Although the string of rapid-fire titles that just tumbled out of her mouth was so fast even Jiang Ke’er didn’t quite catch what she said… the momentum was certainly there.
The soldiers, meanwhile, had question marks popping up above their heads one after another.
What the heck?
While they had heard that some powerful cultivators in Xi Niu He Zhou had a habit of collecting titles, liking to use their great achievements as prefixes to their names, making longer names more impressive, but… did they just hear something about “single pull miracle” and “never a plushie”?
Didn’t hear clearly, probably an illusion?
Moreover, anyone could tell that this little demon was, at most, in the One Yuan Qi Absorption stage, just having stepped into the threshold of cultivation. How powerful could she possibly be?
“Forget it, most of the things I’ve done were in Xi Niu He Zhou and Nan Zhan Bu Zhou, so you probably haven’t heard of them… Besides, I only seem to be in the early One Yuan stage, so my words might not be credible,” Jiang Ke’er magnanimously waved her hand,
“But surely you’ve heard the name Constable Jiang?”
The soldiers thought about it, and it seemed vaguely familiar.
The little dog demon, however, covered her mouth and gasped, “You are that Constable Jiang? The one who, at the 768th God of Gamblers Championship, captured the notorious bandit Green Hat Man, received unanimous praise from all the dignitaries present, and ultimately won the special prize, Constable Jiang?”
Prompted by the little dog demon, everyone present suddenly realized, recalling the widely circulated casino incident from a few days ago.
Before the news of the monarch’s assassination broke, it was this Constable Jiang who had dominated the headlines for several days.
After all, the God of Gamblers Championship was Aolai Nation’s annual major event, and this year’s main event was clearly exciting enough.
This Constable Jiang created the fastest match in the history of the casino.
Her greatness, her selflessness, her noble character were topics of endless discussion and widespread dissemination among countless human dignitaries.
Evidently, the dignitaries who participated in that match all held a great fondness for her.
This was a connection that mere soldiers could not afford to offend!
“That’s right, I heard that Constable Jiang was a dog demon…”
“Do you have the Aolai Nation Gossip Daily from a few days ago?”
“I do!”
A soldier pulled out a newspaper from his pocket.
The captain unfolded the newspaper and turned to the front page, comparing the portrait on the front page with Jiang Ke’er.
Jiang Ke’er looked at the stick figure with two beast ears in the portrait, which wasn’t much better than a matchstick man.
She couldn’t help but secretly complain about the world’s artwork in her heart.
The soldier looked at the portrait, then at Jiang Ke’er, and couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, “Completely identical!”
Identical your big head! How did you see them as completely identical?!
Having confirmed Jiang Ke’er’s identity, the soldiers were so scared that they quickly knelt down: “Your Excellency, please forgive us, we were merely doing our duty, fulfilling our responsibilities…”
“Fulfilling your duty by beating people?” Jiang Ke’er asked, arms crossed, a look of disdain on her face, striking a pose.
“Your Excellency, you don’t understand! This dog demon conspired with criminals, engaging in malfeasance and attempting to let a group of merchants carry contraband across the border… I merely taught her a small lesson. Otherwise, if the higher-ups found out, it would be a capital crime!” the soldier cried out, looking wronged.
“Oh?” Jiang Ke’er looked at the team of merchants the soldier pointed to.
Sure enough, they were demons again.
There were several black-and-white striped weasel demon merchants and a few tiger demon guards.
Their carts were loaded with some minerals, shells, herbs, and other basic materials for refining tools and pills.
These were Aolai Nation’s specialties that couldn’t be obtained elsewhere… But they shouldn’t be considered contraband, right?
“During our inspection of the goods, we discovered this Deep Valley Woven Grass,” the soldier pulled out a small red plant from his pocket.
“This is a prohibited item that only the Nine Palaces Merchant Guild can sell and export. Anyone else carrying Deep Valley Woven Grass in or out of the country is equivalent to smuggling, maliciously infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of the Nine Palaces Merchant Guild…”
Nine Palaces Merchant Guild? Legitimate rights and interests?
Jiang Ke’er understood.
This was clearly a monopoly clause created by the Aolai Nation’s government and merchants collaborating.
But that wasn’t the main point right now.
“During the recent inspection, we first followed normal procedure, having this dog demon use her olfactory talent to inspect these goods by scent, but she said there were no abnormalities… Yet, when we conducted our own inspection, we caught them red-handed.”
“So, Your Excellency, we were truly just doing our duty!”
The soldier’s face was full of grievance, which made the surrounding onlookers start to side with the soldier, secretly condemning Jiang Ke’er for being unreasonable and bullying others.
Well played, he even knows how to use public sentiment to his advantage.
Jiang Ke’er pretended not to notice and continued to question the soldier: “Where is the record of the contraband you confiscated?”
“That, it’s not convenient to make public,” the soldier said with an apologetic look, but a hint of triumph played on his lips.
Jiang Ke’er understood. This guy seemed to be a repeat offender, experienced and meticulous in his actions.
Framing someone, eh? Trying to frame someone in front of me, Constable Jiang, the agent of justice?
Jiang Ke’er smiled happily.