Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting-Chapter 285 - 153: Garrison Commander Zhang Juzheng—Three Moves to Kill Wei Fan?
The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat cold.
Huo Tianzheng looked at Cao Chuan: "I said to have them send the Commander. If you can’t understand my words, let me handle the communication. I want to see which bastard is targeting Su City."
There was no way Cao Chuan would let Elder Huo communicate, so he hurriedly continued the communication.
In this situation, Wei Fan and the other two sneered again.
If they really had no manpower to deploy, they wouldn’t be communicating but directly telling us to abandon Cyan Cloud Mountain.
They wanted to pressure Wei Fan and Long Xueyi to hand over their Life Tokens, but unfortunately, they chose the wrong targets. Neither of them craved power.
"They said for you to hold on a bit longer, they’ll try to send the Commander within three days!"
Obviously, there was no lack of manpower; such words were just to cover the previous statements.
"In the Cyan Cloud Mountain battle, countless soldiers of the Demon Suppression Bureau were killed. What about the compensation and rewards for the meritorious soldiers?"
Huo Tianzheng wasn’t going to let this matter rest.
Cao Chuan wiped the cold sweat off his forehead: "The rewards will come with the new Commander!"
The rewards were promised, and the matter seemed to be concluded.
Wei Fan stepped forward and said, "Tell me, who gave the order?"
Although he knew it was the Prime Minister stirring trouble in the background, he needed to find out who in the Demon Suppression Bureau was colluding with him. When it was time to settle the score, he wasn’t going after just the Prime Minister.
If they hadn’t been strong enough to solve all the problems, Su City would have long been reduced to scorched earth, a Demon Paradise.
Perhaps the incident with Wuying Gao’s prison break was just a part of this, not caring about the lives of millions in Su City, selling information to the Prisoner Dragon Stronghold was not beyond doing.
Such people truly deserved to die, even more hated than Lin Shiqi and the others.
Cao Chuan gave a bitter smile: "Please, don’t make it difficult for me. I’m just an Inspector, responsible for passing on orders. If you want to know, you can ask General Pei Shinan; he knows who it is!"
Wei Fan shook his head: "I don’t feel like asking; just tell me directly. I won’t tell anyone about it. I know the Prime Minister is behind this, but I want to know who in the Demon Suppression Bureau has such a dark conscience, ignoring the lives of the people."
Cao Chuan’s expression changed slightly; even he didn’t know the Prime Minister was involved, making him even more reluctant to speak.
These demon hunters like Wei Fan are not afraid of offending the Prime Minister, but he doesn’t have such courage.
Huo Tianzheng nodded thoughtfully: "So, the Prime Minister is behind it, no wonder they’re so brazen, wiping out the credit of our territorial expansions. If I recall correctly, among the three Garrison Commanders of the Demon Suppression Bureau, Zhang Juzheng is aligned with the Prime Minister."
As he spoke, he looked at Cao Chuan.
Young people like Wei Fan aren’t familiar with the various factions at the top of the Great Victory Dynasty, but living so long, how could he not know some things about the capital?
Cao Chuan’s face turned pale, shaking his head: "It has nothing to do with me, I haven’t said anything."
Neither the Prime Minister nor Garrison Commander Zhang Juzheng were people he could afford to offend.
In the structure of the Demon Suppression Bureau, the highest military commander in each state is the General, but at the headquarters, the power of a Garrison Commander may not be much stronger than a General, but their authority is certainly above that of a General.
Wei Fan, Huo Tianzheng, and others were far from the Emperor’s reach. Above them was General Pei Shinan supporting them, but he didn’t have such backing.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I shall take my leave!"
He didn’t want to stay here for another moment. These front-line members of the Demon Suppression Bureau were fundamentally different from those in the capital; high-ranking officials and power meant nothing to them.
The Deputy Commander had the gall to call a Garrison Commander a bastard.
The current Prime Minister and a Garrison Commander couldn’t subdue three demon hunters, forcing the opposing Garrison Commander to repeatedly bow and compromise using territorial abandonment as a threat.
Wei Fan was even bolder, inquiring about the Garrison Commander’s situation, looking like he was ready to settle accounts.
Cao Chuan left, and the matter was considered concluded.
Wei Fan planned to settle accounts in the fall. Huo Tianzheng and Long Xueyi, due to Long Jianying’s involvement, didn’t press excessively. They quit while ahead since neither Long Xueyi nor Wei Fan were interested in officialdom.
If things turned sour, unless Long Jianying stayed out for life, nothing good would come out of it.
After all, they were facing a Garrison Commander and the Prime Minister; pressing too hard would be unwise.
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At the same time, outside Su City, an old man and a young man walked towards the city.
The old man had a head full of silver hair but a ruddy complexion, exuding a certain ethereal and Dao bone charm.
As for the young man, he wasn’t really young. It’s essential to know that once a martial artist becomes a Celestial Martial Artist, their lifespan can greatly extend, reaching one hundred and fifty years.
If one breaks through to the Celestial Human Realm at a young age, their youthful appearance can be maintained for a long time. If they can further break into the Divine Realm within a certain time, they might still look young at seventy or eighty.
Montian Rang paused, looking at the bustling Su City nearby, a sharp light gradually emanating from his eyes: "Let’s do it here, directly issuing the challenge in front of the entire city, Wei Fan cannot refuse.
Even though you’re not at the Horizontal Cultivation of Innate, your Elixir Field Power has been cultivated for a hundred years. With your Celestial Spirit Sword Essence Skill, the Sword Element True Power you’ve cultivated is not weaker than the Ultimate True Power. In the same realm, Horizontal Cultivation of Innate holds no advantage over you.
You’ve been bracing yourself further ahead in the Divine Realm than Wei Fan, your body refinement is far beyond his. There’ll be no suspense in defeating him!
Without incident, you’re destined to be the future Sect Leader of the Divine Sword Sect, and given Wei Fan’s talent, he will likely become the General of Tongzhou.
Your future relationship with him will mirror that of your current master and Pei Shinan.
And given the indiscriminate killings of our disciples, if you don’t defeat him now, granting him an invincible reputation will eventually cause trouble when he becomes General."
