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Chapter 158: Chapter 82: Huang Tian Sect Attacks the City, Chaos Ensues

Taiping County, at the entrance of the county government office.

Two gatekeepers were quietly discussing the day's trivial and amusing matters, their faces displaying a touch of relaxation.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps accompanied by a frightened shout broke the calm.

"Something serious has happened, I need to see Lord County Magistrate!"

Not far away, a young man with slightly disheveled clothes and an anxious expression rushed to the front of the government office like a gust of wind.

The smiles on the faces of the two gatekeepers gradually faded, and they exchanged a meaningful glance. Then, one of them stepped forward and asked sternly, "What happened to the Cang Long Gang that has you so flustered?"

They recognized the wolf's head embroidered on the young man's chest.

He was a member of the Cang Lang Gang.

Not long ago, this gang had pledged allegiance to their Lord County Magistrate and had started working for him.

In a sense, they were on the same side.

The only difference was they were officials with a salary, while the gang members were commoners, earning their place through sacrifice.

Considering they were in the same camp, they showed them some respect.

The disciple, still gasping for breath with eyes full of terror as if he had just escaped the brink of hell, stammered, "No, no... it's from the county town...the officials from the County City Guard Martial Arts Department there, they... they've all been murdered!"

At these words, the air around seemed to solidify.

The faces of the two gatekeepers instantly changed.

"Are you serious?"

"I saw it with my own eyes..."

The two gatekeepers had heard that recently, the county town would send officials from the Military Department to investigate the tiger demon and the Huang Tian Sect.

They had not expected them to die on the way, and to die within the jurisdiction of Taiping County.

This was a serious situation!

Taiping County was under the administration of the county town. Now, with such mysterious deaths, if the county town were to lay blame, their Lord County Magistrate would not be able to talk his way out of it.

If the Lord County Magistrate was in trouble, their days would undoubtedly become even more difficult.

Realizing that this could affect the stability of the Taiping City government office, the gatekeepers set aside any notion of a delivery package, stepped aside to make way, and shouted loudly into the interior, "Quickly report to Lord County Magistrate, there's an urgent matter!"

As the announcement echoed, there was a flurry of activity inside the government office.

In the rear hall of the government office.

County Magistrate Du Yuntong was lazily lying on an exquisite soft couch, eyes closed, resting.

A maid gently rested his legs on her smooth, jade-like thighs, meticulously massaging them as she gently fanned him with a hand fan.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside, and the County Governor and Chief Clerk burst into the rear hall almost simultaneously, their expressions grave and anxious.

The County Governor exclaimed in a panic, "Sir, bad news!"

County Magistrate Du Yuntong, enjoying the ministrations of the maid, feeling comfortable all over, lifted his eyelids and said, "Look at you all in a rush. What has happened to cause such a panic, lacking any decorum?"

"It's a serious matter." The County Governor's voice was hoarse with urgency as he took several steps towards Du Yuntong and exclaimed, "In broad daylight, the officials from the County City Guard Martial Arts Department were murdered outside the county town, none survived!"

Startled, Du Yuntong sat up quickly, his eyes flashing with shock, "What did you say?"

"The County City Guard Martial Arts Department was attacked, no survivors," repeated the County Governor gravely. "It's absolutely true, it has been confirmed."

Moments later, Du Yuntong quickly regained his composure and decisively ordered, "Lock down the county town, strengthen patrols, ensure safety. At the same time, gather personnel, and accompany me outside the town to investigate the truth."

"Yes."

At the behest of County Magistrate Du Yuntong, the government office quickly became busy, with summoned officials rushing over.

In no more than the time it took to make a pot of tea, even the officials who were on duty outside hurried back.

Du Yuntong, now wearing his official robe and with a grave expression, stood in front of the desk, his gaze sharply sweeping over each official present.

"Gentlemen..."

"Boom!"

Just as Du Yuntong began to speak, a loud bang erupted outside the government office, as though even the ground had shaken slightly.

The people at the government office were stunned.

County Magistrate Du Yuntong's expression changed as he said, "What happened? What exactly is going on outside?"

The many officials in the main hall looked at each other, equally clueless.

Amidst the crowd, Wang Yanjun quickly summoned a subordinate to investigate.

Moments later, the subordinate returned, accidently fell to the ground, and while rolling and crawling, he shouted, "It's bad, it's really bad, there are a lot of disciples of the Huangtian Sect inside and outside the city, they are attacking the city!"

"Ah!"

As his words released, the hall burst into uproar.

County Magistrate Du Yuntong's face turned as pale as paper in an instant; his hands involuntarily landed on the case table, fingers curling and stretching, slightly whitening due to the force applied.

"My lord, what should we do?"

County Magistrate Du Yuntong said calmly, "Team Leader Wang, take the Guardian Martial Department to the city walls and gates, and hold the gates. County Governor, you go to the garrison and call Lord Wang to prepare for the military, and the rest of you go notify the Wang and Li Families, as well as the various gangs, to form defense teams. Hurry!"

"Yes."

As orders were issued one after another by Du Yuntong, the entire government office sprang into action.

A fervent, tense atmosphere enveloped the government office.

"My Lord, your body hasn't fully recovered yet; should we find some more people to ensure your safety? After all, they've even killed members of the County City Guard Martial Arts Department, we must be on guard."

Just then, the Chief Clerk seemed to remember something and reminded him.

Coming to his senses, Du Yuntong called out to Quan Helin, "Go to Linfeng Hall and call Shen Qing here to the government office."

Suddenly, Quan Helin's expression turned strange, "My lord, I just saw Shen Qing and Li Linfeng leaving the city..."

County Magistrate Du Yuntong immediately realized, they were fleeing.

He slammed his hand on the case table, "I knew it! I knew this rascal was unreliable! After all the kindness I've shown him."

"Not just them, I also saw the Zhou Family members departing today…"

Du Yuntong's expression tightened, and the next moment, he became furiously enraged, seething with a murderous aura.

Did they all know that today the Huangtian Sect would attack Taiping City and he was the only one kept in the dark?

"Traitors, traitors, they're all in league with the Huangtian Sect."

Du Yuntong tagged these people as traitors in his heart, completely unaware of his own negligence of various signs.

Before long, Taiping City was in complete chaos.

Disciples of the Huangtian Sect mysteriously emerged in all the streets, dragging people about, looting, and causing chaos.

Song Family Mansion.

Song Chen, Song Yu, and Song Xuan, the three Song brothers, stood in front of their father's spiritual tablet, their facial expressions dark as water.

Eldest brother Song Chen spoke, "The time has come; it's time to act big."

Song Yu and Song Xuan remained silent, each taking out a prepared Yellow Cloth and tying them around their foreheads.

The three brothers in unison said, "Below the sky and above the Yellow, today we three brothers assist the Huang Tian Immortal in eliminating the wicked, succeed or die trying."

After speaking, the three took out the talisman given by Taoist Wei Yushan of the Huangtian Sect and chanted under their breath. Then, biting their fingertips, they smeared the talismans.

An incredible scene unfolded.

Yellow light flashed brightly from the talisman in their hands and entered their chests.

Suddenly, the three appeared as if they were possessed by Yellow Armor, their muscles swelling, transforming them into figures of Yellow Armored Warriors.

"Let's go, kill those unprincipled rich."

"Yes!"

The three brothers bent their knees slightly, then charged out of the rundown Song Family Mansion towards the city gates.

Previously arranged disciples of the Huangtian Sect had already started to rally large crowds nearby, creating chaos, making the area near the city gate utterly disordered, so much so that even the arriving garrison couldn't hold their position at the gate.

They had no choice but to attack the people, prompting a series of screams.

Without a word, the Song brothers, in tandem with the Huangtian Sect disciples, charged into the crowd and with one punch killed the guards at the city gate, then joined hands with the sect's disciples to open the gate from the inside...