Chapter 1929: 1929
“You, come here!” One of the guards pointed to Chu Xinghan, his face twitching impatiently . He didn’t seem to hold with much regard the person he was intent on victimizing .
Defiance shot out from Chu Xinghan’s eyes . His resilient, resolute nature had once caused him to be discarded by the Purple Sun Sect . In fact, he had almost died at the hands of a former ally .
After all these years, he was still the same stoic, indomitable man .
Chu Xinghan had no intention of cooperating: Jiang Chen saw it in his eyes . He wasn’t going to go down without a fight .
A moment later, his actions confirmed this . Chu Xinghan raised his head, glaring coldly at the uppity guard .
“I am only a wandering cultivator, but I am no dog . Do you take me for some animal you can order around? You can kill me, but you cannot humiliate me!”
The guard was unprepared for such adamance . The murderous lieutenant from earlier grew icy . He brandished a sleeve towards Chu Xinghan, sending gleaming steel towards the young man’s head .
His bloodthirst was almost instinctive . He didn’t want to waste any words . Why do that, when cutting the guy in half was so much easier?
This subordinate of Commander Yan’s was clearly much stronger than Chu Xinghan . He was a mid empyrean expert, and gave no opportunity for his weaker prey to flee from the blow .
Jiang Chen’s intervention was nearly instantaneous . He’d known before Chu Xinghan had spoken that the young man would not go quietly . The prospect of him being attacked was almost a certainty .
Thus, he reflexively tossed out a magnetic storm toward the attacker . A different drawing force pulled Chu Xinghan towards himself .
The fluidity of his motions belied their difficulty . His martial expertise was on display for all to see .
This unexpected turn of events caused the situation to descend into chaos once more .
All of the Blue Eagle Guards drew their blades . Their eyes were trained upon Jiang Chen with hungry interest, waiting only for their captain’s order to pounce .
The wandering cultivators were overjoyed to see someone stick up for them . The few who’d been stopped were already despairing at being shamed or killed today . That someone would intercede on their behalf was a blessing from heaven!
The vicious cultivator stumbled as Jiang Chen’s magnetic storm slammed into him, almost biting the dust in his unsteadiness .
All eyes rested upon Jiang Chen . He had stood in the corner prior to now as someone unassuming and unnoticed . That had immediately changed when he joined the fray .
The wandering cultivator who had visited Jiang Chen earlier was agape with surprise . He had thought the impassive man a coward, but it was obvious that that was a misunderstanding .
Commander Yan examined Jiang Chen with great scrutiny . “I’ve been paying attention to you for a while . Are you simply interfering in others’ business? Or are you the criminal we’ve been after all along?”
Jiang Chen sneered . “I’ve traveled all over the world and have been to the Ten Divine Nations as well . However, this is the first time I’ve seen law enforcement behave in such an arrogant way . ”
The captain cracked a sinister grin . “There are many firsts in life . I’m sure you’re prepared for the consequences of acting this way?”
“What consequences are you talking about? Actually, don’t bother answering that . I’m not interested,” Jiang Chen retorted coolly . He didn’t much care what these guardsmen had in mind for him .
“To resist the Blue Eagle Guard is to make an enemy of us . ” When Commander Yan’s tone grew frosty, the atmosphere around him did as well .
But party tricks like that didn’t scare Jiang Chen one bit .
Yes, the captain was a strong and capable cultivator with a powerful consciousness . Regardless, trying to scare the young lord with a mental ability was a foolish endeavor .
Cultivation-wise, while Jiang Chen might only be at the threshold of advanced empyrean, his consciousness rivaled demigods’ .
Therefore, this Commander Yan’s ninth level empyrean consciousness wasn’t worth very much in his eyes at all . The pressure the man tried to exert felt barely more than a spring breeze . There was minimal actual effect .
Derision curled at the corner of the young man’s mouth . “Commander Yan, was it? I’m rather curious . If it were some common criminal, the Blue Eagle Guard alone would be enough . The fact that you’re here means it’s not that simple . Why not make plain what you’re here for?”
From the details of the situation, Jiang Chen supposed that these guards and their captain could very well be here for him . The reason? Because he had shown off so much ancient jade earlier .
Perhaps they did have another criminal they were after, but a trumped up excuse seemed more likely .
Commander Yan’s expression darkened as questions swirled in his mind . Just who was this young man? He seemed to be able to see clearly through everything .
He didn’t like the youth in front of him, not one bit . Not his smile, not the way he talked, and certainly not the way his eyes seemed to pierce his soul .
“I’ve no interest in wasting words . The Bluesmoke Isles has seen many instances of ancient jade being excavated without permission by some rogue or bandit . We’ve received information that this individual has been roaming near Miracle City as of late . This inn could very well be his hideout . Therefore, you better make every effort to accommodate our inspection . If you don’t, your fate will be determined by whatever I say!”
Jiang Chen burst into peals of laughter .
“I see no reason to explain myself then . Sure, I have some ancient jade with me . Your excellent investigative abilities will no doubt conclude that I am that bandit, correct? I wonder, who’s really the bandit here? I think you’re failing to notice some important suspects right in front of you . ”
Anyone could hear Jiang Chen’s sarcastic insinuation: these guardsmen were using the excuse of arresting a criminal to conduct robbery .
Commander Yan’s face was as black as coal .
There was a bandit he was after, but he wasn’t here because of that . He had heard from Sister Liu that this person possessed a tremendous amount of ancient jade, and the temptation of such a princely sum had lured him here .
Though she’d informed him that the ancient jade wasn’t freshly excavated, the captain didn’t care at all . Did it matter whether this person was the bandit or not? Not really .
He had something that the commander wanted!
Jiang Chen was smart enough to guess that this was the case . Thus, both men had a tacit understanding of the other’s motives .
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