There was a deathly silence in front of Arhat Temple.
The smiles on the monks' faces stiffened slightly.
The Iron Garments Yang Ling had brought grew increasingly uneasy, most of them wearing traces of panic.
The Iron Garment Division had only been established recently, and until now, they had merely monitored the activities of sects across the various regions.
As for raiding a household... they had truly never done such a thing.
Not to mention raiding a second-rate sect!
The middle-aged man who had previously wanted to wave Yang Ling away gradually turned solemn. After sweeping his gaze over Yang Ling, he said flatly:
"Yang Ling, do you know who I am?"
"I do."
Yang Ling nodded. "Your name is Kong Luan, and you're the Right Vice Minister of Personnel."
Those words were like an invisible mountain, instantly pressing down on Li Yuan and the other Iron Garments.
They looked at one another, utterly failing to expect that the man before them was actually Kong Luan, the Right Vice Minister of Personnel!
"I heard Kong Luan is a Third-Grade Great Grandmaster?"
"We're done for. Not only is he a Third-Grade Great Grandmaster, he's also the Right Vice Minister of Personnel. With a single word, he can dismiss us on the spot!"
"What exactly is going on!? Weren't we only supposed to monitor Arhat Temple's activities? Why did the Division Chief bring us here to raid Arhat Temple!?"
"Kong Luan clearly received word in advance and came to support Arhat Temple!"
Yang Ling took in every expression of the Iron Garments.
"They don't even seem to recognize Kong Luan, and they had no idea that the Right Vice Minister of Personnel had come to Arhat City."
"The Iron Garment Division at this point... is far too much like an amateur operation."