A day flashed by in the blink of an eye.
As the sun set, the three-day deadline in the military order personally signed by Grand Celestial Master Wu Yu was about to expire.
The entire North Sea Commandery City seemed to have grown oppressive because of it.
The taverns and pleasure houses that normally became lively after nightfall had unusually sparse crowds today.
Yet the streets and alleys, especially those near the North Sea Commandery Earl's Mansion, were even more crowded.
Many ordinary martial artists and common folk had gathered nearby in twos and threes, wanting to see how this would end.
These were all commoners of North Sea Commandery. Ever since the Devil Race invasion incident had occurred, the news had spread like wildfire, so naturally the common folk of North Sea Commandery City knew about it.
Naturally, Grand Celestial Master Wu Yu's military order—requiring the case to be solved within three days or punishment under military law would follow—was no secret either.
To be honest, during the several years Ye Zhen had governed North Sea Commandery, he had vigorously developed commerce and collected commercial taxes, yet the burden on the common people had fallen considerably.
At the same time, he had driven back the North Sea Aquatic Race, forcing the Jade Scale Dragon King to sign an agreement barring the North Sea Aquatic Race from coming ashore. He had also campaigned in all directions, wiping out the mountain bandits and river pirates within the territory.
He had further expanded military preparations and strengthened both the intensity and frequency of patrols.
The mountain bandits, water demons, and scattered Devil Race infiltrators that had once ravaged North Sea Commandery had all vanished without a trace.
In merely six or seven years, he had transformed a poor, remote commandery so desolate