CHAPTER 547: CHAPTER 4: SLAYING YOU LOWLY COMMONERS IS NO CRIME

Looking at the Ji Family, the one leading was a young man with a jade crown. His appearance was quite delicate, only marred by a pair of slightly sinister triangle-shaped eyes, which betrayed his shady nature.

The group surrounding the Titan was led by one of the core members of Imperial City’s "official second generation," the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Ji Yun.

The Ji Family’s attendant student, out of envy for Yue Jinghua and the others who snatched the Forest Elephant Pig from them at Black Bear Ridge, used a Teleportation Scroll he carried to return to the Imperial City ahead of Yue Jinghua and the others and informed his young master, Ji Yun, of the incident and the situation of the people on the Titan.

To beat a dog, one must look at the owner. On hearing this, Ji Yun was so angry that he almost twisted his neck when he learned that the Elephant Teeth had been snatched away and that the other party did not even take the Ji Family seriously.

The Pengbo Family’s influence was also strong in the Imperial City. Ji Yun dared not vent his anger on Jin Nuo, but he was one hundred percent confident that he could deal with that mysterious Skyship and the unknown group of people on it.

Since it was a Skyship, it would inevitably have to dock at the Sky Port. Having been on official duty abroad, Jin Nuo’s first task upon returning to the Imperial City was to report back to the Military Department, a rule that Ji Yun was fully aware of.

Thus, in the past few days, Ji Yun ordered his men to closely monitor the area around the Sky Port and report immediately if there was any news of that odd Skyship.

After several days of surveillance, they indeed spotted the legendary Skyship.

As soon as Jin Nuo left with his men, Ji Yun couldn’t wait and led a group of people to surround the Skyship.

"This is the Imperial City’s royal soil; we have neither broken the law nor contravened any rules. Why have you sent people to surround our ship and disturb my Lady?" Hongling was just accompanying the Lady and Chi Xi, waiting for the young miss to return next to the Skyship, when suddenly, this group of thugs appeared. Checking their cultivation, each and every one of them had Dark Earth Cultivation, and among them, one even had Dark Heavenly Cultivation.

Facing this group of thugs who were fierce like wolves, Hongling knew she wasn’t strong enough to confront them; she had to protect the Lady and Chi Xi as they got on the ship and then shouted warnings loudly, attracting the nearby Skyport Guards.

"Young Master Ji, what is this about?" The Imperial Guard too were in a difficult spot, for Ji Yun’s fame in the Imperial City was well known. Even though the Military Department and Ministry of Revenue had a long history of not seeing eye to eye, the Skyport Guards did not dare to offend the Ji Family, as the annual military expenditure was all approved and audited by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue himself.

"No need for more words; everyone on this ship is a Sky bandit. You must have heard about the despicable Sky bandits terrorizing the Balkan Stone Forest area recently. My servant was transporting a batch of valuable assets through the Stone Forest and was ambushed by this group of Sky bandits, who seized all the assets and killed several of my men. It took a lot of effort to find out that they would land at the Sky Port today, so I brought my men to besiege them," Ji Yun was eager to please the granddaughter of the National Guardian General, Long Rui, Long Rui, and was determined to have those Forest Elephant Pig tusks.

Additionally, being petty and vengeful by nature, he had already decided in his heart to wipe out everyone from the Titan.

"Sky bandits, this..." Upon hearing this, the Imperial Guard looked at Hongling and the two women behind her, along with the pitifully small and nearly trembling Titan, with expressions of utter disbelief.

The matter of the Balkan Air Pirates was, of course, well known to the Imperial Military, but to say that the group of ruthless Sky bandits was actually these three frail and elegant women was too absurd.

Besides, that Skyship which appeared to be made of wood and looked like it could be blown over by the wind surely couldn’t be the kind of ship used by rampaging Sky bandits.

The small team leader of the Skyport Guards kept shaking his head, hesitating as he looked at Hongling and the two women of refined demeanor behind her, contemplating how to extricate the three women without offending the Ji Family.

"What are you hesitating for? Don’t you believe me? Just let the sky bandits board and search the ship, and you’ll see," Ji Yun snorted and with a gesture, the servants and Dark Practitioners behind him pounced toward the Titan like starving wolves.

A flash of Dark Light darted past, and the ground was suddenly strewn with flying stones. The young woman standing at the hatch, with her thick eyebrows raised, let loose her arrow as soon as her hand moved, with Dark Energy swirling on her Jade Bi Bow.

Several consecutive arrows forced the malevolent servants of the Ji Family, who wanted to rush forward, to retreat step by step.

"Shameless scoundrels, spewing lies with blood in your mouth. We are not sky bandits, and we will never allow you to board and search our ship," The Titan’s construction was peculiar, and its treasures and Dark Array even more so; these people could never be allowed to step foot on the Titan.

"See? They are the sky bandits. Just look at this female bandit’s archery, she must be a female demon who has killed countless people. Kill her for me," Ji Yun sneered disdainfully. Even though Hongling’s archery was unmatched, how could she stand against so many, especially with the Imperial Guard hesitant and indecisive? In an instant, dozens of servants surrounded Hongling like a downpour.

Hongling’s cultivation was only at Dark Earth Great Success, and after shooting with her Jade Bi Bow for a while, she couldn’t withstand the consumption of Dark Power and soon showed signs of faltering.

Seeing Hongling’s Dark Energy waning but still determinedly defending herself and Chi Xi, Lie Rou, standing behind, charged forward, "’How bold! On the Imperial City’s sacred ground where national laws are held high, you commit murder at will. Do you not have the law in your eyes? The Imperial Guard serves as a model of military discipline, yet you allow us, a handful of weak women, to be bullied without intervention. Where is your military honor?’"

Lie Rou spoke with authority, and combined with her unparalleled beauty and the demeanor of a Duchess, her imposing air was fully displayed in that moment.

Scolded by her, the Skyport Guards felt ashamed and promptly restrained Ji Yun, "Young Master Ji, it is strictly forbidden to use force in the Sky Port. Nobles who break the law will be treated the same as civilians. As that Lady mentioned, if you have no evidence, it should be up to the military to detain the ship first. Once the situation is investigated and clarified, then a decision can be made,"

But upon hearing this, Ji Yun walked up to Lie Rou and slapped her across the face, "I, Young Master, am above the law. So what about it? Killing you lowly commoners is not a crime."

Lie Rou had no knowledge of Dark Power, whereas Ji Yun was a true Dark Practitioner. By the time the slap came, it was too late for Hongling to intercept.

At this critical moment, a figure appeared in front of Ji Yun like a ghost, suddenly emerging.

Then, a flash of white light, and the guards hadn’t even cleared what had happened.

Only the sound of blood splattering was heard in the air.

In front of Lie Rou, there was now another person.

The speed of the newcomer was so swift, even the small team leader of the Imperial Guard couldn’t see clearly where they came from.

Ji Yun screamed miserably and fell to the ground. Looking at his right hand, the thumb and index finger were now two severed sections, trembling as they fell onto the ground.

A cold and bone-chilling voice was then heard, as if coming from a ghost from the Nine Netherworld Hell, "So it seems, this young master slaying a mad dog is also not a crime."