Chapter 587: Chapter 185: Trace of the Witch Immortal! Signs of Turbulent Times Beginning to Emerge! (Request for Subscription for the 10,000-Word Mega Chapter)_3
"Don’t... cough, cough, cough... don’t listen to these... these corrupt officials..." Suddenly, the peasant lying on the ground said with difficulty, "They... they’re just randomly arresting people, all to... to fulfill..."
"Damn it!" The arrest officer from Neihai County didn’t expect this fellow to dare to say such a thing.
"You rebel! Spouting such deceit to confuse the crowd, trying to frame me? Shut your mouth now!" The officer, face turning red with anger, cursed while grabbing a wooden stick, ready to viciously smash it down on the peasant on the ground.
But as the stick was swinging down, it abruptly stopped mid-air.
It wasn’t that the arrest officer from Neihai County suddenly had a crisis of conscience.
Nor was it that he couldn’t bear to follow through with his action.
"Hm?" The entire body of the Neihai County arrest officer froze in place, as he realized his strike was halted by a force, and he saw a shadow looming before him; he could even hear a stranger’s faint breathing.
Barely lifting his gaze to his own stick, he found a large hand had, without his knowing, caught hold of it.
Stunned, he looked up only to realize he couldn’t see the other person’s face because they were so tall.
After swallowing hard, he tilted his head back even further.
Finally, the arrest officer from Neihai County got a view of the person before him...
And what they looked like.
In his eyes stood a robust man of eight feet tall, his features sharply defined, and a pair of calm, undisturbed eyes looking down on him.
At that moment, the arrest officer felt like a mere ant being scrutinized by a massive wild elephant.
Though the man in front of him had not uttered a single word yet.
But already, the officer was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
A droplet of sweat trickled down his cheek to his chin, the tickling sensation finally snapping him back to reality. The Neihai County officer quickly let go of the stick and reflexively stumbled several steps backward, with a clang, reached for the sword at his waist.
But due to his rush and panic, the sword only came halfway out before it got stuck.
Remembering to pull it again.
Finally, it came free.
"You, you, you..." The arrest officer from Neihai County didn’t even notice the slight trembling in his voice, "Who are you? Do you know what you’re doing? This man is a Sect Disciple of the Blood Gu Sect! I see now, you must all be Sect Disciples of the Blood Gu Sect!"
It seemed like he had a sudden realization, and completely terrified, he stumbled backwards again, "I haven’t arrested the wrong person, only Sect Disciples of the Blood Gu Sect would be so sensitive at a time like this!"
Without further ado, he took out a bamboo whistle and put it to his mouth, blowing with all his might.
The piercing whistle sound spread into the distance at that moment.
"I’ve called for help!" shouted the officer from Neihai County, "It won’t be long before the officials from the Imperial Omens Department will be here, I warn you, don’t you dare make a move!"
He was somewhat panicking.
Previously, he had dared to beat the peasant because he knew that the person was not a Sect Disciple of the Blood Gu Sect.
And he vehemently claimed the man was a Sect Disciple just to fulfill the task assigned by the Magistrate, to arrest a few people as a formality.
In due course, with a severe beating, whether they were Sect Disciples or not, they would have to confess to being Sect Disciples of the Blood Gu Sect.
But now, to his surprise, a man had appeared who really seemed to be a Sect Disciple of the Blood Gu Sect.
And the one he was beating earlier, couldn’t possibly be the Blood Gu Sect’s planted spy within Neihai County, could he?
Hiss!
While somewhat thrown into chaos, he was also a bit exhilarated and excited because this meant that he... might very soon make a significant accomplishment.
However.
To the threats of the Neihai County arrest officer, Fan Wu appeared as if he hadn’t heard a word, turning to the peasant lying on the ground, he asked, "Are you all right?!"
"No... no problem..." Though kicked several times by an officer, the peasant was still holding up.
Overflowing with gratitude, he said, "Thank you for your help, sir."
Then, he hurriedly spoke, "Sir, you better leave quickly. These corrupt officials are completely unreasonable! To catch Sect Disciples of the Blood Gu Sect, they break into civilians’ houses, causing destruction everywhere. They even brand someone a Sect Disciple without any evidence at all!"
"As a mere commoner, I really am not a person of the Blood Gu Sect, yet that officer insisted that I am a Sect Disciple. When I contradicted him, he even wanted to beat and kill me!"
"It’s these corrupt officials who are truly lawless!"
"I can tell you are not one of the Blood Gu Sect." Fan Wu nodded slightly, a mere glance at the person’s attributes told him whether they were a Sect Disciple or not.
Clearly.
He was not.
Fan Wu then looked at the arrest officer from Neihai County, his calm gaze alone causing the officer’s hairs to stand on end, frightening him until his legs began trembling involuntarily.
"You, you, you... don’t mess about! You should know that although Neihai County is small, it’s under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Omens Department," the officer from Neihai County cried out in alarm, "And... And do you have any idea what happened recently?"
