As Shen Luo and the black-clad cultivator traded questions and answers, more and more people gathered around to watch the spectacle.
The black-clad cultivator was humiliated and enraged, yet he did not dare act rashly. Then he suddenly heard the clatter of hooves and saw a squad of black-armored cavalry ride over through the parting crowd.
As if he had found a lifeline, he immediately shouted, "There's a criminal here! A criminal!"
Hearing his cry, the black-armored cavalry drew their blades at once and charged over.
Shen Luo followed the sound and saw that the seven riders wore gleaming black armor inscribed with tiny runes. A faint radiance covered the long blades in their hands, making it clear that they were no ordinary soldiers.
"What happened here?" the leader asked after sweeping his gaze over the crowd.
"We're from the State Uncle's Residence. This is the State Uncle's youngest son. That man attacked him just now and damaged his Yan Beast. Arrest him quickly," the black-clad cultivator said as he hurriedly climbed to his feet.
These black-armored cavalrymen answered directly to the Great Tang Government Office. Most were cultivators at around the third or fourth level of Qi Refining, responsible for maintaining order in the Imperial City. Though their cultivation was not especially high, the Great Tang Government Office stood behind them, so few dared provoke them.
Listening to the man twist right and wrong, Shen Luo stood with his hands behind his back, his expression unchanged and offering no defense.
The leader of the black-armored cavalry was a burly man with a thick beard. After glancing at the wreckage of the Green Ox in the distance, then examining Shen Luo and the two men kneeling on the ground, he immediately guessed roughly what had happened.
"Since you damaged the