Chapter 413 – The Ancient God Sect Reappears (3k)
Carriage 8.
“What’s going on? I can feel some fighting aura.”
Walking out of his private compartment, Su Jiu looked around. He saw several other passengers in the compartments ahead looking confused. Suddenly, a few figures ran over from the front compartment, their faces showing signs of fear.
“Hello, may I ask what happened?”
“Are you trying to die…”
Su Jiu’s gaze sharpened, and he quickly grabbed a middle-aged woman who brushed past him. As she widened her eyes and was about to curse, a red light flashed in her eyes, and he smiled again and asked, “Can you tell me what exactly happened?”
The middle-aged woman’s eyes became dazed. Looking into Su Jiu’s eyes, she pointed in the direction they had run from and replied mechanically, “There were bandits blocking the train in the sixth carriage. We were lucky to escape.”
Su Jiu pondered for a moment and continued to inquire, “Bandits appeared? Didn’t the train conductor and others try to stop them?”
The train was still running smoothly. Either the bandits were contained, or, more likely, the sixth carriage had been taken hostage by the bandits to threaten the train’s progress.
“You can go.”
The middle-aged woman’s eyes remained dazed, clearly not understanding what Su Jiu was talking about. The moment Su Jiu waved to let the somewhat bewildered middle-aged woman leave, a young man from a compartment ahead suddenly shouted with a grim face, “The sixth carriage?! Isn’t that where Miss Li Na is? Could the bandits be targeting her?”
“Ah? Isn’t that the room of the big star Li Na? I hope nothing happens to her!”
“The train conductor is a powerful high-rank battle general, and Miss Li Na herself is also a high-rank battle general. They must have subdued the bandits by now, right?”
Following the young man’s words, people from the surrounding compartments reacted one after another, showing traces of worry on their faces. In fact, most of them were attracted by the celebrity “Li Na.” It could be said that twenty percent of the people on the train were fans of Miss Li Na.
“But there’s still an aura I find unpleasant coming from that direction.”
Listening to these people, Su Jiu raised an eyebrow and gently tapped his forehead. His mental power rippled like drops of water in the sea, exploring towards the distant compartment. His face first showed surprise, and then he inexplicably curled his lips – “I didn’t expect a special discovery. These rats are indeed not simple.”
Then, he took a light step and walked towards compartment six. The nails under his casual long sleeves slowly grew longer. He hummed the tune from his headphones, walking unhurriedly, as if with some understanding.
As he walked, a black-red token appeared in his hand, which he then hung on the buckle of his jeans. This attire, detached from modern style, gave people a strange and awe-inspiring feeling.
…
Somewhere in the sixth carriage, there were traces of battle. Tables and chairs were broken, and wood chips were scattered everywhere. Several people dressed as ordinary passengers were surrounded by more than a dozen members dressed in the uniforms of the Law Enforcement Hall. For a moment, the beast soldiers in their hands exuded a cold glint, creating a tense standoff.
“Miss Li Na is too amazing! She easily subdued these bandits.”
“Let’s ask for autographs together later!”
…
Behind the people in Law Enforcement Hall uniforms, two figures stood separately. Ordinary civilians were blocked in a more distant compartment, forbidden from leaving. They could only stretch their necks and watch secretly.
One of them, a middle-aged woman in a high-ranking Law Enforcement Hall uniform, showed no joy or sorrow on her face. She said softly to another figure, “Miss, we can just hand these people over to the train police when they arrive.”
“Don’t worry, Aunt Xue. These petty thieves won’t get away.”
The other person was a girl in a noble blue trailing dance skirt. She glanced at the woman beside her, smiled, and shrugged. She then smiled faintly at the passengers being surrounded and asked, “Tell me, which organization sent you to attack me?”
“Heh heh, of course, it was commissioned by other big stars who were overshadowed by you, Miss, for your southern tour hot search. Did you think we were some big organization?” A man in a yellowish assault jacket smiled faintly at Li Na, looking through the encirclement, seemingly fearless.
Hearing this, Li娜 narrowed her eyes slightly, her mind beginning to ponder. She muttered to herself, “Could it really be those stars who recently made it onto the hot search? Is it Cai You, Chen Xiaoxiao… or the foreign Delin Aces, or that recently popular Catherine?”
Listening to Li Na’s muttering, the man smiled without speaking, seemingly satisfied with her train of thought.
“Miss…” The middle-aged woman, known as Aunt Xue, looked at Li Na helplessly, sighed, and explained softly, “This is within Dragon Country. Singers and entertainers wouldn’t dare to do such things. That person is probably talking nonsense. The train police will be here soon. Just hand these people over. After all, we are not the law enforcement department of their jurisdiction, so we can’t enforce the law across borders like Dragon Hunters.”
Just as she finished speaking, several figures appeared in the aisle, wearing police uniforms, their auras very strong. Leading them was a burly middle-aged man, shaped like an iron tower. As he arrived, he frowned and asked, “What happened? A fight in a carriage compartment requires detention for about 14 days.”
“This is Train Conductor, we are from the Law Enforcement Main Hall. This is the identification of an Elder, a branch master.”
After glancing at the commander, Aunt Xue frowned. She took out a document from her storage bag, extended one hand, and opened it, revealing a star pattern engraved with a lion.
“So, you are all from headquarters.”
Hearing the voice, the commander’s gaze swept over Aunt Xue’s identification, his eyes narrowed as if he had thought for a moment. Then, he waved his hand at his subordinates and pointed at the people dressed as ordinary passengers who had been subdued, instructing, “Take all these people away first!”
The strong men in attendants’ uniforms nodded tacitly, instinctively rolled up their sleeves to reveal their tattooed muscles, and apprehended the people dressed as ordinary passengers.
Seeing the actions of the train police, Li Na raised her eyebrows but said nothing. However, the people who had clearly attacked her showed a provocative expression, which made her somewhat displeased.
Soon, the burly train conductor turned around, a smile on his face. He glanced at the battle-general-level elites of the Law Enforcement Hall and then said to Li Na quite seriously, “Miss, even if you are from headquarters, you will still need to come and give a statement.”
Li Na’s brow had not yet relaxed; she didn’t want to go through any damned statement-taking, but seeing the serious train conductor in front of her, she could only nod helplessly.
Seeing that Li Na agreed to be questioned, the train conductor grinned, stepped aside, and gestured for her to proceed.
Li Na nodded and walked out first. Aunt Xue behind her was stopped by the train conductor. Her eyebrows shot up, and she immediately said, “This commander from headquarters, this matter requires questioning that lady separately, as she is the one who caused the conflict…”
Aunt Xue did not speak, but her brows furrowed deeper. Li Na saw this, gave an indifferent eye-roll, put her hands in her skirt pockets, took a few steps forward, and said with a faint smile, “Aunt Xue, don’t worry. These country police won’t trouble me.”
As Li Na spoke, the train conductor glanced at her head strangely and quickly echoed with a smile, “Miss is right. We country bumpkins are only responsible for routine questioning, just going through the motions.”
“You guys are making a move again? Can’t you rest for a bit before the New Year?”
Just then, a sound of footsteps suddenly echoed from directly in front of them, accompanied by a helpless female voice.
Upon hearing the voice, Li Na felt it was somewhat bizarre. She suddenly looked up and saw a young woman with a ponytail dressed in casual wear blocking her path. Based on her appearance, she looked like she had just started university.
Is she having a chuunibyo episode?
Immediately, she was about to tell her to move aside, but unexpectedly, the train conductor behind her spoke first. He narrowed his eyes, looked at the token on her waist that gave him a sense of unease, swallowed, and said with a playful tone, “Miss, are you perhaps related to the bandits who attacked the train?”
“Bandits?”
After repeating the word, Su Jiu chuckled and shook her head. She then pushed Li Na aside and walked forward, the smile in her eyes slowly turning into a teasing expression. “Are you talking about you cultists of the Ancient God Sect… Mr. Priest?”
Upon hearing this, the train conductor’s eyes widened slowly. He found that he couldn’t see through the young woman in front of him at all. Moreover, she had completely flipped the table upon her arrival, catching him completely off guard, and his back was already getting wet.
“You dare to push me? Who do you think you are?”
Unlike the former’s sweating profusely, Li Na’s face immediately showed anger when she was pushed. She turned her head to look at Su Jiu, who was slowly approaching, grabbed her sleeve, and whispered, “Are you in the late stages of chuunibyo? He is my subordinate train police officer from the Law Enforcement Hall. What Ancient God Sect?”
Then, with a “pfft,” she questioned with a somewhat condescending attitude, hands on her hips, “Don’t just learn two words – ‘Priest’ – and use them. Do you know what level of existence a Priest is?”
That’s a major villain on the same level as her own brother!
Glancing sideways at Li Na, Su Jiu ignored her and let her tug at her sleeve, continuing to approach the burly train conductor. Soon, she was within a meter of him and suddenly asked with some confusion, “What’s the use of kidnapping her? She’s just a pretty vase. The large-scale operation you’re involved in recently is only in the Northern Country…”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about…”
Upon hearing the mention of the Northern Country, the train conductor’s fist in his sleeve tightened abruptly, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
He looked at Su Jiu’s appearance again, confirmed that there was no “old Chen” smell on her, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
The young person in front of him was most likely a strong Dragon Hunter. She must have gotten the news from somewhere. As long as he still had his identity as the Train Conductor, she definitely wouldn’t attack him.
Even if young people have strength, they wouldn’t dare to use the ruthless methods of the older generation.
“Miss, you’ve misunderstood. Perhaps the information you have is about the ones who were just captured…”
However, as he forced a smile to explain, “chih.” The smile suddenly froze, and blood sprayed from his neck. He looked at the harmless-looking young woman in front of him with an incredulous expression. As his consciousness faded, he vaguely heard her say lightly, “If you don’t say anything, then so be it. I didn’t plan to leave any survivors anyway. Go atone for your sins.”
“You killed him when the Train Conductor wasn’t guarding himself?” Li Na, who was still pulling Su Jiu’s left sleeve, was instantly stunned by the sight. Her hand slowly loosened.
A moment later, Li Na noticed Aunt Xue also looking solemnly at the “murder scene.” She seemed to have found a savior and let out a sigh of relief, then pointed at Su Jiu and said sternly:
“Aunt Xue, arrest this crazy woman who assaulted a police officer in public!”
