Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 689 Choice
"Wait a minute! Commandant Ding, isn't this a bit unethical?"

Although he didn't know what other ulterior motives the Hong family might have after using someone else to kill him, Chen Yun didn't have time to think about it now. He was racking his brains trying to find a way to both preserve the Chen family's reputation and protect the unorthodox cultivators in the shortest amount of time.

As the art of war says, the best strategy in warfare is to attack the mind, and the worst is to attack the city.

Chen Yun knew very well that Hong Yan, that incredibly intelligent old scoundrel, had chosen to cause trouble at this critical juncture by sending these people to supervise the Shenzha Division's handling of the case. It was definitely not without purpose, nor was it simply to eliminate evil spirits.

Compared to those insignificant rogue cultivators, destroying the reputation the Chen family had cultivated in the secular world was probably their true purpose for this trip.

"Brother, you must make a decisive decision!"

Just then, Chen Jing stretched out his large hand and grasped the halberd hanging on the Victory Hook, his words revealing a murderous intent.

At the same time, Ding Xun also raised his hand to show respect, and the several yamen runners immediately stopped in their tracks, seemingly waiting for Chen Yuncong's choice.

Chen Yun glanced at Chen Jing, who was poised to strike. As his blood brother, he knew very well that his elder brother intended to strike first. As long as they could wipe out the rogue cultivators before the Divine Demon Division could make a move, then with the power of the Chen family, they would not be passive in the aftermath, whether it was turning black into white in the streets to maintain their reputation or arguing with the Hong family in the court.

From the Chen family's perspective, this is indeed a good idea, but there's no such thing as a free lunch. If the two brothers choose to act now, not to mention whether they can quickly kill all these rogue cultivators with strange abilities in a short time, the endless retaliation in the future will be enough to give the Chen family a headache.

Once he breaks ties with these scoundrels, the reputation Chen Yun has painstakingly built up in the martial arts world at great expense will be completely ruined. The impact will be so great that it could even shake the Chen family's century-long plan. The real losses at that time will be incomparable to the illusory reputation he has now.

"That old bastard has a vicious scheme; he's forcing the Chen family to cut off an arm to survive!"

Just as Chen Yun was hesitating, he suddenly heard an extremely sharp whistling sound behind his ear, followed by screams, cries, and curses. The thick smell of blood instantly filled the entire street.

dong dong dong~
The dull thuds of heavy objects hitting the ground rang out one after another. Chen Yun suddenly turned his head and found that Qin Wen had already leaned out of the carriage at some point, her jade hand raised high, holding a three-foot-long green sword that was still dripping blood. Behind the carriage, those wild Taoist cultivators who had given him a headache had all been beheaded by the flying sword without exception. Their gradually cooling bodies fell to the ground and lay motionless in the mud.

"Miaoxuan, you..."

Seeing Chen Yun's surprised and uncertain expression, and the unexpected looks on the faces of the others, Qin Wen snapped his sword with a flick of his finger and said loudly, "It is the duty of Xuanpin to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path. There is no need for you to thank me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Wen lifted the curtain and sat back in the carriage. Meanwhile, Taotie, who had used the ninth-level instantaneous attack to behead all the rogue cultivators in an instant with the sword light, put down his sword and adjusted the umbrella that had been slightly deformed due to the extreme speed. He then calmly observed the reactions of the crowd.

On the city gate tower, upon seeing Qin Wen's astonishingly fast sword strike, both Han Shaoyu, the commander of the Dragon Guard, and Wang Xu, the headmaster of the White Horse Academy, widened their eyes and turned to look at the Wuliang Taoist beside them.

"Such a fast sword. When did such a person emerge under the command of Xuanpin Zun?"

As a direct disciple of Lingbao Zun (Pin Wuliang), Fangcun Zhenren was quite familiar with Suxuan Temple. Although he spent many years in the Suoxie Well making strange things and refining magical artifacts, he also knew that Zixu Zhenren and her disciples were not good at swordsmanship.

Now, a female Taoist priest with lightning-fast swordsmanship has suddenly appeared in Jinling City. Even the seasoned military strategist Han Shaoyu couldn't help but ask her about it. Master Fangcun was utterly bewildered, muttering, "This shouldn't be. In terms of the ability to manipulate objects, no one in the Taoist sect can surpass Lingbao. Yet even my senior brother, the abbot, would likely be unable to match her sword speed. If this young lady is truly a member of the Xuanpin sect, unless she's not a disciple of the Zixu lineage, her identity must be suspicious!"

"Headmaster Wang, what do you say? Should we go down and stop them?"

Han Shaoyu gazed at the blood-stained street not far away, his expression somewhat solemn.

"Don't rush. Let Master Fangcun send a letter to Lord Zixu to confirm this woman's identity first."

Wang Xu stroked his beard, his thoughts taking a more detailed and long-term perspective. "What the headmaster says is true. I will send He'er to inquire with Senior Brother Zixu."

As he spoke, Master Fangcun took out a paper crane, and after softly reciting two incantations, the outline of the paper crane, drawn with ink, came to life. It flapped its wings, flew over layers of rain curtains, and headed towards Suxuan Temple.

Not long after, the paper crane returned, landing back in the palm of the illustrator and transforming into a note.

"Master Fangcun, how is it? Does Lord Zixu have any guarantee for him?"

Wang Xu asked.

"No. Unfortunately, Lord Zixu has left the capital to handle important matters. The one who replied to my letter was my junior niece, Suzhen. She saw Miaoxuan come to visit yesterday, so her identity should be without question."

Master Fangcun raised his head and handed the yellow paper in his hand to Wang Xu.

"In that case, let them leave the city?"

Han Shaoyu glanced at the delicate handwriting on the yellow paper and asked Wang Xu, who was in charge.

"That's all we can do. After all, our purpose in coming here to supervise is to eliminate evil spirits, not to make things difficult for the people."

Wang Xu looked at the Shenzha yamen runners collecting corpses and registering names below the city gate, his expression somewhat uncertain: "Now that Miao Xuan, who claims to be righteous, has taken the initiative to act as a good person for the Chen family brat, whether she did it intentionally or unintentionally, there is nothing more we can do in Jinling City."

"The headmaster is indeed very thoughtful."

Han Shaoyu understood the hidden meaning in Wang Xu's words and immediately waved to Ding Xun below, signaling to release the person.

"Young masters, you may leave now."

Looking at Chen Yuncong's somber face, Ding Xun sighed and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Chen Yu, go back and tell the old man everything that happened here."

Having said that, Chen Yun forced himself to calm down and ignored Ding Xun, riding his horse alone towards the city gate.

Seeing this, Chen Jing had no choice but to wave his hand and follow closely behind with the remaining few clean-cut, legitimate helpers from reputable families.

"Mr. Miaoxuan."

Hearing his master's call, Chen Yu, who was driving Qin Wen's carriage, turned around. He was about to say something to Miao Xuan in the carriage when he found that there was no one behind him.

Meanwhile, Qin Wen, who had just unleashed a sword strike that chilled the Misty Rain Pavilion, had already caught up with the Chen family members in the distance, traveling light and riding alone, right before everyone's eyes.

(End of this chapter)