Shen Ao naturally knew nothing of the secret rivalry and dirty dealings among the four. After repelling the six-man group's ambush, he continued south on patrol with Tang Feng and the others.
During this time, he spent half his days cultivating and half relaxing, living quite pleasantly. It was not until Chai Jun sent word that people had arrived from the Divine Constable Gate headquarters that he bade farewell to Tang Feng and the others and began his journey back.
Within Yongcheng's Divine Constable Gate, Purple Robe Chief Constable Chai Jun was entertaining guests who had arrived from First Line of Heaven in Shenzhou, accompanied by four Red Robe Famous Constables.
Two of them dressed much like Chai Jun, clearly Purple Robe Chief Constables from Shenzhou. Their martial arts had genuinely reached the Celestial level, something Chai Jun could not compare to, so he remained at a disadvantage throughout their conversation.
Behind the two Celestial Purple Robes stood two young disciples, each holding a small wooden chest inlaid with silver. Inside were the items required for Xiang Yang's promotion to Purple Robe Chief Constable, including the chief constable's uniform, Chief Constable Token, and so on.
"Oh? Xiang Yang was dispatched by a single transfer order from the Yongzhou Governor to protect some insignificant Yongcheng Prefect? The Divine Constable Gate and the provincial government are not subordinate to one another. What authority does the Yongzhou Governor have to command a dignified Purple Robe Chief Constable?
"Or is Xiang Yang naturally weak-willed and incapable of refusing? If so, then no matter how high his martial arts are, with such a temperament, he cannot shoulder the grave responsibility of a divine constable.
"And even if Xiang Yang did not know, Chief Constable Chai Jun, surely you knew that the contest for Divine Constable