Martial Cultivator Chapter 441: There's Demonic Qi

After seeing off Xu Bai and his wife, Chen Chao returned to the Sword Proximity Commandery and headed to the Warden's Office. The guards at the office, who had just come from the main street, were all trembling in fear when they saw this young martial artist return. Since they knew he was a big shot from the Divine Capital, they naturally did not dare to stop him and quickly welcomed Chen Chao inside with smiles all over their faces.

Inside the main hall, the warden of the Sword Proximity Commandery had just received a report from his subordinate. But before he could get up, the young figure had already arrived at the entrance of the hall. The warden immediately stood up, but before he could speak, Chen Chao spoke first with a smile on his face, "Li Huaiyan, do you feel like you've lived long enough?"

Being addressed by his full name, Li Huaiyan dropped all pretense and immediately knelt down with a thud, apologizing with a pained expression, "This lowly official really didn't know it was Commander Chen. Otherwise, even if you gave this lowly official a hundred times the courage, this lowly official wouldn't dare to do such a thing!"

Li Huaiyan knew about this young military official. Despite his young age, he held the position of Deputy Commander of the Left Guard. Coupled with the authority granted by His Majesty to bear arms, he was a prominent figure in the Divine Capital. If he did not want to let him off today, Li Huaiyan reckoned that his dead body would be laid out here today.

Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and smiled, " As this official said before, do you know how Xu Xuanshan died?"

Li Huaiyan's expression turned ugly, but he still kept his head down, answering reluctantly, "This lowly official only had some friendship with those cultivators, but I never colluded with them! Commander Chen, you must investigate clearly!"

Although he said so, Li Huaiyan himself was terrified. Whether or not he colluded with foreign lands, it likely depended on the whim of this young military official before him. It was h

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