103: You've got guts!

Zhao Mingren woke up at 3:00 AM as usual, spending three hours on his Cultivation Technique and two hours on his Martial Skills; although it was useless... he was already used to it.

Then he started work, handling the daily affairs of the Zhenwu Bureau.

At noon, he would close his eyes to rest in his office for an hour, or chat with old friends on his terminal.

By the time it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, he was idly flipping through some documents while his subordinate reported a summary of the day's important events.

"Captain, the Martial Artist who committed the series of murders has been captured, but there was a bit too much commotion during the arrest... His injuries are severe, and I'm afraid he won't last past noon tomorrow."

Zhao Mingren's Face remained calm as a still well: "Contact the Public Security Bureau and the media; execute him before he dies."

"A group of unidentified Martial Artists was discovered gathering at a repair shop in the west of the city; it is suspected to be some kind of organization..."

Zhao Mingren sat up slightly and asked sternly: "Suspected? Have you investigated?"

"No. There is a Sky Soaring Realm Martial Artist inside, and the team members executing the mission did not dare to alert the enemy."

"Send the location to me; I will go personally."

"Yes..."

"Is there anything else?"

"Captain..." the subordinate hesitated for a moment before saying: "The parents of that girl are still at the entrance of our bureau."

Zhao Mingren frowned: "If they want to stay, let them stay. The road isn't yours; why do you care where they are?"

"It still has a bad influence... and they are quite pitiful."

"The law shows no mercy." Zhao Mingren waved his hand, signaling the subordinate to leave.

"...Yes, I understand." The subordinate was silent for a moment, then turned and left.

In fact, he had heard some rumors, and emotionally, he was inclined to believe that the girl named Tian Tian was innocent.

But he couldn't stop several Martial Arts Families from sending people over to accuse her of practicing forbidden evil arts and extracting the life origin of other Martial Artists!

Her rapid surge from the Qi and Blood Realm to the Inner Breath Realm also confirmed this accusation...

If the charges were proven true, there would be serious consequences!

The Xiyun Town Martial Bureau had no choice but to bring her in. However, in her testimony... Tian Tian insisted that she had not practiced any evil arts and that the reason for her cross-realm Breakthrough was an Opportunity she obtained in the Secret Realm!

She had exchanged the collection of Materials for the protection of an expert, and had been infused with life origin within the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array set up by the other party...

This was not a secret; everyone who participated in the trial had seen it with their own eyes.

After questioning other students from Xiyun City who had participated in the trial, they learned that the situation was indeed as she claimed. But the Captain had detained her on the grounds that there was indeed the aura of someone else's life origin inside Tian Tian's body...

In reality, there was no such aura at all. The life origin refined by the Blood Sea Soul Locking Formation was extremely pure; once absorbed, it could be directly integrated into the body. It would never leave behind any imprint of the original owner!

Furthermore, if Tian Tian was suspected of being guilty, then the trial participant who had actually set up the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array... wouldn't they be even more guilty? Wouldn't they also be held accountable?

As the subordinate walked out, he thought to himself, it seemed his name was Chu Yuan...

Just then, a golden rainbow suddenly shot over from a distance, then stopped above the Zhenwu Bureau. The golden light converged, revealing the Face of a young man within.

"Flying is prohibited above the Zhenwu Bureau! Who are you!?"

Chu Yuan had long ago determined that the Xiyun City Zhenwu Bureau was fabricating a miscarriage of justice, he just didn't know if it was because of him...

So at this moment, he had no pleasant expression. He glanced casually at the Martial Artist who had shouted at him, then suddenly appeared in front of the other person and revealed the zhenwu token.

"I am Chu Yuan. I heard you arrested a girl named Tian Tian?"

"The zhenwu token!?" The other person's pupils shrank. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the Captain's voice ring out behind him.

"That's right. Tian Tian is involved in practicing evil arts and extracting the life origin of other Martial Artists. She has been arrested according to the law. I don't know what relationship this... person has with her?"

"Who are you?"

"Captain of the Xiyun Town Martial Bureau, Zhao Mingren."

Seeing that he had found the right person, Chu Yuan did not make things difficult for the Martial Artist from just before, and said with a strange expression: "You... don't know me?"

"I did hear that headquarters issued a zhenwu token some time ago, but... I really do not know you."

"Lying." Under his Divine Sense, any tiny change in expression could not escape Chu Yuan's eyes. He said indifferently: "Where is Tian Tian? I am taking her away."

Zhao Mingren frowned again, his tone somewhat unfriendly: "Even if you are a holder of a zhenwu token, you have no right to interfere with normal cases within the Zhenwu Bureau."

The subordinate beside him wanted to speak but hesitated. The zhenwu token was just a form of honor and protection, and under normal circumstances, it truly could not be used to boss around members of the Zhenwu Bureau. But generally speaking, everyone would give a lot of Face...

After all, holding a zhenwu token meant that in the future, it was highly probable that the person would be one of their own, and very likely their superior! If you didn't give someone Face now, weren't you afraid they would cause you trouble later?

What on earth is wrong with the Captain...

"If there is nothing else, please return."

Chu Yuan sneered. This was the first time he had encountered a situation where the zhenwu token was ineffective... It seemed the Xiyun Town Martial Bureau really did have problems.

With a flip of his hand, another token appeared in his hand: "I now represent Guardian Wei and am taking full control of your so-called 'normal case'! Hand her over!"

The group of Zhenwu Bureau Martial Artists who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion were all shocked. There was only one person in the Zhenwu Bureau known as Guardian Wei.

That was the highest and strongest existence in charge of the Zhenwu Bureaus of the three prefectures of Mochen, Yunchuan, and Guanhong: Wei Huang!

In ancient terms, Wei Huang was the emperor of these three prefectures and dozens of cities! For the Zhenwu Bureau system, Wei Huang's words were no different from an imperial decree!

Although Guardian Wei traveled all year round and rarely stayed in the Great Qin heartland, this did not affect his authority in the slightest... Why would this young man have his token?

However, now was not the time to think about such things. Everyone cast their gaze toward Zhao Mingren, intending to persuade him.

Who would have known that Zhao Mingren's expression remained as usual, as if he did not feel any pressure at all. He spoke indifferently: "This is just Guardian Wei's private seal; you can only represent him, but you cannot represent his position in the Zhenwu Bureau. And even if it were Guardian Wei, he cannot abuse his power for personal gain."

"Good, you've got guts!" Chu Yuan praised. Ignoring the zhenwu token was one thing, but now he dared to ignore his teacher? It seemed the Xiyun Town Martial Bureau not only had problems, but big ones...

In fact, when Wei Huang first gave him this token, Chu Yuan had asked similar questions. But Wei Huang only said one sentence: "If I have no power, then I have no obligations."

It was only then that Chu Yuan completely understood that a world where great power belongs to the individual and a world where great power belongs to the collective are completely different...