Chapter 1244: The Main Course

Yu Beidou was busy suppressing the Blood Demon Body in Yingguang City.Jiang Qingyang led the stupid dog and left Xingyue Plain.Meanwhile, in Qingyang Town, Chong Xuan Sheng was enraged over the disposable protective charm Yu Beidou had left for Jiang Wang.His fleshy fingers were almost poking Zhang Weiyu's face: "You want to let this slide? I'm telling you, absolutely not! There must be compensation! Do you know how precious Yu Beidou's protective charm is? Only my brother Jiang Wang, with his exceptional talent and worldly abilities, deserves this treasure. Would Yu Beidou give it to just anyone? No matter who pleads for you today, it's useless. If you don't compensate, I'll go to Dr. Chen. If Dr. Chen doesn't give it, I'll take this lawsuit all the way to His Majesty!"Zhang Weiyu knew that this fat man would actually go to Councilor Chen Fu for a debt.Such a death-seeking act, if he were to do it, would risk his entire future. For a scion from a top noble family like Chong Xuan Sheng, it would only be considered a bit reckless.Therefore, Chong Xuan Sheng could use this as a weapon, while he had to take it seriously.This world was inherently unfair.Qi State had existed for too long, and those hereditary nobles had built a chasm with time.Ordinary people like him had to put in several times the effort to climb to a similar position, only then could they contend in matters like this, at this time.He said with a cold face: "I will naturally bear the responsibility that I should bear.""Don't give me this useless talk!" Chong Xuan Sheng waved his fat hand: "Getting the money is the right thing!"He spread his five fingers in front of Zhang Weiyu, his face full of arrogance: "Compensate!"Zhang Weiyu remained aloof: "I don't have that much on me.""You're so arrogant when you don't even have money?!" Chong Xuan Sheng's voice suddenly rose: "Zhang Weiyu, Zhang Weiyu, how did you end up like this? A dignified fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel, can't even produce a few thousand Origin Stones?""This official upholds integrity," Zhang Weiyu paused, then added, "That thing might not be worth that much either."Chong Xuan Sheng tried hard to widen his eyes, looking utterly shocked: "That was the crystallization of Yu Beidou's efforts, given to my brother to protect his path! Who do you think Yu Beidou is? You don't know? Compared to Councilor Chen Fu, he is only stronger, not weaker! I ask you, if Councilor Chen Fu's cherished possession were destroyed, would three thousand Origin Stones solve this problem?""You must take responsibility, Zhang Weiyu!" Chong Xuan Sheng said with a pained expression: "A few months ago, my brother Jiang Wang was training in the Maze World and accidentally damaged a Burning Sun Flying Boat from Yang Valley. I didn't even bat an eye and compensated three thousand Origin Stones for him on the spot! What is dignity? This is dignity! Zhang Weiyu, you're supposed to be someone with some standing, trying to renege on this debt is truly disappointing!"Zhang Weiyu understood clearly, Chong Xuan Sheng wasn't seeking debt. He was clearly using the accidental destruction of this protective charm to completely disrupt this investigation.The protective charm was indeed destroyed in his hands, which he couldn't deny.Of course, he could push all the responsibility onto the soldier who searched out the protective charm, saying that he only requested a search for criminal evidence, not treasure. Successfully getting rid of this debt wouldn't be a problem. But anyone with a bit of foresight wouldn't make such a choice.He took a deep breath. He had invested too many resources in this investigation, and it absolutely couldn't be abandoned halfway."Three thousand Origin Stones, right?" Zhang Weiyu said: "I acknowledge this debt. I'll gather it for you when I return to Linzi. Now, this official will continue to handle the case. Are you still following?"Chong Xuan Sheng said indifferently: "Following, why not follow? What if you seize the opportunity to escape?""Good." Zhang Weiyu looked around: "Everyone in the hall, follow me!"This "everyone" included Ma Xiong, Chong Xuan Sheng, and his subordinates, as well as the people of Qingyang Town who were previously confined.Those soldiers naturally followed orders.The people of Qingyang Town were somewhat uncertain and surprised.Zhang Weiyu led the way, Chong Xuan Sheng leisurely trailed behind, and Fourteen remained silent by his side.Ma Xiong was like a lonely ghost, always detached from the situation.A large group of Rain-Cutting Army soldiers tightly surrounded the people of Qingyang Town. Of course, the most attention was given to the three extraordinary cultivators: Dugu Xiao, Fan Qingqing, and Zhang Hai."You must be very curious," Zhang Weiyu said as he walked: "The search has been going on for so long without any breakthrough, why am I not anxious?"He no longer wanted to wait for other gains and decided to close the net early.At this moment, in front of Chong Xuan Sheng, he seemed to have a desire to express himself, a feeling that arose after having a plan in mind, a sudden urge to vent and clear his name."I'm only curious how long it will take you to gather three thousand Origin Stones," Chong Xuan Sheng said with a smile: "Whether you're anxious or not, what does it matter to me?"Zhang Weiyu stopped talking and walked forward with gritted teeth.He seemed to have a very clear destination and didn't linger along the way.Under his leadership, the group gradually left the town and walked along a newly built official road.This winding official road branched off from the main official road and extended in a sparsely populated direction.The direction pointed...It was Funing Mountain!Ironically, when Jiang Wang invited Li Youjiu and Yue Lengshang to listen to the True Sound, he also had Li Youjiu name the mountain where the True Sound Hall was located, forging a connection through incense.The reason why Jiang Wang was deceived in Zhaohang City also had this relationship as a factor.And now it was precisely one of Li Youjiu and Yue Lengzhong who forced him out of Qi State!The two words "Funing" were truly causing trouble.As a seasoned Blue Plaque Constable, although Ma Xiong never took sides, he never relaxed his observation. He noticed that as the group moved forward, Fan Qingqing, who had been observing with a cold eye in Qingyang Town, showed a subtle hint of panic in her eyes.Dugu Xiao, who was loyal to his master, also looked very anxious.His heart stirred, and he already knew that the main course this time was on Funing Mountain.The overt and covert confrontations in the town were just appetizers.What was on Funing Mountain?This was a question that suddenly weighed on many people's minds.When the ancient and elegant structure of the True Sound Hall appeared in everyone's sight.Zhang Weiyu smiled.He couldn't help but look at Chong Xuan Sheng: "I clearly obtained accurate information about the Equality Nation, but I searched three times at the target location indicated by the information and found nothing. You must be very pleased, right? Do you think you successfully deceived me?""I don't know what you're talking about," Chong Xuan Sheng looked at him seriously: "Brother, you don't have to pretend to be insane just for three thousand Origin Stones."Ma Xiong had always known that when Zhang Weiyu personally searched in Qingyang Town earlier, Chong Xuan Sheng followed closely, and the two seemed to be joking around, but in reality, they were constantly clashing. But he only realized now what the core of their confrontation was at that time.Previously, it seemed that Chong Xuan Sheng had always had the upper hand. And Zhang Weiyu's chance to turn the tables, could it be in this hall before them?Facing Chong Xuan Sheng's usual abusive language, Zhang Weiyu was not angry this time. Instead, he stepped forward and pushed open the door of the True Sound Hall, saying with full confidence: "Come! Come and take a good look at this True Sound Hall, see if your glib tongue can twist black and white in front of so many people!"Chong Xuan Sheng had a look that said "are you crazy": "What do you want me to see? Accusing Jiang Wang of embezzling huge sums and building this luxurious hall? Do you know how much the Desheng Merchant Bank earns in a year, do you know how much Taixu Horn Tower earns every day? Don't use your poor man's abacus to calculate other people's income!""Heh!"Zhang Weiyu sneered and walked into the True Sound Hall. His gaze was like lightning, scanning everywhere.After a moment, he walked straight to the two rows of seats in the hall, went to the third seat on the left side, and only patted the armrest of this seat!This cylindrical armrest was actually hollow, perhaps there was a mechanism, but Zhang Weiyu was too lazy to bother with it and directly smashed it with a palm.Amidst the scattered broken wood. He reached out and grabbed a rolled-up parchment."Constable Ma!"Zhang Weiyu walked over: "With your professional eyes as a Blue Plaque Constable, help me take a good look at what this is?"He held the parchment and extended it in front of Ma Xiong.Ma Xiong looked up and saw that it was surprisingly aSunlight County Extraordinary Power Deployment Map!