"You should know the reason for our visit here, right?" A young man stood in front of the East District Administrator. He was glaring at him, not scared in the slightest. Yet, not a single person who witnessed the scene dared to say anything.
Clad in attire that bore the unmistakable mark of one well-versed in the ways of the cultivation world, his clothing was a testament to his identity. The symbols on his chest formed a mountain covered in a golden circle. It was the insignia of the Iron Mountain Sect.
There were a total of seven people, each person wearing a similar piece of clothing. They were pressing the same matter.
The East District Administrator couldn't do anything. He wanted to grit his teeth to show his frustration, but the cultivators might get offended if he did it. He wanted to reject and say everything that happened was just a mistake, but Hao Yu's words reminded him of his blunder.
As Hao Yu said, he shouldn't have let the criminal go. But he didn't believe it, causing her to eliminate three more cultivators. This time, it was clear that a certain big shot had come. He led six people together, showing the strength of the Iron Mountain Sect.
If he rejected cooperating with him, there was a chance that the government would get into some trouble with the sect. No matter how frustrated he was, he had to agree.
After pausing for a moment to calm his heart, the East District Administrator nodded his head. "Yes. If you're looking for the criminal, we've gotten the information about her, especially her whereabouts."
"Good." The man leading the cultivators nodded. "Where is she?"
"But before that… may I know who am I speaking to?" The East District Administrator couldn't easily give away the information. After all, someone could easily extract information if he gave all information to an unknown cultivator.
The man slammed his hand on the table while shouting angrily, "Are you going to anger me even more? Your government has been useless. If you can even do something, we would have captured her by now!"
The Administrator wanted to punch this guy, albeit his strength wasn't enough. He said, "I can't disclose important information without confirming your identity. You may wreak havoc in this area, but you are not going to get the information."
The young man looked frustrated and shouted, "Then, listen. I am Xiao Jun, the disciple of Elder Biao of the Iron Mountain Sect. Now that you know who I am, give me the information I want!"
"!!!" The Administrator was quite shocked to hear about Xiao Jun's real identity, especially the connection with an elder. Still, the government had a list of names of important people in the Iron Mountain Sect. Considering he wasn't aware of this Elder Biao, he must be pretty low in the sect even though he was an elder.
Nonetheless, the fact that he was an elder was enough to prove his identity. The Administrator grabbed a map and pointed at a certain spot not far from the city. "There is a forest near this city. The forest is small, but quite dense. We have confirmed that she is inside this forest."
"Hoh?" Xiao Jun narrowed his eyes. On the one hand, he wanted to chase after her right away. On the other hand, the others had fallen into her hands. He had no choice but to tread this matter a bit carefully. "What else?"
"What else?" The Administrator was quite surprised by the question, but he still continued, "We have set up a perimeter outside the forest. We've confirmed that she hasn't left yet. But due to the dense forest, we can't enter this place to avoid unnecessary casualties."
Xiao Jun couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows. He thought that mortals were like objects. If they could lure Li Xue out, they had served their purpose. However, the Administrator actually dared to not send his subordinates for him? He wanted to scream at him, but the Administrator's face remained grim, as if telling him that he wouldn't budge on this matter.
Xiao Jun clenched his fists. Although he wanted to clear up the place and locate his target, it seemed that he had to change his plan slightly.
"Fine. Giving away her general location is enough. Your soldiers should be ready to intercept if anyone passes them. We can't let her get away as she has killed five disciples of my Iron Mountain Sect. Do you understand?"
If the situation was still under control, he could simply say that the woman was still not considered a criminal unless the sect released a written statement. Sadly, everything had changed. Li Xue had murdered multiple people in front of a lot of people. The emotional damage that the people had to suffer was quite big and the pressure coming from the Master Painter wasn't losing.
Even if this was a sect internal matter, Li Xue was already considered a troublemaker. And due to her being chased by a lot of people from the Iron Mountain Sect, it was clear that who was more influential.
Still, the most important thing was Xiao Jun. As a disciple of an elder, he could easily ask his master to release that official statement. Hence, the Administrator had no choice but to brand Li Xue as the criminal and take Xiao Jun's side.
"I understand. Everything has been prepared. If you can let me know when you're going to enter the forest, I will inform the soldiers to do the rest."
Xiao Jun glanced at the sides. They had rushed to this place, but he had brought two 8-Star Cultivators and three 7-Star Experts. This number should be enough to overwhelm Li Xue. Unfortunately, Xiao Jun said, "The sun is going to set in just two more hours. Even if we can enter, it's better to avoid the darkness."
"Since that's the case, let me bring you to your inn." The Administrator ended up changing his role from an official to a guide. He couldn't make any more mistakes as the Magistrate might evaluate his performance and demote him.
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Meanwhile, Hao Yu had returned to his room.
"It seems that they have arrived… Will my traps be enough?" Hao Yu muttered while walking toward the closet. When he was about to open the door, he couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "Who knows?"
Once he opened it, it was revealed that there was actually a bow lying among the clothes.