Chapter 246 - 227: Turtle Shell
Chen Ming beckoned, and the two items were drawn to him. That pitch-black broken sword’s material was unknown—it didn’t resemble metal or jade—but it was exceedingly sharp, likely a rare Divine Weapon.
Unfortunately, it was severed by the Zhichi Demon Sword, with the other part left in the Secret Realm.
He tossed the ink sword back beside Zhou You’s corpse and began examining the turtle shell. The turtle shell was entirely pitch-black, with an oily sheen on its surface, having been passed through numerous hands till it appeared almost like jade.
The turtle shell was only half the size of a palm, with carvings that gave a sense of ancient timelessness.
"How do I use this?"
Chen Ming was very curious about the turtle shell, as Ruan Caixiong said it was originally a Heavenly Master Mansion treasure that could be used for divination.
If what he said was true, then Fang Yong relied on this turtle shell to foresee the enemy’s moves during battles.
"Turtle shell, oh turtle shell, in which direction should I go?"
Chen Ming muttered, then injected a stream of Gang Yuan into the turtle shell.
He waited for a few seconds, but there was no reaction whatsoever.
"Could it be that the method is wrong?"
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and a branch fell from above, coincidentally landing in front of him, pointing to the left.
Chen Ming was somewhat astonished. "Is this a coincidence, or is the turtle shell showing its spirit?"
The left side—it’s the east.
After pondering, he decided to try again.
"Where is my chance to breakthrough to Second Grade?"
After asking, he injected another stream of Gang Yuan,
and waited a few more seconds.
"Did you kill these two people?"
Suddenly, a voice abruptly arose.
For some reason, Chen Ming felt a chill in his heart, sensing that he was locked in by a cold, murderous intent. He quickly turned and saw a black-clad middle-aged man standing beside the corpses.
This man in black was extremely peculiar; his pupils were white, and he emitted not a trace of a living person’s aura, resembling a ghost emissary from the Underworld.
Those signature white pupils made Chen Ming’s scalp tingle.
It turned out to be the most feared inheritor of the Killing Righteous Sect from the Eight Righteous Sect. Why did he encounter a lunatic from the Killing Righteous Sect?
It was truly unlucky.
The Killing Righteous Sect follows the principle of killing to stop killing. To strike fear into the world, they pursue anyone who violates the killing prohibition relentlessly across heavens and earth just by knowing who the perpetrator is. They are absolutely a group of madmen.
The threat from the person in front was even greater than from Ruan Caixiong holding the Demon Sword.
Chen Ming quickly explained, "I am Gu Xianyu from the Six Gates. These two are disciples of the Nine Nether Sect, whom I was ordered to capture. They resisted arrest, so I had no choice but to kill them."
To the people of the Killing Righteous Sect, there is only one condition under which they won’t pursue, and that is if the court kills according to the law.
They do recognize the royal law of the court.
The man in black said coldly, "Do you have an arrest order or a superior’s warrant?"
"I came in haste this time, and didn’t have time to bring it."
"Alright, I’ll go with you to the Six Gates. If you’re lying, I’ll kill you."
"..."
...
Chen Ming could only gather his courage and bring the two corpses along with the black-clad man to Xiazhou City.
In Xiazhou, the Eight Righteous Sect is a more terrifying presence than the Six Gates. He would rather face the Six Gates than become enemies with the Eight Righteous Sect.
The Killing Righteous Sect followers are insane, and even if he somehow managed to kill this man in black, it would only bring about even more terrifying pursuit.
Currently, in the Six Gates, there are four with First Grade cultivation, and with Ruan Caixiong dead, two are not present. The remaining one, Hong Yuze, has been tricked by Fang Lue, who possesses the Mirage Pearl, and certainly faces grave danger.
As long as the lord in red, Zhong, doesn’t appear, no matter who is in charge now, once he reaches the Six Gates, even if he can’t win in a fight, he can escape.
It’s definitely better than facing pursuit from the Eight Righteous Sect!
Chen Ming followed the man in black all the way east, crossed a mountain, and could see Xiazhou City ahead.
"It’s actually eastward, is the turtle shell trying to guide me to Xiazhou City? Could it be trying to harm me? Has the turtle shell developed an artifact spirit, wanting revenge for its master?"
Various thoughts flashed through his mind.
Their speed was extremely fast, and before long, they had entered Xiazhou City.
When they arrived at the Six Gates Government Office, they found the gates heavily guarded, everyone on high alert.
Chen Ming’s heart couldn’t help but jump. Judging from this appearance, they must have discovered someone had broken the jail. He remained calm outwardly, regardless of the circumstances, he had to first send away the madman of the Killing Righteous Sect.
He shouted loudly, "Jailor Gu Xianyu reporting after killing two Nine Nether Sect demon disciples, quickly go and inform."
"It’s Lord Gu!"
"He’s not dead!"
"Quickly report to Lord Hong..."
"..."
A number of people at the gate recognized him, shouted excitedly, especially upon seeing the two corpses, becoming even more agitated.
This is the advantage of being famous.
As the youngest Third Grade in Xiazhou’s Six Gates, having defeated Wu Shuang Gongzi and married Xiazhou’s number one beauty, even the most ignorant surely heard his name.
"That is—the Killing Sect’s killing god!"
Finally, someone noticed the man in black following Chen Ming and let out a sharp cry. The people present took a collective step back.
It goes without saying how notorious the Killing Righteous Sect is in Xiazhou City!
Chen Ming explained, "Everyone, don’t be afraid. This brother from the Killing Righteous Sect happened to witness me killing someone, so he followed along to confirm whether I killed these two under the Governor’s order."
The people present only felt slightly relieved after hearing this.
A moment later, a man dressed in the uniform of a Fifth Grade Captain quickly walked out from inside, holding a written order in his hands, which he presented to the man in black with respect, saying, "This is the order from Governor Hong, please inspect it."
The man in black opened the order and glanced at it, noticing that the ink was still wet, clearly having been recently written.
Without a word, he turned and left.
As soon as he left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"That God of Death has finally left."
The Fifth Grade Captain wiped a cold sweat and turned to Chen Ming, smiling, "Brother Gu, you’ve really done a great deed this time."
Chen Ming found his reaction strange. Could it be that Luo Zhouwu hadn’t told them about me being possessed by the Immortal Demon Venerable?
It doesn’t make sense. Why would he keep it a secret for me?
He tentatively asked, "What’s the current situation? Have the offenders been captured?"
The Captain said with a hint of resentment, "After ambushing Lord Hong, that scoundrel disappeared without a trace."
"Didn’t Lord Zhong take action?"
"Lord Zhong has likely reached a critical point in his cultivation and hasn’t exited seclusion."
"I see, that scoundrel really got lucky." Chen Ming was secretly thrilled; this could be considered great news. Without Lord Zhong’s appearance, no one in the Six Gates could catch up to him.
Then, he asked with concern, "Lord Hong wasn’t seriously injured, was he?"
The Captain lowered his voice, "Lord Hong is indeed seriously injured, but the information is sealed, and it can’t be known to the outside world."
Chen Ming nodded solemnly, "I understand. What about the prison?"
"You’d better ask Lord Hong about that yourself."
...
Inside Zeshi Hall.
Chen Ming saw Hong Yuze, who indeed was seriously injured, looking pale with a weak aura.
He was shocked and asked, "Lord Hong, how did you get injured?"
"It’s shameful to say, I was ambushed," Hong Yuze shook his head, unwilling to discuss it further, focusing on another matter, "I heard you killed two disciples of the Nine Nether Sect?"
"Indeed."
Chen Ming said and had the bodies brought in.
Hong Yuze and several Third Grade Governors present gathered around to carefully examine them.
"Indeed, they are demonic people of the Nine Nether Sect! Their bodies are formidable, and there’s residual Demonic Qi."
"This Ink Sword, it’s a Lifebound Object, isn’t it? Why is there only one? What about the other person’s?"
Chen Ming, unfazed, said, "When I killed the other person, his Lifebound Object was nowhere to be found."
One of them rebuked angrily, "Hmph, I bet you just took it for yourself! Hand it over honestly!"
His expression changed, filled with indignation, he said, "Zhu Wanlin, don’t you slander me here. While I was fighting for my life with this demonic person from the Nine Nether Sect, where were you?"
This Third Grade Governor was Zhu Wanlin, the very enemy who had caused the death of Xia Mudan’s brother. Coming up and accusing him of coveting the Lifebound Object revealed his malicious intent.
This intense hostility was definitely due to Xia Mudan.
Therefore, he didn’t hold back, confronting directly.
Zhu Wanlin’s face turned extremely ugly, "How dare you, a mere Fifth Grade, call out my name directly? Don’t think that just because you killed two demonic people of the Nine Nether Sect, you have the right to shout here. Guards—"
Before he finished speaking, someone exclaimed in shock, "First Grade! These two were actually of First Grade cultivation!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present was amazed.
Soon, someone confirmed, "It’s true, they really were First Grade; Gu Xianyu, you actually killed two of them!"
"Hahaha... Well done!"
Someone clapped in approval.
Others also reacted, immediately understanding the implications.
Today, a First Grade Governor of the Six Gates was ambushed, and intruders broke into the prison, where dozens of prison guards were killed. Prisoners of Third Grade and above were either dead or escaped. It was utterly humiliating.
If the incident spread, Xiazhou City’s Six Gates would become a laughing stock of the whole world.
If the court pursued the matter, none of them present would escape responsibility.
Now, Gu Xianyu brought back two corpses of First Grade powerhouses from the Nine Nether Sect, somewhat restoring their face, giving a report to the court.
When the consequences come down, it won’t be too severe.
This Gu Xianyu was practically their savior!
Zhu Wanlin naturally understood all this too, his face instantly turned ash-gray; under these circumstances, he could only keep silent. Trying to suppress the other side with his official position would only bring humiliation upon himself.
But Chen Ming wasn’t planning to let him off, sneering, "What’s the matter, Lord Zhu doesn’t seem too pleased."
Zhu Wanlin’s eyelids lowered, mouth tightly closed, ignoring his words.
"Ahem..."
Hong Yuze spoke up, "Little Gu, how did you kill these two?"
"It was just luck. Before I killed them, they were already heavily injured..." Chen Ming explained briefly, but he had many questions in his heart.
Why did they seem entirely unaware of the existence of Zhou You and Fang Yong?