Urban Martial Saint

Ye Qing turned his head to look and saw that three people had just stepped out of the police car nearby. One of them, Ye Qing happened to have met before—the driver of the branch bureau chief here.

At that time, when Ye Qing entered Beimang Mountain, it was the branch bureau chief who personally sent him over, and the driver was this very man. Therefore, he recognized Ye Qing!

”Is it you?” Ye Qing was surprised as well upon encountering this acquaintance here. What a coincidence!

”Ah, Mr. Ye, finally you came out!” The driver immediately perked up, grabbed Ye Qing’s arm, and said urgently, ”You’ve been inside for more than three days without any news. Do you know how anxious you’ve made the chief?”

The surrounding policemen all knew this driver well and naturally understood he was a favored person beside the chief. Seeing the driver appear so familiar with Ye Qing, those few policemen who had previously mocked Ye Qing suddenly fell silent.

They had just ridiculed Ye Qing, saying he couldn’t possibly know their chief. But now, it seemed Ye Qing not only knew their chief, but the relationship seemed quite extraordinary!

Hearing the driver’s words, Ye Qing was even more astonished and asked curiously, ”Why is the chief anxious?”

Ye Qing was sent into the mountain by the chief himself, and the chief was aware of this matter. How could he suddenly become anxious?

”Ah, this matter, I can’t really explain to you clearly. Regardless, it’s fantastic news that you are out!” The driver said urgently, ”Come on, Mr. Ye, let’s head back to the city and report to the chief first. By the way, the military personnel came over yesterday, already gearing up to search Beimang Mountain. Now that you’ve come out, there’s no need to rush that matter; we should report it to the military district first to prevent them from actually venturing into the mountain.”

Ye Qing was even more bewildered; how did military personnel get involved?

As for the other policemen nearby, their eyes widened. One of them whispered, ”Driver Hou, this one... is this the Mr. Ye the chief told us to find?”

The driver glanced at him and said, ”What else do you think? We’ve been guarding here for two days and nights just to find Mr. Ye. Now that we’ve found him, hurry up and report back!”

Upon hearing this, the policeman’s expression stiffened. He turned to look at Ye Qing, forced out a smile, but his face was so stiff that he couldn’t really smile; his smile was uglier than crying.

Ye Qing knew what the policeman feared, and he didn’t have time to delve into this matter with him. He directly followed the driver onto the car to head to the city.

Right after departing, the driver made a phone call to report back. Even through the phone, Ye Qing could clearly hear the excitement in the chief’s voice, which made Ye Qing more amazed. Why was he so excited about him coming out?

”Driver Hou, you said the chief was very anxious just now?” Ye Qing slightly frowned and asked curiously, ”What exactly happened?”

”Mr. Ye, I’m not very clear on the specifics myself.” The driver spoke while driving: ”I just overheard the chief mention that it seemed someone of high status from the Capital ordered us to ensure we get you out by all means. Our team searched for two days without any result, and we had no choice but to contact the military personnel yesterday. If you hadn’t come out today, they would have dispatched helicopters and soldiers into the mountain to find you!”

Upon hearing about the high-profile figure, Ye Qing basically understood the situation. It seemed that Su Kaicheng had personally come over to urge the local police to find him. Otherwise, the chief wouldn’t have been so anxious.

But why did Su Kaicheng come to Beimang Mountain? And why was he so desperate to find him?

Just as Ye Qing had guessed, as soon as he returned to the city branch, he saw Su Kaicheng bringing a group of people rushing over from afar. As Ye Qing’s car came to a halt, Su Kaicheng ran over urgently, asking, ”Where is Ye Qing? Where’s my brother?”

Su Kaicheng usually doesn’t like getting involved with local officials, but this time was different. He notified the local officials before arriving. Not only did the main leaders of the police system all come, but even the military district sent people to receive Su Kaicheng. The leaders that followed him were all important figures from police and military systems around Beimang Mountain, aware of Su Kaicheng’s status.

Now hearing this vice national-level leader’s only son call Ye Qing ”brother,” they were stunned.

Although when Su Kaicheng urged them to search for Ye Qing, they already knew Ye Qing’s relationship with Su Kaicheng was not simple. But now hearing how he called him, it really exceeded their expectations. In Su Kaicheng’s position, he wouldn’t casually form brotherly bonds with others. So, what was the depth of his relationship with Ye Qing?

These people didn’t know the relationship between Ye Qing and Su Kaicheng, but they knew Ye Qing’s position in Su Kaicheng’s eyes. With Ye Qing valued by Su Kaicheng, he held a significant position with them too.

The policemen who had mocked Ye Qing outside Beimang Mountain were now far away, surrounded by leaders from police and military systems. Additionally, these few could clearly see that their branch bureau chief was on the outskirts and couldn’t even speak, imagining their feelings. Thinking of their earlier mocking words towards Ye Qing, they wished they could slap themselves a few times.

Could they afford to offend such a person? If pursued, losing their jobs might be the least of their worries.

In fact, they were overthinking. Ye Qing was so busy now, he wouldn’t particularly bother with those trifles.

Seeing Ye Qing, Su Kaicheng finally felt a bit relieved and said, ”Ye brother, are you okay?”

”I’m alright!” Ye Qing nodded, looking at the crowd surrounding them, he wondered, ”Elder Brother Su, why did you come?”

”I received the news saying you entered Beimang Mountain and never came out, so I was worried!” Su Kaicheng patted Ye Qing’s shoulder and said, ”As long as you’re alright. Take your time to rest; we’ll talk more later.”

The city bureau chief hastily approached and smiled, ”Mr. Ye, we’ve already arranged a room for you. What size clothing do you wear? I’ll have someone bring some clothes over for you?”

These people knew Su Kaicheng highly valued Ye Qing and had arranged everything in advance. Actually, for them, saving Ye Qing was secondary; the key was making a good impression in front of Su Kaicheng. That was most important.

Ye Qing didn’t refuse, having been in the mountains for so long with clothes torn and revealing skin; he certainly needed a change and a wash.

Returning to the hotel, Ye Qing tidied himself up, took a shower, and changed clothes, feeling instantly refreshed. The trip to the mountain had left him with some minor injuries, but nothing too serious. With the medicinal effects of the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill stored in his body, small wounds healed remarkably quickly.

Once tidied, Ye Qing went directly to Su Kaicheng’s room. Over there, Su Kaicheng had already sent his companions away, and seeing Ye Qing arrive, he quickly stood up.

”How are you?” Seeing Ye Qing in high spirits, Su Kaicheng managed to exhale a sigh of relief, asking, ”Did you get hurt in the mountain?”

Ye Qing looked at Su Kaicheng and paused briefly before asking, ”Do you know about what’s inside Beimang Mountain?”

This question made Su Kaicheng fall silent as well; after a while, he slowly nodded and said quietly, ”The situation in Beimang Mountain is considered one of the national secrets. Normally, your rank doesn’t permit knowledge of such matters, but since you’ve already entered Beimang Mountain, I won’t hide it from you. Indeed, Beimang Mountain is a place tightly guarded by our Ministry of Security, and generally, no one is allowed to go inside!”

”Oh?” Ye Qing was surprised and said, ”Tightly guarded? I didn’t see any guards along the way.”

”Just because you didn’t see guards along the way doesn’t mean there aren’t guards inside the mountain,” Su Kaicheng replied, casting a glance at Ye Qing. ”To avoid causing panic among ordinary people, even if we are truly guarding the mountain, we would never make it publicly known. You’ve been inside; you should know that the amount of wildlife in that mountain is much more than elsewhere. These were deliberately arranged, serving as a natural barrier for the mountain!”

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing suddenly realized why he had encountered so many wild animals during his time in the mountain. It’s known that large animals don’t typically appear in vast quantities, but in Beimang Mountain, there were significantly more than on the border mountain forests he knew. Clearly, those animals were intentionally arranged.

”Additionally, we’ve set up many artificial traps in the mountain to prevent anyone from entering.” Su Kaicheng paused and said, ”But the path you took had no traps for certain reasons, making it the only route into Beimang Mountain!”

”Really!” Ye Qing suddenly understood why the sorcerer and Yin Fairy chose to enter the mountain from this area; they knew this was the only path available.

”But why seal off Beimang Mountain?” Ye Qing asked in surprise, ”Preventing access to Heaven’s Gate is for national security. But what about Beimang Mountain?”

”You’ve been inside; you should know what is actually hidden within Beimang Mountain!” Su Kaicheng said seriously, ”Modern science has advanced greatly, and I don’t believe in tales of gods or demons, nor do I believe anyone can achieve immortality. However, just because we don’t believe doesn’t mean others won’t believe. Imagine if the matter of Beimang Mountain was not sealed off, what would happen to the world?”