Qu Jianlei did not pay much attention to the cultivators around the stone pillar formation. He released a flying shuttle and left with Jia Shuiqing.
However, the journey home was far from smooth. The flying shuttle had not gone far before someone stopped them.
Their auras had already been recorded, and everyone knew they were cultivators who had volunteered for border garrison duty.
Still, some people demanded that they enter detection formations to check for any lingering Heavenly Devil Qi. Others held handheld detection artifacts.
At first, Qu Jianlei was willing to cooperate. After all, he also wanted to know whether he had been contaminated by the Heavenly Demons.
But during the third inspection, someone demanded that he take out the items on his person. He immediately turned hostile.
"I was wondering about this. Cultivators who have guarded the border for so long are being humiliated by people in the rear. Who gave you the nerve?"
"Ridge Lord Qu, please hear me out," a True Immortal hurried over and spoke with an ingratiating smile.
"This is the Alliance's decision. Heavenly Demons are truly impossible to guard against!"
"True Immortal Yuchen, you are an independent cultivator," Qu Jianlei said expressionlessly. "Is it appropriate to casually covet another person's belongings?"
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare." True Immortal Yuchen quickly waved his hands. He looked around before saying, "People from Central Province have arrived."
"Then don't just pick on me," Qu Jianlei said darkly. "I don't like causing trouble, but I'm not afraid of it either. Understand?"
"I understand. How could I not?" True Immortal Yuchen answered with a smile. "Anyway, it's good for you to be forceful once in a while."
"This is utterly baffling." Qu Jianlei shook his head, boarded the flying shuttle again, and departed.
Watching the flying shuttle