Chapter 70 So, you and him...

“That's nonsense!” Li Xin glared furiously at the pretty girl and shouted.

Just at that moment, Chu Tian walked out from the entrance of the bar.

“Chu Tian!”

Li Xin hurriedly waved, catching Chu Tian’s attention.

Chu Tian stepped past the police line around the bar and walked straight over to Li Xin.

“Chu Tian, are you alright?” Li Xin looked him up and down, finally breathing a sigh of relief when he saw that Chu Tian was unharmed.

“Have those thugs left?” Chu Tian glanced around, noticing that Li Jie and his group were nowhere to be seen.

“As soon as the sirens went off, those thugs ran off. They took Yang Xuan with them,” Li Xin replied with a small laugh.

Chu Tian didn’t ask further and simply nodded.

“Chu Tian, I heard your second sister got into a fight. It wasn’t because of Yang Xuan, was it?” Li Xin asked cautiously, thinking perhaps he had caused trouble for the Night Bar.

“You’re overthinking it. It has nothing to do with you,” Chu Tian waved his hand dismissively; Yang Xuan was hardly capable of causing such trouble.

Li Xin immediately relaxed.

“Then… is there anything I can do to help?” Li Xin knew he wasn’t much help, but since Chu Tian had stood up for him tonight, he wanted to find an opportunity to return the favor.

“Help me ask for leave tomorrow. For the next while, I doubt I’ll have time to return to school,” Chu Tian clapped Li Xin on the shoulder, offering no further explanation.

“Alright,” Li Xin nodded quickly. Seeing it was getting late, he took his leave.

Chu Tian remained where he was, enjoying the cool night breeze.

A moment later, an elderly man approached Chu Tian from behind and suddenly spoke.

“Mr. Chu, thank you for your help to the Ancient Martial Authority!”

Wu Tai cupped his hands respectfully, his tone full of courtesy.

Chu Tian snapped out of his thoughts and turned to face Wu Tai.

“Help? I don’t recall ever assisting the Ancient Martial Authority.”

Chu Tian recognized the old man before him as Wu Tai, captain of the Ancient Martial Authority’s operations team.

Two days earlier, Long Tianjiao had taken Chu Tian out of prison and brought him to the outskirts of Tianmen City to participate in an investigation related to the Black Dragon Society. Wu Tai had been there, and they had met briefly.

“Mr. Chu, Xiao Feng slaughtered innocents in Tianmen City, and eventually targeted the Wei family. Even Master Su was defeated by Xiao Feng’s blade. If you hadn’t intervened in time, the Wei family would surely have been wiped out.”

“By eliminating Xiao Feng for the Ancient Martial Authority, you performed a great service and helped us immensely!” Wu Tai said, full of admiration.

“Don’t misunderstand. I helped the Wei family, not the Ancient Martial Authority,” Chu Tian replied indifferently. If not for the Wei family, he wouldn’t have bothered to get involved.

“Haha, it’s all the same!” Wu Tai laughed heartily, unconcerned by Chu Tian’s answer. He had already witnessed Chu Tian’s skill at transforming his finger into a sword and had thought him merely an eighteen-year-old master. He hadn’t expected Chu Tian to have already broken through to Martial Venerable. Such unfathomable strength challenged Wu Tai’s understanding time and again.

“Old Wu, do you know much about the Situ family?” Chu Tian asked.

“The Situ family is an ancient martial clan in Tianmen City. I know a bit about them,” Wu Tai replied, his expression turning serious as he nodded.

“Given what Situ Feng did tonight, I’d wager it’s not the first time,” Chu Tian said, referring to Situ Feng drugging his second senior sister. It was clear from his practiced manner that Situ Feng was a habitual offender.

“It’s certainly not the first time!” Wu Tai sighed, explaining, “In the past, the girls Situ Feng abused were all ordinary people, who had no way to fight back and could only endure in silence. Tonight, he ran into you, Mr. Chu—this is his end.”

“The Situ family has entrenched itself in Tianmen City for years; surely their descendants have committed many crimes. Has the Ancient Martial Authority never considered wiping out this cancer?” Chu Tian asked.

“Mr. Chu, are you planning to take on the Situ family?” Wu Tai’s face changed, and he was momentarily stunned.

The Ancient Martial Authority’s mission was to maintain order; how could they allow the Situ family’s lawlessness to continue? However, with a Martial Venerable presiding over the Situ family, bringing them down would not be easy. Any action against them would cause significant upheaval. Thus, the Authority had long turned a blind eye to their misdeeds.

But now Wu Tai heard the implication in Chu Tian’s words, and hope flickered in his heart. If Chu Tian, a Martial Venerable, could truly eradicate the Situ family, it would be a blessing for Tianmen City.

But could Chu Tian accomplish it alone?

“Old Wu, do you think I’m as reckless as my fifth sister does?” Chu Tian noticed Wu Tai’s hesitation and chuckled softly.

“No, I see things differently from Captain Long,” Wu Tai replied gravely, shaking his head. “I believe you wouldn’t act unless you were certain. If you have the courage to challenge the Situ family, you must have the strength. I trust my judgment.”

“Don’t mention this to my fifth sister. I don’t want her to worry,” Chu Tian said. Though he didn’t answer directly, his intention was clear: even if he didn’t confront the Situ family immediately, he would eventually.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Chu. I’m not one to gossip,” Wu Tai promised solemnly.

“Old Wu, if it’s convenient, I’d like to ask a favor,” Chu Tian continued.

Wu Tai didn’t immediately agree, replying, “As long as it doesn’t violate the Authority’s regulations, I’ll gladly help.”

“I want to investigate the Situ family’s recent crimes. I believe that shouldn’t be difficult for you, nor would it breach any rules,” Chu Tian said with a faint smile. He would never force an unreasonable request.

“No problem,” Wu Tai replied, smiling with relief. For him, it was a simple matter. If it were someone else, it might take effort to gather evidence, but the Situ family’s crimes were already well documented in the Authority’s archives. It would be easy to find a mountain of evidence.

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Inside a private room at the Night Bar.

“Second sister, you’re not wearing any clothes?” Long Tianjiao lifted Ye Binglan’s blanket and cried out in surprise.

A graceful, snow-white figure was instantly exposed before her.

Unfortunately, Chu Tian had already left the room and couldn’t enjoy this alluring sight.

“My… my clothes were torn apart by Xiao Tian,” Ye Binglan pointed to her dress, which was now in tatters.

“He… he tore your clothes? Did you and he…?”