What Good Is Donning an Immortal Garment? Give Me Three More Years, and I'll Beat Your Realm Down! One Blade Against a Whole School!

This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard, and they could not help looking back.

With just one look, they saw—

A figure in blue silk hurried over, followed by a full thirty or fifty elite soldiers in armor, crossbows in hand. He Shouyi's expression changed at once:

"County Magistrate Zhao?"

He frowned.

"This man killed Tomb Tiger Yang Daohan's legitimate son in the street. As an instructor of the county garrison, I gathered my disciples and brought men to throw this villain into prison after hearing the news. It is my duty. What does Your Excellency mean by this—"

Before he could finish, Zhao Jiu cut him off with a loud shout:

"What thief? What villain? Where is this thief or villain?!"

With that, County Magistrate Zhao gave the servant at his side a look, then abruptly grabbed He Shouyi by the sleeve and rebuked him in a low voice:

"Old He, don't be stubborn. Even if Duan Chenzhou is half-crippled, I looked into him a little before coming. All by himself, he challenged the grounds of the Three Great Gangs."

"Do you really dare say that, with your second step of Skin Refinement, Outer Force, you can certainly beat him?"

Zhao Jiu's thoughts had been simple when he came.

Put bluntly, he only wanted to sit safely and peacefully in this position for another two years. Divine Fist Gate, Duan Chenzhou—what did any of their life-and-death struggles have to do with him?

He would coast along for another two years. Then, after his family pulled a few strings, he would return to his Jiangyin home. Everything would fall into place as naturally as water flowing downhill.

Was there any need to stir up so many ridiculous troubles?

As for whether He Shouyi appreciated the gesture, or whether