562: Chapter 401 562: Chapter 401 The bandits, their faces ashen and on the verge of spitting blood, knew they faced a certain and deadly fate.
Ye Tian descended and was very courteous to the officials.
He didn’t say much, only taking out a token for them to see, and upon glimpsing the token in his hand, they immediately knelt in worship.
The identity of this person was noble, beyond what these low-ranking officials could hope to encounter in person.
However, as officials, they all knew that only the old General, the General and the Young General could possess a General’s token, a Guardian God General’s token, in this country.
Even if others held a token, it was not a General’s token.
“Greetings, General.”
“Please, rise…” Ye Tian used a cultivation technique to prevent them from kneeling.
“Thank you, General Shao, for your assistance.
These bandits have committed numerous evils.
We have been in ambush for two days and nights.
Fortunately, we had the General’s help this time.”
The leading official was both admiring and grateful towards Ye Tian, as even the officials knew that in the Cultivation World, strength was respected above all else.
The General before them was so young, and yet so capable; it was a blessing for them as officials.
“It is our duty to eliminate harm for the people.
Today, I just happened to pass by here.
If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can report it to the court.”
“Thank you, General!”
Ye Tian took out some money from his storage bag and distributed it as rewards to the officials, a wholly personal gesture.
Some of the money was a reward from the King, and he, a General, had no need for it, but for these ordinary officials who struggled to support their families, and had worked so hard in eliminating bandits, their loyalty to the country was truly commendable.
Those who received the General’s generosity beamed with joy.
The bandits, restrained but neither unconscious nor dead, listened on.
They had understood that today they were prepared to die for their crimes but ended up in the hands of the nation’s General; it was a death without grievances.
The villagers in the mountain, protected by a transparent barrier, discovered that the bandits had been captured and clearly heard that it was a General who had helped the officials capture the bandits.
The people of the Mortal World had only ever encountered officials as significant as the county officials or the village chiefs.
They had never expected a General to visit their village, to provide them with game to hunt and cook a delicious meal for them.
The village chief and other villagers emerged from their hiding spots, the men, women, elderly, and children gathering together, amounted to several hundred people.
These villagers and the officials were only separated by a wall of light, but they could hear each other speak.
The village chief, on behalf of the villagers, thanked the officials, who told them not to be overly courteous, assuring them that they could live here in peace while they prepared to take the bandits back for imprisonment.
Jiang Tang called out to the officials from high above:
“They have been restrained and won’t be able to harm you.
However, if they encounter someone with a more profound spell, they might be able to break free.
What will you do then?”
The lead official hesitated, unsure of what to do next.
Ye Tian suddenly suggested, “Hand them over to me.
I will have them locked up in the military barracks’ prison.”
The leader of the officials, of course, felt that this was a good idea.
If they took these bandits back, they would have to detain and manage their trials.
If the bandits colluded with other criminals, all their hard work would be in vain and would only bring trouble to the people here.
The officials, having faced retribution more than once, knew they couldn’t allow these ordinary citizens to be harmed.
Ye Tian used the Heaven-Earth Net to capture these men and stored them in a storage bag designed to hold living creatures.
This affair could be concluded with a perfect full stop.
“It looks like you all have had a hard time.
There’s already a meal cooking, so let’s eat together!”
Jiang Tang waved his hand, shattering the transparent barrier into pieces, and warmly invited the officials to dine, clearly seeing the disheveled state they were in; probably unbathed from days of ambush, their lips cracked from dry rations, they appeared quite pitiful.
This was the mark of heroes from different eras.
Although their abilities were modest, their hearts dedicated to eliminating evil were commendable.
The officials were happy too, for the operation had been a total success.
The bandits’ horses would go to their barracks and they would enjoy a full meal.
The once terrified villagers now returned to the Yan Family’s doorstep, and with the addition of officials, they prepared two more tables.
Seeing such delicious food, it was no wonder that it had attracted the bandits to this place.
The officials were Cultivators too, but with the modest earnings they received, they dared not dine in restaurants to enjoy such spiritually charged food.
Limited resources kept their cultivation from growing.
All they could do was serve as officials to earn their keep.
Fortunate to eat food imbued with spiritual energy today, they found it not only delicious but could also feel the spiritual energy nurturing their bodies as they consumed the meal.
The officials finally understood why so many Immortals had come here—it turned out that a girl from this mountain village had gone to the Immortal Sect to cultivate.
She had brought back many Immortals and had taken her family with her, which filled them with envy.
The villagers of Yan Weiwei felt immense pride.
The bandits whom they had dreaded so greatly had all been captured by the Immortals without a single move on their part.
What the officials could not handle, the Immortals had accomplished with ease, protecting them and capturing the bandits, making the villagers believe that without these bandits, they could live and work in peace in the future.
Many children from the village had gone to the Immortal Sect to be tested, yet only one or two possessed the Spiritual Root, regardless of gender.
Those with the Spiritual Root would become Immortals.
No one from the village had ever been as remarkable as the girl Yan Weiwei, who brought back so many Immortals and captured the feared bandits; the officials couldn’t handle it, but the Immortals effortlessly protected them and caught the bandits, ensuring their peaceful future.