Chapter 123 - 77: Observing Qi to Distinguish Demon Fiends, Sword Momentum, I Also Hate Geniuses

Demon Suppression Bureau, Captain’s Quarters.

"This humble servant Wei Fan, requests to see Lord Situ!"

Wei Fan requesting an audience?

Situ Ying frowned slightly.

Logically speaking, having just completed the mission of guarding Dingyang Town, Wei Fan should be on leave. Why would he appear here requesting an audience?

He didn’t think Wei Fan had come to ingratiate himself or to make small talk.

He didn’t have time for that, and Wei Fan wasn’t the kind to ingratiate or make small talk either. There must be important matters.

For this guy to come looking for him, it couldn’t be something small: "Come in!"

Situ Ying looked up and found not only Wei Fan but also the Vice Captain Li Fengyi following along, her aura disordered, appearing injured.

"This humble servant..."

Wei Fan had just cupped his fist when Situ Ying raised a hand to interrupt: "Don’t call yourself a humble servant. Your combat power is almost on par with mine. It makes me nervous when you call me lord. In Yun City, all those you called lord were slain by you. Just call me Situ, or senior brother also works."

Wei Fan rolled his eyes. To him, titles like "lord" or "Situ" were just forms of address. Whoever he decided to kill, titles wouldn’t stop him: "The Floating Rain Sect has fallen into the Demon Dao, practicing Demon Skill, secretly raising and abusing people. I implore you, my lord, to gather the troops and surround the Floating Rain Sect."

Situ Ying, upon hearing this, became stern and looked at Li Fengyi: "Is this what you discovered? They are pursuing you and accusing you of betraying the sect because you uncovered this matter."

Regarding Li Fengyi being hunted by the Floating Rain Sect, as a Captain of the Demon Suppression Bureau, Li Fengyi’s immediate superior, he had naturally heard about it long ago.

Wei Fan brought Li Fengyi, and he thought Wei Fan wanted him to protect Li Fengyi.

Li Fengyi nodded.

Situ Ying frowned: "Are you sure this isn’t a lie fabricated for self-preservation? The Demon Suppression Bureau doesn’t intervene in matters between sects and their disciples. If you’ve concocted a lie for self-preservation and the Bureau finds no issues upon investigation, you’ll still be sentenced to death."

Li Fengyi shook her head, saying: "This humble servant would not dare. I personally witnessed the matter of raising people in secret at the Grand Elder’s residence. I implore you, my lord, to investigate thoroughly. To be honest, as a disciple of the Floating Rain Sect, this humble servant wishes even more than you do that there is no problem with the sect. But all this is true!"

Wei Fan also said solemnly: "I killed several disciples of the Floating Rain Sect who were chasing Li Fengyi and rescued her from their hands. These people indeed had marks of practicing on people, and in their conversations with Li Fengyi, they also admitted to the matter.

Although I didn’t leave any alive, the Floating Rain Sect definitely has issues. If no problems are found, I will take full responsibility for this matter."

Situ Ying’s eyebrows knitted deeper. He didn’t trust Li Fengyi much, but Wei Fan’s words wouldn’t be false.

He had read Wei Fan’s dossier, which showed an extreme hatred for evil, putting himself to shame in comparison.

If Wei Fan said there were issues with the Floating Rain Sect, there likely weren’t any falsehoods.

"The Floating Rain Sect isn’t a third-rate power like the Han Family. To surround the Floating Rain Sect, at least a thousand troops are needed. You wait here, I’ll report to the Assistant General."

Situ Ying stood up and walked out.

He couldn’t decide if the Floating Rain Sect should be surrounded, as the troops he could mobilize with his authority were not enough to deal with the sect, and even with Wei Fan, they weren’t enough.

The Han Family only had one Celestial Martial Artist, Han Kun; but the Floating Rain Sect, as a second-tier sect next only to first-class sects like the Divine Blade Sect, had three Grand Elders who were Celestial Martial Artists, and the Sect Leader was also a Celestial Martial Artist.

The previous Sect Leader was still alive, and with just the two of them with some troops, they couldn’t possibly overturn the Floating Rain Sect.

Even at the time when Han Kun sent Wei Changqing to kill Wei Fan, he specifically instructed not to kill the Floating Rain Sect’s Li Fengyi because they couldn’t afford to offend them.

Half a stick of incense later, Situ Ying returned: "Gather the troops, march to the Floating Rain Sect!"

Again, after another hour, Li Chuyang and Situ Ying led three hundred Demon Suppression Guards and over a thousand soldiers, leaving the Demon Suppression Bureau in grand procession.

Aside from the two of them, there was a Captain named Fang Shaoling whom Wei Fan had never met, as well as the granddaughter of the Demon Suppression Bureau’s Commander, Long Xueyi, whom he had encountered once.

This formation was larger than when Situ Ying used him to bait Evil Spirits, clearly indicating that the Demon Suppression Bureau was very cautious about the Floating Rain Sect.

After all, it was a sect with a long-standing heritage, and there might still be some old monsters alive.

Ning Xuan and Peng Mingjie did not come. After all, the Floating Rain Sect was their sect, and they were unwilling to draw their blades against their former brothers. Situ Ying granted their request. Other disciples from the Floating Rain Sect within the Demon Suppression Bureau also didn’t come.

They, like Ning Xuan and Peng Mingjie, were unwilling to act against their sect, and they needed to assist in the Bureau’s investigation. If they hadn’t participated in the cultivation of Demon Skill, they could continue to serve as Demon Suppression Guards. If they had participated, their heads would roll.

Half a day later, Luoyan Mountain, where the Floating Rain Sect was located, appeared before them.

"Surround them and advance from the bottom up. Kill without mercy if there is any resistance!"

Several disciples guarding the mountain saw the Demon Suppression Bureau’s army approaching and tried to report to the mountain, but were immediately captured and shackled by several Demon Suppression Guards.

Li Chuyang and Fang Shaoling each led one hundred Demon Suppression Guards. Three hundred soldiers branched off to the left and right sides, while the remaining troops followed Situ Ying, advancing from the main gate of the Floating Rain Sect onward.

As for the rear of the Floating Rain Sect, it was a cliff hundreds of feet high, so they didn’t bother with that direction.

These sect sites were all chosen for their defensibility, but once besieged, even wings wouldn’t help with escape.

Along the way, they encountered no resistance, nor did anyone from the Floating Rain Sect appear. Following Situ Ying, Wei Fan quickly reached the peak of Luoyan Mountain, where Li Chuyang and Fang Shaoling, who had surrounded from both sides, also converged.

In front of several great halls was a massive martial arts field, entirely paved with bluestone, where the disciples of the Floating Rain Sect stood in groups around several men with deep auras, already awaiting them.