Chapter 78: Wind Rises, Wind Stops, Celestial Stele Outside the City

Chapter 78: Chapter 75: Wind Rises, Wind Stops, Celestial Stele Outside the City

“Alright, I’ll take over later,” Wang Ming said in a low voice.

Fortunately, Li Xiao returned with his troops at this time, reinforcing the building’s security once again. Although the city was in chaos, Duan Jue remained completely unfazed, sitting as steadily as a mountain.

Xu Guang had a faint feeling that the Celestial Stele Song Tao had mentioned was connected to this Lord City Guardian.

Li Zongkang still hadn’t returned.

In a certain mansion, the four great Commanders of the Feiyun Guard, including Li Zongkang, had someone completely surrounded.

“Han Sui, you deserve to die!”

With Li Zongkang’s concise and forceful sentence, the entire Feiyun Guard attacked.

Even though Han Sui had taken another half-step beyond Seeing God, he was still in the Refining Viscera stage. Facing the nearly invincible Li Zongkang, he had almost no power to fight back.

Han Sui tilted his head back and roared at the sky, “Zhang Qing, you treacherous dog!” Then, his corpse crashed heavily to the ground.

None of this elicited the slightest reaction from anyone—neither the four great Marshals of the Feiyun Guard nor its ordinary soldiers. This was the true extent of Li Zongkang’s power.

Ultimately, people like Han Sui were nothing more than pawns used by Zhang Qing to test Duan Jue’s trump cards. This could actually be seen from the fact that Yang Jun didn’t show up during their secret plotting. However, the Han and Liu Families were deeply embroiled in the scheme and ignorant of Duan Jue’s true depth. It was only natural that they failed.

Soon after, the entire Feiyun Guard converged on the building where Duan Jue was stationed. Duan Jue finally made an appearance. Looking at the devastated plaza and the fallen corpses strewn across it, his face revealed a look of profound grief.

Over the course of the day, continuous explosions echoed throughout Feiyun City, and towering flames could be seen everywhere.

This building remained towering and steadfast. Only a scattered few managed to get close, but they were quickly dispatched by the Feiyun Guard.

The next morning, Xu Guang looked at the interface, feeling a bit more at ease. He had suddenly thought of another way to use the Searcher. He first searched for the Yellow Heaven Sect’s contingency plans, and then for Feiyun City’s. Finding the former would take twenty years, while the latter… would take fifteen years!

Feiyun City could hold on!

Duan Jue hadn’t lied to him; the unrest was quickly quelled.

Of the two great Canon Seats of the Yellow Heaven Sect, one died and the other fled. As for Yang Jun, he managed to injure Li Zongkang and retreat unscathed.

Xu Guang was somewhat shocked, recalibrating his estimation of the Yellow Heaven Sect’s strength once again. Of course, he was also surprised by Feiyun City’s power. At the very least, he could tell that the city still hadn’t gone all out.

For some reason, the Yellow Heaven Sect didn’t seem to have any intention of launching a full-scale assault on the city. It was almost as if… they were just playing along with the Han and Liu Families’ performance.

He wondered if Duan Jue still had any hidden reserves. To think Duan Jue could completely control the situation in such a dire predicament—had he underestimated the foundation behind the city’s Three Guards?

The primary objective moving forward was a purge.

The casualties among the soldiers of the Three Guards were less than a tenth. However, the Han and Liu Families, who had colluded with the Yellow Heaven Sect to incite the rebellion, were entirely exterminated, leaving only a small handful of survivors wandering the city to slip through the net.

The foundation of the Han and Liu Families in the city was destroyed overnight. Of the three great families in the Inner City, only the Chen Family remained until the end, though they too suffered disastrous losses in the fighting.

It was only then that Xu Guang learned Duan Jue was the adoptive father of the Chen Family’s Patriarch!

He suddenly understood. No wonder the Chen Family had managed to climb to a status equal to the Han and Liu Families in just a little over ten years. However, the Chen Family had a stellar reputation for treating the commoners well. During the worst of the refugee crisis, they had been the first to open their granaries to provide disaster relief.

On this day, Xu Guang moved his family into the City Guard’s Mansion.

On the way, Xu Guang once again felt the sensation of being spied upon. Only this time, he caught sight of the person.

Sitting on the shafts of the carriage, Xu Guang narrowed his eyes as he looked at a distant figure’s back. He immediately turned and said to Wang Ming, “Wang Ming, I just remembered there’s something I need to report to the City Guardian. Take Lu and the others back first.”

“Liu Shan, lead the way!”

“Yes, sir!” This was a Decurion under Li Xiao, temporarily acting as Xu Guang’s Personal Guard.

After speaking, Xu Guang didn’t wait for Wang Ming to stop him. He jumped off the carriage, grabbed his Big Spear, and charged into an alley.

But just as he was about to leave, the sharp SWISH of a projectile piercing the air suddenly echoed from afar. A black arrow shot toward his direction.

Xu Guang’s expression shifted slightly, and a murderous aura instantly washed over his face. He instantly knocked the black arrow away with his Big Spear. Killing intent flickered in his eyes as a mix of nervousness, worry, and anger surged into his heart.

He could block this arrow, but his family in the carriage could not!

Fortunately, the attacker was aiming for him, but… he didn’t dare to pursue the assassin anymore, worried about the people in the carriage.

Xu Guang forced himself to calm down, his face sinking like still water. Even though he hadn’t seen the person’s face, the prying gaze he had felt over the past few days had all come from this individual.

However, the Searcher’s search had already concluded. He already knew who it was.

Cheng Shan!

Had he escaped?

He had previously heard that Cheng Shan was taken away by the City Guard’s Mansion, so he had ignored the man. He never expected this…

Xu Guang returned to the carriage. Wang Ming hastily asked in a low voice, “Is everything alright?”

Suppressing his emotions, Xu Guang nodded.

Wang Ming let out a sigh of relief.

Xu Guang hesitated for a moment before whispering, “Wang Ming, once we enter the Inner City, you, Xu Chun, and Wen should come live with us for now. The Marshal’s manor is very large.”

Wang Ming didn’t stand on ceremony, simply nodding. “Alright. Then my son, Wang Wen, can also be a privileged Government Office brat.”

His remark earned him a loud scolding from Xu Chun inside the carriage, while Ji Xiaolu couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The rest of the journey proceeded without any surprises, allowing Xu Guang’s anxious heart to settle down somewhat. Knowing where a threat came from meant it was no longer truly a threat.

He was confident that with his current strength, he could slay Cheng Shan!

The Inner City had also suffered a surprise attack from the rioters. Corpses littered the ground, and the large lake in the distance was tinged with a bloody hue.

The manor arranged for Xu Guang by City Guardian Duan Jue was huge. Spanning over ten acres, it provided more than enough space for both martial arts practice and daily living. He was quite satisfied with it. There was also no longer any need to leave their horses and other livestock in the Outer City.

This was Xu Guang’s third time moving in the past year. Mrs. Xu seemed to have gotten used to it, but Ji Xiaolu felt a bit of nostalgia and reluctance to leave.

“In a few days, once the city settles down, we’ll go back to the shantytown and bring our belongings over.”

Ji Xiaolu leaned against Xu Guang’s shoulder and nodded gently.

Her reluctance was partly out of sentiment, but also because the manor was simply too large—so large that they would have to hire maidservants.