Chapter 33

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“You’re the Chang’an Fortress Lord?” The captured young Daoist priest stared at Mister Black Cloud, who was dressed in black.

Zhang Dongyun, who had the looks of Mister Black Cloud, turned a deaf ear to it.

He looked at Cao Feng. “You are responsible for teaching him the rules of the fortress.”

“Yes, I will follow your orders!” Cao Feng was eager to get into action and was in great delight.

He took his leave with the young Daoist priest.

Hui Tianyu and the Cold Mountain Sect elder, who stayed behind, waited for further orders from Mister Black Cloud.

Zhang Dongyun gave them a faint glance. “Are all the sect disciples back?”

Nobody knew whether he sounded happy or angry.

Cold sweat broke out on Hui Tianyu’s and the elder’s backs.

The Cold Mountain Sect had recalled all its people from Qinzhou Prefecture in case of subsequent retaliation from the Forgotten Truth Temple.

To some people, it seemed as though the sect did not trust Chang’an Fortress to keep the sect’s base in Qinzhou.

“All of us in this sect are proud of our dedication to Chang’an and ashamed for bringing trouble upon the Fortress Lord and you.”

Now that they were on Chang’an Fortress’s side, the entire Cold Mountain Sect members put aside their apprehension.

The Cold Mountain Sect elder respectfully bowed to Zhang Dongyun. “A mere Forgotten Truth Temple will certainly end up like Du Kun. We will wait for everything to settle down before returning to Qinzhou.”

Zhang Dongyun looked at him indifferently. “Fools always exist in the world. There will be others besides Du Kun and the Forgotten Truth Temple.”

Hui Tianyu said in a low voice at the side, “As long as the Fortress Lord and you do not mind, it is better for us to stay in Chang’an forever.”

Zhang Dongyun gazed at them for a long time before nodding slightly. “That is laudable.”

He then raised his hand and made a gesture at the two of them.

The two of them suddenly felt heat rising in their bodies and spreading throughout their limbs and bones.

As a result, their blood seemed to be boiling all over their bodies.

They were first shocked and then delighted.

The Night Elegance Sword from earlier had been an ultimate move in actual combat against an enemy.

And now, Mister Black Cloud was imparting them a cultivation technique to circulate their blood.

These two forgotten teachings, one internal and one external, could immediately bring the Cold Mountain Sect as a whole to a higher level.

Today, they had besieged and taken down that Forgotten Truth Temple disciple, striking him by surprise with the Night Elegance Sword.

In a normal one-on-one fight, none of them were a match for that young Daoist priest.

The gap between the two sects was always immense.

But with the two forgotten teachings, even though the Cold Mountain Sect would still not be as good as the Forgotten Truth Temple, it would be a complete change from its former self.

The sect masters of the Cold Mountain Sect and Mountain Tiger Hall were martial artists at the fourth realm.

The heritage of the sects’ collection of forgotten teachings were one of the reasons that limited their development.

And now, the people of the Cold Mountain Sect, including the sect master, had hopes of advancing further.

What if they could still get more from Chang’an Fortress?

Would they one day match, or even replace, the Forgotten Truth Temple?

Upon thinking of this, more passion burned in the hearts of Hui Tianyu and the Cold Mountain Sect elder.

Zhang Dongyun withdrew his hand and instructed them, “Those who are loyal to Chang’an and serve Chang’an will not be let down.”

The two people of the Cold Mountain Sect were submissive. “Thank you for your grace, Fortress Lord, Mister Black Cloud. We are willing to serve Chang’an Fortress with our lives!”

Hui Tianyu bowed and got up. “Senior, what is this mental cultivation technique called?”

“Just integrate it into your Cold Mountain Sect’s mental cultivation technique,” Zhang Dongyun replied casually.

The two then took their leave even more happily before reporting to their sect master and other elders and teaching it to the entire sect.

Mister Black Cloud had ordered Hui Tianyu to return to his post and deal with the tasks on hand.

His first duty was to count the entire population of the fortress and create a record.

As capable as he was, this was a challenge that he had never faced before.

However, the burden was all the more exhilarating for the one-eyed young man.

Mister Black Cloud had given him the authority to recruit his fellow sect members and vagrants to serve as his subordinates.

Thanks to his efforts, the tasks started gradually getting on track.

Apart from Hui Tianyu, the others in Zhang Dongyun’s Heavenly Pivot Hall were also told to each do their own jobs.

Fortress Lord Zhang’s subordinates gradually operated the dynamic and simple administrative framework perfectly.

[Completed the initial steps of the fortress’s Department of State Affairs and started daily operation. You have completed Construction Quest 2.1. Rewarded 500 Construction EXP.]

Upon hearing the system notification, Zhang Dongyun heaved a sigh of relief.

He refreshed the list of quests.

Sure enough, after completing the last construction quest, the system gave a new one.

[Construction Quest 2.2—Establish the fortress’s Department of Law Enforcement.]

This is something I should do… Zhang Dongyun nodded slightly.

He, the Fortress Lord, had been the one handling law enforcement, rewards, and punishment in the fortress.

One word of his could determine a person’s life. Wasn’t that cool?

Of course, it was.

But it would be meaningless if Fortress Lord Zhang had to do everything himself.

With so many more people in the fortress right now, he could foresee that there would be a lot of trivial matters in the future.

Fortress Lord Zhang did not have the leisure to manage them all.

It would be perfect to leave them to his henchmen.

But considering the candidates and the rules and regulations, he needed to be a little careful.

Rules and regulations always went hand-in-hand with abusing the public trust, perverting the law, and taking advantage of the loopholes.

Fortress Lord Zhang had the ultimate power to judge, and any falsehoods would not fool him.

But again, setting up rules first to save any trouble or worries later was a way to make him comfortable.

As Zhang Dongyun thought about it, he first chose a location for his Department of Law Enforcement.

He had set aside quite a few places located near the Great Ming Palace.

Thus, under the marvelous gazes of the people, a magnificent residence flashing with golden light was laid out.

Inside the residence was another universe. Not only was it a place for personnel to use for official work, but it was also a place to cultivate every day and had a large prison.

[Please name it.]

Dali Temple, Department of Justice, Six Departments, or whatever seem fine… Zhang Dongyun pondered.

Since the Department of State Affairs is called the Heavenly Pivot Hall, this powerful department should be called the Heavenly Punishment Hall.

With a thought from Zhang Dongyun, light condensed on the new building and finally turned into the three words: Heavenly Punishment Hall.

The onlookers listened to the scholar read the words on the inscribed board. Without needing him to explain, all of them could guess what the new building was for.

“Heavenly Punishment. It means the heavens punishing the guilty, right?”

The scholar nodded. “This should be a place in charge of punishment!”