Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 167: Arresting the Culprit

The group returned to the Fang Manor.

Fang Zhixue was sent to undergo the spirit assessment. Xia He told Xia Song to take her back, but Xia Song intently stared at the half-blind Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan looked at Xia Song and coldly smiled. “It has been a while, Brother Xia.”

“It has indeed been a while,” Xia Song replied with gritted teeth. “I didn’t expect you to be so underhanded.”

“Underhanded? So be it,” Zhao Yan nonchalantly replied, unfazed by Xia Song’s criticism.

Fang Canghai and his wife spent quite a while in thought before finally figuring out the situation. If that fellow who kidnapped our daughter and the Auspicious King’s Sixth Daughter is still alive, it would mean that Fang Chen hasn’t found a reason to kill him yet.

“Chen’er, we’ll leave this matter to you,” the two of them said before taking their leave.

Xia Song hurriedly turned to Fang Chen and asked, “Imperial Duke Fang, that man over there is Zhao Yan. He has committed many atrocities in the South Immortal Commandery. Why did you spare his life?”

“He should go through a proper trial even if he’s to be executed. It wouldn’t do for me to undermine the judicial system. Take him away,” Fang Chen said.

Xia Song frowned. He could see that Zhao Yan was unharmed, which suggested that the latter’s strength was unimpaired. We don’t have the means to take a fully-abled Zhao Yan away with us.

“Rest assured, I came here to end things once and for all. I won’t flee, and I don’t want to flee anymore,” Zhao Yan impassively said.

Xia Song was stunned.

Minutes later, Xia Song and Xia He got onto a horse. In Xia Song’s hand was a long chain, which was linked to the shackles binding Zhao Yan’s hands.

“Master, that man is a powerful martial artist. His martial arts are bound to be formidable too,” Victorious Buddha quietly told Fang Chen.

Great Mountain Tiger nodded. “Grar! (We should steal it!)”

Azure Sky agreed as well.

Zhao Yan had embarrassed the three faes in front of Fang Chen.

In particular, Azure Sky had just made a cultivation breakthrough and hadn’t had a ch

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