Then another voice rang out across Baling City through Tongue Blossoms Thunder.
"Old Master Wei is right. I don't care what anyone else says. Back then, my second uncle was killed by water demons, and those dog officials of the Qing Kingdom not only refused to seek justice, they confiscated his family's farmland, exchanged it for treasures, and paid them to the Dongting Flood Dragon King's Palace. I swore then that whoever killed the Flood Dragon King of Dongting Lake would have me serving them, before their saddle and behind their horse! Void Sage Fang is damned impressive-more impressive than if he'd killed the Dongting Flood Dragon King! From today onward, I can't speak for anywhere else, but here in Baling, if anyone dares harm Void Sage Fang, I'll be the first to kill you!"
Many people in Baling did not know whether to laugh or cry. This was Dai Li, who had taken office as general of Baling Prefecture a few years earlier. He was quite famous within the prefecture, though mostly for all sorts of absurd exploits. He had been a troublemaker since childhood, but was gifted and bright. After passing the Academy Student examination, instead of studying properly, he had actually wanted to unite Baling's hooligans and thugs and establish the largest gang in Baling City, and even the entire Saint Origin Continent.
Although he was a brute, he never bullied decent people. He even enjoyed a reputation for chivalry and was idolized by many children in Baling City.
Unfortunately, before long, one of Wei Dongshan's disciples discovered that the boy was an unpolished gem. He forcibly took Dai Li as his disciple and began disciplining him strictly, snuffing out Dai Li's grand dream of becoming the Saint Origin Continent's king of ****.
Even now, however, Dai