ebookland Chapter 288 Azure Scale Headquarters
Chapter 288 Azure Scale Headquarters
Liu Xinsi trembled all over, crawling on the steps, trying to get away from the humanoid demon.
Immediately, a sharp pain shot through him as Ye Kang mercilessly crushed his shoulder blade and lifted him high into the air.
"If you want to kill me, I won't bother asking why. But if everyone is a brute like you, I'll get really annoyed. So I'm sorry, I can only use you as an example to warn others."
"Do not……"
Liu Xinsi was so frightened that she kept trembling and tried to defend herself.
The secrets I know can at least save my life!
Unfortunately, Ye Kang didn't give him that chance at all, and crushed his neck with a snap.
Carrying Liu Xinsi's head, Ye Kang walked into the courtyard with utter indifference.
at the same time.
Outside the city lord's mansion, the beggar who had just persuaded Ye Kang to leave also ran in.
His face was filled with worry, fearing he would see Ye Kang killed, but as soon as he entered the courtyard, the sight of corpses scattered all over the ground stunned him.
He couldn't believe that all the thugs Liu Xinsi had hired had been wiped out so quickly!
Even more terrifying was that the mangled, gruesome corpse in the middle of the courtyard clearly exuded the unique aura of the Lotus Realm.
A grandmaster has fallen just like that!
This is going to be a disaster!
The beggar ran in tremblingly, and then saw Ye Kang carrying a severed head in one hand and a shivering steward in the other.
Upon seeing the beggar, Ye Kang casually tossed the butler over.
"This guy is Liu Xinsi's confidant, let him speak."
The steward was in great pain from the fall, but dared not cry out. Instead, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to the beggar.
"My lord, spare my life! I'll confess everything! I have evidence that Liu Xinsi lined his own pockets, oppressed the people, colluded with foreign powers, and secretly communicated with rebels!"
Ignoring the terrified steward, the beggar stared intently at Ye Kang, his eyes filled with unbearable horror.
"You killed all of these...?"
Ye Kang nodded: "Acting on behalf of Heaven, one has the authority to execute first and report later."
"That's true, but if you kill them, won't that create an atmosphere of fear and insecurity?"
The beggar didn't understand; he was the one who knew the situation in southern Xinjiang best.
There are too many people like Liu Xinsi.
After learning of Liu Xinsi's death, they will surely be desperate and act rashly, fearing that the executioner's blade will fall on their heads.
If the situation gets out of control, the balance that the commander has painstakingly maintained will be broken, and the southern border will be in grave danger.
But if Ye Kang had done anything wrong, the beggar, looking at the courtyard full of corpses, dared not utter a single word.
He could only mention the butler and whisper, "Lord Ye, come back to Qinglin headquarters with me. The commander wants to see you..."
"can."
Ye Kang did not refuse. After all, he was unfamiliar with the place, while the Qinglin Guard had been stationed here for many years and would certainly know it better.
Before that, Ye Kang looked at the butler.
"Does Liu Xinsi have any storerooms or similar places to store Baozhi?"
The beggar was startled upon hearing this.
Could this guy be planning to raid my house again?
The butler immediately nodded: "Yes, yes, yes! I'll take you there!"
After a while.
Ye Kang arrived at a small medicinal garden, where many precious plants were grown, and they were quite valuable.
Ye Kang glanced at it casually and found no body-tempering treasures.
Then the Serpent's Shedding Divine Power was activated, and a suction force descended, turning all the precious plants in the entire herb garden into withered branches and fallen leaves, losing their vitality.
Ye Kang showed a satisfied expression. This way, it wouldn't be a loss. He had woven quite a few more snake-skin immortal garments.
Watching this scene, the beggar whispered a reminder: "Sir, according to the regulations of the Azure Scale Guard, all items handed over must be registered and submitted to the treasury..."
Am I a member of the Azure Scale Guard?
Ye Kang rolled his eyes at him and then walked out.
The beggar was stunned for a moment, then could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
……
Shortly after.
The Azure Scale Guard has temporarily taken over Blackrock City.
The head of Liu Xinsi, the former lord of Blackrock City, was hung at the city gate, along with a notice.
"Ye Kang, from the Imperial City Guard, publicly executed the traitor Liu Xinsi and beheaded the Golden-Mouthed Diviner..."
In an instant, countless carrier pigeons flew away.
The news spread rapidly throughout southern Xinjiang, and many people took action upon hearing it.
……
At this moment, Ye Kang had already followed the beggar into a valley.
Even in the mountainous and valley-filled southern Xinjiang region, there is such a valley, abundant in water and rice, where people live in peace and harmony.
The reason for this is entirely due to this enormous structure located in the southeast corner of the valley.
Headquarters of the Azure Scale Guard.
The thick, solid black stone bricks encircle a vast area filled with black buildings, creating a solemn and meticulous atmosphere, clearly the result of precise calculations by skilled craftsmen.
This place is the headquarters and military camp of the Qinglin Guard.
All the Azure Scale Guards come from here, receive training, hone their skills, protect the peace of the Southern Frontier, and then spread throughout the entire Great Jin Dynasty.
As far as the eye can see, the military camp is so large that it is like a giant city, except that most of the people living inside are the Qinglin Guards and their families.
Here, even the clerical staff have cultivation levels of rank 5 or higher, which is terrifying.
As soon as the beggar went in, a young man carrying a shoulder pole and wearing countless strange trinkets came over.
"Brother beggar, what brings you back at this hour?"
The beggar glared at him and waved his hand, saying, "What's it to you? Go sell your goods."
"Just ask, why are you being so fierce?"
The man, realizing he had made a fool of himself, also left.
Ye Kang asked curiously, "You're called Beggar?"
The latter shrugged: "Code name, that's also my scout identity. Here, elite scouts all have their own identities. That guy just now was called a peddler, he was my peer, and his strength was even above mine."
"I see."
Ye Kang understood. It seemed that the southern border was more dangerous than he had imagined. These scouts alone were already stronger than the garrisons in some inland areas.
That's right, we're talking about the Sky Eagle and the Playful Kite.
The two continued on their way. Along the way, many people were practicing martial arts in the training grounds, and the various martial arts auras dazzled Ye Kang.
There were also some places where the gates were tightly closed, but they were filled with the aura of precious plants, making Ye Kang drool with desire.
After walking for a while, the two finally arrived at a camp.
A giant wild boar carcass was hanging outside the tent; it was clearly a demon.
"The commander-in-chief doesn't go back to headquarters often, so he always stays in the tent when he comes back to save himself the trouble of cleaning. You can go in by yourself; I won't accompany you."
The beggar gave Ye Kang a look that said "take care," and then left.
Ye Kang nodded and then went into the tent.
Upon entering, a rich aroma of meat broth wafted into my nostrils. In the open space ahead, a middle-aged man dressed in gray casual clothes was intently simmering meat soup.
The meat was naturally the pork demon meat hanging outside, but the other things in the pot made Ye Kang frown.
Various colorful mushrooms were casually tossed into the pot, as if the cook wanted to enjoy their deliciousness all at once.
But no matter how you look at it, these mushrooms don't seem like something a human could eat.
Among them were several mushrooms that Ye Kang had long heard of in his previous life; the locals called them "Jian Shou Qing" (literally "blue-skinned mushrooms").