"All persons, please step back three zhang!" A Peacock Guard commander waved the Peacock Token in his hand. "The Peacock Guard is enforcing the law — please cooperate."
The Peacock Guard had always been the supreme force in Glass Kingdom City — they represented the absolute elite under the command of the Peacock Emperor. Every single position among them was one that countless people would fight tooth and nail to obtain, yet never manage to secure.
Most importantly, though the Peacock Guard was powerful, they never harassed the common folk and never overstepped their bounds. Their methods were firm, yet fair and just.
For this reason, the Peacock Guard enjoyed the deep affection of Glass Kingdom City's people.
Now, seeing the Peacock Guard take action, everyone cooperated without hesitation, each person voluntarily retreating three or four zhang to give the Peacock Guard ample space.
Beside that Peacock Guard commander stood two figures dressed as Pill Kings, both wearing the distinctive attire of the Peacock Emperor's direct lineage — immediately recognizable.
Either of these two Pill Kings was a towering figure in the alchemy world of Glass Kingdom City. In ordinary times, they would never venture out into the mundane world.
Yet here they were, appearing together.
"What major event has occurred?" Everyone present was filled with suspicion.
Those who disapproved of the Royal Court clan's ways secretly gloated: "The Royal Court great clan suppressing the Wei family must have enraged His Majesty the Peacock Emperor. This is retribution, isn't it?"
It had to be said, there were quite a few people harboring such thoughts. Especially after hearing the Royal Court great clan price the Myriad Longevity Pills at ten million — that utterly annihilated whatever sliver of goodwill people had begun to develop toward the Royal Court great clan.
Vampires remain vampires; they cannot suddenly become merciful.
A single Myriad Longevity Pill for ten million? How was that any different from robbery?
If it were priced at three to five million, everyone could have accepted it. At ten million, everyone knew the price was inflated — and not by a small margin!
Moreover, there were many idle people present who had come not for the Myriad Longevity Pills at all. They were purely there to watch the spectacle.
So, seeing the Peacock Guard appear, they were not surprised in the slightest — on the contrary, they were delighted, secretly thrilled, feeling that this trip had truly not been in vain.
From the way things looked, the Peacock Guard clearly had not come as guests.
That Peacock Guard commander clearly held a high rank. He strode forward with an imposing gait and walked up to the Royal Court Clan Lord. "You must be the Clan Lord?"
The Royal Court Clan Lord furrowed his brow slightly, clearly displeased by this manner of address. However, the other party was the Peacock Guard — Glass Kingdom City's foremost force. Even though the Royal Court great clan had its own backers, they dared not act rashly before the Peacock Guard. He suppressed his anger and nodded. "I am."
The Peacock Guard commander said coolly, "My name is
"What instructions does Commander Kong have?" The Royal Court Clan Lord clearly felt the other was deliberately picking a fight, but his words remained restrained.
"Just now, you were selling Myriad Longevity Pills here?" Commander Kong asked.
"Yes." The Royal Court Clan Lord saw no reason to deny it.
Commander Kong nodded, then posed a completely different question: "Does this Taiyuan Tower belong to the Royal Court great clan?"
The Royal Court Clan Lord's fury grew, but he nodded again. "It is the Royal Court great clan's property. Commander Kong, today is our Taiyuan Tower's grand opening ceremony. If you've come to share a drink, please come inside and sit. This kind of entrance seems rather… inappropriate, doesn't it?"
Commander Kong smiled faintly without committing either way. "I wonder how many Myriad Longevity Pills Taiyuan Tower sold today?"
"Must that be reported to Commander Kong?" The Royal Court Clan Lord was growing angry as well.
Just then, the Asura warriors at the side would have none of it either. An Asura Guard commander strode forward and called out, "Old Kong, what's the meaning of this? Here to cause trouble?"
Commander Kong glanced at the man coolly, naturally recognizing him as an Asura Guard commander and a trusted subordinate of the Moon Emperor.
"And you are…?" Commander Kong sneered, pretending not to know.
The Asura Guard commander shouted angrily, "Old Kong, cut the charades. If you're here to cause trouble, say so. What's with all this beating around the bush?"
Commander Kong looked the man up and down. "Asura Guard? Or are you an impostor? The Great Emperor's forces rarely involve themselves in mundane affairs. Has your Asura Great Emperor not even taught you this basic common sense? Or are you all a bunch of frauds?"
Commander Kong gave not a shred of courtesy, waving his hand. "Remove these irrelevant persons — do not let them interfere with the Peacock Guard's enforcement."
Irrelevant persons?
The Asura Guard — the personal guard of the Asura Great Emperor — reduced to "irrelevant persons"? Everyone present was dumbstruck.
On the Peacock Guard's side, they had clearly come well-prepared. One powerful figure after another rushed forward, isolating and surrounding every last member of the Asura Guard.