Capturing Plum Blossom

The constables outside the Prefecture Office hurried forward when they saw him emerge.

"Lord Su, do you need me to escort you back?"

"No need."

Su Fei waved his hand, mounted his horse, and appeared to head towards the Thousand Household Office. However, after turning the street corner, he stopped.

He looked around, his gaze falling on the roof of a restaurant west of the Prefecture Office.

The location was elevated, directly facing the courtyard of the Household Registration Office, and the tiles were old, making it less likely to attract attention.

Su Fei's toes tapped the horse's back, and his body soared like fleeting light and shadow. With a few leaps, he landed silently on the restaurant's roof.

His figure merged with the shadows of the rooftop. Unless one looked closely, it was impossible to detect a person hiding there.

Su Fei remained on the roof like a stone sculpture.

He watched the activity at the Household Registration Office.

The guards at the Prefecture Office's entrance changed shifts several times.

The old clerk arrived at the Household Registration Office on time each day to open it, clean up, and then close it in the evening. Everything seemed perfectly normal.

On the first day, no anomalies occurred.

On the second day, there were still no issues.

Su Fei was getting a little impatient.

Stakeouts were indeed tiring, but to complete the System's mission, Su Fei gritted his teeth and persevered.

It wasn't until late on the third night that Su Fei, while on watch, started counting sheep.

Suddenly, a black figure shot out from the alley like a bat. Its feet lightly touched the courtyard wall of the Household Registration Office, and it silently flipped over the wall and entered.

The figure made no sound and moved as fast as a bird in flight. It was evident that his Lightness Skill had been cultivated to the extreme.

Su Fei's eyes were fixed on the black figure.

The figure headed straight for the main house where the Household Registration Books were kept. The old clerk had already left for the day, so the place was empty.

It easily picked the lock and entered.

A moment later, a faint light flickered from within the house.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the figure returned the Household Registration Books to their original place. As it was about to climb over the wall to leave, a clear voice suddenly rang out in the courtyard.

"You visit so late at night, and you're leaving without saying hello. Isn't that a bit too hasty?"

Su Fei leaped down from the roof, landing steadily in front of the black figure.

The black figure spun around abruptly. Its face was covered with a black cloth, revealing only its eyes.

Looking at the handsome young man before him, clad in a silver-white Flying Fish Robe, its eyes flashed with surprise and suspicion.

He had encountered people staking out before, but they were always near the residences of women. This was the first time he had encountered someone staking him out at the Household Registration Office.

This feeling of having his greatest secret exposed was truly unpleasant.

Plum Blossom's voice was hoarse.

"You are from the Imperial Guard. Why are you here?"

Su Fei's expression was calm.

"I am here, naturally, to arrest you. You have committed countless wicked deeds before."

"Today, we settle all accounts."

"Plum Blossom, your good days are over."

Hearing this, the black figure was somewhat shaken.

The other party actually knew his moniker. It seemed he had come prepared.

"Imperial Guard, the emperor's hounds. You won't catch me to earn merit so easily."

"I admit you are very clever to have discovered my secret, but you are too arrogant. You are alone."

As soon as the words fell, Plum Blossom raised his right hand, and several streams of yellow smoke were scattered towards Su Fei's face. A pungent, exotic fragrance instantly filled the air.

"Poison smoke?"

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Seeing the poisonous smoke approaching, Su Fei suddenly activated his Dragon Catching Skill.

Although he possessed the Nine Yang Divine Art and was immune to such poisonous smoke, it would dirty his clothes if it came into contact with his body.

An invisible force gathered in front of him, forming a vortex that swept all the drifting yellow smoke into it.

They condensed into a ball, standing still in the air.

With a slight flick of his wrist, Su Fei sent the poisonous smoke, wrapped in his qi, flying upwards like a ball. It instantly dispersed into the night.

"What martial art is that?" Plum Blossom's eyes were filled with astonishment. His poison smoke had always been foolproof, and he had killed many Xiantian Realm martial artists with it. Even Grandmaster Realm martial artists would suffer greatly if they inhaled it. He never expected it to be resolved so easily, nor that someone could control air currents to redirect his poison smoke. Such a technique was unheard of.

Plum Blossom inwardly knew things were not good; he had encountered a formidable opponent. He no longer wished to fight and tapped his toes on the stone table, his body soaring backward like a great bird.

"Imperial Guard, you want to capture me? It won't be that easy. The person who can capture Plum Blossom hasn't even been born yet." Before his voice faded, he had already vaulted over the high wall and was speeding towards the alley entrance.

Su Fei followed, flipping over the wall. Under the moonlight, his figure weaved through the streets and alleys like a streak of light. His Fleeting Light Shadow technique, at the Perfection realm, allowed him to move so fast that afterimages appeared.

Plum Blossom's Lightness Skill had been in the Major Accomplishment realm for many years, even approaching Perfection. He felt his escape was going exceptionally smoothly. That Imperial Guard must have been left far behind. He slightly reduced his speed and glanced back.

That glance sent a jolt of terror through him. Behind him, Su Fei was following like a shadow. His heart pounded with shock as he desperately channeled his True Qi, pushing his speed to the limit. He dashed through three streets, but Su Fei was still right behind him. He cried out in disbelief, "This is impossible! I've practiced my 'Treading Snow Without a Trace' lightness skill for over twenty years, and I've been in the Major Accomplishment realm for seven or eight years. How can you be faster than me?"

He had practiced lightness skills for thirty years and had never met an opponent. Today, he was being chased by a young Imperial Guard.

In an instant, Su Fei caught up. He seized an opportunity and pushed his palms forward. He unleashed the 'Riding the Six Dragons' technique. The sound of dragon roars echoed as six golden dragon-shaped qi currents coiled upwards, blocking all of Plum Blossom's forward paths.

Plum Blossom stared in stunned silence and had no choice but to turn and face Su Fei. Confident in his cultivation at the Xiantian Realm Ninth Layer, he drew the soft sword from his waist. A cold glint flashed as he thrust his sword forward, aiming for Su Fei's chest, attempting to force him back.

Su Fei responded with another palm strike. 'Dragon Appears in the Field.' A dragon-shaped qi current collided with the sword tip, sending the soft sword flying. Plum Blossom felt an immense force surge through him, his tiger's mouth splitting open. The soft sword flew out of his grasp, and he was sent flying backward as if struck by a heavy hammer, crashing into the wall. He slid to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He struggled to lift his head and saw Su Fei walking towards him, his eyes filled with despair. "Who exactly are you? You're so young, your lightness skill is so incredible, and your palm techniques are so domineering. A genius like you should have been famous throughout the world long ago. Why do you have no reputation at all?"

"Let me go! How much is an Imperial Guard's monthly salary? If you let me go, I'll give you all the wealth I've accumulated over the years."

Su Fei looked down at him from above, his tone icy. "Plum Blossom, you can't even save yourself, yet you still want to bargain with me. It's laughable. Prepare to accept your judgment. I'm going to collect some interest for those innocent women who died tragically."

Su Fei saw no point in further conversation. He activated the Dragon Catching Skill again. The soft sword, which had been knocked away, rose from the ground and flew back into his palm.

"A good sword." Under the moonlight, the soft sword gleamed coldly. With a flash of the blade.

"What are you doing with the sword, ah!" A piercing scream tore through the night sky. Plum Blossom's lower body gushed with blood, and his body convulsed violently a few times.