"Chief Commander Li!"
"Chief Commander Li is here!"
Li Jing had long since made a name for himself in Chaoge.
He was the architect of the Reforms, the Chief Commander of a pass, and the man who had ordered Yue Sheng killed and his head hung on the Execution Platform.
He acted with ruthless severity, giving no consideration to personal ties, only to the law.
"Chief Commander Li."
Chong Yingbiao also set Old Man Huang down and stepped forward to greet Li Jing.
He looked at Yue Qian with even greater contempt. Trying to trip me up with petty tricks like these? Your calculations went awry, didn't they?
The Dark Phoenix Guard knows these filthy tricks better than you do. Are you an idiot?
Li Jing nodded. "His Majesty has decreed that the Reforms begin today. The provisions of the New Law will soon be proclaimed throughout the realm!"
Then he pointed to the cartloads of shamanic texts. "The New Law prohibits shamans. Their texts must no longer be allowed to remain in this world-"
"Wait!"
Yue Qian shouted.
Jin Cheng explained what had just happened to Li Jing.
Li Jing frowned slightly. He had little regard for Yue Qian's petty tricks, but Chong Yingbiao's way of handling them also left room for criticism.
Still, what was past was past. Old Man Huang had already confirmed that Chong Yingbiao had bought only one chicken, leaving Yue Qian no grounds to cause further trouble.
Before Li Jing could speak again, Yue Qian declared loudly, "Lord Li, please uphold justice and restore a clear sky and an unclouded world to the realm!"
Li Jing looked at Yue Qian in some confusion. Hadn't the dust already settled on this whole damned business?
"Several years ago, Commander Chong forcibly abducted a woman in broad