The very next day after Shen Ao and the others reached a consensus to deal with Xiang Yang, a transfer order was issued from the provincial government and delivered straight to the desk of Chai Jun, chief constable of the Divine Constable Gate. It explicitly requested to borrow Red Robe Famous Constable Xiang Yang to protect Tang Feng, the Yongcheng Prefect, during his upcoming southern inspection.
The official document stated that in recent years, bandits had risen everywhere within the province, while martial artists had stirred up unrest. Every day, killings and fights of varying severity broke out across different regions, throwing the situation into turmoil and causing chaos to spring up throughout the province.
The Yongzhou Governor, deeply favored by the Emperor and compassionate toward the people, intended to quell the disorder and pacify the strife. He had specifically dispatched Tang Feng to venture among the common folk and gather information, after which he would strike like thunder into the den and purge the lawless elements within the territory.
As for the matter of borrowing Xiang Yang as a guard mentioned after the official document, it was not, by ordinary reasoning, overstepping the bounds. The Divine Constable Gate was not only responsible for overseeing the martial world, but also obligated to safeguard the officials of the Great Zhou court. Such a transfer order was quite commonplace, but when it involved Xiang Yang and this Tang Feng, it seemed rather ill-timed.
First was Xiang Yang's status. Although the Chief Constable Token and promotion document from the Divine State Imperial Capital had yet to arrive due to the great distance, his Celestial Being cultivation alone meant he could not be treated lightly.
Second was Tang Feng himself. He was ostensibly the prefect of Yongcheng, but because he resided in the same