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Chapter 129 Testing Meng Qi's Roughness - Teng Liang

"The Black Tuo priest was lying in ambush on Su Chen. Could it be... that Chu Xuan's death is related to the Black Tuo?" You Shan murmured to herself as she looked at the sealed Black Tuo priest.

“Uh…” Wu Yang happened to return to the hall and heard You Shan’s words. He couldn’t help but whisper, “Your Honor, we came here ourselves.”

"You came here yourselves?" You Shan frowned and said calmly, "That's what you think. You may have been interfered with by the Black Tuo believers."

Yang Yan felt a chill run down his spine; this was the very clue he had discovered.

"Judge You..." The last one to return was, of course, Su Chen, who had run the furthest away.

After exchanging greetings, he glanced at the sealed Black Tuo priest, who was unable to move, with only his black eyes trembling.

“You’re quite clever. This Black Tortoise Priest, although only a fourth-tier professional, has used the power of the Black Tortoise to amplify himself, making him comparable to a fifth-tier professional…” You Shan glanced at him. She had been hiding outside and only made her move after noticing the Black Tortoise Priest.

They were quite surprised to see Su Chen flee at such a high speed.

“The remaining rebels below have all been sealed off. I’ll take him back first. After you’ve finished clearing things out, don’t wander off. Just return to the courtroom.”

The sealed Black Priest was drawn away by an unseen force.

"Your Honor..." Su Chen called out, but You Shan had already disappeared, leaving only her voice drifting back, "It's all thanks to you, you'll get your share."

"Alright." Su Chen shrugged. The Tribunal did have a rather rigorous merit assessment system. Capturing a follower of a cult would calculate merit points based on the threat level they posed.

Ordinary judges can rely on their performance points to get promoted, receive salary increases, exchange for professions, various auxiliary potions, and custom weapons.

However, these core members generally don't lack anything and won't compete with their subordinates for credit.

……

Meanwhile, in another remote area near Yingfeng City, Bu Siqi, holding binoculars, watched from afar as a team finished searching an underground black market.

A large number of people involved in the transactions were apprehended, and the Surveillance Guards gathered around. Several men who appeared to be high-ranking Surveillance Guards were confronting the Inquisitor.

The two sides argued heatedly, and the judge was surrounded in the middle and couldn't be taken away.

Meng Qi looked nervous, trying to calm people down on the left and right sides, saying something repeatedly, but no one paid any attention to him.

In the end, it seemed that the Inspectorate Guard had the upper hand and took over the group from the Judgement Guard.

The judges gathered around Meng Qi all looked grim, and their eyes inevitably revealed contempt as they glanced at him.

"This underground black market is probably run by the Surveillance Bureau. They must be paying bribes regularly, so they certainly won't let us arrest people easily." Bu Siqi shook his head, a hint of disdain in his voice.

"But Meng Qi is too cowardly. He is the leader of this group of judges, yet he speaks timidly and cannot argue with the other party."

"With this, he can still become a core seed. I don't know how he even advanced to Bloodthirsty Butcher."

Beside him, Teng Liang remained silent, his thin body looking as if he might collapse at any moment, his eyes fixed on Meng Qi in the distance.

Bu Siqi couldn't help but say, "This coward shouldn't be a problem, right? We've been following him for almost ten days and haven't found anything suspicious. He's always so timid and hesitant..."

"Senior brother? Teng Liang, you're mute, say something! You're driving me crazy!" Receiving no response, Bu Siqi couldn't help but get annoyed.

Teng Liang then slowly began to speak: "There are only three people who are relatively close to Chu Xuan. Pang Xingwen is missing, we can't contact Chu Yunze, and only this Meng Qi..."

“My junior brother only said one sentence, and he probably doesn’t even know the specifics himself.” Bu Siqi said helplessly, “He is a core seed after all. It’s not a good idea for us to keep following him like this.”

Teng Liang's voice was low: "Before my teacher left, he told me that if my junior brother suddenly expressed an opinion on something, or gave some inexplicable hint, I should take it to heart."

"Why didn't the teacher tell me that you two are both little darlings?" Bu Siqi felt a pang of sadness.

Seeing Teng Liang remain silent, Bu Siqi sighed inwardly. He figured if Su Chen were here, he would have already comforted him. He couldn't help but say:

“Our junior brother is quite capable, but what the teacher said is a bit too far-fetched. Could it be that Chu Xuan was killed by this Meng Qi?”

"Furthermore, it's possible that my junior brother was implying something; you might have misunderstood it as well."

“You’re right,” Teng Liang suddenly said, and Bu Siqi couldn’t help but say, “We need to leave.”

"Continuing to track them like this is not a solution."

Bu Siqi: "..."

Brother, that was the sentence before that. So you didn't hear a single word I said after that?
“I’m going to test him.” Teng Liang said succinctly. Bu Siqi’s expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, “Brother, this kid must have been sent out by higher-ups to fish for us. He’s accompanied by either a section chief or a presiding judge.”

"It's Jiang Shumo." Teng Liang shifted his gaze to the crowd gathered in the distance, which had become a small dot due to the distance.

“You…” Bu Siqi was stunned.

“Contact him and say it’s an emergency call from the chief,” Teng Liang said. “I’ll take his place.”

“Old Jiang is the most cunning. He will definitely contact the chief directly.” Bu Siqi shook his head repeatedly. “Playing tricks on him will definitely be remembered. That hypocrite is the most treacherous.”

"The Chief is currently attending the Elders' Meeting, which is the third time in the past ten days. It won't be over anytime soon," Teng Liang said calmly.

"How did you know?" Bu Siqi asked in surprise.

Teng Liang pulled up a virtual screen. "I just contacted the chief and said I had important intelligence, but he hasn't replied yet."

Bu Siqi's eyelids twitched wildly, and his throat bobbed. "This isn't a good idea."

“Little Bu…” Teng Liang suddenly looked at Bu Siqi, his gaze deep and unsettling.

Bu Siqi felt a chill run down his spine and immediately activated his bracelet, saying, "I'll contact him right now, I'll contact him right now."

Shortly after, Teng Liang walked out from there and looked at the crowd.

A figure then disappeared from the crowd.

"I heard that this morning, His Excellency Minglin forced the Imperial Guards to retreat ten meters and watched them arrest people."

"Yes, Lord Wei Yufan didn't say anything himself, he just showed his face, and then the Surveillance Guard withdrew on his own."

"...Take Su Chen, who just became a core seed this year, for example. He didn't lose any points in the few minor skirmishes."

"Yes, it's only us who make a fool of ourselves every day."

The judges, who had regrouped, hung their heads and spoke loudly, making no attempt to hide their conversation from Meng Qi beside them.

Meng Qi wasn't annoyed; he just chuckled awkwardly, his heart remaining calm. To him, it was just the chatter of a bunch of ants, not worth getting angry about.

"Unfortunately, it was too rushed. I didn't expect Chongjingtian to suddenly summon people, which led to the exposure of Chu Xuan's death. Otherwise, I would have been safer." Meng Qi sighed inwardly. "And that Su Chen, he was too wary of Chu Xuan and difficult to approach." "In that case, there was no suitable opportunity to get close to him."

He originally intended to pin Chu Xuan's death on Su Chen, so that he could then express his belief that Su Chen had defended him and offered timely help, which would undoubtedly be an excellent opportunity to gain someone's trust.

Finally, they send one of their subordinates to take the blame, clear Su Chen of suspicion, and everyone is happy.

However, he could not predict how things would develop. Chu Xuan could not simply die at Su Chen's house. Using indirect methods would be much less effective and would also arouse the other party's vigilance.

"Let's think of other ways. Su Chen... why is Hei Tuo paying so much attention to him?" He was incredibly curious and wanted to find out as soon as possible. "If I had known about Su Chen's existence, I wouldn't have bothered getting close to Chu Xuan..."

As he was pondering this, his expression suddenly changed. A gray-yellow storm suddenly arose around him, swirling up dust and sand.

These grains of sand spun and rubbed together at an astonishing speed, emitting a teeth-grinding shriek, and converged towards the center with terrifying force!
"Attack!! Protect Meng Qi!"

The judge beside him roared and quickly formed a formation, blocking Meng Qi's path. With a burst of energy, he advanced and retreated with measured steps.

But it had no effect; a large number of judges were caught up in the storm and soon disappeared.

Meng Qi stood in the center, seemingly stunned, her expression blank, but inwardly she was astonished: "Someone actually attacked me, whose people are they?"

His infiltration was known only to the followers of the Faceless Demon; the other followers of the Ghost God were completely unaware of it. He wouldn't be so surprised if someone targeted him.

"Hmm, I wonder who's protecting me?" he thought to himself, but a strange feeling also lingered. "It feels pretty good to be protected."

However, even as the stench-laden storm approached, there was no movement around him. He was thrown straight out and crashed into the underground black market he had been in before.

The buildings here were rudimentary, dust was flying everywhere, and her chest was burning with pain. Meng Qi was bewildered. Where were the people who were protecting her?

Nobody's protecting me?
boom!
A massive figure descended, standing at least three meters tall, like a small giant, emanating a nauseating stench.

"...Corrupted Blood Giants? Aren't these followers of the 'Dark Plague'? They should be active in Yuandu, so why are they in Yingfeng?" Meng Qi shrank back, his mind racing.

"Help! Help!" he cried out.

He didn't believe that no one was protecting him; he was a core seed!
“Yingfeng’s core seed, what a rare opportunity.” The rotting giant stepped forward, its muscles rotting all over its body, emitting a foul, nauseating stench.

"Cough, cough..." Meng Qi was shocked and furious. The court really didn't send anyone to protect him. What were they thinking?
"Die!" The rotting giant raised its massive foot, and the wriggling white worms on the sole of its foot made Meng Qi want to vomit.

This body was meticulously modified by him at great cost, allowing him to evade the court's layers of scrutiny and achieve a near-perfect disguise.

It would be such a waste to be trampled to death by a rotting giant.

Almost as soon as the white insects touched his cheek, there was still no movement around him.

Meng Qi finally erupted, his eyes filled with a hazy gray-white light, and he shouted sharply, "Stop!"

The sounds were layered and resonant, grand and far-reaching.

"You..." The Blood-Rotting Giant was taken aback, then saw Meng Qi fly out from beneath his feet, hovering in mid-air, his entire being exuding a hazy divinity and majesty, as he rebuked:

"Get out of here!"

The Blood Giant is not a follower of the Faceless Demon, so he cannot directly command it, but this is enough to prove that he is not an enemy of the God of Mischief.

However, an ugly smile suddenly appeared on the face of the rotting giant. Its already enormous body swelled up again, and its rotting flesh was gradually replaced by bronze skin, giving it a savage aura.

"You really do have a problem!"

“Ancient Giant? Teng Liang!” Meng Qi exclaimed in surprise.

Knowing that something was terribly wrong, he realized that this guy was clearly testing him.

"Where did I give myself away? Why would the court suddenly come to test me?"

Before you could even think, a fist the size of a clay pot was already hurtling towards you.

"Teng Liang, I'll remember this!" Meng Qi's eyes were fierce, then his eyes rolled back and his body fell straight down.

Suddenly, Teng Liang's giant fist stopped in front of Meng Qi, and the resulting gale shook the surroundings. Meng Qi's thin body spun with the gale and fell down without a sound.

"Dead?" The ancient giant stared at the corpse on the ground with its giant eyes.

……

"Everyone heard that. What's yours will be yours, and you'll get your share. Go and finish things up." Su Chen called the judges back from outside the hall and then reminded them:

"This place is not simple. Everyone be careful. If you find anything strange, do not act on it yourself. Report it first."

"Yes!" The group was in high spirits and descended into the cave one after another, carrying exploration tools to draw preliminary maps.

Yang Yan looked somewhat frightened, hiding in a corner of the hall, groping himself all over.

"What's wrong?" Su Chen suddenly appeared behind him, startling him.

"I...I..." Yang Yan's face was pale. He looked around and whispered, "I suspect that I was tricked by the Black Camel believers."

"Hmm?" Su Chen asked in surprise, "How do you know?"

“Look, you core seeds are each leading a team. Except for Wei Yufan, who doesn’t care about anything, the others are all searching in Man Yingfeng.”

Yang Yan's expression was not good. "But in the past few days, we are the only ones who have made some gains, and they have all been big ones."

"Now that I think about it, it's pretty strange. How come I was the one who discovered those clues, and the first thing I did was find the Black Priest? If it weren't for Judge You, we would probably be in danger this time."

Uh… Su Chen was speechless. This was the stronghold of the Black Tuo believers in Yingfeng.

He has already defined the basic area and has been leading people to patrol it. If Yang Yan still can't find any clues, he might as well quit being a Level 4 judge and go home to farm.

Furthermore, if Su Chen hadn't suspected that someone might be following him, he wouldn't have come straight here.

"It is indeed strange, investigate carefully..." Su Chen hesitated, then patted his shoulder before turning to look down at the crack.
"I wonder if this place has a way to manipulate divine blood..."

To avoid arousing suspicion, Su Chen went directly to the area with the strongest sensation, ignoring the other two places.

The presence of the Black Priest hidden here further confirms that his senses were correct, and the method of manipulating divine blood is most likely to be found here.

Su Chen didn't go down; he figured the things he found would eventually pass through his eyes anyway, so he just waited upstairs.

(End of this chapter)