YM778.TV Chapter 185: 99 Winter's End_3
Particularly when Xuan Kong actively stood up against the river-patrolling ferocious monster which demanded a sacrifice, that live-sacrificial scene appeared even more ironic.
When everyone sobered up, some would feel guilty about their own mistakes, but most people were unwilling to admit the wrongdoing they had committed.
Those who felt guilty knew they couldn’t compensate them well enough, and those who refused to admit their faults grew increasingly hateful towards them. In the end, under the delicate atmosphere, everyone reached a consensus: to isolate Xuan Kong and Xuan Le.
No matter how much Xuan Le asked for help, everyone turned a deaf ear, and Xuan Kong fell into a coma due to his severe injuries.
The only medicine Xuan Le managed to get was by forcefully entering the cockpit and wresting the medical box from the captain’s hands.
Those ordinary medicines could not cure Xuan Kong, only slightly alleviating his injuries.
Carrying the unconscious and injured Xuan Kong, the girl walked off the ship, her eyes blankly looking at the bustling dock ahead, without their mastermind, she didn’t even know what to do.
“It’s her, and the man on her back.
They brought upon the Water God, almost putting everyone on board at risk.”
“Had it not been for the deity’s intervention, we would all have died on the ship.”
Xuan Le looked in the direction of the sound, only to see several passengers who had shown clear hostility towards them on the ship, pointing at them and talking loudly to several members of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.
On their faces, undisguised resentment was evident.
The members of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau stepped forward upon hearing this and coldly said to Xuan Le and Xuan Kong:
“We suspect you of endangering public safety. Please come with us.”
Xuan Le opened her mouth sluggishly, then stepped back a bit and said softly, “I have to take my senior brother to the hospital. We still have to register for the Daoist Assembly to reclaim Xuanming View.”
The leading member of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau frowned, glanced at the other members, with a subtle hint of a besiegement.
Just then, a voice halted the actions of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau’s members.
“Stop!”
A young man in an Imperial Astronomical Bureau uniform appeared. A four-legged cauldron insignia on his chest signified his high-ranking position as a Deputy Custodian overseeing a province.
All the members of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau straightened up and saluted the young man, “Hail, Deputy Custodian!”
The young man stepped in front of Xuan Le, wearing a gentle expression, and said:
“I am aware of your situation. It’s not your fault. I will arrange for someone to treat your injuries.”
As he spoke, the young man looked at those who had accused them earlier, his voice tinged with cold indifference.
“Take them away and interrogate them thoroughly!”
Several members of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau immediately sprung into action, pushing down those passengers who were about to flee in view of the changing winds. Despite their cries and struggles, they were dragged away.
After doing all these, the young man just nodded and turned to leave.
“Wait, sir, why are you helping us?”
Despite her young age, Xuan Le wasn’t a clueless young lady. She well understood who the Deputy Custodian was.
That was a position with enough influence to alter the entire province’s situation. Even to him, the Multifarious Spirits Faction was just a minor and unremarkable sect. His sudden intervention truly made her puzzled.
The young man turned to look at Xuan Le, said with a smile:
“An old friend who witnessed your actions asked me to. I merely did him a small favor.”
Xuan Le knew well that if this old friend had seen their actions, he must be one of the passengers on the ship. Since he chose to help them through the Deputy Custodian without revealing his identity, she decided not to pry further.
Xuan Le could only give the young man a respectful bow and asked softly, “May I ask for your name, sir?”
The young man turned and walked away stylishly, the members of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau following him, leaving behind only a plain statement.
“The Deputy Custodian of Qing Province, Hoe Yao!”