Chapter 168 - Is It Funny That the Reincarnated Senior Sister Is Also Being Pursued?

Accompanied by Chen Yuan's threats, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became heavy. She looked at him with a cold face, having no intention of giving in. The timing of the appearance of the Demon Suppression Bureau was so coincidental that it was hard not to suspect something sinister behind it. If these guys took the mindless demon away, there would be plenty of room for manipulation. Maybe a few days later, the mindless demon would 'miraculously recover' and escape. By then, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack if she tried to find the mindless demon again. “If we're talking about wielding power and acting arbitrarily, I'm afraid none of us here has the authority of Master Chen, right?” “Could it be that your Demon Suppression Bureau has fallen to the point of needing to resort to coercion and unjust treatment of innocent people?” Mu Xing He stood in front of She and spoke calmly. Seeing Mu Xing He stepping forward, Chen Yuan's eyes showed a hint of fear. If there was a way to avoid it, he really didn't want to provoke this well-known lady from the capital. Logically speaking, as a thousand-household officer of the Demon Suppression Bureau, he had no need to fear Mu Xing He. After all, the two of them had almost no interaction. Even if Mu Xing He was famous, if she committed a crime, she would have to abide by the rules of the Demon Suppression Bureau. Even as a core disciple of the national religion's Tian Shu Shen Que, she was not exempt. It should be said that what he truly feared was not Mu Xing He herself, but her aunt, the lady of the Mu household. She was the sister of the queen mother, so if he offended her, and the queen mother whispered to the emperor, his position as a thousand-household officer would not be guaranteed. Thinking of this, Chen Yuan couldn't help but look distressed. As the saying goes, the officialdom is like a battlefield. As a fourth-ranked thousand-household officer, he appeared to act unscrupulously, but in reality, he was like a sandbag caught in the middle. Arriving in the name of an official to intercept the mindless demon this time, he thought he only needed to deal with the princess's attendants; there was no need to worry about other unruly people. However, unexpectedly, these so-called unruly figures turned out to be the well-respected Bai Lian, a senior of the orthodox Zong Tai Hua Sword Sect, and the famous Miss Mu. Regardless of which one of them, he usually had to give way, but now, he had offended them all. But at this point, he had no choice but to follow through. He had been a thousand-household officer for over ten years, and despite working hard all this time, he had never seen a glimmer of hope for promotion. This was his only chance. “Miss Mu, I know your aunt is a favorite of the queen mother, but as the saying goes, when the emperor breaks the law, the people must be held accountable too. If you insist on resorting to violence, then don't blame me, Chen, for not being polite.” He squinted, showing no intention of showing respect to Mu Xing He. The way he spoke, if one looked past cause and effect, it would seem he projected an image of a loyal subject who was willing to uphold justice even against superior power. But She thought of something else entirely. She didn't believe that Chen would defy authority for the sake of justice. Since he dared to speak without any concern for Mu Xing He's aunt, it implied that the person behind the order to intercept the mindless demon carried enough weight in his mind. It seemed that the mastermind behind this had a high standing in the court. However, come to think of it, Mu Xing He's aunt was actually the sister of the queen mother? In her mind, the faces of Lin Jingyi and Liu Yunmeng involuntarily surfaced. One was a clairvoyant Huayang cultivator, and the other was an ordinary person with no martial prowess; their age difference was nearly tenfold. How could they possibly have any connection to each other? “If that's the case, let's settle it by action,” Mu Xing He said, with stars twinkling around her. Bai Lian also drew her twin swords. In any case, there was no way she would hand the mindless demon over to the Demon Suppression Bureau. As for what would happen after the fight... she could just run away; after all, in her past life, she had done similar things with Mu Xing He. Don't be fooled by Mu Xing He's appearance as a Taoist and a young lady from an influential family; she was actually quite rebellious, and Mu Xing He had even led her to commit many illegal and immoral acts. Chen Yuan's expression soured. “Bai Lian, Miss Mu, are you really going to oppose the Demon Suppression Bureau? If the emperor blames you, even the princess and the queen mother might not be able to protect you.” At this point, he sought to resolve the situation through official channels, attempting to use greater and more powerful authority to pressure Bai Lian and Mu Xing He into abandoning the mindless demon. Unfortunately, his plan was bound to fail. Because Bai Lian and Mu Xing He were both bona fide disciples of sects and families, the kind of unruly figures who didn't understand the rules according to the aristocrats and nobles. They were the least afraid of authority. “Talking is futile. If you want to take the mindless demon, you have to get past us first,” Bai Lian said coldly. Seeing Bai Lian’s unyielding stance, Chen Yuan felt an unnamed rage building up within him. That was why he detested disciples of sects who didn't understand the rules. They didn't act according to the usual pattern and were difficult to communicate with. “Humph, those who don't drink the toast will have to drink a forfeit!” With a wave of his hand, he commanded, “The Demon Suppression Bureau obeys! Arrest these two lawbreakers who resort to violence!” “Yes!” The surrounding Demon Suppression Bureau cultivators drew their long swords and closed in on Bai Lian and Mu Xing He. They were organized and acted with precision, providing mutual support and forming a somewhat covert formation, despite being cultivators of the Qin Xin realm. The combined strength of their formation made Bai Lian feel unexpectedly threatened. Her expression grew serious. This was the power of the Great Xia military formation. It was said that the Great Xia military formation was created by the supreme god of war who followed the founding ancestor of the Xiao family at the beginning of the Great Xia dynasty. It could greatly enhance the fighting power of the army by arranging soldiers in a certain way. It was a variant of a formation, similar to the Zong Tai Hua Sword Sect's Slaying Immortal Sword Formation and the Tian Shu Shen Que's Seven Stars Eight Trigrams Formation. However, compared to the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation or the Seven Stars Eight Trigrams Formation, the Great Xia military formation focused on winning through numbers. As long as there were enough soldiers in the formation, it could compensate for the gap in quality with quantity and unleash the power of ordinary mortals to rival that of cultivators. It was the existence of the Great Xia military formation that allowed the Great Xia dynasty to dominate the cultivation world for a thousand years. In addition to empowering ordinary soldiers to match cultivators, the Great Xia military formation could also enhance the cultivators within the formation, but its enhancing effect was not as good as the sect's formations. Despite being in the Qin Xin realm, the Demon Suppression Bureau cultivators, when grouped together in a formation, exhibited combat power comparable to that of a Teng Yun advanced-stage cultivator. Plus, on top of that, Chen Yuan was already at the Teng Yun advanced stage. The upcoming fight they were about to face would undoubtedly be much more difficult than facing the leader of the Black Robe Sect. Mu Xing He also realized this and stepped forward, half-protecting Bai Lian behind her. Just as the situation was escalating and they were about to start fighting, a soft and elegant voice suddenly rang out. “Miss Tang, it seems you were right.” “To come hunting at this place really brings some unexpected surprises. “This scene really promises to be quite a show for me to watch.”