Luo Qiu quickly whispered, "Miss, do you know this man?"
"I don't know the man."
But this wooden token?
Wasn't it supposed to be something from Shui Yunsheng?
When did Shui Yunsheng's followers become the so - called "charlatans" that everyone in Flower City wanted to hunt down?
Looking at the material of the wooden token again.
It was produced on Huazhou Peak in the Great Desolate Mountain of Dongze. This kind of wood only grew near the Misty Rain Tower, the training ground they used. The wood from other places didn't have so many patterns.
So.
This wooden token.
Shouldn't be a fake.
At this moment, the man being chased fell heavily to the ground, covered in blood. It seemed that he had fought desperately for some time before.
It was a pity.
The difference in strength was too great.
Moreover.
The other side seemed to have some hidden tricks.
Following them in were the soldiers in official uniforms.
They held big knives in their hands.
At this moment, the people who were having tea and snacks on the first floor finally got up and stood behind the counter.
In Flower City, if someone interfered with law enforcement, they would be regarded as accomplices of the charlatan and thrown into prison together.
This was the first time Zhao Shuning had witnessed that the officers and soldiers were going to chop down the so - called Jianghu sorcerer with big knives without interrogation first.
They came in aggressively.
It seemed that they were quite used to it.
When the chased man saw the officers and soldiers coming in.
He wanted to speak.
But he opened his mouth and couldn't make a sound.
Goodness.
The other side actually had an alchemist, and they used a special spell to seal this man's mouth so that he couldn't make a sound.
Even if Zhao Shuning had suspected before.
At this moment, she knew.
There must be something fishy going on. They wanted to kill someone secretly, and the dead man would still be charged with a false crime.
"Bold fugitive, how dare you resist arrest!"
As the man roared.
Two of the officers and soldiers had already chopped their big knives straight at the man on the ground.
Zhao Shuning's hands moved slightly behind her back.
In an instant, the big knives of the two officers and soldiers broke into two pieces.
They quickly stepped back.
Looking around.
No one dared to meet the officers' and soldiers' eyes.
Perhaps realizing that there should be an accomplice on the other side, after stepping back a few steps, the two officers and soldiers bowed towards the door and said, "Leader Hang, there's an accomplice."
As soon as the words were spoken.
A seven - foot - tall man walked in from outside. He was rough - featured, with extremely thick hair on both sides of his face. As he walked, it seemed that the inn was shaking with him.
As soon as he appeared.
The coercion of his spiritual power spread out.
This was the way alchemists greeted each other.
Zhao Shuning and Luo Qiu glanced at each other and both smiled tacitly. They both concealed their spiritual power. It was too naive for this Leader Hang to try to find them with his spiritual power.
Sure enough.
After Leader Hang felt around with his spiritual power for a while, he didn't find the suddenly appeared energy. He felt even more curious.
He looked around.
Finally, he grabbed two rather strong men and asked sternly, "Did you two do it just now?"
The two men trembled.
They quickly stammered and explained, "Leader Hang, we two brothers are escorts from the Longmen Escort Bureau in Flower City. We've always abided by the law. We don't know what you mean."
Hearing this, Leader Hang threw the two men to the side fiercely.
He said angrily, "Damn it! If you dare to do it, dare to admit it. What's so hard about standing out?"
He pointed at everyone on the first floor and roared, "All of you, come to the front!"
Zhao Shuning and Luo Qiu calmly walked to the front.
Leader Hang said directly, "Two weak women, don't get in this leader's way. Get out of here!"
Luo Qiu was stunned.
Zhao Shuning smiled slightly.
She pulled Luo Qiu behind the counter.
This Leader Hang was big and clumsy, but his heart wasn't bad.
"Miss?"
"It's okay."
Leader Hang.
Originally wanted to attack the man struggling on the ground again, but his knife couldn't cut into the man's skin. The man on the ground seemed to be wrapped in a protective shield, and no one outside could hurt him.
It seemed that the alchemist on the other side had an ability no less than his own.
However.
He, Hang Tiezhu, worked for the government and did just things. In Flower City, even if an alchemist had a higher rank than him, they would still give him some face and call him Lord Hang when they saw him.
He respected the laws of the officialdom.
He enjoyed the reputation of the officialdom.
"Miss, do you need me to solve this?"
"No. This Lord Hang doesn't seem to have any bad intentions."
Zhao Shuning and Luo Qiu both stepped back.
In such a situation, no one would notice two weak women like them.
After they left the inn.
They could still hear Hang Tiezhu's full - throated and powerful roar from inside the inn.
"Xiao Qiu, find a way to send that man to the Shengxi Pagoda."
The Shengxi Pagoda.
They had seen it when they passed by today.
The pagoda towered into the clouds. It was one of the great scenic spots in Flower City.
"To the top of the pagoda?"
"Yes."
After Zhao Shuning gave the order, Luo Qiu went to do it.
She smiled slightly.
She flew towards the Shengxi Pagoda.
A dark shadow followed closely behind.
When Zhao Shuning reached the Shengxi Pagoda, there were already dozens of people waiting for her.
Zhao Shuning had noticed it long ago.
But she still walked towards the crowd casually.
It was clearly night.
Those people still wrapped themselves in black cloth. Since they were doing something shady, it was better to be more concealed.
"If you want to live—"
Before the leading man could finish his sentence, he felt as if molten iron had been poured into his throat and couldn't speak.
Zhao Shuning slowly walked towards the crowd.
After a hot meal, she leisurely found a comfortable place to sit down.
"If you want to live, just confess honestly. Who gave you the order? Why did you target that man just now? And what kind of things are you doing?"
The black - clothed men glanced at each other.
Their faces were full of mockery.
Zhao Shuning didn't even look at them.
She waved her hand.
"Stupid kids."
All the people present.
Their bodies involuntarily floated up. The choking feeling from their necks made their hands and feet flail around, and their faces turned red.
Zhao Shuning waved her hand again.
Those people all fell to the ground.
The top of the pagoda was designed a bit strangely. The whole top was like an ellipse. It was still easy for these cultivators to stand on it by borrowing strength.
As the continuous noises came.
When those people looked up again, there was no more contempt in their eyes.
They got up.
They all stood behind the man who had spoken first.
Zhao Shuning said again, "Still not going to talk?"
She gently put her hand on her neck and made a snapping gesture. Her appearance was elegant, but the threat was palpable.
The dozens of black - clothed men on the other side couldn't help shivering.
They now knew.
If the person on the other side wanted to kill them, it would be as easy as crushing an ant.
"The person behind you is really brainless. Does he really think there's no capable person in Flower City? With your intelligence, you're just here to make a fool of yourselves."
Zhao Shuning had left the inn after Hang Tiezhu appeared. She sensed that the hidden hand shouldn't be Hang Tiezhu. So she released her spiritual power. Hang Tiezhu couldn't detect it, but an alchemist with a higher rank than Hang Tiezhu could.
She deliberately mentioned the Shengxi Pagoda.
It was also to lure out the hidden hand.
They wanted to get rid of her secretly? Why couldn't she do the same to them?