Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 662: Ambush

“It’s him.” Kongque nodded, her expression peculiar. The sheer efficiency of the authorities had taken her a moment to process.

“Then we have the right person.” The lead constable let out a sigh of relief.

If we’d gone through so much trouble the whole day only to nab the wrong person in the end, that would really be a farce. But even if we had caught the wrong guy, this man we captured is no good person either. Based on the evidence on hand, this person is a serious repeat offender. Everyone involved in this operation will be credited with a major contribution.

“According to procedure, Miss Kongque, we still need you to provide a formal statement of identification. Could you follow us to the yamen?”

Kongque nodded. It was her legal obligation. “Can they come with me?” She pointed to Lu Yang’s trio and Fuling. She felt uneasy going to the yamen alone.

“Of course, they can. However, they cannot be present during the recording of the statement.” The lead constable understood Kongque’s apprehension, which was only natural.

As they were speaking, two more constables came upstairs.

“Which one of you is Miss Fuling? Hmm? Big Brother Li, you’re here too? Weren’t you out making an arrest?” The two constables who had just arrived were stunned to see the lead constable.

Big Brother Li replied casually, “We’ve made the arrest and are verifying the details with the victim. What brings you two here, Little Wu?”

“Oh, we just finished interrogating a suspect. According to her confession, she attempted to hire a local thug surnamed Hong to assassinate a young woman named Fuling. We’re also here to verify the details.

“Which one of you is Miss Fuling?”

“I am, I’m Fuling.” Fuling rose from the bed and stood beside her sister, Kongque.

But who wants me dead though?

Big Brother Li, “...”

Little Wu, “...”

Do assassins have some special interest in you two sisters? They seem to be swarming around you.

“Then, could you two young ladies come with us?”

The sisters nodded.

“Miss Kongque, you were lucky to encounter only a Qi Training assassin last night. According to the confession of the assassin we captured, there are Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul assassins above him. If he fails, progressively stronger assassins will be sent after you.

“Although it was due to our negligence that an assassin snuck into the inn last night, please rest assured, Miss. Now that we have this lead, a second assassination will definitely not occur.”

If the assassin last night hadn’t confessed everything, the authorities wouldn’t have dispatched three Divine Transfiguration and fifteen Nascent Soul cultivators. As for whether even higher-level cultivators were deployed in secret, Big Brother Li wasn’t aware.

Just like the previous night, the five of them found themselves once again at the yamen.

The guards on duty for the night shift were taken aback to see the same group of people two nights in a row.

“This poor monk wishes to ask, what is the background of the benefactor who threatened Miss Kongque?”

“Apologies, little master. We have regulations; those not directly involved in the case cannot inquire about its details.”

Shi Chan nodded, indicating he understood.

The imperial court was very professional in this aspect. While the Five Great Immortal Sects did hold law enforcement authority, it couldn’t be wielded arbitrarily based on personal curiosity, for that would violate the original intention of granting such power.

Last night, when the three gave their statements as witnesses, they had identified themselves as ordinary cultivators and used pseudonyms, not revealing they were from immortal sects. The authorities wouldn’t scrutinize the identity details of witnesses.

Based on Shi Chan’s experience, if they had announced themselves as cultivators from the Five Great Immortal Sects, it would have alerted the city lord, who would then host them enthusiastically while subtly inquiring about their departure date... After all, the immortal sects also held supervisory authority. If the immortal sects filed a negative report against them, their entire year’s work would be in vain.

The two sisters were taken away by two respective groups of constables to give their statements, while the trio remained in the case-handling area, awaiting the outcome.

“Immortal Fairy, could you help listen in on that interrogation?” Lu Yang couldn’t help but ask.

Currently, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was painting on the walls of the Mahavira Hall. She held a brush and had numerous buckets of pigment at her feet, while her face was smudged with a rainbow of colors.

As for what she was painting, it was too abstract for Lu Yang to decipher.

“Deal.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy tossed the brush into a bucket and wiped her face with the back of her hand, smearing the colors further. Sharing her immortal consciousness with Lu Yang, she probed the interrogation process of the captured man.

The interrogation room was equipped with arrays specifically designed to block spiritual consciousness, but they were clearly ineffective against immortal consciousness.

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Encaged by multiple layers of arrays in the interrogation room, two seasoned constables stared sternly at the man that had just been arrested.

The man was handsome with a wicked aura. His hands were bound by Spirit-Energy Restraining Manacles, rendering him unable to mobilize his spirit energy.

The two seasoned constables were under immense pressure. The suspect was suspected to be suffering from a mental disorder with abnormal thought processes, though they couldn’t be sure if it was an act or genuine.

“Name?”

The handsome man smiled nonchalantly, habitually moving to fiddle with his nails, but the manacles prevented him from doing so.

“Heh. This is the first time someone dares to ask for this esteemed one’s name so bluntly. There's no harm in telling you. This esteemed one is Ye Xiao.”[1]

“Age?”

“One thousand six hundred years old.”

A constable slammed the table furiously, pointing at the man and shouting, “I advise you to be honest! Stop playing dumb!”

Ye Xiao’s gaze turned gloomy. “If I were you, I wouldn’t do that. You are merely two low-level cultivators. How dare you order this esteemed one around? Summon a Fusion cultivator who is qualified to speak with me.”

The other constable seemed to recall something and held back his partner, asking suspiciously, “Are you an archaic Fusion cultivator who dispersed his cultivation to cultivate anew?”

“Your eyesight isn’t beyond saving.”

Realization dawned upon the two constables. No wonder.

“Specific identity?”

“You don’t even know this esteemed one’s identity, yet you dare arrest me? Quite audacious, huh! This esteemed one is the leader of the Dark Night Pavilion, Ye Xiao.[2] Even the Great Yu Emperor had to treat me with courtesy!”

The two constables rummaged through their historical knowledge. It seemed there was an assassin organization established in the 60,000th year of the Great Yu calendar, which was about 140,000 years ago.

“Then why did you re-establish an assassin organization after dispersing your cultivation to cultivate anew?” Based on the circumstances of this arrest, Ye Xiao was tyrannical and had formed a new assassin organization.

“You are but two insects, yet you dare to inquire about this esteemed one’s plans? There's no harm in telling you.

“In the Battle of the Great Era, an individual’s power is limited. Operating alone to compete for resources is ultimately futile against major factions. That is why this esteemed one re-established the Dark Night Pavilion.

“Do you know what the strongest type of cultivator is? It is not the sword cultivator who breaks all spells with one sword or the physique cultivator with a peerless physical body. Those are merely for frontal combat. Between cultivators, all methods are fair game. Assassination is the best way to victory. Therefore, assassins are the strongest cultivators.”

He slowly rose to his feet. “The Dark Night Pavilion has returned to the world; all of you shall be its sacrifices!

“As for that woman who piqued this esteemed one’s interest, Kongque, was it? She can’t escape from my grasp! This esteemed one has already spoken—she either submits to me, or dies.

“Those who defy this esteemed one haven’t been born yet!”

The constable slammed the table angrily. “Behave! Sit down!”

Ye Xiao pretended he didn’t hear him, continuing as if he was talking to himself. “I dispersed my cultivation to cultivate anew. Someone will naturally guard this esteemed one’s path.”

The two constables’ expressions changed as they realized something. There are accomplices we haven’t captured, and their cultivation isn’t low!

A terrifying oppressive pressure shrouded the City Lord Estate; it was a Fusion cultivator!

In the dark night, that Fusion cultivator extended a giant hand, shattering the layers of arrays encasing the interrogation room, tore off the room, and said respectfully, “Pavilion Leader, I am late.”

“You’re too slow! Receive your punishment when you return!”

The vice pavilion leader had been raised by Ye Xiao since childhood, branded with a master-servant mark. Even though Ye Xiao had dispersed his cultivation to cultivate anew and their power levels were vastly different now, the vice pavilion leader must still obey Ye Xiao’s commands.

Suddenly, three more Fusion auras erupted, locking onto the vice pavilion leader. Each of these three auras was more powerful than his.

“The provincial governor really had good foresight. There is indeed someone behind him.”

“Enough talking. Seize him quickly so we can go back and rest.”

“It’s a big fish.”

The vice pavilion leader’s eyes bulged with wrath. “Running dogs of the imperial court!”

It’s a trap! The imperial court had laid an ambush!

The vice pavilion leader turned to flee, but the three Fusion cultivators wouldn’t give him the chance. They acted simultaneously, capturing him.

The two constables heaved a sigh of relief and pressed Ye Xiao back into his chair. “Behave!”

“I’ll confess everything.”

1. “Yexiao” means owl. ☜

2. The “ye” in his name also means night. ☜