A lean camel is bigger than a horse, the imperial court still has significant power.

While other prefectures are either dominated by the Jianghu or see the imperial court and Jianghu forces evenly matched, Zhong Prefecture, the largest prefecture in the land, remains firmly in the hands of the court.

As long as Zhong Prefecture is stable, the land cannot be plunged into chaos!

"Envoy Tao is right."

Although he inwardly thought that the imperial court was weakening, otherwise Tao Qingyuan would not have conceded ground earlier but would have directly attacked, his face did not betray his thoughts.

After all, the Chang Le Gang still needed the court's assistance.

The Jianghu was already on the verge of a complete split. If they could not get along with the Sky Patrol Division, the Chang Le Gang might have no future.

Tang Qian, in his extreme rage, was someone he could not withstand.

"Bei Haisheng is probably on alert as well. He was completely unaware of this operation. If Brother Tao wants to make a move, you should do it as soon as possible," Shi Yunlong urged.

As if Bei Haisheng was his enemy.

Not at all like the senior who supported him in taking the position.

"This envoy understands."

Shi Yunlong: "Then I'll take my leave. The counterattack on the west side of the city is about to stop!"

"Brother Yunlong, please!" Tao Qingyuan nodded.

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The next day, early in the morning, Nanling Prefecture City was bustling with discussions about the events of the previous night. The sounds of fighting from the north and west of the city had awakened many people.

But most of them dared not go out.

For fear of being mistaken for the enemy and killed.

The events of the previous night spread like a hurricane, rapidly sweeping through the entire Nanling Prefecture City. After all, the news was too big: the Chang Le Gang had counterattacked, reclaiming all their previous gains.

The Green Serpent Society suffered heavy losses, with many men killed, including two Ning Gang martial artists. One was a Na Qi martial artist from the Flying Eagle Hall, who was besieged and killed by experts from the Chang Le Gang.

The other caused even greater shock: Lin Beihan, Tang Qian's adopted son and the head of the Blood Kill Hall, was killed.

His body wasn't even whole; it was split in two.

This news was visible to anyone passing by the Sky Patrol Division. The cleaned-up Lin Beihan was hanging in front of the Sky Patrol Division, along with a list of his crimes.

Colluding with heretics, plotting rebellion!

This was the biggest crime, drawing cheers from countless people who had suffered oppression from the Green Serpent Society. Of course, some rejoiced while others worried.

After Tang Qian returned to the Green Serpent Society's headquarters, he killed many imprisoned Chang Le Gang members in a fit of rage in the water prison, frightening everyone into trembling, fearing that Tang Qian, enraged by Lin Beihan's death, would besiege the Sky Patrol Division.

What they didn't know was that while he was furious about Lin Beihan's death, what truly enraged him was that the Chang Le Gang had joined forces with the imperial court and the Sky Patrol Division!

Now, the Green Serpent Society had suffered heavy losses, spitting out all the meat it had gnawed off the Chang Le Gang and losing many men. Now, the entire Green Serpent Society had only two Ning Gang martial artists left.

They were both people close to him, but he had no choice but to send them out.

His grand ambitions had been shattered, and he even had to worry about a joint attack from the Sky Patrol Division and the Chang Le Gang. He couldn't withstand it!

Therefore, after weighing his options for a night, Tang Qian went to the Dragon Tiger Gate to find Xu Lingtian, giving up many of the Green Serpent Society's benefits in exchange for an alliance.

If the Green Serpent Society was attacked in the future, the Dragon Tiger Gate would come to their aid.

Of course, this wasn't enough. In addition, Tang Qian had people widely publicize that the Chang Le Gang had surrendered to the imperial court and become its lapdogs, earning the contempt of everyone in the Nanling Jianghu.

Shi Yunlong's response was to deny it, and to slander the Green Serpent Society as having wild ambitions and wanting to dominate Nanling Prefecture, even colluding with certain Demonic Path forces.

The two sides quarreled incessantly.

Whenever people from the Green Serpent Society and the Chang Le Gang met, they would draw their swords against each other. The Sky Patrol Division stayed out of it, and neither the Chang Le Gang nor the Green Serpent Society mentioned them much.

The Chang Le Gang didn't want their relationship with the Sky Patrol Division to be too deep. Shi Yunlong still wanted to maintain independence and didn't want to cut himself off from the Jianghu.

Tang Qian, on the other hand, didn't want Tao Qingyuan to see an opportunity and really attack the Green Serpent Society.

Even after his dream of dominating Nanling Prefecture City was shattered, he was still the leader of the Green Serpent Society, controlling hundreds of gang members, with a very high status and power.

But if the Sky Patrol Division attacked, all of that would disappear.

The Green Serpent Society wasn't Jinshan Temple, with some confidence to stand against the Sky Patrol Division.

As long as no one came from Qing Prefecture City, the experts of the Sky Patrol Division couldn't do anything to Jinshan Temple.

The power of Fahai was terrifying!

Besides these influences, there were also some things about Chen Yuan. Many Sky Patrol Guards had witnessed him tearing Lin Beihan apart that day.

After some people tried their best to inquire, many people also knew what had happened that day.

From the beginning of the fight to the end, it took less than a quarter of an hour for Chen Yuan to kill Lin Beihan head-on. Lin Beihan only had the power to resist, but no power to fight back.

Many people began to guess what level Chen Yuan's strength had reached.

He had definitely been holding back when he fought Liu Changkong before.

A more realistic explanation was that Lin Beihan was careless and didn't expect Chen Yuan to have broken through to the Ning Sha realm. He was successfully ambushed by Chen Yuan because of his carelessness.

Or that Chen Yuan had been hiding his strength before and had actually entered the Ning Sha realm long ago, so he could defeat Lin Beihan with equal strength and a superior move.

Some also said that Lin Beihan was ambushed, otherwise it would have been easy to defeat Chen Yuan.

This was a small part of the speculation.

Most of the people who didn't have a clear understanding of martial arts didn't think so. They thought it was normal for Chen Yuan to defeat Lin Beihan, because Chen Yuan was invincible below Tong Xuan.

Not to mention a Lin Beihan, even if the Ning Gang martial artists in Nanling Prefecture City joined forces, they might not be able to defeat Chen Yuan. Even more exaggerated rumors said that Chen Yuan was a Tiangang martial artist, not far from Tong Xuan...

It had to be said that rumors were very terrifying. With the foundation laid by his previous fame, Chen Yuan's name surpassed all the Ning Gang martial artists in Nanling Prefecture City.

Making many people gnash their teeth in hatred.

But they could do nothing about Chen Yuan, because no one could figure out what Chen Yuan's strength really was, and no one knew what other methods he had hidden. It seemed that every time he fought someone, Chen Yuan's strength would skyrocket.

From just becoming a Sky Patrol Envoy, to showing his talent in Qinghe County, to establishing his reputation in the battle with Liu Changkong in the north of the city, and finally killing the notorious Blood Kill Hall leader Lin Beihan.

His strength was jumping, making people feel unreal, not like he had cultivated slowly.

Qing Prefecture had never produced such an amazing cultivation speed.

So...

Many people speculated that Chen Yuan's strength was unfathomable, and that he was a future candidate for the Qing envoy of Nanling Prefecture, but he had hidden his strength because he had just arrived.

Otherwise, how could they explain Tao Qingyuan's high regard for Chen Yuan?

This saying had a great market, making Nie Qiyun, who considered himself extraordinary, feel annoyed. But he was also helpless, and even a little surprised at Chen Yuan.

He felt that his growth was too abnormal.

In just a few months, he had achieved what he had cultivated for many years.

If it was really based on cultivation, he had completely lived his life in vain!

While the outside world was full of discussions about the Chang Le Gang and the Green Serpent Society, in the afternoon, Chen Yuan was secretly summoned to the Sky Patrol Hall by Tao Qingyuan.

Looking at the heroic and upright Chen Yuan, Tao Qingyuan's confusion was no less than others:

"Have you heard about the rumors outside?"

Chen Yuan nodded: "I've heard a little."

"Then what do you think? Is it really as the outside world says?" Tao Qingyuan looked at Chen Yuan with a smile, as if Chen Yuan had a flower growing on his body.

Well... no, everyone has a flower on their body, and some will be picked, but they will be stained with a trace of yellow 'honey'.

"I did hide some things before, but I'm definitely not as powerful as the outside world says." Helpless, Chen Yuan could only explain like this. He himself didn't know how to explain it well.

After all, the speed of this 'cheating' growth was indeed extremely astonishing!

It was better to say a few words and let Tao Qingyuan think for himself.

"No need to be nervous, this official has no intention of exploring, just a little curious." Tao Qingyuan stared at him for a few breaths, then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This was a rare genius!

In terms of talent alone, he felt that Zhang Xuan couldn't compare to him. If there was someone behind him, the future would be limitless. It was a pity... he only had one son and one daughter, and she had been married for three years and had children. If he had known this, he should have kept her in her boudoir for a few more years.

Tao Qingyuan, who had lost a good son-in-law, felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Chen Yuan smiled and didn't say much about it.

But Tao Qingyuan's hidden gaze made him a little uncomfortable, as if it had some meaning of scrutiny.

"Back to the topic, you did a good job this time. You finished the battle in less than a quarter of an hour. I'm a little impressed."

He was a little worried before that Chen Yuan was too confident and wanted to easily kill Lin Beihan, but this time it proved that Chen Yuan's confidence was right.

He was ready to help Shi Yunlong, but Chen Yuan happened to finish.

"Your Excellency is too kind. Lin Beihan was indeed a little careless this time," Chen Yuan cupped his hands.

"I won't say much more. Lin Beihan, who you wanted to kill, is dead. Take action on Bei Haisheng as soon as possible. By the way, don't take action in the name of the Sky Patrol Division, understand?"

Tao Qingyuan's face turned serious.

"Is it a little rushed to take action against Bei Haisheng right after Lin Beihan's death?"

Chen Yuan was slightly stunned.

Tao Qingyuan said before to take action after the Lin Beihan matter was over, Chen Yuan thought it would be after a period of time, but now it seemed that he was even more anxious than him.

"It's not rushed, it's just right. Killing him now can just throw the motive to the Green Serpent Society. This is Shi Yunlong's intention. Bei Haisheng can't be left anymore."

Tao Qingyuan picked up the tea and took a sip.

"This subordinate understands, I'll take his life tonight!" Chen Yuan nodded, he had wanted to kill that old guy for a long time.

"Lin Beihan is at the Tiangang realm, are you confident?"

Chen Yuan agreed so simply that Tao Qingyuan was a little unaccustomed to it. Who was the Tiangang and who was the Ning Sha between them?

He was ready to find a helper for Chen Yuan.

Subconsciously touching a mark on his left arm, Chen Yuan cupped his fists and said:

"Your Excellency, rest assured, Bei Haisheng is dead, I said it!"