The efficiency of the Commandery Governor's Mansion is extremely high. It didn't take long for the news that Lord Governor Qu Changfeng is going to reward Ye Chen for his military achievements on the award stage to spread thoroughly.

Soon, the area around the award stage was crowded with people.

On the stage.

Lord Governor Qu Changfeng, with a generous expression and a sonorous tone, recounted the events of Ye Chen on the battlefield in the Demon Suppression Valley!

Even though.

These deeds were already well known in the Unrivaled County, hearing Qu Changfeng recount them again, especially seeing Ye Chen standing on the award stage, brought about a different feeling.

The elderly, faces full of admiration and respect, sighed with emotion, wondering why their descendants couldn't match even a fraction of Ye Chen.

The young men all looked up to Ye Chen as a role model and goal!

The young women, the slightly bolder ones, cheered and screamed!

A son should be like this!

A man should be like this!

A husband should be like this!

As for the rewards.

They were nothing more than some cultivation resources, like spirit stones and medicinal pills.

As for cultivation techniques and weapons, the Commandery Governor's Mansion couldn't offer anything better than what Ye Chen already had!

In fact, Lord Governor Qu Changfeng could also reward Ye Chen's family, but Ye Chen's family had suffered great misfortune. Now, only two remained, one being Ye Chen and the other his third uncle, Ye Zhenming.

Earlier, Qu Changfeng had communicated with Ye Chen, and Ye Chen firmly refused any rewards for his family from Qu Changfeng.

In Ye Chen's view, it was meaningless.

The great revenge was not yet avenged!

Only by bringing the head of that old dog Gu Yue from the Celestial Sword Sect to the grave of his clansmen would be the best explanation!

The entire award ceremony was quickly nearing its end.

At this moment.

Qu Changfeng glanced at the two from the Qin Family standing aside, and his expression darkened. He said, "Ladies and gentlemen, besides the award ceremony today, there is another matter.

The Qin Family from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy has come to Unrivaled County, accusing Ye Chen of killing a descendant of the Qin Family, and even attempted to forcibly take Ye Chen away just now.

Just now,

Vice Dean He of the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy and Ye Chen reached an agreement with the two from the Qin Family. They would clarify this matter on this award stage in front of everyone, so you all can be witnesses."

After Qu Changfeng finished speaking,

He Dong flew up and landed beside Ye Chen.

The old woman from the Qin Family and Qin Zhen also finally had the opportunity to step onto the award stage.

The crowd was in an uproar.

"Feiyang Martial Arts Academy's Qin Family? What are they!"

"These two are actually from the Qin Family? Why do they look like beggars?"

"I don't care what Feiyang Martial Arts Academy's Qin Family are; it must be slander against Ye Chen. Ye Chen proves willing to disregard his own life to resolve the Demon Race threat. He is a person of courage and responsibility, no matter what, I believe in Ye Chen!"

"Exactly, even if Ye Chen really killed their Qin Family's descendant, the descendant probably deserved it!"

"Two disgraceful things; this is Unrivaled County, not a place for you Feiyang Martial Arts Academy's Qin Family to flaunt your might. Go back to where you came from!"

As soon as the Qin Family old woman and Qin Zhen walked onto the award stage, they were immediately full of shame and indignation!

The old woman, although in the First Layer of Transcendence, could regenerate severed limbs, but it required time. Ye Chen had shattered her hand, left her covered in blood, and then she was severely injured by He Dong, without having the chance to heal. Her hair was disheveled, and her whole body was covered in blood grime, indeed looking like a begging beggar!

As for Qin Zhen, he wasn't much better, missing an arm, with wounds still dripping blood, and his whole body was filthy with mud and blood.

The two wished they could find a crack to crawl into at this moment.

As members of the Qin Family, being called beggars by a group of ordinary people in Unrivaled County meant they had completely lost face!

Qin Zhen could no longer bear it and roared, "All of you, shut up! I am Qin Zhen, a direct descendant of the Qin Family, ranked fourth among the ten great geniuses of Feiyang Martial Arts Academy. If anyone dares to speak nonsense again, don't blame me for being rude!"

With Qin Zhen's roar,

the crowd fell silent for a brief moment, and then it completely boiled over, like a pot of boiling oil into which a pot of water is poured.

"Oh? A direct descendant of the Qin Family? I've never seen such a sorry-looking direct descendant before."

"Hahaha, ranked fourth among the top ten geniuses of Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, and it's just this kind of trash? I spit on it. Feiyang Martial Arts Academy even ranks ahead of Cangxing Martial Arts Academy; it seems Feiyang Martial Arts Academy isn't what it's made out to be, a reputation unworthy of reality!"

"Dares to threaten us? Just the likes of you, we could drown you with a single mouthful of spit each!"

Qin Zhen's bloodshot eyes were about to pop out, and his neck veins bulged like earthworms. As a direct descendant of the Qin Family, as a genius of Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, he had never suffered such humiliation before.

Just at this moment.

Lord Governor Qu Changfeng gestured for people to quiet down and said, "Let's all calm down. Today is for resolving matters, let's get back to the main business."

The crowd gradually fell silent.

The old woman from the Qin Family was just about to speak.

He Dong glanced at her coldly, then turned to look at Ye Chen, and said, "Ye Chen, tell us what happened."

Ye Chen stepped forward, his expression calm, and briefly recounted the events.

After listening to what Ye Chen said, everyone around was furious again!

"What a load of crap, Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, damn Qin Family, how dare they use an entire village in Unparalleled County as bait!"

"Are other people's lives not lives? Only Qin Family's lives are lives? Ye Chen did well to kill; those people deserve to be killed!"

"After Ye Chen stumbled upon their shady dealings, they even tried to kill Ye Chen to silence him. They got what they deserved. If the beam above is crooked, the ones below will be slanted; I don't think Qin Family and Feiyang Martial Arts Academy are worth anything!"

"Lord Governor, the situation is clear. Please, Lord Governor, seek justice for the wrongfully dead from that village, and bring Qin Family and Feiyang Martial Arts Academy to justice!"

"That's right, their people came to our Unparalleled County acting recklessly, and now they dare to say they want justice? If we don't give them a harsh lesson, they'll really think our Unparalleled County is a soft target for them to toy with at will!"

Ye Chen: "..."

Turns out, my popularity in Unparalleled County is so high now?

After all, he was still young.

Being recognized by so many people, he couldn't help but feel a bit excited inside!

The two from Qin Family felt like street rats at this moment...

The old woman looked furious, yelling in a shrill voice, "Nonsense, Ye Chen, this is just your side of the story. You're quite the silver-tongued one, aren't you? After killing a descendant of our Qin Family, you're even trying to throw dirt on us? Our Qin Family will not take this lying down!"

They were originally planning to argue with Ye Chen first, and no matter how Ye Chen defended himself, to pin a black mark on him in front of everyone, then deal with it later.

However.

They completely underestimated Ye Chen's influence in Unparalleled County.

Ye Chen just calmly said a few words.

People of Unparalleled County went crazy, trusting Ye Chen's words unconditionally.

Their Qin Family unexpectedly incited public resentment, enraging the masses!

"His side of the story?" He Dong sneered, and said, "Evidence has long been prepared, bring the people up!"

As He Dong's words fell.

Immediately, two disciples from Cangxing Martial Arts Academy stepped out from the crowd, one of them holding a young man in custody, while the other was accompanied by an elder.

The elder.

Was the old village chief of Zhang Family Village whom Ye Chen had saved before!

The elder walked up to the ceremonial platform, facing Ye Chen, his whole body trembled with excitement, and exclaimed, "Old one, pays respects to his benefactor."

As he spoke, he was about to kneel down.

Ye Chen immediately reached out to stop him, and said, "There's no need for that, elder."

Meanwhile, the young man who was brought up by Cangxing Martial Arts Academy's disciples was directly thrown in front of the old Qin Family woman and Qin Zhen.

The young man was in a coma. The old woman raised her hand and sent a strong force into his body. After he woke up, he immediately cried bitterly and shouted, "Elder Qin, Senior Brother Qin… save me, take me away…"

"Junior Brother Li!"

Qin Zhen quickly squatted down, using one hand to help him up, and said, "Junior Brother Li, what on earth happened? Tell us quickly. Don't worry, just say everything you know, Feiyang Martial Arts Academy will stand up for you!"

The old woman glared at He Dong, shouting, "Vice Dean He, this person is a disciple of Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, yet you detain him. This matter, Cangxing Martial Arts Academy must explain and account for!"

A cold smile appeared at the corner of He Dong's mouth, and he said, "Doesn't your Qin Family have the Soul-Searching Secret Technique? Then do a soul search on him. He knows certain things very well.

Of course, if you're afraid to let the truth come out in public, then I don't mind helping you with a soul search this time. Our Cangxing Martial Arts Academy also has this means!"

The young man from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, who was supported by Qin Zhen, was terrified upon hearing the words soul search, and started shouting hysterically…

"Elder Qin, Senior Brother Qin… I did nothing, I wasn't involved in anything… Using people from Zhang Family Village as bait was Senior Brother Zeng and Senior Sister Qin's decision… I was afraid something would go wrong, so I found an excuse to sneak away… I wasn't involved at all…"

"Shut up!"

The old woman's face instantly turned pale as she angrily shouted.

Qin Zhen slapped him across the face, knocking him to the ground.

A glint of cold light flashed in He Dong's eyes, and suddenly he extended his palm through the air, a powerful force directly pulling the person to him, then He Dong tapped a finger on the person's forehead!

"He Dong, using the Soul-Searching Secret Technique on someone from our Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, you're breaking a major taboo!" The old woman was anxious and wanted to rush over to snatch the person from He Dong's hands.

"Swish!"

Qu Changfeng's waist-long blade was unsheathed, the blade light swept, blocking the old woman from Qin Family!

"Swish swish swish!"

The surrounding Defense Army soldiers also unsheathed their long blades, these soldiers just retreated from the Demon Suppression Valley battlefield, an aura of deadly menace instantly enveloped the area!

The old woman from Qin Family dared not move!

Qin Zhen's face was as pale as a sheet!

And at this moment.

The young man from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, who He Dong was performing the soul search on, already had a dazed expression.

"Explain everything that happened in detail!" He Dong shouted, the might of a Unity Realm expert fully erupted like a great wave of Jianghai!

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