Red Heart Patrols the Sky - Chapter 119 - Hero's Courage

Chapter 119 - Hero's Courage

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Chapter 119 of "Red Heart Patrols the Sky" begins revealing surprises: “Peng Ju once said that after his parents died, in the whole Fang Family, only... Read on to find out!

“Peng Ju once said that after his parents died, in the whole Fang Family, only his grandfather truly cared for him,”On the way out, Ling He explained.

Fang Helling’s grandfather didn’t die unexpectedly, and he had already been buried.

None of them had the skill to examine the body through the ancestral tablet.

Even though Fang Zehou’s abdication was a bit odd, this wasn’t a good time to visit.

Thus, after paying their respects, the three of them chose to leave,

“Enough already, who doesn’t know you are a good guy?” Zhao Rucheng pursed his lips, “A real Mr.

Nice Guy.”

Ling He was sincerely kind to everyone, and Zhao Rucheng felt sympathy for Jiang Wang on the one hand, while on the other, he was eager to smooth things over.

Jiang Wang just smiled and moved past the subject, not taking it to heart.

“What is Path Origin thinking?

If the Procuratorate hasn’t found any results, why assign us to investigate?

Isn’t this causing trouble?

Especially given my bad relationship with the Fang Family.”

“Perhaps that’s precisely why Path Origin has assigned us to investigate this matter,” Zhao Rucheng said.

“Does Path Origin suspect Fang Helling?” Jiang Wang furrowed his brow.

“Isn’t he worth suspecting?” Zhao Rucheng retorted, “In terms of combat ability, he doesn’t have much.

If we talk about intelligence, he has even less.

Why would he be the only survivor when a team of four people died?”

“I think he’s quite shrewd now,” Ling He added a fair comment, “And…

he didn’t go up the mountain.”

“He says he didn’t go up the mountain, but who knows?” Zhao Rucheng spread his hands.

Leaving the Fang Family, the next stop for Ling He’s team was the Procuratorate.

To be precise, it was the office of the Procuratorate in Fenglin City.

Tasks on the Path Honor Roll come from various sources.

The Military Division, Procuratorate, Path Origin itself, and even Zhuang Ting can issue tasks on the Path Honor Roll.

The mission that Fang Helling participated in was initiated by the Procuratorate, and the grading was also completed by the Procuratorate.

A Grade-8 task yields Path Honor rewards fluctuating between 100 and 500 points.

However, the Procuratorate only set the reward for this task at 150 points, which is on the lower end of difficulty for Grade-8 tasks—this clearly did not match the reality.

The death in battle of two Grade-8 Cultivators and two Ninth Grade Cultivators indicate that the difficulty of the mission should at least be at the top of Grade-8, which is a reward of 500 Path Honor points.

In fact, the investigation task they received this time has 300 Path Honor points, and they are only responsible for the investigation, not dealing with the aftermath.

Although the task has a bonus of 30% due to being a designated mission, the grading is considered reasonable.

With the Procuratorate’s customary arrogance as the official organ for handling Transcendent cases, no one paid any attention to the three Cultivators from Path Origin who came to verify information with a task from the Path Honor Roll.

Even with Zhao Rucheng’s unparalleled beauty, the female cultivators in the Procuratorate who considered themselves above others didn’t give them as much as a glance.

Ling He, undeterred, went from person to person asking questions, enduring numerous cold stares, until he finally found the right person.

The one who had graded the task for the Procuratorate was a Cultivator in the Youmai Boundary with drooping eyebrows.

He sat behind the counter, separated by the vertical bars, with his head lowered diligently writing something with a brush, his expression very impatient, “What do you want?”

Repeated rebuffs within the Procuratorate did not affect Ling He’s demeanor.

He merely smiled, courteous and proper, “We are Disciples from Path Origin, here for the task code Bingwu.

We had four brothers who died on that mission…”

“It’s her mother’s that mission again!” The drooping eyebrows suddenly threw his brush, “Will this never end?”

Probably having held back for some time and feeling these three young faces easy to bully, he suddenly lost his temper, “One her mother’s investigation after another.

I have already been fined a year’s salary, what more do you want?”

Spittle flew as he roared, pounding on the table continuously.

Ling He slightly dodged and was about to speak again.

A hand had already smashed through the counter’s vertical bars, grabbed the robe of the man with drooping eyebrows, and then yanked him out, using his face to break all of the bars.

He hoisted the man over the counter.

“What more do I want?” Jiang Wang had already been dissatisfied, and holding back his anger during this visit, he no longer cared about maintaining composure, grabbing the man with drooping eyebrows, “Because of your negligence, Path Origin has lost four disciples!

Dead!

Gone forever!

Your mother’s penalty of a year’s salary, does that seem harsh to you?”

The man with drooping eyebrows was completely stunned.

His temper had not yet fully flared when this young man from Path Origin had already made a move.

He gathered his Path Origin, but it was directly and brutally crushed.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to fight back, but there was absolutely no room for resistance.

The disparity in strength was too great!

“Hey hey hey!

What are you doing?”

The other cultivators within the Procuratorate rushed over when they heard the commotion.

“This is the Procuratorate, a place of importance.

How dare you cause such a disturbance?”

When they were inquiring earlier, the entire Procuratorate was like a haunted house, with everything shrouded in silence and everyone expressionless.

Now, as soon as there was a bit of a disturbance, people suddenly appeared.

Ling He’s figure flickered, and he was already standing in front of these individuals.

“We have accepted a mission from the Merit List.

We are ordered to investigate the beginning and the end of the Bingwu number mission.

All relevant individuals must cooperate during this period!”

His temperament is mild because he has a generous character, not because he lacks courage.

When he accompanied Jiang Wang to Wangjiang City, he was ready to face a bloodbath.

Standing before everyone now, his expression was stern, Path Origin at the ready but not yet released.

The people of the Procuratorate were startled.

However, as the Merit List is a major tool of the nation, all sides are expected to cooperate when cultivators are executing tasks from the List.

This was the rule.

Therefore, if today’s incident was caused by that sullen-browed individual’s lack of cooperation, these disciples from the monastery had the law on their side for their outburst.

“But you can’t act recklessly like this!”

“Exactly, how will you pay for the damage to public property?”

Regardless, they had to uphold the dignity of the Procuratorate.

“Compensate?” Zhao Rucheng laughed and stepped forward, “Just a few wooden supports—are you asking for a lot of money?”

“This is property of the Procuratorate!

What do you take it for?” The person sneered, “At the very least, you’ll have to pay a hundred gold pieces, right?”

His intention was to intimidate these people into retreating, to make them understand the limits.

For cultivators, Prime Stones are the real currency, but gold and silver are still essential for necessities.

A hundred gold was not so easily obtained.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Rucheng burst into hearty laughter.

“Fine!” He turned to Jiang Wang and said, “Third brother, have no worries when you act.

Let’s go ahead and smash the equivalent of ten thousand gold pieces.

Consider it a renovation for the Procuratorate!”

Looking at one another, the Procuratorate’s crowd was at a loss until a middle-aged cultivator with a gloomy face appeared on the scene.

“So it’s the great young master Zhao!” he said with a forced smile, “Have you come to flaunt your wealth in our Procuratorate?”

This person was none other than the head of the Fenglin City Procuratorate, the Grade-6 Ascending Dragon Realm cultivator, Shan Cha.

“Executive, don’t put it that way,” Ling He hastily replied to prevent Zhao Rucheng from acting rashly and exacerbating the conflict, “We are all disciples from the monastery, carrying out a task from the Merit List, following due process to inquire about the case at the Procuratorate.

But this individual refused to cooperate and even flew into a rage.

To avoid a bigger scene, my junior brother had no choice but to subdue him.”

He then said, “Third brother, release him—show some respect in the presence of Executive Shan.”

Jiang Wang smiled and truly eased his grip, setting the sullen-browed man firmly on the ground.

He even patted his shoulder, “All good?”

Still shaken, the man could only reply, “Fine, fine.”

His earlier tantrum had been heard by all; hence when Ling He spoke like this, the people from the Procuratorate really could not find fault with it.

“Alright, since it’s standard procedure, everyone disperse,” Shan Cha ordered the crowd and then turned to the sullen-browed man, “These talented individuals from the monastery have taken on a task from the Merit List.

Answer any questions they have, understand?”

“Understood, understood,” the sullen-browed man replied.

Only then did Shan Cha nod and walked away, his hands behind his back.

He did not bring up compensation from Zhao Rucheng at all, from beginning to end.

“In trouble now, we’ll be remembered for this,” Zhao Rucheng said cheerfully.

Though he expressed concerns, there wasn’t a hint of fear on his face.

Jiang Wang was equally indifferent.

They were among the best of the monastery’s disciples and had bright futures ahead of them.

If they were to join the Procuratorate in the future, they would hold a higher position than Shan Cha as long as their cultivation level was sufficient; if not joining, there was even less to worry about.

And as for now, if Shan Cha wanted to play any tricks, did he really think Dong Ah wouldn’t stand up for his disciples?

“We’re not scared, I am just worried about not being able to take care of the family’s matters,” Ling He said to Zhao Rucheng, not wishing to speak too directly in front of the sullen-browed man, and then added, “Third brother, you better start questioning.”

From start to finish, he hadn’t once complained about Jiang Wang’s recklessness or Zhao Rucheng’s arrogance, even if those acts might inadvertently have offended a powerful figure like Shan Cha.

Because the three brothers were in this together; whatever anyone did or whatever stance they took, they would face it together.

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