Chapter Twenty: Can Patrol Teams Just Beat People Up?

The next day, Shen Zixuan and Su Xue'er emerged from another valley entrance. Shen Zixuan's speed was incredibly fast, leaving Su Xue'er feeling dizzy amidst the predominantly lush green scenery.

Stopping abruptly, Shen Zixuan replied, "There are people ahead."

Walking towards the valley exit, Su Xue'er followed by Shen Zixuan, they soon arrived by a large tree, where a group of people stood guard at the exit, seemingly waiting for someone.

"These should be disciples from the sect. I wonder what they're waiting for here," Su Xue'er explained.

Leading the way, Su Xue'er and Shen Zixuan approached the valley exit, but were intercepted by the group of people.

"Halt! No one is allowed to leave here," the leader of the group spoke first, his tone rude and unreasonable.

Su Xue'er retorted disdainfully, "Why? Is this your family's property? Have you engraved your name on it or buried your family tree here?"

Shen Zixuan stifled a laugh while the leader's face turned green with anger. He cursed loudly, "How dare you speak to me like that? Do you know who I am?"

Kicking the person next to him, he said, "This is Elder Zhang, the steward of the Godfire Sect."

Due to his unclear pronunciation, 'Godfire Sect' sounded like 'Godfire Stick', and 'Elder Zhang' sounded like 'Elder Eats Sh*t'.

While Su Xue'er stifled her laughter, Shen Zixuan couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

Elder Zhang kicked the person next to him angrily and then, with rage in his eyes, swung the large hammer in his hand towards Su Xue'er.

"Take this!"

Reacting quickly, Su Xue'er stepped back, avoiding the hammer strike, which created a deep pit in the ground.

Preparing to fight back with her sword, Su Xue'er was stopped by Shen Zixuan. "Mom, you don't need to get involved with these small fries."

Upon hearing this, Elder Zhang was furious. "I'll kill you!"

Swinging his hammer towards Shen Zixuan, who stood still, just as the hammer was about to hit him, Shen Zixuan disappeared. Due to the lack of a resisting object, Elder Zhang's momentum carried him forward.

Shen Zixuan suddenly reappeared at his side. "Shadow Chains."

Instantly, several dark chains emerged from the ground and bound Elder Zhang.

Elder Zhang, unwilling to accept his fate, said, "How is this possible? I'm a Spirit King! How could you easily capture me?"

Shen Zixuan sneered, "Is being a Spirit King impressive? Boom!"

In an instant, Elder Zhang was reduced to ashes.

Seeing Elder Zhang's demise, the others fled in panic.

Su Xue'er looked at them helplessly, then turned to Shen Zixuan. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Just some lackeys. If it weren't for his arrogance, I might have taken a bit longer. These Spirit Kings are all nurtured by the sect's pills and have no real skills," Shen Zixuan replied.

After leaving the Treasure Gathering Valley, Su Xue'er brought Shen Zixuan to the nearest city, known as the most prosperous city on the continent—Stellar City.

Stellar City was the most bustling city on the entire continent, with merchants from various empires conducting their business there. The city's auction house held auctions twice a year, offering valuable items, attracting many royals and nobles to attend.

To avoid attracting attention, Su Xue'er wore the half mask she had previously used and entered the city.

"Wow, there are so many people here! I've never seen so many people before," Shen Zixuan exclaimed, observing the bustling streets with curiosity.

Su Xue'er led him into a teahouse and said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go buy you some clothes."

"Okay," Shen Zixuan replied.

Su Xue'er went to the nearest tailor shop and picked out a suitable outfit for Shen Zixuan. She asked the shopkeeper, "Sir, how much does it cost to make a piece of clothing in this style?"

The middle-aged shopkeeper replied, "This style is quite popular this year. It will cost 40 gold coins. Is it for your husband?"

"No," Su Xue'er replied, feeling a bit embarrassed. The shopkeeper smiled and took the fabric to start processing it.

After the clothes were made, Su Xue'er went to the teahouse where she had left Shen Zixuan, but he was nowhere to be found. She put the clothes into her spatial ring and went out to look for him.

Not far away, she saw a group of people surrounding someone, and she could hear some malicious words.

It was evident that Shen Zixuan had been injured and was being supported by two people. One of them was cursing, "Where did you come from, you scum? Are you blind? Can't you see me crossing the road? Who let you, a bastard, dare to block my way?"

As he was about to strike, Shen Zixuan broke free, rushed over, and knocked the person down with a punch, mounting him and raining blows on his face without a word.

At that moment, a surge of spiritual power flew towards Shen Zixuan, who quickly retreated.

Looking in the direction where the attack came from, it was a cavalry team, seemingly the military force managing affairs in the city.

"Dare to attack a member of the Spirit Master's Mansion," the leader said angrily.

Shen Zixuan sneered, "Officials can start fires, but commoners cannot even light a lamp?"

Ignoring him, the captain asked the person Shen Zixuan had beaten, "Captain Wu, how did you get beaten by this scum?"

"This bastard blocked my way, and I was caught off guard by him," Captain Wu said weakly. "Captain Yang, avenge me."

Shen Zixuan, with a fierce look, said, "You're not allowed to insult me."

Captain Yang arrogantly replied, "So what if I insult you?"

At that moment, Su Xue'er's voice came, "Xiaoxuan." Su Xue'er ran to Shen Zixuan's side. "Xiaoxuan, what happened to you?" Su Xue'er saw the wounds on Shen Zixuan's body as soon as she entered.

Su Xue'er wiped the wounds on Shen Zixuan's face with a handkerchief and then gently applied medicine, asking, "Does it hurt?"

"Not at all," Shen Zixuan replied happily.

After that, Su Xue'er immediately took Shen Zixuan and prepared to leave. As they were about to leave, Captain Yang angrily shouted, "How dare you two act in concert? You don't even put our patrol team in your eyes."

Su Xue'er turned around, her voice cold. "The patrol team? Can the patrol team just beat people up at will? Whose patrol team is it that allows them to casually beat someone? Speak up, who did it?"

Ignoring Su Xue'er, Captain Yang pointed at Captain Wu and said, "We are the patrol team of the Spirit Master's Mansion. Since you've beaten Captain Wu today, just wait for the trial team to come for you."

Su Xue'er sneered, "I'll wait for them. I'll be waiting at the Wen Yu Teahouse up ahead. I'll be waiting for you."

After Su Xue'er finished speaking, she took Shen Zixuan and walked towards the teahouse, leaving the patrol team staring blankly. Captain Yang angrily ordered his subordinates, "Go to the inspection hall immediately to report the situation here and ask them to send someone over right away."

Upon reaching the teahouse, Su Xue'er wiped the wounds on Shen Zixuan's face with a handkerchief and gently applied medicine, asking, "Does it hurt?"

"Not at all," Shen Zixuan replied happily.