"Bullshit! In broad daylight, he actually tried to abduct a young woman."
I'm going to take this to the authorities and make sure he goes to jail!
The woman was also a cultivator, and once she recovered, she was not about to show weakness, so she shouted sharply.
Liang Yinghuan's face immediately turned cold, and he said sternly, "How dare you slander me!"
"Guard, can you handle this? If not, I'll take care of it myself!"
The patrolling soldier was at his wit's end, but he had no choice but to say, "Young Master Liang, you should know that this street is under the constant surveillance of the Eye of the Heavenly Talisman. If you insist on pursuing this matter, we'll have to ask you to return to the yamen together."
Upon hearing this, Liang Yinghuan glanced at the sky subconsciously. After a long while, he snorted coldly and had no choice but to give up.
"Forget it! Let's go."
Although he knew that after Myriad Multitudes City submitted to the Chen Kingdom, the public areas within the city would be monitored by array formations, he did not expect that the government would actually dare to handle his case impartially.
He planned to go back and find his father to ask him to replace the local governor.
"Hey! Young Master Liang, you can leave now."
"But this person is causing trouble here, Eye of the Heavenly Talisman will record it. If I don't bring him back, I will be dismissed."
The patrolling soldiers stopped Liang Yinghuan, their faces showing helplessness.
"Hmph! A bunch of useless trash."
Previously, due to the rampage of the Abyss Devil Race, Liang Yinghuan was sent to the mountain to cultivate by his father, and only returned a month ago.
This was the first time he had wandered the streets since coming down the mountain. He had originally planned to grab a few women to have some fun, since he often did that in the past, but he didn't expect to encounter such a situation, which really made him angry.
"Go to the government office and wait for me. They will release you soon."
Thinking that the authorities wouldn't bother him anyway, he didn't press the matter. He gave the man with the knife a few instructions, then summoned his Rune Puppet Flying Car, got in, and flew away.
"Hmph! What a despicable scumbag."
Seeing the scene on the street, Wei Shuang couldn't help but curse out loud.
"The law of the jungle, where the strong are respected—isn't this the reality that has always existed on the Pan Emperor Continent?"
Chen Mu shook his head and sighed.
"That's not true. There are still many righteous people in the martial arts world who will maintain social stability."
"Violence begets violence, which is unsustainable and often turns the dragon slayer into the dragon himself."
Chen Mu smiled, clearly not agreeing with Wei Shuang's description of the ways of the martial arts world.
"So you think your kind of monitoring is effective?"
Liang Yinghuan is indeed a scoundrel, but his father, Liang Jiachi, is a true military genius who has made many great contributions to our Chen Kingdom in resisting the Otherworldly Demon over the years.
If we were to punish his son now, Liang Jiachi would definitely do everything in his power to protect him, even at great personal risk.
In the end, we might even bear the infamy of being the descendants of those who murdered loyal and virtuous people.
Wei Shuang waved her hand and sighed.
No matter how powerful the means of oversight, they cannot monitor people's hearts, and people's hearts are often the root of corruption.
Indeed, we can never be perfect, but we can do our best to do it well.
Just like now, it was because I set up the Eye of the Heavenly Talisman that a tragedy was averted, and in the subsequent developments, the artificial intelligence I built will also help reduce this corruption.
As Chen Mu spoke, he reached out and swiped lightly to open a virtual control panel. He then found the list of civil disputes in Myriad Multitudes City and saw the record of the man with the knife causing trouble on the street.
" Xiaozhi, keep an eye on this case and the change of the street inspector for me. Contact me immediately if there are any developments."
"Yes, Master."
After marking the account as a follower, Chen Mu closed the control panel, a nostalgic expression on his face.
"I didn't expect the victim in this case to be an old acquaintance of mine. Let's go down and see her."
When Chen Mu saw the woman, Chen Mu seemed somewhat familiar. It wasn't until he saw the victim's name in the patrol soldiers' records that he suddenly remembered who she was.
Whoosh...!
Chen Mu and Wei Shuang teleported together and appeared in the street in an instant.
The patrolling soldier had just finished taking statements from the two men. After registering their personal information, he released the woman and took the knife-wielding man away.
" Qing'er, it's been a long time."
Chen Mu waved and greeted the woman.
"Who are you..."
Ye Qing'er stared at Chen Mu for a while, feeling that he was very familiar, but she couldn't remember him at first.
After all, she had only met Chen Mu once, and that was during Chen Mu's teenage years.
"I'm Chen Mu, Hou Sailei's good friend."
Fearing that Ye Qing'er might completely forget him, Chen Mu also brought up Hou Sailei.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Ye Qing'er burst into tears of joy, just like a young girl.
"Oh my god... I actually met the Imperial Advisor!"
He muttered incoherently to himself, and it took him a while to recover before he respectfully bowed to Chen Mu.
"Your Excellency, what brings you here?"
Her experience of meeting Chen Mu when she was young has become her biggest topic of conversation when chatting with friends. She really didn't expect to meet Chen Mu in person again after so many years.
"It's nothing, we just bumped into each other on the street and chatted for a bit."
I don't think I saw Brother Hou Gu. Didn't he come out with you?
"He's always busy."
I doubt he'd even know if something really happened to me.
Ye Qing'er pouted, dissatisfied.
So many years have passed, and she has long since married Hou Gu. Hou Gu has also been entrusted with important responsibilities by Eight Directions Trading Company and is now one of the key figures in Eight Directions Trading Company.
Ye Qing'er is also a shrewd businesswoman, and she usually helps Hou Gu handle some of the business association's affairs.
She came to Ten Thousand Mountains City today to trade spiritual materials, but she never expected to be spotted by Liang Yinghuan while inspecting the market, leading to this farce.
"Since the Grand Preceptor has some free time, why don't you come and visit my Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce?"
Old Hou was supposed to arrive in Ten Thousand Mountains City today, but he ran into some trouble on the way and was delayed. I estimate he should arrive this afternoon.
Ye Qing'er extended a warm invitation, showing great enthusiasm.
"Alright, let's go sit down then."
Chen Mu also wanted to see how Ye Qing'er would deal with Liang Yinghuan; this was a good opportunity for him to test the artificial intelligence monitoring system.
Although Ye Qing'er's strength is not high, the Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce is quite powerful now, and it is estimated that Liang Yinghuan will not get the better of her.
Chen Mu then introduced Wei Shuang to Ye Qing'er. When Ye Qing'er learned Wei Shuang's identity, she was startled again and became even more reserved, wanting to treat the two of them well.
Chen Mu and Wei Shuang went to the branch of Bafang Mall in Ten Thousand Mountains City. The environment there was quite nice, so Chen Mu decided to stay there, both to observe the local conditions and to test what aspects of artificial intelligence could be improved.
Wei Shuang returned to the King of Mountains' Residence to make arrangements for Chen Mu's trip to Central Province.