Outside Beacon Fire Pavilion, a group from the prefecture city had been waiting until they were growing somewhat impatient.
At the head stood a prefecture-city Official and a hunched, white-haired Gold Blade Catcher. Though they held the same title, the level of a prefecture city and that of a county town were worlds apart, and their status was naturally quite prestigious.
"Commander Huang, are you really not going to go check on the situation?" The Blade Catcher could no longer hold back and sounded somewhat anxious.
He knew all too well how vicious the Myriad Poisons Sect was. With the county town's meager manpower, if they happened to be ambushed by the other side, their prospects would be grim indeed.
If something went wrong with this mission, the first to be punished would be County Commandant Li Shou. As for the few of them sent from the prefecture city to provide support, they would not escape taking the blame either.
Commander Huang sneered and shook his head, brushing him off. "Senior Zhao Long, don't be anxious. They may still be on their way here. With us holding down the fort, surely those petty villains won't dare come out and cause trouble."
He and County Governor Huang Wenren came from the same lineage in the prefecture city. Naturally, he had to put on an act and work with him to suppress and drive out Li Shou, consolidating Huang Wenren's position and power.
The news about this escort mission had been leaked to Sai Yanluo's side by the County Governor himself, abusing his position to steal from the state. His aim was to pin the crime of mishandling official business on Li Shou and replace the County Commandant with one of his trusted men.
Commander Huang wore a smile on his lips,