Chapter 240: Chapter 172: Mad Warrior 2
Translator: 549690339
“So he’s not mad?”
The hastily arrived city defense commander breathed a sigh of relief, while a sense of curiosity arose within him. What kind of encounter could cause a man to look as deranged as this in the city? Even if he met a martial artist from the Mixed Element Realm, it still shouldn’t result in such an extreme behavior.
“Indeed!”
The elderly doctor’s tone was very certain. He had treated cases of madness before. Although those who had gone through the physical metamorphosis of becoming a martial artist were out of the ordinary, their basic essence was the same as anyone else—there was no difference.
“If it is so, then it is for the best. Thank you, Old Master Zhang!”
The Prefecture Judge kept his airs in check in front of this living treasure, expressing his thanks graciously.
“It’s my duty!”
The elderly doctor was composed and calm. He had lived to a ripe age and dealt with government affairs for countless times. Compared to the past, this was quite relaxed. He had even witnessed martial artists who had been inflicted by demons—situations far more dire than the present one.
“Next, I believe I am no longer needed here. I will take my leave now!” “Please take care, sir. I will have someone deliver your payment later!”
“There is no need for that. This vigorous fellow never had a sickness in the first place, why would I need a consultation fee!”
The old doctor was indifferent to money. With a wave of his hand, he exited the room with an air of nonchalance, leading out a group of anxious men from his profession from the Official Residence.
After the group of doctors who came for the consultation left, all eyes were again drawn towards Jiang Bei, who looked mad. However, with the diagnosis of the renowned physician, they were not as apprehensive as before.
“Jiang Bei, where did you go last night?!”
The city defense commander asked, infusing True Qi into his voice. However, it was only directed at Jiang Bei. Like a thunderbolt, it exploded right next to his ear.
“I went to…”
The intense stimuli pulled him out of his mind, deeply beset by despair, pain, and confusion. Jiang Bei, who was unresponsive to the outside world, looked steadily at the giant man clad in iron armor in front of him.
Just as everyone thought his mental state was returning to normal, they saw the martial artist, whom even the officials had to coerce with high ranks and rewards, crying and laughing at once,
“I lost, hahaha, I lost–to a set of armor. I’m useless, I’m useless, wu wu wu…
I’m a useless tosser!”
The Prefecture Judge furrowed his brows deeply; the officials who had come out to see what the commotion was about looked at each other in bewilderment. In the end, all looks focused on the armor of the City Defense
Commander.
“Why are you looking at me? I just met him today!”
The city defense commander felt a sense of confusion, as if he had driven the newly recruited martial artist mad.
“Not Officer Jiang, but another formidable martial artist clad in armor, like Officer Jiang!”
An official made a deduction at this moment. Even though Jiang Bei’s words were muddled, they were clearly linked to the armor.
“Armor? Is there a hidden armor in the city?!”
The moment these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the Official Residence turned grave. Then their eyes met, and an excitement was visible in their gaze.
Privately hoarding armor is a serious crime. You don’t need much- -more than three sets can be sentenced for treason. Uncovering a rebellion plot is a tremendous accomplishment. The idea of a universal promotion wasn’t out of reach!
“Sir!”
At this moment, the third group sent out by the Prefecture Judge came rushing back in a hurry. They were charged with scouring the streets, investigating where Jiang Bei had been the previous night, who he had contact with, and if possible, probing the background of those people.
The Prefecture Judge did not initially hold high expectations for this third group- -as long as they could bring back some useful information, he would be contented. After all, even a Gang Sha Realm martial artist had been scared out of his wits.
But to his surprise, the third group brought back big news, or perhaps, a big shock.
“What? Lord Chengwen’s younger brother!”
Upon hearing the identity of the man Jiang Bei had been in contact with, the Prefecture Judge stood up in surprise; he couldn’t even manage to sit down.
“Who is Lord Chengwen?”
The city defense commander frowned and asked. He seemed to have heard the name somewhere, but he couldn’t recall it at the moment.
“The Number One Scholar in the last Imperial Examination, among the Six Dominant Scholars!”
The Prefecture Judge looked somewhat helpless at this uncivilized man who held the military authority of Anqing Mansion. He knew that these martial artists did not care much about the affairs of scholars, but to be indifferent even to this one, was rather too outrageous.
“The top scholar, that’s quite….”
The city defense commander didn’t care originally, after all, a top scholar who graduated from the imperial examination was produced every three years, and it meant nothing to him. However, he suddenly noticed, “Six Dominant Scholar? Which one?!”
“Do we have a second Six Dominant Scholar in our empire?”
The Prefecture Judge asked in return with an emotionless face. The multitude of excited officials also fell silent, their joy of seemingly being able to solve a major treason case dissipating instantly.
At their current position in the bureaucracy, they knew some hidden news unknown to ordinary people, but of course, they only knew about it.
“His younger brother is in our Anqing Mansion? When did he arrive?”
The city defense commander was puzzled. Such a person had entered the city, and he didn’t hear about it at all?
“He entered the city at noon yesterday. One of your descended centurions verified Young Master Feng’s travel document. At that time, Officer Jiang was bothering others, claiming that he wanted to compete in martial arts with him!”
The yamen runner who went to check reported cautiously.
“Which centurion? He dare not report to me about such important persons entering the city?”
The commander was furious. How could such a naive person exist under his command? Even if he were not that close relative, would anyone so close to him be ordinary?
“Alright, now it’s not the time to worry about such small matters. Continue.” The Prefecture Judge signaled the back-reporting officer to continue.
“Officer Jiang was bothering Second Young Master Feng yesterday, but got separated from him after entering the city. He first entered the official residence, and then took advantage of his position to find Feng’s place. He competed in martial arts with him at night, and when he appeared today, he became insane.”
Not surprising at all.
“Prefecture Judge, how should this matter be handled?”
The commander roughly understood the whole story. Looking at the raving Jiang, his eyes inevitably showed a hint of pity. Didn’t this guy inquire about the other party’s identity before challenging them to a duel?
“What’s to handle?”
The Prefecture Judge asked emotionlessly. “This Second Young Master Feng…”
“What crime has he committed?”
The Prefecture Judge cut off the commander’s words, asking bluntly.
“Well, none, but…”
Even adhering to the principle of officials protecting each other, the commander didn’t dare to cause trouble for Second Young Master Feng.
It made no sense after all. The young master behaved appropriately. He only beat up the man who came uninvited late at night. He probably used too much force and turned the man into an idiot. This couldn’t be argued as a mistake anywhere.
“Since there is no crime, it has nothing to do with my office or Anqing
Mansion. If the commander is interested, he may visit on his own!”
The Prefecture Judge was emotionless. He guessed what the martial artist was thinking, but before acting on it, he had better quit the officialdom as he didn’t want to offend anyone.
He didn’t have the idea of making friends either. If he had to make friends, he would spare some time for those at a comparable level. But Lord Chengwen didn’t look like an ordinary person. The gap was too large, it was meaningless to hang out with him.
“To visit, I need a reason!”
The commander rubbed his hands somewhat awkwardly, just like a novice,
“Judge, can I take this Officer Jiang back to my camp? In my place, he might recover quickly. Besides, it would be less risky. If he suddenly goes mad and fights, I can suppress him!”
“Yes, you can.”
The Prefecture Judge of Anqing Mansion stared at the commander for a moment before slowly nodding..
