The First Shackle Unlocked

The Kyoto hall master had no power to resist. He was crushed like dry weeds and rotten wood. On the very night the legion entered the city, it launched precise raids on those businesses and venues. The Kyoto hall master did not even get a chance to flee before A D led men straight to his door.

When they dragged him out of bed, this good-for-nothing finally understood what had happened. Panic-stricken, he cursed A D, threatened him, tried to buy him off, begged for mercy, bluffed, and tried every other trick he could think of. A D did not care how many tricks he had. The moment the man tried something, he got a thorough beating. Sure enough, he became obedient soon enough.

The Kyoto hall master did not die. Instead, he was escorted to Tokyo to await Wang Dafa's judgment.

The Kanto Daixing Legion's campaign against Kyoto intimidated quite a few people. Some hall masters elsewhere trembled with fear and immediately pledged loyalty to Wang Dafa. Others promptly contacted headquarters and accused Wang Dafa of running roughshod over everything.

As for those unyieldingly principled men, Wang Dafa said that bringing back a military force of nearly three thousand men just like that would be rather wasteful, so they might as well keep advancing. Thus, using Kyoto as a bridgehead, they steadily pressed toward Osaka—the Kansai Legion's headquarters—with every sign of intending to sweep away every hall master who refused to obey orders.

As for Daixing headquarters holding him accountable, Wang Dafa adopted one attitude—stall. He hemmed and hawed his way through it, rather like how Shi Tiexin had dealt with him some time ago.

Once the bow was drawn, there was no turning back. Wang Dafa had already set his heart on accomplishing something great, so naturally he