MTLNOVEL Chapter 243
The cultivators and guards around are puzzled.
The city lord is personally appointed by the Imperial Dynasty and belongs to the Imperial Dynasty’s forces, while Jiang Chen represents the Jiang family.
Although the two sides have not yet come to blows, it’s clear to anyone with eyes that the Imperial Dynasty will sooner or later make a move against Jiang Family.
Under such circumstances, the city lord of Cold Realm City is actually protecting Jiang Chen?
This doesn’t make sense! And what does it mean by “Jiang Chen can do whatever he wants”?
Everyone knows Jiang Chen is notorious for his misdeeds. How can others live with that?
On the other hand, Jiang Chen was equally baffled.
The reason he came to Cold Realm City and caused such a stir was not only to farm system rewards but also because the city lord was personally appointed by the Imperial Dynasty.
It’s not yet time to confront the Imperial Dynasty head-on, so it’s still okay to bully the city lord appointed by the Imperial Dynasty.
Who would have thought that the city lord would be such a pushover!No matter how much he caused trouble, there was no intention to oppose him?
“I guess the city lord must have gone mad. Worthy of being Eldest Senior Brother!” Zhang Hu praises, giving a thumbs up.
“…”
Jiang Chen’s face darkens.
He feels this has nothing to do with him.
After all, he hasn’t even met the city lord. And he’s quite aware that the city lord of Cold Realm City is of Divine Passage realm cultivation, not so easily driven mad.
He must be being timid! In any case, it has nothing to do with him!
Even if it does, it’s the system’s fault!
Regardless, he still needs to farm the system rewards that are due.
“Since that’s the case, then I won’t hold back,” Jiang Chen says with a grin.
With that, he strides forward and, in front of the middle-aged city captain leading the guards, randomly grabs a cultivator still in shock and starts to beat him mercilessly.
“…”
The middle-aged city captain frowns deeply.
He is tasked with maintaining order in Cold Realm City and has always enforced the law impartially.
Now, witnessing someone trampling on the city’s rules yet unable to react, he feels extremely frustrated.
“The feel isn’t right, let’s change.”
Tossing the now unconscious cultivator aside, Jiang Chen’s gaze shifts to the middle-aged city captain.
“???”
The middle-aged city captain is full of question marks.
What does this mean? Is he also going to be beaten?
“Jiang… Jiang Chen! Don’t come any closer! If you come any closer, I’ll have to… have to…” The middle-aged city captain starts to stammer.
Even though he “Have to” for a long time, he really doesn’t know what he can do…
In the end, he can only take a deep breath and then…
Turns around with his guards and bolts away!
“Where do you think you’re going?!”
Jiang Chen bellows angrily, transforming into a giant golden figure, chasing after them and pummeling them wildly.
Only after chasing them to the end of the road and the system’s prompt appears does he stop and return.
【Host’s actions conform to the villain’s character setting, reward: Major Achievement in word qi, Sword Qi Concentration】
‘This reward is not bad.’ Jiang Chen smiles with satisfaction.
The system once again helped him break through the suppression of the heavens.
His comprehension of the Way of the Sword had been continuously accumulating after he had gone through nine cycles of reincarnation.
However, in his previous nine lives, he was expelled from his sect each time, and it was only after the destruction of the Jiang family that he could reach the Major Achievement realm of the Way of the Sword.
The Way of the Sword Major Achievement not only allowed one to concentrate and condense sword intent but also to ride the sword through the air.
With a mere thought, the Flame Blood Dragon Sword, now several times more powerful, hovered in front of him.
He lightly tapped the ground with the tip of his foot, leaped onto the sword, and then extended a hand towards Xiao Hongyi in the distance, saying, “Master, would you like to join me in riding the sword and enjoying the view over Cold Realm City?”
“Sure.”
After a brief moment of surprise, Xiao Hongyi smiled and stepped forward to grab Jiang Chen’s hand.
“Swoosh—”
The sound of the sword’s hum filled the air as the two of them rose into the sky.
Jiang Chen led the way, standing with his hands behind his back.
Xiao Hongyi followed, her red garments fluttering.
Their bodies were close, the man occasionally taking advantage, but the woman seemed oblivious, her face only showing a touch of red.
“As expected of the Eldest Senior Brother!” Zhang Hu exclaimed while giving a thumbs-up.
“…”
Jiang Lianyue remained silent, her eyes filled with sorrow.
The other cultivators were dumbfounded.
“It was rumored that Jiang Chen was brutal and ruthless, without a shred of propriety, righteousness, or shame. The rumors are indeed true…” a cultivator with a bruised face lamented.
This statement led the other cultivators to nod in agreement.
More than just brutal and ruthless? He was utterly inhumane!
Although the middle-aged city captain and several hundred guards had come because of Jiang Chen, they had not attacked him.
Instead, they helped Jiang Chen capture the cultivator who had come to complain.
In other words, these people were allies to Jiang Chen!
But Jiang Chen was too ruthless, he did not spare even his own people! Now, he was even publicly flirting with his master!
Truly a rebellious and unfilial disciple!
…….
Meanwhile, inside the city lord’s mansion.
The middle-aged city captain, along with a group of guards, entered and found Meng Hong in a daze.
The middle-aged city captain and his men immediately knelt down and said, “City Lord, that Jiang Chen doesn’t distinguish between friend and foe, hammering anyone he captures. If you don’t manage this, where will your authority stand?”
“…”
Meng Hong remained silent, giving a self-deprecating smile.
Authority?
The premise of authority is strength!
Jiang Chen had the backing of the Jiang family, and Meng Hong couldn’t afford to provoke him.
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s cultivation was unfathomable, and he had once been a military officer of the Imperial Dynasty.
Meng Hong really couldn’t afford to provoke him either.
With no one he could afford to provoke, what authority did he have left?
Thinking of the Jiuyan Old Ancestor, Meng Hong’s brow furrowed again.
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor had said he wanted his help with something, but he had not yet told him what it was.
This made Meng Hong feel uneasy.
Just as he was about to send his subordinates away, the voice of the Jiuyan Old Ancestor appeared in Meng Hong’s mind.
“Bring ten of your men and come to me.”
Meng Hong was puzzled but still followed the instructions.
Soon, he arrived at the location of the Jiuyan Old Ancestor, along with the middle-aged city captain and several ordinary guards.
At this moment, the Jiuyan Old Ancestor was sitting cross-legged in the center of the city lord’s mansion’s great hall, with Fan Tong standing behind him holding the ‘Memory Reflecting Mirror’.
“Bang!”
Just as Meng Hong and the others entered, the doors of the great hall suddenly closed!
The hall plunged into darkness. Then, a powerful force bound them, immediately rendering them immobile.
Meng Hong was shocked and went on high alert.
But the next second, he was stunned.
He saw Fan Tong manipulating a mirror, and a silver screen about ten zhang wide suddenly appeared above the Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s head.
“I need you to observe something,” the Jiuyan Old Ancestor said softly.
“What is it?” Meng Hong asked.
“The truth of this world!”
“…”
Meng Hong indicated that he didn’t understand at all.
But as the silver screen in front of him gradually lit up, and the golden characters for 【First Life】 appeared, he quickly understood.
…….
Several hours later.
“Ah!!”
“Who would have thought the truth of this world is like this!”
“Under the Heavenly Dao, all beings are mere puppets!”
“Such pain, such torment, others must also experience it!”
“Only by defying the heavens can we break free from these shackles!”
“…”
Aside from Meng Hong, the rest had gone mad, all howling incoherently.
Glancing at Meng Hong, the Jiuyan Old Ancestor muttered, “This person is at the Divine Passage realm, he probably can’t go mad.”
“Indeed, he cannot feel our pain,” Fan Tong suggested.
“In that case, kill him,” the Jiuyan Old Ancestor added.
Upon hearing this, Meng Hong’s face was filled with horror.
To be killed just because he couldn’t go mad?
Couldn’t he be given a chance to live?
Wasn’t being a city lord hard enough? He hadn’t even enjoyed life yet!
He was sweating profusely.
Seeing the Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s aura rising, as if he really intended to act, he quickly interjected
“Wait!”
“Why not try one more time? I’ll let go of my mental defenses and give up resisting… maybe I can go mad too?”
Faced with the choice between life and madness, he chose life.
After a moment of contemplation, the Jiuyan Old Ancestor thought this was another opportunity for experimentation and nodded in agreement.
“If you can’t go mad, you’ll die! Understand?” the Jiuyan Old Ancestor emphasized.
Meng Hong: “…”