Azure Dragon Street.
Martial Saint Manor.
"Stop right there!"
Jiang Ning had only just approached the gate of an ordinary-looking manor when two gate guards carrying swords stepped forward and raised their hands, signaling him to stop.
"Please announce that Jiang Ning, Dongling County Patrol Envoy of Guangning Prefecture, has come to pay a visit to Lord Xiao Wuque!"
Upon hearing this, the two gate guards exchanged a glance.
Then one of them said, "Lord Xiao is not currently in Martial Saint Manor."
"Not in Martial Saint Manor?" Jiang Ning murmured. Then he asked, "Could you tell me where Lord Xiao Wuque is?"
The two gate guards shook their heads.
"We can neither say nor will say where Lord Xiao is!"
After speaking, the two cupped their fists toward Jiang Ning. "Please forgive us. This is our duty."
"I understand!" Jiang Ning nodded.
He then turned and left.
"I'll go to Martial King's Mansion!" he decided at once.
There were not many people he knew in the Royal Capital.
Aside from Ji Minghao and Ji Mingyue in the Imperial Palace, there was Martial King Xiang Yuan.
From his contact with Martial King Xiang Yuan at Zhi Xuan Mountain a few days ago, he had learned that Xiang Yuan was quite easy to talk to.
Just as he was about to leave,
"Come to the Patrol General Bureau and find me!"
Suddenly, a voice descended from above and rang in Jiang Ning's ears.
His footsteps abruptly halted. He raised his head and looked up, only to see a sky as blue as jade beneath which not a single cloud floated.
He then looked toward the Patrol General Bureau.
The Royal Capital was divided by four great streets extending east, west, south, and north.
He was currently on the eastern Azure Dragon