The Emptiness Dragon System
CH.23RD. The Crow Claw Pavilion

Xiao Wu Jing stroked her beard and continued, "Hao Rong, don't be impulsive. I don't know the strength of the young man, but since he can defeat Elder Min with a single move, it's clear he's not someone you can capture. Even if everyone here joins forces, we are most likely not his opponent. If you provoke him now, you're just looking for your own death!"

Hao Rong thought for a moment and a look of horror appeared on his face because he knew it was true. The more he thought about it, the more he broke out in cold sweat.

Hua Ru Meng looked at Xiao Wu Jing with a wry smile and said, "This method will not work, please talk about the second one, Uncle Xiao."

Xiao Wu Jing sighed, "I know that the Chairman will not approve of this proposal."

Xiao Wu Jing knew what kind of temperament Hua Ru Meng had. As someone who was generous and considerate, even being able to defend a stranger like Qin Shan outside the city gates, he was unlikely to hand Qin Shan over to Purple Lotus City to be punished. If she really did that, she wasn't Hua Ru Meng anymore.

"Since we can't capture it and hand it over, we will only choose the second option to avoid this crisis" Xiao Wu Jing declared solemnly. "The chief must bring everyone and leave the Pavilion as soon as possible, this old man will stay here and manage the impact."

Hua Ru Meng was surprised to hear these words and said, "Uncle Xiao, what are you …"

"The crime has been committed, one must be held accountable. There was no way the Purple Lotus City would let this matter go. Actually, we shouldn't have entered the city and left immediately, but at that moment, we were all in a daze so we were all willing to how else. Now that we're inside the wall, I'm afraid trying to leave will be as difficult as ascending to Heaven. However, now was the time to take firm action! This old man had been in the Chairman's care for many years and hoped to finally be able to serve the Chairman one last time," Xiao Wu Jing stood up and straightened his short body, saying, prepare himself to face whatever will happen to him.

"I'll stay with Uncle Xiao!" Hao Rong woke up quickly.

"I'll stay too!" Outside the door, a beautiful woman named Ling walked in and said in a deep voice.

"Can't!" Hua Ru Mengs expression finally changed, she firmly rejected the idea.

"Hehe, if you all stay, who helps the Chairman in the future? If that happens, our Crow Claw Pavilion will be completely over, so all of you should leave. Bring as many valuable assets as the Pavilion can, I will stay behind to bear the burden," Xiao Wu Jing smiled lightly, as if already unconcerned by the prospect of life and death. "I know a Master in Purple Lotus City. If I could reach him, I might not die."

"No!" Hua Ru Meng shook his head and said, "If Purple Lotus City really wants accountability, it is impossible for me, as the Chairman not to be here. I'm the one who has to stay while the others are gone."

The group began to argue, no one could convince about who should go and who should stay.

After a futile debate, Xiao Wu Jing patted her thigh anxiously, "Chairman, the time is almost up. If you keep arguing with this old man, none of us can leave! Do you want this old man to kneel down and beg? Fine, this old man will kneel down and beg!"

After saying that, he actually kneeled towards Hua Ru Meng.

"Uncle Xiao!" Hua Ru Mengs expression changed drastically as her figure disappeared from where she was sitting and appeared right in front of Xiao Wu Jing.

Just as he was about to reach out, Xiao Wu Jing suddenly raised her hand and threw a handful of powder towards Hua Ru Meng.

Hua Ru Meng did not expect that Xiao Wu Jing would do something like this to her? Before he could react, he had already inhaled a bit of powder and suddenly his entire body was limp. He looked at Xiao Wu Jing in a daze, and shouted in surprise, "Lily Flower Rain Powder!"

"Uncle Xiao, what are you doing?!" When Hao Rong saw that something was wrong, he roared furiously and ran towards Xiao Wu Jing.

"Stop!" Shouted Ling knew what was happening and held Hao Rong back then carried Hua Ru Meng in his arms.

"Uncle Xiao. you.." Although Hua Ru Meng felt very weak, she did not faint.

Xiao Wu Jing smiled wryly, "Since the Chief recognizes this Lily Flower Rain Powder, it must know the effect as well. Even if the cultivation of a Third Level Origin Returning Leader, you won't be able to use your Qi Energy for an hour!"

He then shouted, "Ling Gao, quickly bring the Chairman of the Pavilion and find a safe place to hide in the city until things calmed down. As soon as they move, find a way to get out of the City!"

The delicate body of the beautiful woman shook and her eyes shed tears as she looked at Xiao Wu Jing for a moment then she nodded solemnly and said, "Uncle Xiao take it easy. Even if I have to give my life, I will ensure the safety of the Chairman!"

"Hao Rong, Tang Hai, you guys are leaving too!" Xiao Wu Jing turned his head and looked at the other two in the room.

Hao Rong and the twenty-year-old woman heard this and nodded.

Hao Rong, despite his rough outer appearance, he was unable to hold back the current cry, "Uncle Xiao, you have to be careful."

"Hoho, rest assured, this old man will not die," Xiao Wu Jing smiled then gestured for them to hurry over.

Under his insistence, Ling Gao hugged Hua Ru Meng while Hao Rong and Tang Hai rushed to gather whatever they could get, preparing to leave the Crow Claw Pavilion before disaster struck.

"Silent and courageous, the people from this small pavilion are quite attractive," Qin Shan sat cross-legged in his room and he nodded in agreement.

Although he was a bit far away, the quarrel between the members of the Crow Claw Pavilion could not avoid his Dragon Sense. Among these people, Hua Ru Meng was the strongest in Third Level Origin Returning, while the cultivation of the others was mixed. With the strength of Second Level Origin King Qin Shan, if he wanted to spy on them, none of them would be able to realize it let alone stop him.

"Emm, the situation is somewhat different from what I expected," Qin Shan rubbed his forehead as he muttered to himself. His original intention was to sneak into Purple Lotus City secretly, then search for information on the Void Dragon shards and leave.

With his current methods and cultivation, Qin Shan was confident he could obtain those shards of power without anyone noticing it. Even if he was surrounded, he would definitely flatten them.

However, the incident at the city gate had destroyed all of his plans.

Qin Shan knew that beating the Purple Lotus people would cause complications for him, although he did not need to fear such a small matter, but the people from the Crow Claw Pavilion would definitely suffer.

Thus, when Hua Ru Meng subconsciously invited him to the Crow Claw Pavilion after entering the city, Qin Shan happily agreed.

He had stuck out his neck to help him and suffered this disaster because of him, so Qin Shan could not just ignore him.

Qin Shan also knew that the members of the Crow Claw Pavilion would think that they could escape now was just a naive dream.

"They're here!" Qin Shan frowned as his Dragon Sense sensed the large number of cultivators approaching the Pavilion.

Before Ling Gao and the others had time to escape through the backyard, a number of extremely powerful auras pressed down on them on the spot.

The leader man of this group shouted furiously, "Injured the city guards and then tried to escape? Your Crow Claw Pavilion is completely against the law!"

As soon as these words came out, this man punched forward.

Ling Gao was the first to bear the brunt of this attack, causing her pretty face to turn pale, she hurriedly protected the Hua Ru Meng she was holding, exposing her back to the attack.

Hao Rong and Tang Hai also shouted, they hurriedly summoned their artifacts to block the fierce attack.

Booms!

After a loud explosion, most of the backyard of the Crow Claw Pavilion was destroyed while Ling Gao, Hao Rong, and Tang Hai, were all sent flying. Coughing up blood in the air, everything fell onto the ground looking pale.

Swush!

Countless armored cultivators flooded the back door, each holding a spear in their hands quickly closing the backyard.

The burly man stepped forward to the front of this group, his hands folded behind his back with a cold and indifferent expression adorning his face.

"Senior Bai!" Xiao Wu Jing rushed out after hearing the commotion and her heart sank when she saw who the leader of this group was and came forward to greet him.

At first glance he recognized this man was the Deputy Commander, Bai Zheng.

The Purple Lotus City Guards were led by Commander Lu Tian Feng, the Origin King's master, and right below him were eight Vice Commanders, all of whom were peak Origin Returning cultivators. The Guards govern the peace of the city and are responsible for dealing with various disputes.

Bai Zheng was one of these eight Vice Commanders and would never appear for trivial matters. This time, because Elder Min was injured, he came to the Crow Claw Pavilion.

When this man arrived, Xiao Wu Jing realized the situation had become even more dangerous.

According to rumors, Bai Zheng was the most ruthless of the eight Vice Commanders, a man who killed others like a fly and destroyed whatever business he targeted. Over the years, he had served as the Deputy Commander, there were even at least eight businesses destroyed in his hands. Not only were those businesses forced to shut down, everyone who worked there also died.

Xiao Wu Jing trembled as he felt that this time the Crow Claw Pavilion was completely destroyed.

"God!" Bai Zheng didn't even look towards Xiao Wu Jing and just bellowed furiously, his voice containing strength hitting the old man's body and making him fall to the ground getting a deep wound.

In the backyard, everyone from the Crow Claw Pavilion put on a pale expression as despair flashed across their eyes. The menacing gaze of the Purple Lotus City Guards made them shiver in fear.

Bai Zheng turned his head for a moment before cold snorting, "The Crow Claw Pavilion, haha. No need to continue to exist."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expressions changed. Bai Zheng's words were tantamount to cursing this pavilion.

Hua Ru Meng, who was still being held back by Ling Gao, said weakly, "Senior Bai, this matter is just a misunderstanding. Can you. Let this madam explain it to you."

Bai Zheng turned his attention to Hua Ru Meng and simply snorted, "No need to explain, the Crow Claw Pavilion will be annihilated from today and all of its members will be sent to the Frozen Prison."

"Frozen Prison!" Ling Gao exclaimed.

Frozen Prison was a terrifying existence in Purple Lotus City. Officially it was a place used to hold inmates, but no one entered to be left alive.

Entering the Frozen Prison was no better than being executed on the spot.

"The two of you are not bad," Bai Zheng reached out and pulled Hua Ru Meng and Ling Gao over to him then said, "Good, if you spend time having fun with us here, then, you can avoid suffering from Frozen Prison."

His tone was indifferent, but his words were no less frightening.

Ling Gao and Hua Ru Meng both turned pale as the gathered guards laughed lewdly. Obviously, not the first time they've done this.

Bai Zheng looked at him coldly, "You?"

"Haha.." Xia Wu Jing chuckled, "Senior Bai doesn't need to remember such trivial things, however, this lowly one has a friendship with Senior Bai's subordinate, Senior Jiang Sheng. In honor of that friendship, was Senior Bai willing to step into the hall for a moment so that this lowly one could explain the situation in detail?"

While speaking, Xiao Wu Jing removed the Storage Ring from her hand and passed it secretly to Bai Zheng.

Almost all of his belongings were inside this Storage Ring, but Xiao Wu Jing still handed them over without hesitation because she knew that the pavilion could not survive this disaster.

"You know Jiang Sheng?" Bai Zheng looked at Xiao Wu Jing in surprise.

Xiao Wu Jing nodded repeatedly and bowed, "I'm just lucky."

Bai Zheng sneered, "How could Jiang Sheng get along with trash like this? Looks like he doesn't need the position of patrol captain anymore."

As soon as this statement came out, Xiao Wu Jing's face changed drastically.

His words had now dragged the patrol captain named Jiang Sheng into this muddy water and brought disaster to him. After this incident, even if Bai Zheng did not destroy the Crow Claw Pavilion, Jiang Sheng would definitely not let go.

The friendship between him and Jiang Sheng was entirely based on Gold Coins, and such a friendship was naturally quite fragile.

"Your courage is not small, dare to bribe the Deputy Commander in front of everyone's eyes!" Bai Zheng let out a cold snort then reached out and snatched Xiao Wu Jing's Storage Ring. Without even looking at it, he threw it at one of his subordinates and declared, "The Crow Claw Pavilion is doing violence, ignoring the laws of Purple Lotus City, and trying to bribe the Vice Commander to cover up their crimes, for these three charges, all will be arrested."

"Yes!" The group of cultivators snorted and surrounded everyone from the Crow Claw Pavilion.

Other than Hua Ru Meng, who was a Third Level Origin Returning, only Ling Gao had achieved a First Level Origin Returning from its members. Everyone was just a Saint King. If Hua Ru Meng was at her peak, she might be able to struggle, but under the influence of the Lily Flower Rain Powder, she was now the weakest of all. Although he was still conscious, he could not use his Qi Energy and could only see his brother and sister being captured.

Everyone from the Crow Claw Pavilion was dropped, Xiao Wu Jing and Hao Rong were the most bruised and swollen.

"We didn't attack anyone, so why were we arrested? I don't take this!" Hao Rong shouted while thrashing.

"Oh? You didn't attack anyone? So many people outside the city watched your Claw Crow Pavilion people attack, do you think they all dared to lie?"

"If I say it's not us, it's not us!" Hao Rong gritted his teeth and roared.

"Senior Bai.." Ling Gao wore a hesitant expression for a moment and shouted, "Reporting to Senior Bai, the person who made the attack is indeed not from our Pavilion. That fellow defeated Elder Min with a single move, how could our small Crow Claw Pavilion employ such a master? Senior is wise and insightful, so surely Senior understands this?"

Bai Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Ling Gao coldly then snapped, "Are you questioning this Vice Commander's decision?"

"I don't dare!" Ling Gao trembled, he gritted his teeth and continued, "However, if Senior Bai only catches us innocent people while letting the culprit go, if this matter is known to Commander Lu, it will be, I don't know if Commander Lu will let Senior Bai fail in his duties."

"Please!" Bai Zheng shouted, his eyes turned fierce.

Ling Gao forced himself to endure this pressure and looked at him.

After a while, Bai Zheng grinned meaningfully, "I didn't expect there to be anyone in this small pavilion who wasn't afraid of the height of the sky, good! Because you said that the culprit wasn't from your Crow Claw Pavilion?"

"He's still here!" Ling Gao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied.

"Ling Gao!" Hua Ru Mengs pretty face changed slightly as she directed a look of blame at Ling Gao.

Ling Gao smiled dejectedly, "Chairman, that person alone caused this matter, so we cannot let our pavilion be held responsible. You blame me or not, I have to tell you the truth."

After saying that, he reached out his hand and patted Hua Ru Meng on the neck, making her unable to speak anymore, only able to see.

"The attacker is still in your Pavilion, yet you dare say he is not one of you?" Bai Zheng looked at Ling Gao while sneering, "Do you think this Deputy Commander is stupid?"

Ling Gao quickly explained, "Since he's not a member of our pavilion, I'm doing my best to have the real culprit stay here to wait for Master's arrival so that the situation can be resolved."

Bai Zheng smiled faintly, looking satisfied with this answer, "Good, then, you're the one leading the way. I want to see which bastard dares to behave in my Purple Lotus City!"

"Master, help!" Ling Gao extended his hand and immediately led the way.

Even as he walked, he did not take down Hua Ru Meng whose body was still limp.

Ling Gao narrowed his eyes towards the room where Qin Shan was in, his expression complicated. But after a while, her beautiful eyes became firm, as if she had made a big decision. He calmly lowered one of his hands, making some codes with his finger.

Xiao Wu Jing who was following behind saw this code and his expression became solemn.

A moment later, under Ling Gao's leadership, a group of people had crowded outside the room that Qin Shan occupied.

"Sir, that man is inside. If Master doesn't believe me, just tell him to come out and you'll know what I said earlier is right or wrong" Ling Gao stood to the side and pointed forward.

Bai Zheng ignored him as his focus was now on the room in front of him. Releasing his Spritual Sense, he investigated the situation carefully.

He noticed that there was someone inside, but when he tried to spy on the other party's cultivation, his Spiritual Sense could not uncover anything, like a rock sinking into the deep sea.

This made Bai Zheng stare blankly for a moment, realizing that the opponent's strength was not low.

This makes sense, anyone who could defeat Elder Min with a single blow would definitely not be weak. At the very least, Bai Zheng could not achieve such a feat.

Therefore, Bai Zheng did not dare to act too presumptuously and quickly took back his Spritual Sense. However, this was still Purple Lotus City and he was used to being arrogant and domineering as the Vice Commander, so he did not put Qin Shan in his eyes and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty dared to injure the people of my Purple Lotus City? Show yourself!"

There was no sound from inside.

Bai Zheng's face suddenly turned grim and sneered, "Buddy, if you know what's best for you, come out on your own. I don't care what your background is or how strong your cultivation is, anyone who dares to act presumptuously in Purple Lotus City will experience a miserable ending. If you obediently cooperate, you might still have a chance to survive, if not…"

He waited for a while with a calm face, but still did not get an answer, he became angry from embarrassment and shouted, "Little trick! Just wait for this Deputy Commander to throw you into Frozen Prison. Let's see if you can still act arrogant after that!"

Then Bai Zheng waved his hand and said to the six nearby cultivators, "Get inside and catch him."

The six cultivators were not stupid and knew that the man inside this room was not someone that could be provoked, but since Bai Zheng gave them orders, they were naturally obedient and could only attack.

Everyone thought there would be a commotion or battle noise from within the room, but instead, after these six people entered, they seemed to disappear, not making a single sound.

If not for the aura of their lives still existing, everyone would have assumed that they had simply vanished.

Bai Zheng's face became even more serious.

The people from the Crow Claw Pavilion also looked at each other, not understanding what was happening inside.

A moment later, several figures flew out from within and fell to the ground one by one, motionless.

It was the six people who had just rushed in, but each of them now wore peaceful expressions on their faces, as if they were sleeping. On the surface, they didn't seem to suffer any injuries and, like a good dream.

Huh!

Bai Zheng flinched. These cultivators were Origin Returning masters, and even though they were only First Levels, they were not people who could be killed easily.

"Who's in this room?" Bai Zheng's heart started pounding violently.

However, as one of the eight Vice Commanders of the Purple Lotus City Guard, he could not show any weakness in this situation, so after bracing himself, he gave the order, "Follow me!"

If he could not defeat the troublemaker today, he would no longer be the Deputy Commander. At this moment, he could only quietly pray that the other party was not the Origin King, otherwise, he would not be able to win.

A large group of guards rushed into the room.

This time, no longer a silence, the sounds of shouting and fighting sounded. One by one the guards were thrown and fell to the ground, howling miserably.

In the blink of an eye, everyone who had rushed in had been expelled except for Bai Zheng, but from his constant screams, it was clear the situation was dire.

"Now!" Ling Gao who had been watching all this time, suddenly shouted, held tightly onto Hua Ru Meng, and flew into the sky.

Xiao Wu Jing, who had already understood his intentions, also shouted, "Go!"

Hao Rong and Tang Hai hurriedly followed Xiao Wu Jing and Ling Gao, escaping this chaos.

However, they only managed to reach several tens of meters suddenly a terrifying aura surrounded them. This aura was like a mountain pressing down on them, and even before Ling Gao and the others realized what was happening, they had fallen back to the ground.

In the sky above them, a series of ripples appeared and in the middle stood a ghost-like figure.

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