Chapter 1450 - 510: Venting One’s Spite
Captain An secretly activated the Power of Reincarnation.
He cultivated the Reincarnation Soil Power, making his defense naturally superior to others.
In his view, someone like Ye Lingyue was sending herself to death; just touching his Protective Elemental Power would certainly result in serious injury.
Bang—
With a dull thud, Ye Lingyue’s collision felt like Shattering Heaven.
Captain An trembled all over, terrified to find his Reincarnation Soil Power shattered instantly.
The Power of Heaven and Earth she carried, bolstered by the "Ten Layers of Heaven," struck Captain An’s chest like a heavy punch.
Captain An felt a terrifying force sweep through his body, and with two cracking sounds, two ribs in his chest were broken.
Under the shocked gazes of the Tian Jun Representative Team, Captain An’s two-hundred-pound body flew straight out and landed back on the ground.
"Captain!"
The Tian Jun Representative Team members cried out, watching their captain crawl along the ground.
Captain An’s face turned red with disbelief that he was knocked back by a little girl, especially one without the Power of Reincarnation.
He tried to leap up with his limbs but felt a pain in his abdomen. Touching it, he realized two bones were broken.
"Someone, take them down with me."
"Who dares to touch our captain!"
Just then, a thunderous roar rang out, and a group of people rushed in.
Each of them was highly skilled, toppling the Tian Jun Representative Team members in just a few moves.
The Tian Jun Representative Team’s captain was dumbstruck.
How could this be? The opposing team was only a Ninth-Tier Representative Team, yet what was going on with these people?
With one glance, it was clear there were three experts at the Small Divine Power Realm, and the other members were not weak either.
In contrast, the "Tian Jun," also a Ninth-Tier Representative Team, had only the captain in the Small Divine Power Realm, and he couldn’t even use Divine Power Skill.
The difference in strength was obvious.
"This is a rebellion, a rebellion. You scoundrels dare to cause trouble in the county government. I will report to Elder Jing and have you punished."
The County Magistrate, seeing the unfavorable situation, started to crawl out of the county government intending to escape.
"Indeed, you’ve colluded with troublemakers to cause unrest. If the Jiu Provinces Alliance finds out, they’ll strip you of your qualification to compete."
Captain An threatened from the side.
Just as they spoke, they suddenly heard a commotion outside the county government.
A member of the Tian Jun guarding outside ran in.
"County Magistrate, Captain, there’s trouble in the North Warehouse; villagers from nearby settlements are rioting. They’ve stormed the North Warehouse and looted it."
It turns out the drought continued to spread next to Lofang County, leading to villages unable to pay grain taxes.
The Tian Jun Representative Team ignored the villagers’ explanations and forcibly raided the villages, taking the grain they relied on for survival.
Starved and desperate, the villagers finally had enough. The villages united and broke into Lofang County to seize grain, even declaring they wanted to kill the County Magistrate.
When these words fell, the County Magistrate’s legs gave out, and he fell to the ground.
Outside the North Warehouse, villagers from various settlements crowded around, filled with agitation, forming a human wall to push over the dirt wall outside the North Warehouse.
At the door of the granary, Si Xiaochun and Lan Feng, responsible for guarding, looked anxious.
They hadn’t expected the villagers to riot suddenly.
Afraid to hurt the villagers, they stood in front of the warehouse door.
The villagers were at a stalemate. Upon seeing Ye Lingyue bring the County Magistrate and others, Si and Lan’s faces lit up with the joy of seeing saviors.
"Corrupt official, disregard for human lives, ignoring the villagers’ fate, corrupt official!"
The villagers got even more agitated seeing the County Magistrate.
They picked up stones and hurled them at the County Magistrate.
"These unruly people, how dare they, hurry, why are you standing there, protect me!"
The County Magistrate recalled Ye Lingyue and the others, urgently demanding they stop the villagers.
But the Huangquan Team members paid him no attention.
The Tian Jun Representative Team tried to act, but Qin Xiaochuan and Lan Feng, with darkened faces, stopped them.
The County Magistrate ran around in fear, yet was soon surrounded by furious villagers and stoned to death.
"Listen up everyone, we are Demon Hunters sent by the Jiu Provinces Alliance. We’ve heard of the drought affecting villages. The County Magistrate is dead; as the caretaker of the North Warehouse, I announce the opening of the granary to relieve distress. Each village will receive grain according to their needs."
Seeing the situation, Ye Lingyue soared into the air, hovering mid-air, her voice reaching the villagers’ ears.
At the same time, Ye Lingyue announced that starting today, her Huangquan Team would temporarily take over the county affairs of Lofang County.
The villagers were initially stunned but believed her upon seeing Si and Lan unlock the warehouse door.
They turned their anger into joy, dropped the stones in their hands, and rushed to inform their villages to collect the grain.
"Are you insane, opening the granary to relieve distress? Did you report this to the Jiu Provinces Alliance and the City Lord in charge of Lofang County? These are military supplies meant to be sent to the Central Plains for supplements. If you deplete the warehouse, what will you use for supplements?"
Captain An and the members of the "Tian Jun" looked at Ye Lingyue’s actions, shocked.
The Huangquan Team leader must be out of her mind, taking charge of such troublesome matters.
They were aware of the drought troubling the villages.
But they were just a Ninth-Tier Representative Team, lacking the manpower and resources to assist with disaster relief. They just wanted to leave Lofang County as soon as possible.
Little did they know Ye Lingyue would be so bold. Once the North Warehouse’s grain was distributed, in a few months, when thousands of Demon Hunter teams needed supplies, where would they find so much grain? This was a serious crime; neither representative team could escape responsibility.
"You said it’s several months later; I only see that if the granary isn’t opened, the people here will starve."
Ye Lingyue ignored Captain An’s protest.
"Ye, don’t get so cocky. In a few months, I want to see how you die! We’re out of here from this wretched place."
Seeing the outcome, Captain An waved his hand, leading the Tian Jun Representative Team members out of Lofang County.
"Ling Yue, all the grain was distributed according to your orders. Captain An’s words aren’t entirely without reason. The drought in the villages is severe; without adequate water sources, in a few months, the North Warehouse will lack sufficient reserve grain."
Gong Linxin worriedly looked at the grain distribution records in her hand.
They had visited the villages, seeing the farmland grievously damaged, compromising the critical grain ripening period. Lofang County’s harvest would certainly be poor this year.
Without sufficient reserve grain, the Huangquan Team would undoubtedly face punishment.
"I’ve also investigated; the situation isn’t as dire as it seems. I have a way to find new water sources and help the villages resume farming."
Ye Lingyue confidently stated.