Only Got My Martial Arts Modifier in My Old Age
Chapter 283: Chapter 148: Master Xuantan’s Fear, the Power to Affect Reality
People flooded out from the alleys like a tidal wave. They moved with swift discipline, each person holding a Mauser pistol at the ready.
"Who are these people!"
Brother Ma’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his jaw hanging open wide enough to fit a fist.
All the Bi Family guards were stunned, frozen in place with their minds completely blank.
’Is someone actually attacking the mayor’s residence? In Ping’an Town, the Bi Family is the sky and the earth. It’s always been the Bi Family bullying others; since when did anyone dare to bring the fight to our doorstep?’
’What kind of suicidal fool would dare to do this?’
But their shock was short-lived. The group had already charged forward, leveling their pistols in unison at the guards by the gate.
The crowd parted, opening a narrow path down the middle. Lu Fu and Pan Heng emerged from their ranks.
Just then, Brother Ma recognized Pan Heng, and his pupils contracted. ’Isn’t that the new Commander-in-Chief of the Ping’an Town garrison?’
’Our own master, Mayor Bi, personally hosted a banquet to welcome him.’
’That banquet had ten full tables, with a non-stop stream of delicacies. Mayor Bi was all smiles the entire time, showing him the utmost respect.’
"Oh, it’s Chief Pan!" The terror on Brother Ma’s face instantly vanished, replaced by a sycophantic grin. He hurried forward a few steps, bowing so low it looked as if he might snap in two.
The next moment, Brother Ma was shamelessly fawning. "Chief Pan, what an honor! Please forgive this humble one for not greeting you sooner. I’ll go inform the master right away. If you would just wait one moment, one moment—"
As the saying goes, you don’t hit a man who’s smiling, but Pan Heng wasn’t falling for it.
He brazenly shot out a hand, grabbed Brother Ma by the collar, and yanked him forward like a helpless chick.
Pan Heng dragged Brother Ma in close and said coldly, "I have a report that Bi Yuanguang is harboring fiends from the Lifeless Lotus Sect. I’ve brought my men here today to conduct a full investigation. Anyone who resists will be shot dead. Now all of you, get on the ground!"
Hearing this, Brother Ma completely panicked.
In the jurisdiction of Yun Port City, everyone from the highest officials to the lowliest street peddlers knew Lord Lu had outlawed the Lifeless Lotus Sect as a demonic cult. Harboring its members was a capital offense.
Brother Ma began to tremble. "Ch-Chief Pan, there must be some misunderstanding! How could our master possibly dare to harbor those fiends from the Lifeless Lotus Sect? This is definitely a frame-up! Please, check your sources, check again—"
Seeing Brother Ma in this state, the guards behind him exchanged uncertain glances.
Pan Heng couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words on him. With a sudden exertion of force, he flung Brother Ma aside. He landed in a heap, unable to get back up.
"Move in!" Pan Heng ordered with a wave of his hand. He had long considered the Bi Family a cancer that needed to be cut out.
For years, Bi Yuanguang had used his position as mayor to rule Ping’an Town with an iron fist, extorting and seizing whatever he wanted, preying on the townspeople. Countless people were furious but dared not speak out.
And now, these Lifeless Lotus Sect fiends had given him a golden opportunity.
Pan Heng could now lead his troops in with perfect justification, which was why he had been so willing to act on the Bi Family’s old butler’s testimony alone.
Even if they turned the Bi Family compound upside down and found no members of the Lifeless Lotus Sect, he could use the opportunity to "search" for evidence of Bi Yuanguang’s other crimes over the years.
If they searched carefully enough, they were bound to find something. And then, the Bi Family—a tumor that had plagued the region for years—could finally be rooted out completely.
The troops flooded into the Bi Family estate. Along the way, the servants proved to be quite sensible.
Seeing the swarm of soldiers charging in with guns, none of them dared to resist or even cry out. They all obediently surrendered, clasping their hands behind their heads and dropping to the ground.
However, a few individuals stood out. They were mixed in with the servants and wore the same uniforms, but their behavior was completely different.
Instead of running or hiding from the soldiers, they seemed to be chanting something as they charged straight toward the barrels of the guns.
These people seemed to have no fear of death; in fact, they seemed to crave it. Upon seeing these fanatics, smiles finally broke out on the faces of Lu Fu and Pan Heng.
’This is it,’ they thought. ’This is the signature style of the Lifeless Lotus Sect fiends. Every one of them has been completely brainwashed.’
They firmly believed that after death, they would ascend to a paradise, meet the so-called Lifeless Mother, and enjoy eternal bliss.
For them, death was not an end but a beginning. It was an honor, a ticket to their paradise.
In the rear courtyard of the Bi estate, amidst the swirling white smoke of burning incense, Master Xuantan slowly opened her eyes.
Her Divine Sense could cover a three-hundred-meter radius, and every disturbance in the area registered in her mind without fail.
In truth, she hadn’t needed her Divine Sense. The moment the first gunshot rang out, Master Xuantan knew this stronghold had been exposed.
"Heh heh heh... A swarm of ants dares to offend our Holy Sect?"
She rose slowly to her feet, her unnervingly bright eyes glinting with the cruel contempt of a cat toying with a mouse.
"It won’t be too late to leave after I’ve collected some interest."
Master Xuantan’s Divine Sense swept across the soldiers. Among the thousand-plus men, there was only a single, insignificant Grandmaster of Huajin. The rest were merely ants holding fire pokers; they posed no threat to her whatsoever.
Before long, Lu Fu and Pan Heng had led their troops in, steamrolling all opposition. The Lifeless Lotus Sect believers who put up a desperate resistance were powerless against the hail of bullets.
Outside the arched gate to the rear courtyard, Lu Fu and Pan Heng finally stepped through, leading their men. Behind them, two soldiers escorted Bi Yuanguang, who had been captured alive.

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