The moment he was captured, he realized what a major change tonight would bring.

He had thought he would be brought before some leader of the Peace Path, but to his surprise, it was his colleague, whom he had worked with for seven or eight years.

"You, as an official of the Imperial Court, you actually conspired with the Demon People of the Peace Path to rebel?" Qi Wanshan was incredulous, then shouted: "Do you know what you're doing?"

"How could I not know what I'm doing."

Ma Tianlin chuckled and said:

"I've been lying low in this small county office for seven years, enduring all sorts of hardships, how could you know? Now, capturing the Baojiao County Yamen without a fight, it's not in vain for my seven years of painstaking effort in hiding."

"Seven years in hiding?" Qi Wanshan drew a sharp breath, his face turning pale: "Seven years?"

Seven years, all in preparation for today?

"I know what you're thinking right now, my position also makes it clear, nothing more than hoping that Qin Yuxian still holds the fort in the city, and counting on Shangguan Yun to do something?" Ma Tianlin slowly shook his head, saying: "Since we dared to attack the county city in one go, we naturally had everything planned out, Qin Yuxian is not to be feared, our Lord Sect Master will deal with him, as for Shangguan Yun... do you think three Sixth Realm Dharma Protector Gods joining forces to deal with him is enough?"

"Three Sixth Realm Dharma Protector Gods?" Qi Wanshan's pupils shrank.

But, at this moment.

"Report!"

A team of Taoist Soldiers rushed into the county seat, knelt on one knee, and urgently reported with cupped hands:

"The residence of Shangguan Yun is empty, not just him, but even the residence of Counselor Sui You is vacant, the three Dharma Protector Gods found nothing."

"What?" Ma Tianlin's expression changed slightly: "Shangguan Yun is missing?"

How could that be?

Their action tonight was extremely secretive, with no signs beforehand, where did Shangguan Yun get the news to escape ahead of time?

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Wanshan burst into laughter:

"A jumping clown, miscalculated, even if you occupy this county seat, so what? You haven't captured Shangguan Yun, just wait, you group of rebels are destined to die without a burial place!"

"Even though Shangguan Yun slipped away, what are you so happy about, aren't you still kneeling here?"

Ma Tianlin faintly smiled and said:

"He escaped, so be it. This city falling into the hands of my Peace Path is already a foregone conclusion, laugh if you will, tomorrow morning, Brother Qi's head will hang on the city gate to warn the populace, announcing the change of flags in Baojiao!"

Qi Wanshan's face turned pale and bloodless.

"Take him away, kill him." Ma Tianlin waved his hand, allowing the Taoist Soldiers to step forward and drag Qi Wanshan away.

Hearing Ma Tianlin's nonchalant tone, as if executing a chicken, Qi Wanshan was engulfed by endless fear, screaming: "No... Brother Ma, spare me... spare me..."

Qi Wanshan was dragged to the backyard, accompanied by a tragic scream, as if his head instantly hit the ground.

As the chief enforcer of the county office's three divisions, Wang Yixian closed his eyes tightly, never in his life had he felt as insignificant as he did at this moment.

Before yesterday, he was the County Magistrate, second only to one in the city, able to obstruct the reform torrent of the imperial envoy Tan Chongrui sent from above, even Grandmaster Qin Yuxian was constrained by his official position and couldn't act rashly.

This was because the Imperial Court had rules.

But,

In just one night, when the rebels of the Peace Path stormed the city, the rules and laws of the Daji Dynasty, to these lawless people, were not even worth a crap...

Qi Wanshan suddenly became an object to be slaughtered at will.

"Yixian."

Yet at this moment, Wang Yixian did not expect the County Magistrate to speak to him in a gentle tone, and said:

"I remember you were promoted by me in my second year of taking office, over the years, you've been by my side, responsible for the criminal arrests throughout the county, I'm very aware of your talents, in my mind, you are more valuable than that Qi Wanshan, so I won't kill you, I hope you can switch sides and join my Peace Path."

Wang Yixian hung his head low, his heart complicated, he said nothing.

"I'll give you time to think it over."

After Ma Tianlin spoke, he waved his hand, and said:

"Take Brother Wang away, and watch over him carefully, if he understands, bring him to see me anytime."

After Wang Yixian was taken away.

Ma Tianlin left the county seat with his hands behind his back, just in time to meet Piao Gao, the Dharma Protector God possessed by 'Dugu Wuer.'

He no longer concealed his expression, and said:

"How did Shangguan Yun manage to escape?"

"We should be asking you that!"

Piao Gao carried a sword, and said coldly:

"The plan was thorough, why wasn't Shangguan Yun at home?"

"Shangguan Yun carries a great secret, I've been aware and exploring it during these seven years of hiding, but it's like watching flowers in the fog, unclear."

Ma Tianlin frowned and said:

"This person always gives me a sense of mystery like 'Lord Sect Master,' now, not having captured him, I feel somewhat uneasy."

Piao Gao was about to continue speaking.

Suddenly, he felt something...

His expression changed drastically:

"What? The True Void has fallen!!"

Hearing this, Ma Tianlin was also caught off guard, even slightly stunned, after regaining his senses, his expression changed greatly as well:

"How could this be?"

The True Void Ancestor, like the one before him, was one of the 'Life' created by the God of the Yellow Heaven in the outer domains, having already reached the Divine Soul Realm of the Sixth Realm of Possession.

Such extraterrestrial divines, without a physical substance, can be said that, even in soul state, a Seventh Realm Martial Practitioner of the Gang Control, seeing an invisible soul, would find it difficult to kill.

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