Jiang Ye first returned to the Weapon Forging Hall and told Huang Gang and the others that Master Fu had been stealing the weapons.
He did not tell them he had already killed him.
He only said the man had fled out of fear of punishment and that he would send people to hunt him down.
Huang Gang and the others were scared half to death.
A few of the more timid workers fainted on the spot.
The rest turned pale, their legs trembling beneath them.
They knew all too well what the man before them was capable of.
Master Fu might have stolen the weapons, but the Weapon Forging Hall could not escape responsibility.
Being thrown into the Law Enforcement Hall's prison would be getting off lightly.
Yet Jiang Ye said calmly, "The man was a traitor to the Buddhist Sect, and his strength was formidable. It's only natural that you failed to notice anything. I won't blame you."
Everyone froze at those words.
"I only came to let you know. I'll take my leave."
With that, Jiang Ye turned and left without lingering.
"This... this..."
"Elder Jiang actually let us off..."
"What magnanimity..."
Only after Jiang Ye had disappeared did everyone snap back to their senses, as if waking from a dream.
Was this really the "extremely vicious" Elder Jiang of the rumors?!
"Elder Jiang!!!"
Huang Gang stared in the direction Jiang Ye had gone. His eyes grew hot, and his rough hands clenched tight. His lips trembled for a long while before he managed to say, "Elder Jiang is a righteous man!!!"
From that moment on, a new tale of Elder Jiang's righteousness spread through Lin Prefecture Great City.
"Hm?! That presence..."
When Jiang Ye returned to Heavenly Cloud Peak, he sensed an unexpected presence in