This is the order

What?

Hearing the old man's words,

the onlookers were all stunned. They could not imagine why a company commander would be so overbearing.

"Elder Zhang, surely you're pulling our legs? The Demon Suppression Guard hasn't been this overbearing these past ten-odd years."

"What would I gain from fooling you..."

The old man stamped his foot, about to argue again.

However!

No one paid him any attention.

Instead!

They all looked into the distance, for deafening hoofbeats had reached their ears.

They were as loud as an army of thousands of men and horses charging.

There!

Dozens of Demon Suppression Guards in brocade robes, black sabers at their waists, were riding spirit horses toward them at full speed!

At their head was a Demon Suppression Guard company commander with a cold face, a faint trace of killing intent emanating from him!

"Chu He! That's Chu He, the one who killed that Divine Sword Sect disciple!"

The old man cried out in surprise.

Clearly.

He had recognized Chu He!

The patrol outside the town also spotted Chu He and his men.

Among them!

The captain stepped out, blocking the town gate, and said:

"Halt! Please register before entering!"

Clatter!

Chu He and the Demon Suppression Guards behind him stopped at the gate!

"Insolence!"

"Who gave you the nerve to block our lord? Get out of the way, or we'll send your head flying today..."

Lu Feng barked coldly, gripping his Demon-Suppressing Saber.

At the same time!

The dozens of Demon Suppression Guards behind him released their killing intent together. For some reason, after following Chu He for only a short time, they already felt that solving problems with violence was the most satisfying thing of all!

After all, they were an organ of violence to begin with!

The icy killing intent turned the patrol captain's face deathly pale. Trembling, he said:

"Nine Nether Town's rules require registration before entry. This is an order laid down by the sect master. It cannot be disobeyed."

"The sect master!"

Chu He looked at the patrol captain and said coldly:

"Is Nine Nether Town within Great Qian's territory?"

"Ah... yes!"

"The Demon Suppression Guard doesn't need to register to enter Great Qian's cities. Do you think your sect master stands above His Majesty?"

"N-no!"

"Then you still dare obstruct us? What, is the Heavenly Origin Sect rebelling?"

"N-no, no..."

The patrol captain was so frightened that his words became incoherent, but desperation sparked an idea:

"Well, Nine Nether Town is an important town, and the grand competition is underway. The town mayor's instruction to register complies with Great Qian law. Unless there are orders from above, it cannot be disobeyed."

As he spoke,

the patrol captain's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

He realized he was truly brilliant to have come up with such an argument. Now, they were fully in compliance with Great Qian law, and the other party had no grounds to force their way in. Otherwise, they would be picking a fight.

At this moment!

The onlookers also noticed the patrol captain's little trick. They also knew that Chu He was the Demon Suppression company commander who had recently risen to fame throughout Yun Province, always utterly overbearing in his conduct and never willing to suffer a loss.

Today!

They wanted to see how he would resolve this!

"Orders!"

Chu He looked at the patrol captain with a cold sneer.

He held out a large hand.

Beside him, Zhao Yuan immediately handed over paper and a brush. Chu He quickly wrote two large characters on it: Order!

Smack!

The sheet of paper slapped the patrol captain in the face!

"This is the order! Demon Suppression Guards, heed my command: anyone who dares obstruct our entry again is to be treated as a demon. Kill without mercy!"

Chu He tugged the reins and rode into town.

Behind him!

Shing!

Dozens of Demon Suppression Guards drew their sabers and followed!

Clop! Clop! Clop!

Terrified, the patrol captain hurriedly stepped aside. The others dared not block them either; they did not even dare let out another fart.

Clop! Clop! Clop!

The horses raced into town, startling everyone!

At this moment!

Watching Chu He and his men force their way into town, the onlookers exchanged astonished remarks:

"Good grief, old man, I believe you now. He really is arrogant-even more arrogant than you said."

"I just wonder whether he's like this by nature or has some other reason. Acting so outrageously, how many people must he offend?"

For a time!

Everyone found Chu He's conduct somewhat incomprehensible!

At the gate!

Holding the slip marked "Order," the patrol captain's expression kept shifting before he hurried into town.

Half an incense stick later!

The incident at the gate had spread throughout Nine Nether Town. For a time, everyone knew Chu He's name!

At the same time!

Other news about Chu He began to circulate:

How he was outrageously arrogant even in the Demon Suppression Bureau, and anyone who opposed him would be crippled at best or killed on the spot at worst!

The rumors grew increasingly outlandish. Coupled with his instantly killing a second rank late stage Divine Sword Sect disciple with a single move while only at the second rank early stage, and his cultivating the Demon Suppression Bureau's strongest technique, the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art, everyone believed that the Demon Suppression Bureau had produced a peerless heavenly prodigy!

At the Heavenly Origin Sect's quarters!

An old man sat at the head of a hall, facing several cloaked figures. The old man was Tian Liu, the Heavenly Origin Sect's sect master!

Tap! Tap! Tap!

A burst of hurried footsteps rang out.

Then!

A white-robed disciple quickly ran to Tian Liu's side and whispered a few words.

"The Demon Suppression Guard, Chu He!"

Expressionless, Tian Liu said gravely, "Pass down my orders. No matter what trouble Chu He stirs up over the next few days, simply watch. Do not intervene."

"Yes!"

The white-robed disciple nodded in confusion, but dared not ask anything more. He bowed and withdrew from the hall.

"Kekeke, they must be trying to draw attention." One cloaked figure gave two strange chuckles and said, "By the Demon Suppression Bureau's usual practice, they'd send one camp to maintain order!"

"But this time, they're making such a spectacle of it. Presumably, it's to cover the arrival of other Demon Suppression Camps. The only question is how many."

"Six camps!"

Tian Liu took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Two camps from each of the three armies, personally commanded by Qian Hao. An old friend, you could say."

Qian Hao!

Hearing that name, killing intent flashed from the cloaked figures. One spoke coldly again:

"This time, we must make sure he never returns. He slaughtered countless disciples of our White Lotus Cult back then. It's his turn to pay with his life."

Another cloaked figure said, "Qian Hao may be conceited, but his combat strength is indeed formidable, no less than an ordinary fifth rank expert's. What's more, he wields the Demon-Slaying Sword. No one short of a fifth rank late stage expert can kill him."

The third cloaked figure nodded. "Indeed. We should make more plans against him. We cannot let him break through to the fifth rank. Otherwise, unforeseen changes may arise in the arrangements we've spent years making in Yun Province."

"No matter!"

Tian Liu said with an indifferent expression:

"I can deal with Qian Hao personally. You will handle the Demon Suppression Guards in town and the disciples of the other sects and great families."

"Don't tell me you haven't brought enough people. If you can't deal with them, that's nothing to do with me."

"Kekeke... rest assured, we have enough!" The cloaked figure gave a strange chuckle, then said sinisterly again, "Sorry for the trouble of dealing with Qian Hao, Sect Master Tian. Once this is done, everything the Holy Maiden promised will be delivered."

"Good!"

Tian Liu waved his hand and said, "Go back and tell her that if she dares play tricks on me, I'll make certain she never leaves Yun Province."

Boom...

A powerful force hurled the cloaked figures straight out of the hall. A breeze swept past, lifting the corner of a cloak slightly.

It revealed the inhuman body beneath. Clearly, they were not humans, but demons!