The aggrieved Ancestor Mayfly and Du Wuhen squatted by the roadside for an entire afternoon, deliberating for a long while.
"This is utterly outrageous. Aren't they just bullying honest people?" Du Wuhen said indignantly. "That landlord yesterday was definitely in cahoots with him. They were just trying to swindle us out of our deposit."
"To dwell within the imperial city of Yu Capital and yet ignore the law—truly uncouth." Ancestor Mayfly shook his head as well.
"We can't just swallow this anger." Du Wuhen said, "But we're concealing our identities right now, so it really isn't suitable for us to make a move. Otherwise, I'd beat them black and blue!"
They had come to Yu Capital to evade Penglai's notice. Though the Penglai Supreme Sect was now poor as a church mouse, it still possessed several Heavenly Origin powerhouses and the divine artifact, the East Sea Cosmos Wheel. If the two brothers acted rashly, they might very well invite Penglai's frenzied retaliation.
After all, among all these enemies, if one asked whom Penglai hated most, Ah Zu would likely rank first. The demon sects and Shushan would all have to stand aside.
"For now, there is only one way..." Ancestor Mayfly turned his head toward the end of the street and declared heavily, "Report it to the authorities!"
They followed the long street to Official Street in the east of the city, where government offices stood in abundance. The first one at the intersection was the Panyang Prefecture yamen.
A prefectural yamen beneath the Son of Heaven's feet might seem to have little presence, but it actually handled a great many of the common people's everyday affairs. Yu Capital was the greatest city under heaven, and its population far surpassed that of other places.
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