The Patrol Bureau had a strict hierarchy. Aside from ordinary cultivators, there were Patrol Envoys and Demon Slaying Envoys of even higher rank.
A Demon Slaying Envoy was a powerful cultivator whose cultivation had reached the Cloud Soaring Realm.
Qing Yuanzi expressionlessly swept a glance over the Yunshan County Magistrate and the Ghost Sect Master, but in the end, his gaze fell on Lin Fan.
He suddenly spoke. "You're not Grandma Hongyun. Who exactly are you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Yunshan County Magistrate and the Ghost Sect Master's expressions changed drastically, and they turned toward Lin Fan in unison.
Lin Fan's eyes shifted slightly, and he let out Grandma Hongyun's distinctive coquettish laugh. "The Patrol Bureau deliberately set this trap, and now you still want to sow discord?"
"You're alone. Even if you can borrow the power of the earth veins, do you think you can really keep us in check?"
The Yunshan County Magistrate narrowed his eyes slightly. "I still underestimated the Patrol Bureau's methods."
"But Fellow Daoist Hongyun is right. Qing Yuanzi, you're destined to die here today."
"I was just fretting that I had no chance to kill several powerful cultivators from the Patrol Bureau. I never expected you to deliver yourself right to my door."
Qing Yuanzi suddenly laughed. His gaze swept back and forth among the three of them as he said coldly, "Do you think you could have entered the Earth Vein Space without my permission?"
"Do you think I'm the only one from the Patrol Bureau?"
His voice had barely faded when the space beside him suddenly twisted, and another figure appeared out of thin air.
This person was dressed in black, making it impossible to see their true appearance. However, the aura rippling from them caused both the