Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 669 - 97 Reunion with Ye Jun_3
Chapter 669: Chapter 97 Reunion with Ye Jun_3
Chapter 669 -97 Reunion with Ye Jun_3
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Ye Jun quickly came to pick him up.
The girl still had her smart short hair, looking refreshed and competent, and before they could chat much, she hurriedly pulled Yan Yu along.
“Are we in such a rush?” Yan Yu asked with a surprised laugh, “Is something wrong?”
“Nothing’s wrong,” Ye Jun sighed, “I just need to get your lodging arranged so I can go back to sleep.”
“Then I really am bothering you by coming over so late,” Yan Yu said teasingly.
“Don’t mention it,” Ye Jun immediately interrupted, “The sooner you could have come to help me, the better. Those guys really are a headache.”
“What happened?”
“They wander in groups all day causing trouble!” Ye Jun immediately complained.
The cultivators’ competition was set north of Yanjiao, specifically outside Pingjing City to avoid the trouble these folks might cause, which could disturb the normal life of the people of Pingjing.
This was almost routine, as historically, the good stuff was kept in Pingjing, and the unwanted garbage was thrown to Ji Bei. Yanjiao was managed by Langfang Prefecture, but the Government Office clearly lacked control, so they requested the Dingbei Army cultivators to keep order.
The media only reported “around fifty people confirmed for registration” without mentioning that nearly two thousand had come just attempting to register. Most were Qi Refining Stage and Marrow Cleansing Stage civilian cultivators. Although their cultivation wasn’t enough for the competition, they still stayed within Yanjiao, hoping for an opportunity—similar to ancient scholars who, even if they couldn’t pass the imperial exams, would still flock to Chang’an hoping to catch the eye of some noble official.
With over two thousand civilian cultivators staying in Yanjiao, the top brass of the Dingbei Army were on high alert, although not because they were afraid of them—for most were low-level cultivators, and a single Lord Master could annihilate them all. They were primarily concerned about inadvertently causing riots, which could harm the local population and lead to a major disaster.
Getting back to the point, what would a large gathering of civilian cultivators do?
Naturally, they interacted with each other.
Cultivation techniques, secret books, Flying Swords, treasures… Anything they couldn’t use themselves would be traded with other cultivators. Usually, this was barter, though some were willing to accept cash, and it was said there were even Capital City elites involved, wanting to acquire extraordinary items for their descendants to begin cultivation. With such a mixed bag of situations, the Dingbei Army really couldn’t interfere and simply left them to exchange freely.
As more people engaged in trade, all sorts of strange organizations cropped up, such as teaching classes, exchanging information, holding auctions… The Dingbei Army didn’t manage any of it, with one condition:
No disturbances!
With more people and transactions, conflicts were inevitable. Even a mortal meat market purchasing pork could lead to squabbles over quantities! Regrettably, while local constables could mediate minor human disputes, they dared not do the same with civilian cultivators—preserving their own lives was more crucial, and they could only resort to calling in Dingbei Army cultivators for help.
When Dingbei Army cultivators came to support a constable, it was predicated on their ability to suppress cultivator conflicts from either party. If they encountered a tough situation they couldn’t handle, they had no choice but to escalate it to Ye Jun—out of concern for potential accidents.
Thus, Ye Jun did nothing else all day but run around handling these trivial issues. Now she even found that there was Elixir Medicine being sold—how could she manage all that? She had to quickly call Yan Yu for help.
Having heard all this, Yan Yu was speechless. Clearly, today’s “Yanjiao Town” wasn’t like the “largest Cultivator Market in the country” from his previous life. Neither the officials above nor the people below had experience dealing with a large number of civilian cultivators. With Mortal Warriors not yet on the scene and manpower being tight, it was quite fortunate there hadn’t been any disturbances yet—try this in another country and see what happens!
“This definitely isn’t working,” he advised Ye Jun, “Our Team Monks are meant to deter criminals and act as stabilizers, not to run around all day handling civil disputes.”
“What can I do then?” Ye Jun spread her hands out, complaining, “If I don’t go, they start fighting. We don’t have many powerful cultivators in our troops. If they encounter someone they can’t beat, they still end up having to call me.”
“Let them fight,” Yan Yu said, “Better if they fight fiercely, and then we step in and kill them all, stacking these troublemakers’ heads and bodies into a spectacle. Load them on a truck and drive around Yanjiao’s main roads a few times. I guarantee these civilian cultivators will be tamer than lap dogs.”
“Cut it out,” Ye Jun said, “Kill one and show me.”
“Just wait and see!” Yan Yu laughed.
