When he saw Ye Zhen stroll into the courtyard hall with a smile, Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan, the garrison commander, had a momentary illusion.
He felt as though Ye Zhen's gaze was fixed on the back of his neck, making it go cold.
For two consecutive days, he had hovered on the brink of death. Especially after the warning formed by the character "Ye" on the second day, Ji Guan had concluded, the moment he heard that Ye Zhen had presented a visiting card, that this matter was definitely connected to Ye Zhen.
Since Ye Zhen was behind this, no matter what, Ji Guan had to meet him.
However, before meeting Ye Zhen, Ji Guan first put on an imposing display.
Ji Guan sat boldly in the center of the courtyard. Four World King Realm experts stood on either side in the posture of guards, fully releasing their auras and stirring up little whirlwinds throughout the yard.
Another hundred elite Mystic Palace Realm soldiers stood in ranks on both sides. High-grade Soul Armor in their right hands and standard Flame Spirit Demon-Exploding Crossbows in their left, each of them glared murderously at Ye Zhen as he walked in.
It was as if, at a single command from the garrison commander, they would blast Ye Zhen into minced flesh.
Yet that was the strange part. Even with so many people bolstering his courage, Ji Guan still felt a chill on the back of his neck, as though these people could not pose any obstacle to Ye Zhen at all.
"Ye Zhen pays his respects to Lord Garrison Commander!"
Only when Ye Zhen cupped his hands from afar did Ji Guan take a deep breath. He kept telling himself that Ye Zhen was merely a Mystic Palace Realm Ninth Heaven Peak martial