Chapter 156 - The One Who Gathers Firewood for the Masses Extra for Alliance Hierarch Wu Lie123 33

The fair-faced man was carrying out such an urgent and crucial task, yet he dared to kidnap a young girl in broad daylight solely based on an unfounded claim of “cousin.” And his target was none other than a lady from the political family of a city.Either the ruling class of You Nation is rotten to the core, or this person has a deep background.

Or perhaps, both are true.

No matter which possibility, it represents immense trouble that foreigners should absolutely avoid.

Xu Xiangqian was obviously not from You Nation, and having been beaten up on the restaurant rooftop earlier showed he had no local backing whatsoever.

Yet he still stepped forward.

Jiang Wang did not wish to attract trouble and was contemplating a better solution.

But seeing Xu Xiangqian step up only to be met with cold shoulders, he could not remain silent.

He could not stand by and watch someone be isolated and unsupported, could not simply watch as he was framed.

One who brings firewood for everyone should not be left to freeze to death in the snow and wind!

The fair-faced man turned his head, looking at Jiang Wang, “And you are?”

“Where the road is uneven, people will tread, where people are unjust, someone will speak up!” Jiang Wang said righteously, “I’m just a passerby who can’t stand to see you bully men and tyrannize women!”

“I suggest you watch your words.

Not any sort of identification can be thrown around carelessly.”

“What now?

You’re going to take me as well?” Jiang Wang intentionally roused Path Origin, raising his voice, “You stand out to nab one person, you nabbed Xu Xiangqian, and now you want to nab me.

On this grand street, in full view of the public, do you think you can nab everyone?”

He intentionally wanted to escalate the situation.

He did not believe that, no matter how prestigious the pedigree of this fair-faced gentleman, could he truly disregard national public opinion?

With so many witnesses around, and with the capital of You Nation just outside the city, could his family not have political enemies?

As for what came after, he would just leave with swift legs.

So what if your influence is great, You Nation’s young masters?

Do you think your dog paws can stretch all the way to Qi Country?

Rallying public opinion was something Jiang Wang learned from Huang Azhan.

In the past, he might not have acted this way.

Not because he couldn’t come up with it, but because he wouldn’t have thought in that direction.

“Exactly!” Xu Xiangqian, seeing someone echo him, immediately jumped up, “Can you nab them all?”

The onlooking crowd began to speak up.

“Is this how upper city officials conduct themselves?”

“Does it mean that the commoners of the lower city are insignificant?”

“Miss Su is a good person, let her go!”

“If you dare, take me too!”

“Don’t spout nonsense and mislead the public here!” Seeing the surge of public sentiment, the fair-faced man did not dare to underestimate the situation and immediately refuted Jiang Wang, “I am acting on orders to arrest Yin Guan, the City Lord accused of plotting against the country from among the Twenty-Seven Cities!

Since this lady is his cousin, what is improper about taking her back for questioning?

This nearly-bald scholar spews nothing but lies; shouldn’t he be investigated?

Do you think you’re upholding justice?

You are obstructing official duties, obstructing the peace and tranquility of the Twenty-Seven Cities!”

“Nonsense!” Xu Xiangqian was extremely angry, but his focus was entirely misplaced, “You dead sissy, my forehead is full, not half-bald!”

The fair-faced man was also grinding his teeth in hatred.

He might have been a bit more meticulous in his makeup and dress, but how was he a sissy?

But at this moment, the emotions of the onlookers could explode at any minute, and he could only suppress his temper for the time being.

Straining to address the surrounding citizens, he said, “Please, everyone, calm down!

I…”

However, in Jiang Wang’s view, such verbal attacks were utterly futile.

“You call a bald man over, I fling ‘sissy’ back at you,” what does that solve?

He shifted his stance, and suddenly he had stepped forward.

“First, remove your filthy hands!”

His fingers moved as if they were a sword.

The sharpness of the sword-finger had already pricked the skin before it even drew near.

The fair-faced man instantly released his grip and retreated, and in the next moment, drew a folding fan from his waist, about to fan it open!

Boom.

A finger aimed directly at him, and a blossom of the Flame of Flower unfurled at its tip.

The flower was strikingly beautiful, yet no one should underestimate its danger.

Jiang Wang moved Su Muqing behind him with his other hand and casually asked, “Why aren’t you at home?”

Although she was not well acquainted with Jiang Wang, having met him for the second time that day, and since he had helped her…

Su Muqing replied in panic, “I was locked in my room, but I don’t know what happened; suddenly, the two maids guarding the door died!

Everyone in my family is dead!

I was so scared that I ran out…

I didn’t think much, just hearing them say that my cousin…”

She obviously knew it was inappropriate to bring up her cousin again and suddenly stopped speaking.

On the other side, the powdered-faced gentleman with the folded fan paused his imminent attack and his expression became grave: “Flame Flower?

Just who exactly are you?”

He wasn’t some ignorant playboy; while he commanded respect within the territory of You Nation, he also had a certain understanding of the national situation among the countries.

What Jiang Wang didn’t know was that what Dong Ah had told him about the Flame Flower—allegedly the latest research from the Dao Academy—was just a front.

Otherwise, Dong Ah himself wouldn’t have made those notes.

He was also trying to perfect the practitioner of the Flame Flower Burning City technique.

Initially, when Qing Country used the pretext of crossing the border to ambush Zuo Guanglie, they offered the Dao Technique of the Flame Flower as one of the conditions.

But as these words were easy to say but harsh to hear, whenever the Dao Academies of Zhuang Country taught the outstanding Disciples the technique of the Flame Flower, they claimed it to be the research achievement of the State Dao Academy.

Having fought against each other for many years, Qin and Chuguo understood each other best.

The places most familiar with the Flame Flower, besides Chuguo, were in Qing Country.

And to You Nation, both Qin and Chuguo were enormous entities.

“Who I am is not important,” Jiang Wang did not address Su Muqing first, but said to the powdered-faced man, “What’s important is what you are doing!

Even if Yin Guan is her cousin, how could that involve her?

You and I both know very well that she is just an ordinary woman, with not even a hint of cultivation.”

“Not having cultivation doesn’t mean one cannot betray the country.

My friend, you are perhaps viewing the world too simply!”

“It’s precisely because human nature is complex that we cannot allow you to take someone away without any evidence.”

“Are you insisting on meddling in this?” The powdered-faced man lost his patience, and said coldly, “You might manage it for the moment, can you manage it forever?”

“What do you mean by that?” Jiang Wang’s voice grew louder, staring directly at the man, his righteousness blazing: “Do you intend to settle scores with a defenseless woman after autumn?

To strike back later?

Do you think the fathers and elders filling these twenty-seven cities, all these people, are cold-blooded onlookers, allowing you to commit atrocities?”

The bystanders all became enraged.

“You pretty boy, explain yourself!

What do you mean?”

“Go back to your high city!”

“You’re not welcome here!”

The powdered-faced man frantically explained, “That’s not what I meant!

Don’t believe him, non-nationals will have different hearts.

He could well be Yin Guan’s accomplice.”

“Go to hell!”

From the crowd, an egg was thrown, which he barely dodged, his voice hoarse with anger, “Who’s throwing things at me?”

“Your father!”

A rotten cabbage.

“Your grandfather!”

Another egg.

“Your aunt!”

The mood of the crowd surged tumultuously, boiling with noise.

They had clearly provoked public anger.

He couldn’t outright attack so many citizens of his own country, so he had no choice but to cover his face with his fan and flee in indignation.

Just then, from within the high city, suddenly a figure stepped onto the air and approached.

With a wave of his sleeve, he slapped the powdered-faced man all the way back to his original position, making him kneel down in the middle of the crowd.

“Animal!

Where do you think you’re going?

Haven’t you yet apologized to the parents and elders of this city?”

An old man with white hair and a youthful face, carrying an air of Daoist immortality, strode forward, standing before the people.

Aside from Jiang Wang, Xu Xiangqian, and the warriors of the Negative Stele Army still on their mission, everyone present—including the excited citizens of the lower city—knelt down.

With respect, they said, “State Preceptor!”

PS: Alliance Hierarch Wu Lie123’s backlog is cleared!!!

I’ve been working hard, burning the midnight oil, learning diligently!

Next week I will clear the backlog owed to Alliance Hierarch Flower!