Chapter 8: Lu Yuan’s Oppression, Lawlessness Unleashed
Luo Zhou was stunned.
The other six officers from the Six Doors were also taken aback.
They had never imagined that these local constables, with such low martial skills, would be so brazen.
After all, they were officers of the Six Doors, theoretically the direct superiors of all constables in the Great Yong Empire.
Putting rank aside, just in terms of strength—who had given them the courage?
How could these worthless eighth- and ninth-rank officers dare insult a third-rank warrior?
Were the constables of Wangyou County truly fearless?
“Are you not afraid to die?” Bai Ze asked from the side.
“Die?”
“We are afraid, but this guy dared to insult our chief constable—that’s unacceptable.”
“Besides, does he dare make a move?”
“If he does, none of you will ever leave Wangyou County.”
Shi Da Wa abandoned his previous humility, speaking with arrogant pride.
Not only Shi the chief constable but also the officers behind him exuded the same arrogance.
At this moment, Luo Zhou was not the only one angered by Shi Da Wa’s words.
Even the usually mild-tempered Bai Ze felt his anger rising.
These people were incredibly arrogant.
Who on earth gave them such boldness?
Li Changge, the team leader, said nothing.
He only cast a cold gaze at Shi Da Wa and the others.
“Look, look at them—how arrogant these guys are.”
“If we don’t teach them a lesson, they’ll think they’re big shots.”
“I can’t hold back anymore.”
Luo Zhou drew his sword and stepped forward, and this time, no one stopped him.
“Fight me, then.”
“We’re not afraid of you.”
Shi Da Wa and his companions bristled with anticipation.
“Looking for death.”
Luo Zhou moved.
Without deliberately using any technique, one strike from him would be enough to kill Shi Da Wa and the others.
Because he was a third-rank warrior.
The next second, just as Luo Zhou swung his blade toward them, he suddenly stopped.
A large hand was gripping his head.
The owner of that hand was Lu Yuan.
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“You…”
Luo Zhou’s eyes widened. Through the gap between Lu Yuan’s fingers, he saw a massive figure emitting a faint red glow, silently staring at him.
Lu Yuan’s gaze seemed to be looking at a corpse.
“A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding,” Li Changge stepped forward, attempting to mediate the conflict.
In truth, he himself felt quite uneasy.
He hadn’t even sensed Lu Yuan’s presence before he appeared as if from nowhere.
It was eerie.
And terrifying.
“A misunderstanding? There’s no misunderstanding,” Lu Yuan said flatly.
“He made the first move.”
“I…”
Luo Zhou was terrified, wishing he could immediately get down on his knees before Lu Yuan and admit his mistake.
But he couldn’t.
The oppressive aura Lu Yuan brought was overwhelming.
Under Lu Yuan’s gaze, Luo Zhou lost control over his body; forget kneeling, he couldn’t even lift his hand.
Previously, Luo Zhou thought Lu Yuan was just a lucky youngster favored by the Capture Spirit and Lord Han.
But now—
He was wrong.
Dead wrong.
The Capture Spirit and Lord Han never cared about Lu Yuan’s potential—they valued his actual strength.
Lu Yuan’s power was sufficient to serve as a Heavenly-level constable.
“He is a member of the Six Doors.”
“He must not die.”
Li Changge had already learned about Lu Yuan’s character before coming here.
Lu Yuan was a complex person.
Difficult to describe with just a few words.
If one must use a word, it would be “self-centered.”
Lu Yuan saw himself as the center; what he believed was right.
His decisions wouldn’t change for anyone else.
He was a contradictory and hard-to-handle individual.
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“What will happen if he dies?” Lu Yuan turned to look calmly at Li Changge.
“The Six Doors will investigate thoroughly.”
“Is that all?”
“Is that all? Do you want to make an enemy of the Six Doors? Of the imperial court?”
Li Changge laughed in exasperation at Lu Yuan’s words.
People often laugh when utterly speechless.
“What if all of you die?” Lu Yuan’s words struck like thunder.
The constables behind Li Changge looked at Lu Yuan in disbelief.
This guy—
What is he trying to say?
Does he want to kill us too?
They had thought Shi Da Wa and his group were arrogant, but Lu Yuan was even more so.
No wonder the Wangyou County constables were so insolent; evidently, they had learned it from Lu Yuan.
Too arrogant.
“If we die, Wangyou County will be dragged down with us.”
“Our whereabouts are well known to those above.”
“You can’t hide the truth or silence everyone.”
Li Changge forced himself to remain calm.
“Sigh, it’s a pity.”
“But I have a question.”
“If it’s inconvenient for you, you don’t have to answer.”
“Will the Six Doors or the imperial court really turn against me because of your deaths?”
Lu Yuan’s words made several of them break out in cold sweat.
Li Changge did not reply.
But their emotional reactions answered Lu Yuan’s question.
“Spare him,” Li Changge said after a deep breath.
“We can offer compensation.”
“Compensation?”
Lu Yuan glanced at the constables behind him, all of whom revealed greedy expressions.
“Fine.”
“But death is off the table; living punishment is unavoidable.”
“You have no objections, right?”
“No objections.”
Just as Li Changge finished speaking, a scream came from Luo Zhou’s side.
The hand holding the sword had vanished.
When had Lu Yuan made his move?
They hadn’t noticed at all.
Just like when Lu Yuan had suddenly appeared earlier.
They were completely oblivious.
Lu Yuan was truly terrifying.
Inner unease filled Li Changge’s heart.
Their assessment of Lu Yuan had been utterly wrong.
They had severely underestimated his strength.
“Anything else?”
“If not, I’m leaving.”
“Discuss the compensation matter with them.”
After speaking, Lu Yuan’s figure flickered and vanished on the spot, right before everyone’s eyes.
Like a ghost, completely undetectable.
“I…”
Li Changge wanted to mention the Six Doors’ transfer order, but Lu Yuan had no intention of listening.
He could only give up on the transfer order entirely.
They had nearly lost their lives on this trip.
A transfer order was meaningless.
Given Lu Yuan’s stance, it would have been refused anyway.
Forget it—consider this mission a failure.
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The Six Doors officers left.
After agreeing on a compensation plan with Shi Da Wa and the others, they departed.
Shi Da Wa and his group didn’t take the matter to heart.
They had just shaken down the Six Doors for a sum—what reason did they have to worry about the Six Doors’ opinions?
After Li Changge and his team returned to the Six Doors headquarters, they reported the incident.
What happened afterward was no longer Li Changge’s concern.
Nor did he care.
However, they noticed a subtle change in the Six Doors’ attitude toward Lu Yuan.
The Six Doors halted Lu Yuan’s transfer order.
Everything returned to calm.
This calm lasted until the arrival of the extraordinary.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
The heavens and earth rumbled continuously.
Streams of light tore across the sky, heading toward the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, the Nine Provinces and Ten Lands.
At the same moment, whether native or player, a prompt sounded in their minds.
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