Nightmare Light

Chapter 281 The Gravediggers of the Old Order

"Where did this show-off come from?"

When those words rang out in the side hall, the surrounding air seemed to freeze for a few seconds.

A few seconds later, the Luoyun Palace official named Tang Hongzhan turned his head around in disbelief.

He saw the person who was speaking—a tall northerner.

Tang Hongzhan flicked the baton in his hand, crackling with electricity at its tip. His face darkened. "Northerners? You actually dared to infiltrate Tangsheng City?"

He then revealed a smug smile and raised an eyebrow: "Oh... the people of Lushan and the people of the North are colluding, the evidence is conclusive."

He pointed his baton at the Lushan youths around him: "You are not only deserters, but also traitors!"

The young men from Lushan around them turned pale with anger.

"You...you are slanderous!"

"This is clearly targeting our Deer Mountain!"

Tian Taozi's eyes widened instantly. She pointed at Tang Hongzhan with an unpeeled three-shelled peanut: "Hey! Don't talk nonsense!" Realizing her words lacked force, she stuffed the peanut into her pocket, grabbed a chicken leg, and pointed it at him: "If you keep talking nonsense, watch out..."

Lin Wang pulled the sheriff girl away, gave her and Jiang Shanjun a wink, and after seeing Lin Wang's look, Jiang Shanjun seemed to understand something, took a step back, and remained silent.

Tian Taozi was somewhat unconvinced, but she still put the chicken leg in her mouth, angrily took a bite, and gnawed hard on the meat and bone, as if the chicken leg was the person opposite her.

Lin Wang deliberately raised his voice a few decibels: "I told you, that guy was a show-off, wasn't he? Wearing a suit, gold-rimmed glasses, and white gloves... He not only looked like a show-off, but also like a gay guy."

He then deliberately asked in a confused tone, "Where did you come from?"

Tang Hongzhan's expression darkened: "Northerner, I think you're looking for trouble! Do you even know who you're talking to?"

To his surprise, the very tall northerner opposite him asked him with a serious expression, "Didn't you hear what I just said?"

Tang Hongzhan was taken aback, only then realizing that the other party was still emphasizing "pretentious jerk" and hadn't taken his words seriously at all.

The proud official from Luoyun Palace was completely enraged. He swung his baton forcefully, pointed it at Lin Wang, and shouted to the federal officers behind him, "Take him down!"

Then he realized that none of the people behind him had moved.

In his anger and confusion, Tang Hongzhan turned his head and saw that his companions all had complicated expressions on their faces—fear, confusion, and some even a bit bewildered.

They maintained a strange walking posture of "stopping after taking a step," which, combined with their facial expressions, looked like a large-scale performance art piece.

The officers of Luoyun Palace each had a solid mass of ice beneath their feet, freezing them to the ground.

These officers were able to hold military positions in the Federation, and their strength was undeniable. Some of them were even strong-level lay masters. However, they were completely unaware that ice had frozen the ground beneath their feet!
And it can't be pulled out.

Sweat beaded on Tang Hongzhan's forehead, but he still shouted, raised his baton, and charged at Lin Wang, swinging it forcefully: "Release him!"

Then, suddenly, a ball of ice appeared out of thin air in front of him, freezing his arm.

The ice spread, freezing half of his body in the process.

Lin Wang took the baton from his hand, examined it a few times, then casually broke it in half and tossed it aside.

Tang Hongzhan was trembling violently, and his voice became somewhat stuttering: "You...you...you..."

Lin Wang stroked his chin, looking thoughtful. "Speaking of which, these guys accused me of treason... So, if I kill them now, wouldn't it be more profitable?" He snapped his fingers. "That makes sense! Killing them, at least I won't lose out, and I'll even have a chance to escape..."

Tang Hongzhan and the officers behind him turned pale upon hearing this.

This unfathomable northerner, who could easily control so many people without their knowledge, could also easily kill them all.

A short, stocky officer shouted, "Brother! Don't be impulsive! Nobody thinks you're the enemy! Section Chief Tang was just joking with you!"

A group of people around them chimed in, "Yes! It's a joke!"

"The Federation is a society governed by the rule of law; no one will dare to mess with you!"

Tang Hongzhan's forehead twitched, his face flushed with anger, and he gritted his teeth: "Northerner! Are you determined to stand up for the Lushan people?"

"The people of Deer Mountain are all descendants of the old royal family! They represent decay and backwardness! They are a privileged class! They are a cancer on the Federation!"

He slapped the ice hard with his other, unfrozen hand: "Are you going to stand with the privileged class?!"

Lin Wang laughed: "You're putting such a big label on me."

Tang Hongzhan pointed at the young man who had fallen to the ground: "Do you know what he did?"

“A few days ago, he was speeding on 16th Street and hit an old lady who was on her way home with her seven-year-old grandson.”

Ji Shuxun was shocked and looked down at her cousin: "Xiao Guang, is this true?"

The young man who had fallen to the ground turned his head to the ground, avoiding eye contact with his cousin: "But my dad has already compensated their family..."

Tang Hongzhan sneered and pointed at the other young men from Lushan: "Why don't you ask them again? Female student, private business owner, bar fight... huh?"

Ji Shuxun looked at her tribesmen in shock: "You... really did these things?"

Several young people from Lushan murmured and lowered their heads.

Ji Shuxun covered her face: "The family nurtured you, gave you the best resources, and provided you with the best education, and you...you actually did this!"

Tang Hongzhan snorted and looked at Lin Wang with a sarcastic and smug expression: "Northerner, these are your allies—a group of privileged people, an obstacle to the progress of the Federation."

Lin Wang remained calm throughout the entire farce.

When Tang Hongzhan said these words to him, Lin Wang said calmly and slowly, "So, you're trying to tell me that these people are parasites on the Federation... Of course, I agree with you."

Upon hearing the words of the northerners, the young men from Lushan present looked grim, including Ji Shuxun, whose expression darkened.

Tang Hongzhan snorted coldly, which was taken as agreement with Lin Wang's statement.

Lin Wang then continued, "So, what you're trying to emphasize is that because they're trash, parasites, it's righteous and justified for you to attack them... and because I'm stopping you, I'm an evil person who's associating with depravity, is that what you mean?"

“Of course,” Tang Hongzhan said. “Isn’t that right? I am the gravedigger of the old order!”

“Gravedigger… Ha, then let me ask you,” Lin Wang said, “you abused your power, set up your own courts, used your private authority to judge others, and arbitrarily labeled people…”

He leaned closer, looking into Tang Hongzhan's eyes, and said, slowly and deliberately, "How is he any different from the parasites and garbage you're talking about?"

(End of this chapter)