Whether as a Phantom Knight or as the Minister of Justice, one of Great Xia's Nine Ministers, this man possessed an overwhelmingly powerful presence. The moment he appeared, a single sentence drew everyone's eyes to him. By himself, he eclipsed all those present; walking at the front, he made most people overlook the several knight-level experts following behind him.
"Greetings, Lord Minister of Justice..." Upon seeing the old man, Han Yuanhong hurriedly stepped forward and saluted him with cupped hands.
The Minister of Justice, one of Great Xia's Nine Ministers, merely gave Han Yuanhong a bland glance and answered with an indifferent hum—not warm, yet not cold. He swept his eyes over the corpses on the ground, then looked at Zhang Tie and Mountain-Bearing True Person's dharma manifestations. "Xuanyuan Hill is an important place of Great Xia. If these dharma manifestations remain out too long, people will think something has happened here. Put them away!"
Zhang Tie glanced at Mountain-Bearing True Person. With perfect mutual understanding, the two nodded and withdrew their dharma manifestations at the same time. Since Great Xia's Minister of Justice had appeared, there was naturally no longer any possibility of fighting. If they truly started fighting before the Minister of Justice, where would that leave his dignity? If even the Minister of Justice lost face, who could possibly fare well afterward? And who would dare make the Minister of Justice lose face? It was said that, due to the demands of his office, the Minister of Justice had to deter all manner of tyrants, magnates, petty scoundrels, and treacherous villains. Thus, his combat strength was absolutely among the top two or three of Great Xia's Nine Ministers. Even one or two ordinary Phantom Knights joining forces would be no match for him.
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