The soldiers and cultivators around them were all cowed by this imposing aura, their hearts and minds reeling!
The instant Nangong Wang and Qian Baoshan heard those words, their hearts sank, and an utterly ominous premonition surged up.
Before they could react, Qing Chen abruptly turned. The power of his Demon Seed Divine Sense spread like spilled mercury, swiftly unfurling and locking onto the two of them:
"Nangong Wang! Qian Baoshan! You two are suspected of colluding with the enemy and betraying the nation, privately letting enemy troops go, and bringing chaos to Qiongzhou!"
His large hand grabbed at empty air!
Buzzz-!
A dark red general's command flag, its killing intent soaring into the sky, and the phantom of a purple-gold Prefecture Vice-Governor's Great Seal, radiating immense official fortune, simultaneously condensed above his head!
Flag and seal intertwined, exuding a terrifying pressure that suppressed Qiongzhou's four reaches and commanded all arts!
"Today, I shall invoke this Qiong-Calming General's command flag and tablet, the authority of Qiongzhou's Prefecture Vice-Governor, and the special privilege Governor Xiao Canglan personally granted me to 'command the military, civil administration, and laws of Qiongzhou's Four Prefectures' to arrest you both and establish the evidence of your crimes! You will await investigation!"
"What?!"
Nangong Wang and Qian Baoshan nearly jumped like cats whose tails had been stepped on! They were shocked and furious, but more than anything, incredulous!
Never had they imagined Qing Chen would dare be so direct, so overbearing! On what grounds?
"Qing Chen! Don't you dare spew bloody slander!"
Nangong Wang's beard and hair bristled as his Dharma Nascent Soul aura erupted, attempting to resist that mountainlike official pressure. "We traveled hundreds of thousands of li to provide aid, fought bathed in blood, and slew countless enemies. Everyone present can bear witness! Without a