The scene fell silent.
Everyone's eyes widened.
Goosebumps instantly covered their skin.
Let alone the common folk.
Even Song Linhui.
Duke Tao.
And the Four Great Divine Constables felt their scalps tingle.
They truly hadn't expected.
That Chen Nan would slap Tuozhan directly in front of the common people.
Judging by the rapidly swelling and reddening of Tuozhan's right cheek.
The force of that slap must have been considerable.
Tuozhan glared at Chen Nan, his eyes spitting fire: "You dare to assault an imperial official?"
*Slap!*
Chen Nan sent another slap through the air: "That's a fact, please don't use questions!"
"Enough, enough with the nonsense."
"Quickly show me the methods you used to offend the Tuo family!"
His face was calm.
But he embodied arrogance and wildness to the extreme.
Commanding admiration for his sheer audacity.
"Young man, you are too arrogant!"
An aged voice echoed from the sky.
Immediately after, an old man in a white robe, with snow-white hair and beard, descended from the air.
He was Tuozhan's grandfather.
The former magistrate of Guangling County.
Of course.
His strength was also terrifying.
He had reached the second level of the Ghostly Realm.
His appearance instantly made the atmosphere heavy.
Even the Four Great Constables felt the air grow thinner.
Chen Nan looked up at him, disdain filling his eyes: "If I'm not arrogant, how can I be called young?"
The old man hovered in the air, looking down at Chen Nan, his killing intent undisguised: "Although you are the Director of the Demon Suppression Division."
"You shouldn't look down on the dignity of my Tuo family like this."
"Anyone who insults the dignity of my Tuo family."
"Will die!"
His killing intent surged.
He extended a palm, pressing down towards Chen Nan.
In an instant.
Terrifying Yin energy materialized into a dark palm in the air.
Shading the sky and eclipsing the sun.
Exuding a destructive aura.
Tuozhan and his father, Tuo Kai, revealed triumphant smiles.
Even if Chen Nan's strength was not weak.
Tuo Yuan's strength had reached the second level of the Ghostly Realm.
Frankly speaking.
There was no one in the entire Guangling City with a higher cultivation than him.
To eliminate Chen Nan was no different than plucking something from his palm.
Chen Nan looked up at the palm descending from the sky: "Are you the backing of the Tuo family? If so, then I shall eliminate you first!"
Before his words could even fall.
He shot up into the air.
With a raise of his hand, a fiery red longsword appeared in his palm. The longsword, though only two meters in length, instantly caused the air to boil.
*Swoosh!*
As the longsword slashed through the sky.
It instantly tore apart the enormous palm.
Revealing the clear blue sky.
Then the longsword flew from his hand.
Like a streak of rainbow, it pierced into the old man's body.
Yet, not a single drop of blood was splashed.
"Fire... Fire Law?"
The old man's eyes were filled with terror, he never expected Chen Nan to have mastered the Law of Fire.
Nor did he expect Chen Nan's strength to be so terrifying.
Before he could recover.
Blazing flames erupted from every pore of his body.
He screamed and fell to the ground in the air.
He rolled on the ground ceaselessly.
Trying to extinguish the flames on his body.
But as time passed.
His rolling body abruptly froze in place.
Accompanied by flames spewing from his seven orifices.
His body turned into a desiccated corpse.
After about three seconds.
The desiccated corpse turned into ashes.
Chen Nan blew a breath.
In an instant.
Tuo Yuan's ashes vanished from heaven and earth.
He was ground into dust by Chen Nan!
Everyone's scalps tingled.
This was an expert at the second level of the Ghostly Realm!
Even in the entire underworld, he was considered a top-tier expert.
But who could have imagined.
He was killed by Chen Nan with a mere flick of his finger!
Tuozhan, in terror, snapped back to his senses and let out an enraged roar: "Chen Nan, I will not let this go! I will impeach you to the Great Emperor for your actions!"
His face was filled with anger, his heart heavy with grief.
He hadn't expected Chen Nan's strength to be this terrifying.
If he had known.
He would never have set a trap for Chen Nan.
And now.
Not only did he fail to make Chen Nan a alchemist for the Tuo family.
He had even lost a super expert at the second level of the Ghostly Realm.
Chen Nan showed no fear: "Go write your memorial!"
"You'd best explain the entire sequence of events clearly."
"For example."
"How an ordinary girl destroyed the Luo Yan Mountain bandit stronghold."
"What methods she used to kill a group of cultivators."
"I feel this matter should be quite interesting."
Upon hearing this.
Many of the common folk were astonished.
They only knew that Wang Lan had killed a hundred people.
But they didn't know who those killed were.
Who would have thought they were bandits from Luo Yan Mountain.
This case was highly unreasonable.
A weak woman could not have possibly destroyed the Luo Yan Mountain bandit stronghold.
After all, the bandits of Luo Yan Mountain had cultivators among them.
Chen Nan continued: "Of course."
"If Magistrate Tuo's writing skills are insufficient and he cannot adequately describe the inside story."
"I can also write a memorial and send someone to Fengdu City."
"However, my memorial will have many things to explain."
"For instance, Magistrate Tuo used the lives of the Wang family's dozens of people as leverage."
"To force Wang Lan to sign and confess that she destroyed the Luo Yan Mountain bandit stronghold!"
"Oh, and the members of the Wang family you were holding in the Tuo family's private residence have been rescued by the Demon Suppression Division."
"They are the best witnesses!"
"They can prove that what I say is true."
Tuozhan's pupils constricted violently.
Ultimately, he had underestimated this young man.
However, he was not to be outdone. He cupped his hands towards the sky: "I will clearly explain your misdeeds to the Great Emperor. We shall see how this unfolds, like watching a play!"
With that, he turned and stormed away from the execution ground with his son, thoroughly enraged.
"Take Wang Lan back to the Demon Suppression Division!" Chen Nan instructed the Four Great Divine Constables. He then walked to the viewing area and bowed to Duke Tao, Tao Wenyuan: "Junior Chen Nan greets Duke Tao!"
"Please forgive my rudeness for not visiting your residence, Duke Tao! This is my neglect!"
Duke Tao, over seventy years old.
With white hair and a benevolent smile.
He said: "Lord Chen has just arrived in Guangling Prefecture and become the Director of the Demon Suppression Division. You are busy with official duties, there is no need to visit. As long as you keep this old man in your heart, I will be satisfied!"
Though this was his first time meeting Chen Nan.
He had heard about the Shape-Shifting Pill from Tao Jun.
And knew that Chen Nan had previously extended goodwill to the Tao family.
Chen Nan replied: "Thank you for your understanding, Elder Tao. Once I am less busy, I will certainly pay a visit!"
Tao Wenyuan chuckled: "Good, I will definitely prepare a grand feast to entertain Lord Chen!"
Chen Nan then bowed to Song Linhui: "Magistrate Song, I will write down everything that happened today and submit it. I hope you will affix your official seal for submission to the imperial court!"
The process of submitting a memorial was complex.
Chen Nan couldn't just send it directly to Fengdu City after writing it.
It required Song Linhui's official seal.
This would lend it credibility.
Song Linhui grunted indifferently.
He didn't know if Chen Nan's memorial could bring down Tuozhan.
However.
He was willing to lend Chen Nan a hand!