There was dead silence outside Arhat Temple.
The smiles on the monks' faces stiffened slightly.
The Iron Clothes Yang Ling had brought grew increasingly uneasy, most of their expressions tinged with alarm.
Their Iron Clothes Department had only recently been established, and all they had done so far was monitor the movements of sects in various regions.
As for confiscating property... they had truly never done it.
Let alone at a second-rate sect!
The middle-aged man who had tried to wave Yang Ling away gradually grew solemn. His gaze swept over Yang Ling before he said evenly:
"Yang Ling, do you know who I am?"
"Yes."
Yang Ling nodded. "You're Kong Luan, Right Vice Minister of Personnel."
Those words were like an invisible mountain, instantly weighing down on Li Yuan and the other Iron Clothes.
They exchanged looks, never having imagined that the man before them would be Kong Luan, Right Vice Minister of Personnel!
"I heard Kong Luan is a third-rank grandmaster?"
"We're done for. Not only is he a third-rank grandmaster, he's also the Right Vice Minister of Personnel. One word from him, and he can dismiss us on the spot!"
"What on earth is going on?! Weren't we only supposed to monitor Arhat Temple? Why did the Department Master bring us here to confiscate its property?"
"Kong Luan clearly got wind of this long ago and came ahead of time to back Arhat Temple!"
Yang Ling took in every one of the Iron Clothes' expressions.
They don't seem to even recognize Kong Luan, and they didn't know a Right Vice Minister of Personnel had come to Arhat City.
The Iron Clothes Department at this point... really is a makeshift outfit.
*Whether it's intelligence gathering, combat strength, or confidence that comes from deep within, they haven't developed any