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Murong Yunji was skilled in both martial arts and magic!

Many within the circle knew this, and they were all very aware that Murong Yunji’s martial prowess was nothing to scoff at, it was incredibly formidable.

How formidable?

Second Elder Shen knew very well, even without using any techniques, there were very few in Jiangnan who could stand toe to toe with his sister-in-law.

Weichi Feihong was quite famous, wasn’t he?

But in his estimation, if Weichi Feihong were to fight his sister-in-law to the death, even without her using techniques, her odds of winning were over seventy percent.

And those who could force his sister-in-law to go all out?

He hadn’t seen anyone accomplish that in over a hundred years!

Boom!

Another thunderous explosion resounded across the sky, and the two Grand Sorcerers of the Shen Family felt their spirits falter, unable to help but retreat several steps.

Weichi Feihong, a Military General by birth with vigorous vitality, managed to stand a bit closer, but he too did not dare to be less than ten meters away.

He was certain this was the limit.

Any closer, and he feared he would be caught up in it.

And as for the consequences of being caught up in this battle, Weichi Feihong was very self-aware.

It would be difficult for him to even make a full retreat at this point…

At this moment, one thought crossed the minds of all three: Who was that person?

With the third collision, Murong Yunji, surrounded by a halo of azure light, was forced back once more, only then could the spectators clearly see the figure holding up against her.

It was an extremely handsome young man—literally, unimaginably handsome.

Shen Yiyun had gone through two hundred years without ever seeing someone with such striking good looks.

His entire face was like that of a sculpture, flawlessly perfect to the extreme.

The key was his aura, supremely valiant, a perfect fusion of a man’s handsomeness with the martial valor of a warrior, flawless to the point of inspiring worship.

If one had to describe him… he was like the War God descended from the heavens!

“Man…” Murong Yunji said, with intense passion in her eyes, as if wanting to melt the man before her, “what’s your name?”

The valiant man resembling the War God slightly withdrew his long spear, his handsome face as cold as frost, and his voice as icy as chilled iron, “I… am from this world, the Thunder Department Heavenly General: Chen Nezha!”

As if in harmony with the man’s words, at that instant, Lyuzhou’s sky erupted with lightning and thunder in daylight, clouds gathering as if heavenly retribution was about to descend!

The two from the Shen Family watched the sky with terror.

It wasn’t that there were no techniques in this world that could change the weather, but this sense of words causing immediate effect, it was utterly shattering their common knowledge.

“Mortals!” The valiant man pointed with his long spear, seemingly in synchrony with the thunder brewing in the clouds, a splendid heavenly authority that made everyone from the Shen Family, including Weichi Feihong, break out in goosebumps!

“I’m giving you three breaths’ time, if you do not leave Lyuzhou by then, I will kill you without mercy!”

“Mortals?” Murong Yunji laughed, “What, you weren’t even trying before?

Are you implying you were holding back?”

Although she smiled like a blooming flower, the hands behind Murong Yunji’s back trembled uncontrollably.

The exchange had only lasted for a few breaths, but her hands were now so numb that she could barely hold her weapon steady.

“One!”

“Man…” Murong Yunji said with a seductive look in her eyes, “you are the most formidable man I’ve encountered in a hundred years, aside from Old Ancestor Shen.

How about having a child with me?”

“Two!”

The man remained as cold as a glacier, completely unaffected by Murong Yunji’s flirtatious words, and as he uttered the count of two, a surging murderous intent rose, enveloping all four individuals, including Shen Yiyun!

In an instant, all four were so frightened by the terrifying murderous intent that they turned pale!

“Sister-in-law!”

Shen Yiyun could no longer concern himself with his image, and he shouted sharply.

“Tch…”

Murong Yunji’s eyes were full of reluctance, “Really a romance-killing blockhead!”

“Three!”

“Let’s go!!!”

With a loud cry, Shen Yiyun grabbed Old Jiu, turning their heads without hesitation and activating their techniques to flee.

Weichi Feihong didn’t hesitate either, his muscles tensed as he ran out of the city like an arrow.

The quickest was paradoxically Murong Yunji, who loved to tease the man the most.

Almost as the count of three ended, the Shen Family’s sister-in-law had already retreated to the city gate!

In the blink of an eye, the three made a clumsy exit to the city outskirts.

At that time, several heads of households who had come to watch the excitement had not yet entered the city and were stunned to see the four fleeing in such a panic.

What’s happening?

“Whew…” Old Jiu was pale as death, led by Second Elder Shen with sweat pouring down his face, and only when they had left the city did he stiffly turn to look at Shen Yiyun, “Second brother… just now…”

“Yes…” Second Elder Shen was also pale, his back soaked with cold sweat.

The moment the other party finished counting to three, the overwhelming killing intent had nearly made them suffocate.

As they fled, it felt like millions of needles were pressing on every single pore on their backs, that sensation of a looming threat was something only their Old Ancestor had ever imposed upon them!

Who was…

that person?

“Let’s go, back to the ship.”

Weichi Feihong also took a moment before saying, “According to regulations, all soldiers should be stationed at the docks.”

After speaking, he turned to look at Maozi and the others, who were completely baffled, “Please inform them that the new Commander, Weichi Feihong, is waiting at the docks for orders from the Magistrate!”

Without waiting for the soldiers and others to reply, he waved his hand and led all the soldiers away.

The members of the Shen Family also followed in the procession, without any intention of looking back.

Seeing this, Shen Yuyan, although confused, quickly followed suit.

However, the few heads of the family who had been prepared to enter the city for the excitement hesitated and looked at each other uncertainly.

“Master Ye…” the man with the goatee, rubbing his thick chin, asked, “Are we still going in to watch?”

Madam Ye raised her head and looked at the thunder clouds enveloping the sky over Lyuzhou.

Not knowing what it was, she still felt a terrifying pressure that made her heart pound fearfully…

“I think…

perhaps we should wait a bit?”

Hearing this, the other heads of the family quickly nodded in agreement.

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“Daddy, I’m so tired!”

As the dark clouds dispersed, inside the Government Office, Nezha, who looked like a porcelain doll, flung herself into Chen Qing’s arms.

Chen Qing, heart aching, held her tight, eyes brimming with distress, not just for Ghost Doll, but for the official seal, which was clearly surrounded by a sinister aura.

The departments of Wind, Thunder, Earth, and Fire are gods of the War God tier, and the power needed for imperial authorization is extremely high.

According to the rules, Chen Qing would have to be in charge of the military and political affairs of an entire province to qualify for such an authorization!

For instance, holding the position of a high-ranking frontier official appointed by the Imperial Court as the Governor-General of Jiangnan, or carving out a territory in Jiangnan to become one of the Feudal Lords—that would qualify him to appoint the highest-ranking Heavenly Generals of the War God tier!

Obviously, Chen Qing currently did not qualify, and the only reason he could authorize was by taking a workaround through borrowed destiny!

Borrowing destiny meant promising Heaven and borrowing future blessings.

Since it was a loan, naturally, there was interest to consider; his partner from the past had set the terms quite steeply—nine out and thirteen back, not to mention it was a temporary authorization.

Not only had a month’s worth of authorization power vanished completely, but he also owed a considerable debt.

Thinking of the negative energy in the official seal now, Chen Qing felt like he was back in the days when he used to max out his credit-like facilities.

“Daddy, Nezha is hungry…” At the moment, Nezha’s divinity had not worn off, and she wasn’t interested in human flesh, otherwise, with such depletion of strength and the ensuing hunger, the situation would not be one of fatherly love and filial piety.

“Nezha, be good…” Chen Qing quickly signaled the ready cook to serve the food, a table full of hearty meat dishes, with the most filling soy-braised pork knuckles.

Nezha’s eyes lit up; she grabbed a pork leg larger than herself and started gnawing on it.

With sounds of munching, it took less than a short time before more than half of the table was ravaged and devoured.

“Nezha, just now…” Chen Qing wanted to ask for details, but looked up only to see Nezha, who had been voraciously eating moments before, unexpectedly face-planted into the meat platter, fast asleep.

Seeing this, Chen Qing sighed, moved forward, and gently lifted Ghost Doll.

He then took a handkerchief and carefully wiped the grease from her face.

There were certain side effects to such temporary authorization, and fortunately, Ghost Doll’s vitality was strong enough to handle it.

Even so, it must have been quite draining, and she would probably need several days of rest to recover.

Chen Qing sighed again.

This kind of thing could not be frequented, otherwise, it would harm his child’s foundations, and that would be a significant loss.

Moreover, after using it this time, it wouldn’t be available for a few short days.

Later, when negotiating terms and prices with the Shen Family and Weichi Feihong, he would have to be careful.

Right now…

he truly only had his authority in name…

“Boss, boss!”

Zhou Haitao rushed into the courtyard, momentarily stupefied by the table full of meat, exclaiming internally, what duplicity.

They talked about being financially strapped, and he and the new bookkeeper could only eat plain congee and steamed buns, yet here was a veritable feast!

It really felt like a betrayal…

“Look at you, try to act a bit more like an official,” Chen Qing said with a chuckle.

“You act as if you have never eaten meat before.

Come on, have a few pieces.

Later, gather what’s left and arrange it on a plate, and have Ma Erniang sell it at the city gate.”

Zhou Haitao: “….”

“Right, all in a fluster, what’s the matter?”

“Oh…” Zhou Haitao came back to his senses, bursting with excitement, “Sir, did you see what happened outside just now?

It was spectacular…

Let me tell you, it was just like those storytelling novels, it was so…”

“Alright…” Chen Qing interrupted helplessly.

Whenever he thought about it, he felt a pang of distress.

“Is that it?”

“Oh, no, that’s not it…” Zhou Haitao quickly got to the point.

“The soldiers at the city gate have reported that Commander Weichi Feihong has arrived and is waiting at the docks for your summons.”

“He’s waiting for my summons?” When Chen Qing heard this, he smiled, thinking that the effect seemed to be good.

Rumor had it that Weichi Feihong was arrogant and domineering, and even the Provincial Governor had sent a message asking him not to contest the control of the city gates’ military powers with Weichi Feihong.

He was just troubled about how to deal with it afterward, but now, unexpectedly, the situation aligned with the Shen Family.

That actually worked out rather well.

“Send a message back, let him abide by the rules, the soldiers should station outside the city, and the general should remove his armor and weapons, and enter wearing official attire!”

“But…” The fat man hesitated; he remembered just how imperious the military officers were these days.

Was this really a good idea?

“Just do as I say, and remember, be assertive!”

“You got it, boss!”