Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 245 - 6: Maiming Colleagues, Surrendering without a Fight!_2

A moment later,

After finishing his lunch, he continued to sit at his desk and read.

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As prompts sounded one after another, the book in his hands was gradually flipped through.

After an hour and a half,

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Jiang Ning closed the last page.

He immediately closed his eyes to digest the information he had just absorbed.

A dozen breaths later, he opened his eyes.

At this moment, in his mind, the words he had just read appeared distinctly, as if carved into his brain with knife and chisel.

"Unforgettable is truly a great talent!" Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

[Skill]: Reading and Writing (Second Limit Breaking 1983/3000) (Trait: Unforgettable, Extraordinary Five Senses)

He glanced at his panel and then closed it.

"Strange, why hasn't Little Jiu come yet? Could something have happened?" Jiang Ning's gaze fell on the dining table, where the remnants of his recent lunch still lingered, prompting a look of confusion to spread across his brow.

...

Elsewhere,

At the entrance of the Inspection Office,

"You've got some nerve!" A young man wiped the blood from his neck, his face turning ghastly pale.

He never imagined that he, an esteemed Standard Ninth Grade team leader, would nearly lose his life to an ordinary Secondary Ninth Rank Patrol Guard.

With such strength, why hadn't he stood out yesterday, and why would he settle for being a mere patrolman?

Little Jiu, holding her sword, spoke coldly, "Release Tong Xiuyun!"

She had just been called out of the Inspection Office and only learned about the incident at Moon Pavilion after being informed by passersby.

In previous years, the opportunity to stand out and earn Lin Qingyi's esteem was greatly thanks to Tong Xiuyun, who had provided significant assistance to her.

Furthermore, having had very few friends before, Tong Xiuyun was both her benefactor as well as someone who treated her like a sister in Little Jiu's eyes.

Hence, upon learning of Tong Xiuyun's predicament, Little Jiu became very anxious.

However, when she arrived at Moon Pavilion, she found the place deserted and sealed off.

After inquiring further, Little Jiu learned that Tong Xiuyun had been arrested by a certain team leader of the Inspection Office.

Through others' descriptions, Little Jiu quickly matched the team leader's identity in her mind.

Xiao Tianhe.

For Little Jiu, making this connection wasn't difficult.

After all, there were only a handful of team leaders in the Inspection Office.

A little investigation was all it took to find the relevant person.

Once she knew it was Xiao Tianhe's doing, Little Jiu didn't waste time on futile travels.

She went straight back to the Inspection Office and waited at the entrance for Xiao Tianhe to appear.

And now, this scene unfolded before her eyes.

...

"Tong Xiuyun?" Xiao Tianhe said, "Who is that? I don't know!"

Little Jiu said, "The Shopkeeper of Moon Pavilion!"

"Him?" Xiao Tianhe sneered, "He's in trouble for child trafficking and hiding a body after murder. My arrest is simply carrying out my duty. Do you have a problem with that?"

"I do!" Little Jiu said coldly, "Release her, and we'll call it even."

"Just like that, you think you're in a position to bargain?" Xiao Tianhe laughed, "Don't you know the rules of the Inspection Office? Insurrection is a serious offense!"

Saying so, Xiao Tianhe waved his hand toward the front.

Suddenly, a few people stepped out from among the onlookers.

These individuals were students from the Martial Arts Garden he had recruited under his command the previous day.

Being from Dongling County's Martial Arts Garden, they were naturally inclined to band together.

"Seize her!" commanded Xiao Tianhe.

"Yes!" someone responded and promptly attacked.

Ah—

Ah—

Ah—

...

Immediately, Little Jiu took action, her sword flashing, splattering blood in front of the Inspection Office gates.

In barely ten breaths, the four who had moved against Little Jiu were all wounded.

And this was Little Jiu holding back.

Because she knew that with her current status, if the altercation remained just a confrontation, she still had room to maneuver.

If I were killed here, then I would truly be in a situation of certain death without escape.

Even the Xie family would be powerless in the face of the Inspection Office.

As the ninth daughter of the Xie family, of course, I have a deeper understanding of the Inspection Office than most.

The deeper the understanding, the more terrifying the Inspection Office becomes.

Not to mention someone with my strength, even the strongest person in Luoshui County, the County Lord himself, wouldn't dare to challenge the Inspection Office.

Because the master of the Inspection Office is of a rank above the Sixth Rank.

Not to mention that, beneath the master, there are the Four Great Commanders, all of whom are personages dispatched from higher up.

In the face of such power, any infraction or murder of one's peers is a capital offense!

...

At this time,

The entrance of the Inspection Office was already crowded with people.

For just yesterday was the day of the Inspection Office's examination.

Today, they were to be registered, and not to mention, it was their duty shift.

Therefore, at this time, nearly all members of the Inspection Office were on full duty.

Under such circumstances, a major event taking place at the great doors of the Inspection Office naturally drew the curious gazes of many onlookers.

At the same moment,

When Xiao Tianhe saw this scene, seeing Xie Xiaojiu sweep his subordinates away like autumn leaves, he did not get angry but instead revealed a smile.

He had just had a brief confrontation with Xie Xiaojiu, almost capsizing in the gutter, naturally aware that his subordinates were no match for Xie Xiaojiu's strength.

It wouldn't matter if four attacked together, or even nine, in his eyes, they were unlikely to defeat Xie Xiaojiu.

However, these four making a move was not without meaning.

Having witnessed Xie Xiaojiu's strength, Xiao Tianhe understood that resolving this conflict with strength was not going to be so simple.

If that's the case, then the conflict had to be resolved within the framework of rules.

Xie Xiaojiu injuring him was a case of insubordination, a serious transgression.

Xie Xiaojiu injuring his four squad members was akin to harming fellow officers, also a grave taboo.

Both charges combined, what did Xie Xiaojiu's strength count for?

Wouldn't she inevitably face a grim outcome?

Rules, they are very important!

Lacking absolute certainty of victory and to prevent loss of face, actions had to be confined within the rules.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tianhe felt quite confident.

"Xie Xiaojiu, for harming your peers, why don't you surrender now!" After taking a deep breath, Xiao Tianhe bellowed loudly, his powerful voice immediately reverberating through the entire Inspection Office.

...

On the other side,

Inside the Inspection Office,

After finishing reading the books, Jiang Ning began practicing the Melting Furnace Alchemy Skill, refining the Leopard Embryo Shaping Body Pill within his body.

In one go, he dissolved three drops of the elixir, coordinating with the Power to circulate throughout his body.

At the same time, under internal observation, he precisely tempered the muscle groups that had not yet reached their limit.

During this process, Jiang Ning could feel the muscle fibers inside his body becoming tougher and more powerful.

Just then,

"Xie Xiaojiu, for harming your peers, why don't you surrender now!"

A loud shout from the entrance of the Inspection Office reached Jiang Ning's ears.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning immediately opened his eyes, slightly startled.

"Harming peers, surrendering? It seems Xie Xiaojiu really is in trouble!!"

He immediately got up: "If that's the case, then let's go out and see! Let's see just how Xie Xiaojiu has harmed her peers."

Shortly afterward,

Jiang Ning walked out of the Inspection Office's entrance.

He immediately saw that the entrance was crowded, a group of people huddled together to form a wall of bodies.

Because of Jiang Ning's height, even behind the human wall, he could roughly see the situation inside.

Xie Xiaojiu, with a sword in hand, stood in front of a young man, and several people nearby were already injured.

Clearly, there was a conflict between Xie Xiaojiu and the young man.

"Is that... Xiao Tianhe?" Jiang Ning slightly recalled and then brought up Xiao Tianhe's information.

He had seen all the captains who competed on the same stage as him the day before. A little reminiscing allowed him to remember this young man's name.

"Xie Xiaojiu, won't you surrender now?" Xiao Tianhe asked calmly.

Facing this, Xie Xiaojiu tightened her grip on her long sword.

"You, as a captain of the Inspection Office, corruptly pursue private interests under the guise of public authority, and arrest people at will!"

"Arrest people at will?" Xiao Tianhe laughed, "I'm not arresting without cause. I have both people and evidence in hand, and I will report this matter to Commander He Jinyun later. Commander He will naturally decide on this matter."

"Thick as thieves!!!" Xie Xiaojiu spat coldly, her eyebrows shooting up.