Light Cultivation
Eps. 168 — Mayor's Request
"Retreat, everyone back off!"
Seeing his elder being killed just like that the other masked warriors immediately decided to leave the city.
It had never been thought that the person they were after had such a high ability, not to mention Jian Chen looked younger yet like he was enjoying killing.
Jian Chen did not let that happen, he chased after them one by one and began to finish them off. "You're here, don't think you can go back..."
By the time Jian Chen hunted the masked warriors, the five twin girls had killed their opponents who were already in the residential area.
Unlike Jian Chen who fought openly, the five girls used his deadly killing technique.
Each knife attack aimed at vital parts such as the heart and neck of his opponent made him able to finish off the masked swordsman easily.
The five girls were not much different from Jian Chen, even though their faces were sweet yet while using his killing technique his heart and feelings became cold.
About twenty of their men took their lives, the masked warriors who were killed would never have expected the beautiful girl who looked weak could make him take his last breath.
When the masked swordsman began to flee after the death of his leader, the five twin girls did not let that happen.
They hated the evil organizations like the Devil Tower especially after witnessing the body that the organization killed. They think killing a killer might be a good thing in situations like this.
On the other hand Jian Chen was as much as possible chasing after the masked warriors to get out of the city border but because of their large numbers and the city officials who did not dare to help finally a small part of them could escape.
Jian Chen could have chased them further until killing all of them but right now his priority was to protect Shui city fearing another aftershock coming.
He also managed to capture one of the masked warriors for later interrogation. When Jian Chen's entourage returned to the city gate he only realized his actions were a bit excessive.
Shui City is now filled with blood and the bodies of masked warriors are everywhere. The city officials looked terrified as they saw Jian Chen return.
One of the officers ventured closer to Jian Chen followed by the others. Although somewhat frightened they realized Jian Chen was doing this to save his city.
"Mr Swordsman, thank you for your help if there is no swordsman maybe our city is on the verge of collapse."
"No need to hesitate, from the beginning I also hated organizations like them, however they could not be allowed to just attack innocent residents..."
The city attendant breathed a sigh of relief seeing Jian Chen was not as cruel as they thought.
Jian Chen then asked the city officials to hold the person he was carrying.
The attendant nodded and obeyed Jian Chen's will then take over the person Jian Chen had brought to put in the prison later.
The scattered bodies will be cleaned by city officials and residents around, while they are horrified when they have to collect the bodies first before they are buried.
Jian Chen soon met the five twin brothers who walked up to him. It looks fine.
"Brother Jian, are you okay?" Lan Qiaoqiao saw many blood spots on Jian Chen's clothes so she thought it was his blood.
"I'm fine..." Jian Chen smiled warmly.
Jian Chen then invited them to return to the inn, the arrival of Jian Chen's entourage there was greeted by the innkeeper
Jian Chen could feel the innkeeper was frightened when he saw himself, Jian Chen's action had indeed sounded fast to the entire city let alone his actions of a slaughtering nature.
Whether to be happy or scared at Jian Chen's help but what he did was not something that good people did.
Jian Chen did not care about their reaction, he immediately went to his room to clean himself up again as well as change clothes.
The five girls with him did the same thing, considering that it was dark they chose to go straight to sleep at the beginning of the night.
***
The inn that Jian Chen occupied the arrival of an important person the next morning, he was Mayor Shui who paid a visit to the inn and wanted to meet Jian Chen.
The news of Jian Chen defeating the pirates was already heard by the mayor, hearing the good news he immediately rushed the next day to come to him.
The Mayor's forehead immediately wrinkled and was a little incredulous when he saw Jian Chen's lifespan directly which was like that of a dozen-year-old youth, yet he did not think of it any further.
"So, what do you want to talk to me about until you get here so early?" Jian Chen asked.
"Mr Swordsman, please help our city, money doesn't matter as long as you release our children who were kidnapped by their group..."
The mayor began to tell that during this time the Devil's Tower organization always asked for tribute to his city every month with a high nominal money or else their group would attack his city.
Almost a year more mayors meet the pay by raising taxes on their people, this makes the people miserable until many fall poor.
The mayor has sent a letter of assistance to the provincial government related to this issue but because the government was in turmoil due to the seizure of the throne, the letter was not reciprocated until now.
The payment continued for a long time until at the point of last month, the mayor was made unable to pay tribute according to his nominal because he and his people no longer have money.
The people from the Demon Tower organization instantly shouted furiously, they then kidnapped the girls as well as the children of the residents as collateral. The mayor's only daughter was also taken by them.
With a person as strong as Jian Chen in his town, the Mayor hurriedly came here to ask for help.
Jian Chen closed his eyes for a moment after hearing the Mayor's story, he tried to calm his slowly rising anger.
"Well I'll help you guys, from the start I won't let them get away with it..."
Jian Chen rose from his chair, his determination growing rounder to destroy the Demon Tower Organization today. Jian Chen would make sure none of them survived.