The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Similar to Shi Qian, they are being asked for supplies by Zuo Wang Dao.

Also included are Shi Jiu, deputy director of the Public Security Bureau of Mingzhu City; Shi Menglu, director of the Agriculture Bureau of Huai'an City; and Shi Pingfeng, director of the Market Supervision Bureau of Beichuan City…

They are the high-ranking officials from the Shi family who went missing a couple of days ago.

The cities they live in are all within the Xichuan City urban area.

The so-called Xichuan City Belt refers to a series of surrounding cities radiating outwards from Xichuan City as its core.

Similar to the Jiangnan urban cluster, but the concept of an urban belt is broader, involving more cities and spanning a wider range of city levels.

This also aligns with the power dynamics of the Shi family.

The Shi family had many officials, but most of them held positions in cities surrounding Xichuan City.

Of course, there were also such families in other cities, after all, this family was used to holding official positions, and they had many officials of all ranks.

Those with some real power and higher ranks are all located in the Xichuan urban area.

Now, this group of people has been captured by the Daoist sect and imprisoned in a dark and cramped place. They were forced to open their backpacks and were robbed of everything.

Is it really the Dao of Sitting in Oblivion?

Hehe, you've been fooled!

The Mirror Bandits' abilities were indeed extraordinary, but they had no understanding of the Shi family's situation or the habits of these officials.

—The memories of the bandits they possess are all incomplete. Bandits' memories are inherently numerous and varied, and they cannot reconstruct the intelligence that Da Congming has collected.

Those who made the arrests were bandits!

He has incorporated mahjong into his face, becoming a mahjong-faced bandit who calls himself the Daoist of Sitting in Oblivion!

Da Congming's search for evidence of these officials' illegal and disorderly conduct was not smooth, but through daily surveillance, he had figured out their activity patterns and habits.

This information came in handy when it was necessary to make arrests.

During this process, there was also a significant force helping the bandits.

The Simon family!

When Song Gua sent his clone to talk to them in the guise of the Dao of Sitting in Oblivion, preparing to take action against the Shi family's officials, the Ximen family couldn't wait to follow suit.

During the ten days that Zuowangdao traveled south, the bandits disguised themselves as Zuowangdao and arranged for the Ximen family to deploy manpower in Xichuan City and some nearby cities.

In fact, more than half of the high-ranking officials arrested were apprehended by the Simon family.

They wore hoods this time too, but instead of mahjong hoods, they wore flesh-colored mahjong hoods.

They arrested Shi Yang, posing as bandits.

They arrested high-ranking officials from the Shi family who were impersonating Daoists.

The bandits and the Ximen family joined forces, sharing information and resources, which enabled them to capture all the high-ranking officials of the Shi family alive in half a day.

The Ximen family mobilized many experts, setting up and taking action simultaneously in multiple cities.

Song Gua didn't need that; he only needed to switch locations immediately after successfully capturing someone and head to the next city.

The advantage of acting quickly is that by the time the family received the message, it was too late to issue a warning.

"The Shi family is able to challenge the Ximen family in Xichuan City, largely because they have too many people in the officialdom."

If we want to eliminate the Shi family, we can't avoid this issue.

Even if this operation succeeds, it still won't solve the problem of the Shi family, this "camel." But if we remove all their high-ranking officials, this "camel" will only be "bigger than a horse."

The Song hexagram suggests that dealing with the officials of the Shi family is not difficult; the chief can simply assassinate them one by one.

But doing this is no different from telling the whole world that it was done by bandits.

As everyone knows, the bandits and the Shi family have a deep-seated feud.

The emergence of the Dao of Sitting in Oblivion inspired Song Gua to come up with an even more perfect plan.

Currently, the first step of this plan has been completed.

Next comes the second step: the main show begins!

……

The following evening.

In Xichuan City, at the First Gymnasium, the concert of a big star was successfully held, with every seat filled and the venue packed with people.

"♫A gentle kiss from you~~~"

♫I experienced it all so intensely~~~

♫The atmosphere is starting to heat up~~~

♫ Dangerous yet alluring~~~

Off-key singing, crazy dancing.

My brother didn't behave very well today.

But the atmosphere among the fans remained enthusiastic.

"My brother must be too tired."

"What?! It's the Special Affairs Bureau from yesterday. They came to arrest my brother for no reason. He must have been terrified!"

"What?! The Special Affairs Bureau is going to such lengths! No wonder the Daoist Master Zuowang blew up so many of their buildings!"

"No wonder my brother sang so badly today, he seems to still be feeling the aftereffects of it!"

This awful song is finally over.

The older brother on stage held a microphone, his lips curving into an exaggerated smile.

"So, the next song is going to be super explosive, let's blow the whole place away!!!"

The audience erupted in cheers once again.

"Wow!!! Brother! I love you!!!"

"Brother!! Please favor me!!!"

"Ohhhhhhh!!"

Suddenly, a loud bang drowned out the cheers and screams from the entire stadium.

"Boom!!!"

A wall on the east side of the stadium was blown up, leaving a huge hole amidst the deafening roar and billowing dust, through which the streetscape of Xichuan City could be seen.

Strangely, despite the explosive explosion, those spectators who were very close to the blast point were not affected.

If you look closely, there is actually a barrier between the outermost part of the entire seating area and the outer wall of the venue.

Faint runes were still circulating within the barrier.

This is a protective barrier that isolates the 100,000 spectators inside the stadium from the outside world!

Before anyone could react, the explosions continued.

"Thump! Thump thump! Thump! Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump thump thump!!"

This is the band's drumbeats on stage.

"Boom! Boom boom! Boom! Boom boom boom boom! Boom boom boom boom boom boom!!"

These are the sounds of explosions around the venue.

They complement each other, like a symphony.

On stage, the older brother spread his arms wide, enjoying the music and the series of explosions.

After the explosion, large holes were blown into the outer wall of the stadium, allowing people outside to see what was happening inside without having to come in.

"Hahaha! The concert is now officially starting!!"

The words that should have been "Ji Ni is too beautiful global tour concert" on the stage backdrop were changed to "Ji Ni is too beautiful global revenge concert"!

The so-called older brother, at some point, turned into a bloody mahjong face, and judging from the pattern, it should be the character "西" (west).

One of the eyes on this face is missing, and a bunch of maggots are crawling in its eye socket.

The large screens surrounding the entire venue displayed close-ups of this terrifying face, causing the entire audience's sanity to plummet.

"ah!!!"

The real screaming began.

The audience erupted into chaos.

Suddenly, the large screens surrounding the venue went out simultaneously.

A high-wattage searchlight rose from the center of the stage.

The light shone on these new screens, whose protective films were still on, reflecting rays of light.

The Way of Sitting in Oblivion has emerged.

They emerged from the large screen and moved between the screens.

A strange face.

A terrifying laugh.

"Haha! Don't worry! Tonight's show is going to be amazing!"

"Everyone, sit down! Or come sit in the mirror world!"

"I've been holding back for days, I'm going to be so bored! I'm going to have some fun tonight!!"

Looking at the countless mahjong faces wandering around, the entire audience was forced to fall silent, trembling in their seats.

Mirror Ghost Brother, holding the microphone, spoke with great passion.

"Please welcome our first guest performer of the evening, Mayor Shi Qian of Huiye City!"

At this time, Shi Qian himself was still in a basement in Huiye City, being guarded by a team of "Zuowangdao" practitioners.

A mobile phone was placed in front of him, playing a live stream of the concert.

He was stunned when he saw himself appearing on the stage lift.

"You're impersonating me? What are you trying to do??"