artist, got lucky?!"
With Liu Canghai’s accusation, the surrounding Great Xia Dragon Guards and other examiners all turned to look at Chu Qingyun with curiosity.
They hadn’t asked before, but that didn’t mean they weren’t curious or interested.
’Could this kid really have some special ability or have had a fortuitous encounter?’
At this point, Chu Qingyun was starting to get annoyed.
’The Devouring Martial Soul is my greatest secret. I’ve never even told my own parents about it, so how could I possibly tell anyone else?!’
"Lord Guardian, you shouldn’t make such wild accusations. Just because dozens of people failed and had bad luck, does that mean I’m not allowed to have good luck?" Chu Qingyun’s words carried a hint of defiance. freёwebnoѵel.com
’I can already see that this guy is just looking for trouble. No matter how humbly I act, there’s no getting out of this.’
’In that case, I might as well meet him head-on. Even if he is a Martial Spirit Level Guard General, I don’t believe he would dare to disregard the rules of the Great Xia Dragon Guards and brazenly attack an examiner.’
’The larger and more established an organization is, the more it values its rules. An entity as colossal as the Great Xia Dragon Guards, which is a behemoth in the entire Great Xia nation, has rules that a mere Guard General would never dare to defy!’
Liu Canghai grew furious. He had assumed that with his power as a Martial Spirit and his status as Guard General, Chu Qingyun wouldn’t dare to be so evasive. He never expected the boy to have the gall to talk back.
"Boy, I am now ordering you, in my capacity as Guard General, to tell me exactly how you found Ma Zhiyong!" Liu Canghai roared, his face livid.
But Chu Qingyun just let out a soft laugh. This only confirmed his suspicion that the man was all bark and no bite—that he didn’t dare to actually make a move.
