King of Creation

Chapter 1915: Chapter 1900: Two ‘Ye’ Characters

As the garrison captain of Zhengyao Two Realm City, it’s actually quite relaxed.

Because of the rules of Zhengyao Two Realm City, the formations open at sunrise and close at sunset.

After sunset, Captain Zhou can leave his post and rest. Having guarded Zhengyao Two Realm City for many years, to relieve loneliness, Captain Zhou bought a house in the city and two young and beautiful concubines to keep him warm at night, which is quite carefree.

This day, Captain Zhou returned to this house as usual, washed his face and hands with the maid serving him, and then headed to his study, while the maids and old women began preparing the meal.

Casually stepping into the study, the moment he entered, Captain Zhou’s back tensed suddenly, and the sensation of being watched by a fierce tiger made the hair on his back stand up.

In the grand master’s chair in the study, a silhouette sat, but it was unclear, with a layer of hazy radiance flickering across the face.

"Who are you?" Captain Zhou asked slowly and steadily.

"Captain Zhou, don’t be nervous. I just want to have a chat with you." A deep voice sounded.

"Chat about what? There’s nothing good to chat about with uninvited evil guests." Captain Zhou’s hand moved slowly, and a warning talisman appeared in his palm.

As long as the warning talisman was activated, in this small city with a stationed force of twenty-eight thousand within a twenty-mile radius, he didn’t believe he would be in much danger.

"Activating the warning talisman now isn’t a good idea."

The person in the grand master’s chair, Ye Zhen, laughed softly, "Before you activate the warning talisman, Captain Zhou, you’d better take a look at this." Ye Zhen handed over a jade scroll.

Captain Zhou glanced warily at Ye Zhen, then picked up the jade scroll. Just one glance, and his face changed dramatically.

"Who are you? What exactly do you want?"

The jade scroll detailed his relatives for three generations, including his wife and children far away at home.

"This Zhengyao Two Realm City is beyond the reach of our Heavenly Patrol Department, but your relatives at home, even if you have backing from the Military Governor’s Mansion at the Human-Demon Battlefield, it’s still beyond their reach, isn’t it?" Ye Zhen said serenely.

"My relatives are all law-abiding citizens; your Heavenly Patrol Department...."

"Framing and wrongful accusations are also specialties of the Heavenly Patrol Department, just like Captain Zhou’s delaying tactics. These things, everyone knows, don’t they?"

"You dare!"

Captain Zhou’s eyes widened, but then he calmed down, "The place where my relatives are isn’t within your jurisdiction."

Captain Zhou already knew who the person before him was. Who else could it be but the Third-class Earl Ye Zhen of North Sea who they had been giving a hard time?

"Indeed, your relatives aren’t in my jurisdiction, but asking a colleague for a small favor isn’t a problem, right? At worst, letting your relatives suffer some physical punishment is very easy."

Seeing Captain Zhou’s face grow darker, Ye Zhen spread his hands helplessly and retrieved the jade scroll, "Of course, neither Captain Zhou nor I would want to see that happen, right?"

Captain Zhou’s face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, "But Count Ye, I really can’t help with your matter, nor can I make exceptions."

"I know, there’s an order from above? An order from Garrison Commander Ji Guan? I just want to know, what exactly did Ji Guan order you?" Ye Zhen asked.

"If I tell you the specific order, will you let me off?" Captain Zhou took the opportunity to raise a condition.

"You’re smart...." Ye Zhen tapped the table as he spoke.

Hearing this, Captain Zhou’s expression became somewhat dejected, "The Garrison Commander personally ordered, using the excuse of sensitive identity under investigation, to hold you and not let you pass."

"How long to delay?" Ye Zhen asked.

After a moment of silence, Captain Zhou uttered three words, "Indefinitely..."

Ye Zhen’s expression turned cold. This Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan was truly full of malice.

Ye Zhen originally thought it might just be a delay for a few months, but didn’t expect it to be indefinite!

"Inside the Guardian Mansion, what are the defensive capabilities?" Ye Zhen asked.

This question made Captain Zhou hesitate, but seeing Ye Zhen pick up the jade scroll again, he spoke with a face full of helplessness.

"In recent years, Zhao Yao Two Realm City hasn’t had any incidents. The highest cultivation level in the Guardian’s Commander’s office is the two guards of the commander, both at the Peak of Ninth Stage Realm King Realm.

The Commander himself is at the middle stage of the Realm King Realm, and outside the mansion is a personal guard of three hundred people. Among these three hundred personal guards, there are two leaders at the Realm King Realm, ten leaders at late-stage Dark Palace Realm, and the rest are early and middle Dark Palace Realm trusted aides." Captain Zhou answered in detail.

"Zhao Yao Two Realm City doesn’t have a Dao Realm Expert stationed?" Ye Zhen was somewhat surprised.

"Yes!"

"Within Zhao Yao Two Realm City, there is a branch of the Heavenly Temple and an altar of the Ancestor God Temple. Each has a Dao Realm Expert stationed independently. However, these individuals don’t accept the Garrison Commander’s jurisdiction. They serve as an independent force guarding Zhao Yao Two Realm City and rarely show up, only acting as a deterrent." Captain Zhou answered in detail.

"Not bad."

Ye Zhen nodded, "I need a detailed map of the Guardian’s Commander."

"What are you going to do?" Captain Zhou’s expression became tense.

"Don’t worry, I won’t do something like assassinating the Guardian Commander!" Ye Zhen said.

Looking at the jade scroll filled with the names of his relatives for three generations, Captain Zhou gritted his teeth again, and after a few breaths, handed over a jade scroll.

"This is the terrain map of the Guardian Mansion and the formation deployment situation."

"Very good."

With a twist of his fingers, the jade scroll detailing the three generations of Captain Zhou’s family vanished into powder. Ye Zhen waved the Guardian Mansion map in his hand, "Remember, today, I was never here, you never saw me, and you never created this map."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Zhen disappeared into thin air, leaving Captain Zhou in a daze, standing there.

With the Innate Five Elements Divine Escape, whether Ye Zhen had the Guardian Mansion map made no difference. The reason Ye Zhen wanted this map was just to have leverage so Captain Zhou wouldn’t dare report him.

....

That night, Captain Zhou spent in restless uncertainty.

Captain Zhou feared that waking up, the entire Guardian Mansion would be turned upside down. Even hearing news of the Guardian Commander’s death.

Thus, Captain Zhou didn’t close his eyes even once that night.

However, until dawn, there was still no sign of activity within the Guardian Mansion.

Looking at the still normal Guardian Mansion, Captain Zhou splashed cold water on his face, confused, and went on duty.

What Captain Zhou didn’t know was, the atmosphere in the Guardian Mansion was extremely peculiar.

The entire Guardian Mansion was on high alert like faced with a major enemy.

The three hundred trusted aides of the mansion were ordered to thoroughly investigate, yet the Guardian Commander was nowhere to be seen, only Butler Eunuch Yua, hastily escorted by a Ninth Stage Peak Realm King guard from the Prince Mansion, entered the Guardian Commander’s bedroom.

Inside the bedroom, the commander of Zhengyao Two-World City, Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan, was stark naked, hanging from the beam, tied securely with fine dark green vines.

Additionally, the dark green vines were full of sharp spikes, deeply piercing Ji Guan’s vital points, sealing Ji Guan’s spiritual power and divine soul power, making Ji Guan’s expression incredibly terrified.

When Ji Guan was released by his trusted guard, he was trembling all over.

This was an unprecedented experience.

Ji Guan was quite diligent in cultivation; last night, midway he felt a sharp pain, unable to gather any spiritual power or even utter a word.

Then he was hung upside down until now.

Spoiled from childhood, even in battle there were countless experts guarding him. Ji Guan had never suffered like this.

Fortunately, his butler Eunuch Yua was cautious, not crying out but instead called the trusted guard to rescue him. Otherwise, if this matter spread, Ji Guan would lose all face.

After sipping some hot tea and slightly calming down, Guardian Commander Ji Guan instantly ordered his trusted aides to search the entire Guardian Mansion under the pretext of losing a treasure last night.

This even heightened the tension across Zhengyao Two-World City.

However, such matters naturally yielded no results.

Ye Zhen could freely come and go in Luoyi Inner City without leaving any trace, let alone a tiny Guardian Mansion.

That night, the terrified Guardian Commander Ji Guan directly commanded his Realm King guard to stand at his door and intensified his bedroom guards tenfold.

This night, though Ji Guan continued cultivating, only one-tenth of his mind was on cultivation while the rest was on alert.

Last night truly terrified Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan.

If the person attacked last night had malicious intent, his life would’ve been over.

The thought of possibly being killed left Ji Guan feeling out of his body.

Thus tonight, Ji Guan was on high alert!

Thankfully, throughout the night until dawn, no unexpected incident occurred, somewhat easing Ji Guan’s heart.

The night’s tension left Ji Guan a bit fatigued, so he sat weakly, adjusting his breath quietly for an hour.

An hour later, as he got up and had the maid dress him, he noticed something odd in the maid’s eyes.

Turning around, he saw a word behind the bed.

A ’Ye’ word, crafted from a few strands of hair.

Ji Guan reflexively touched his hair, his face turning utterly pale.

A few strands of his hair were missing.

In other words, this ’Ye’ word was made by first cutting hair from him and then forming it.

He knew not when this occurred.

A chill surged from Ji Guan’s back.

If the person behind this wanted to take Ji Guan’s head, wouldn’t it be as easy as turning a hand?

Yet, this assassin toyed with him twice but didn’t kill him; why?

And what did this ’Ye’ word mean?

While pondering, Butler Eunuch Yua suddenly rushed over, hurriedly reporting, "Marquis, Third-class Earl of North Sea, West Patrol Second Road Wind Patrol Envoy, Ye Zhen, has delivered a name card requesting an audience."

When the second road Wind Patrol Envoy ’Ye’ Zhen’s ’Ye’ word reached his ears, Guardian Commander Ji Guan was stunned as if struck by lightning, his face turning exceedingly pale.

Even belatedly, he could connect these two ’Ye’ words.