Imperial Demon Slayer Division

At this time, in the Demon Slaying Department, Gu Yan listened to Bai Hu’s report and said with a sneer.

"It seems it's time for me to show up."

Lin Feng and others have been under Gu Yan's surveillance since they left the Demon Slayer Division. Gu Yan is quite satisfied with their ability to find trouble.

Outside the bank, Xia Kong calmed down after venting his anger, secretly annoyed that he was a little impulsive.

But after all the beatings, it’s too late to regret now

Xia Kong stepped on Lin Feng with his foot and said viciously

"Bring these people back to me, put them in jail, and ask them to find out if they were ordered by Gu Yan to deliberately cause trouble in the city."

Xia Kong was angry, but he still didn't forget the procedures. As long as he could find out that it was Gu Yan who instigated it, he would not only be able to expose the matter of killing the demon envoy, but he could also bite Gu Yan back.

Gu Yan's cold voice came from afar

"Master Xia, you beat my people whenever you ask, and you tortured the demon slayer to force him to confess. How many heads have you grown?"

After Xia Kong heard Gu Yan's voice, he turned around, pointed at him and started to scold him. Suddenly he felt his neck tighten.

Gu Yan, who was hundreds of meters away, suddenly appeared in front of him. Five fingers were like iron hoops, strangling his neck and lifting him up.

At this time, Bai Hu came over with dozens of Xuan-level demon-slaying envoys, but in an instant, he captured the group of soldiers.

These dozens of demon slayers may be slightly inferior to those in Yinshan County in terms of combat prowess, but they are all experienced in many battles. They can still easily defeat these soldiers.

The strength in Gu Yan's hand became stronger and stronger, pinching Xia Kong so hard that he could hardly breathe. Until his eyes turned white, he threw Xia Kong to the ground like a dead dog.

"Master Xia, our Demon Slayer is a routine matter. We received reports from the people and came here to search. Because of a personal grudge, you deliberately beat the Demon Slayer and interfered with official duties. Do you think the laws of Daqin are a joke? Or do you think you have a neck? Is it made of iron? Do you think my sword can't cut your neck?"

Xia Kong, who was dizzy due to lack of oxygen, lay on the ground making a whooshing sound and breathing hard. It took a long time before he recovered.

"Gu Yan, you clearly deliberately set a trap for me and took the opportunity to make things difficult for me!"

Gu Yan knelt down, patted Xia Kong's face gently, and sneered.

"Master Xia, please come and sit in the prison of my Demon Slaying Department. I will let you be served with tea and water."

When Xia Kong heard Gu Yan's words, he suddenly raised his head and looked at him in disbelief.

"Gu Yan, you don't even have an arrest warrant, and you want to arrest the county guard without any evidence. Aren't you afraid that I will go to the imperial capital to sue you?"

Gu Yan stood up, raised his foot and stepped on Xia Kong's head, pressing his face to the ground and crushing him, saying in a cold voice

"You want an arrest warrant? Well, when you get to the department, I will write one for you and take it away!"

Gu Yan deliberately sent Lin Feng to stir up trouble in order to force Xia Kong to take action and capture him directly. Without the cover of the county guard, the Xiao family would be able to investigate more easily.

"Are you okay?"

Gu Yan pulled Lin Feng and others up.

Lin Feng endured the pain and said

"It's okay, sir"

Gu Yan gave each of them a bottle of Dayuan Dan, and then said to Bai Hu

"Take a few brothers back to treat their injuries and record another feat."

"Thank you, sir!"

At this time, in the Xiao family, Xiao Lian heard the report from his servants and frowned and asked Xiao Li beside him

"Li'er, do you think Gu Yan discovered any clues? Otherwise, why would he target Xia Kong so much?"

Xiao Li, who was sitting aside, raised her tea cup to drink. The tea cup blocked the flash of light in her eyes.

"Father, you are overthinking. On the day of Grandpa's birthday, Xia Kong wanted to win over Gu Yan for the Xiao family, but Gu Yan didn't appreciate it. Instead, he mocked Xia Kong at the gate of the house in front of everyone.

When Gu Yan was the commander of Yinshan County, he had all the civil and military power in his hands. When he came to Jiangnan County, he probably wanted to do the same, so he set a trap for Xia Kong and punished him."

Xiao Lian heard his daughter's analysis and felt it was very reasonable. He nodded approvingly and then asked thoughtfully.

"In your opinion, should we fish out Xia Kong?"

Xiao Li pondered for a moment and then said

"People must be rescued, otherwise others will think that our Xiao family is ungrateful. Xia Kong has just found Qingluo Fruit for grandpa. If we don't save him, we will surely chill the forces that vassal the Xiao family."

Xiao Lian was very satisfied with Xiao Li's answer. The more he looked at his daughter, the more regretful he felt. He only regretted that she was not a man.

"Who do you think is best for this trip?"

Xiao Li stood up and bowed to Xiao Lian.

"Xiao Ling, it's best to let Brother Ling go this time. Gu Yan has hurt him, so if he lets Brother Ling go, Gu Yan won't feel guilty and just let Xia Kong go.

Secondly, Brother Ling will take over as the head of the family in the future, so he should also train himself, otherwise I, the dignified head of the Xiao family in Anzhou, will act like a playboy all day long, how can I be decent?"

Xiao Lian nodded, stood up and walked out, saying as he walked

"Then let Ling'er go on this trip."

"Yes"

After Xiao Lian left, Xiao Li straightened up and looked at Xiao Lian's back with squinted eyes.

Xiao Lian didn't know that Gu Yan had ridiculed Xiao Ling at the gate of the mansion, and thought that Gu Yan had always felt guilty.

But he didn't expect that Gu Yan could directly attack Xia Kong, the Xiao family's eagle dog. He clearly didn't care about the Xiao family's opinion.

As for Xiao Li's intention to send Xiao Ling to seize someone, he clearly wanted to aggravate the conflict and keep Xia Kong in jail, thus giving Gu Yan enough time to investigate the Xiao family.

In the interrogation room of the Demon Slayer Department's prison, Xia Kong, covered in blood, was tied to a cross.

In the interrogation room, there were only Gu Yan and several demon slayers who had come to Jiangnan County with him.

Gu Yan sat on a chair, gently blew the tea leaves in the cup, and said slowly

"Master Xia, are you still unwilling to say anything?"

Xia Kong cursed at Gu Yan angrily

"Gu Yan! You are slandering me! How have I ever colluded with the mysterious forces secretly refining corpses? You have openly tortured me. I will definitely go to His Majesty to file a complaint against you."

Gu Yan looked at Xia Kong, sneered, and suddenly hit Xia Kong's head with the tea cup in his hand.

Xia Kong's face was suddenly bruised and bleeding.

Gu Yan stood up, walked slowly to Xia Kong, grabbed his hair, and said with a sinister smile.

"Master Xia, to tell you the truth, even if I beat you to death here today, no one will plead your grievances.

Do you know that the person standing behind me is Mr. Fang? You must also know the weight of the Zhenzhou official. Do you think the Xiao family will forcefully stand up for you and be targeted by Mr. Fang?

The Xiao family stole the corpse-refining technique from Master Fang, which caused Master Fang to be reprimanded by the boss. What do you think an angry No. 4 on the Heavenly Ranking would look like? "

When Xia Kong heard Gu Yan's words, he suddenly understood. It turned out that Gu Yan had already calculated everything, but there was a lack of evidence. The reason why he forcibly arrested him was to quickly extract the evidence.

In order to get Xia Kong to open her mouth, Gu Yan used extreme methods on Xia Kong both mentally and physically.

Xia Kong also knew in his heart that if he handed over the evidence, he would really be dead. After all, he was not a clean person. Now these evidences were his life-saving talisman!

So no matter how Gu Yan tortured him, he would never say anything.

At this time, Bai Hu walked in from outside and whispered in Gu Yan's ear

"Sir, Xiao Ling of the Xiao family is here."