90 Concerns, Part Two (Thanks to Buwangchuxin, Alliance Leader)

The next day.

Zhang Rongfang arrived at the Ministry of Justice early in the morning.

As soon as they entered the gate, they saw several squad Captain standing together, chatting quietly.

Everyone's expressions were somewhat solemn.

First Squad Captain Xu Kai was also among them.

When the group saw Zhang Rongfang, Xu Kai waved to him.

"Brother Zhang, over here."

Zhang Rongfang approached with a puzzled look.

"What's wrong, Brother Xu? Why do you look so serious?"

"Be careful what you say later, and try to be quiet if you can. A special envoy has come down from above to personally take charge of the pursuit of Huang Yuzhen and her two fugitives."

Last night, this special envoy seized control of the headquarters the moment he arrived. From today onwards, we all have to listen to him.

Xu Kai frowned and paused. "I ran into that person while I was having breakfast just now. He's not someone you can easily get along with."

Zhang Rongfang's heart skipped a beat. He had noticed something unusual about Zhang Xiangyang's behavior just yesterday, and now he had been stripped of his power.

It seems that he wasn't the only one who noticed something was wrong yesterday.

"I heard that this Special Envoy Ouyang has quite a background, and even the prison warden Minister Xing and other leaders dare not neglect him."

"I even saw the Chief of the Ministry of Justice personally come out to greet us earlier," a female Captain whispered.

"Brother Xu, what big deal is this fugitive Huang Yuzhen involved in? Do you have any information to share?" she then asked.

Xu Kai shook his head.

"I don't know, but this special envoy's surname is Ouyang and his given name is Jian Rong. I asked a few friends, and they all said that he is extremely strong and his martial arts skills are very similar to those of the Snow Rainbow Pavilion. I suspect that he may have come from the Patrol Division before."

Zhang Rongfang's heart stirred slightly.

The Patrol Division is a household name throughout the entire Great Ling; it is quite famous.

Whenever there are serious criminals in various places that are beyond our ability to apprehend, or when rebels collude with officials to harbor filth, the Government Office's ultimate measure is to decentralize the Patrol Division.

As the organization with the most experts among its members, the Patrol Division Snow Rainbow Pavilion only has the function of patrolling the world, but also has the responsibility of hunting down top experts.

It is said that almost everyone from the Patrol Division is a master, and they also possess many powerful tools and equipment unique to the Ling Ting, making them incredibly strong.

Zhang Rongfang was curious.

The Great Ling highly valued craftsmen, placing them in the sixth and seventh positions in the ten-rank system.

Special departments were also set up in various places to manage the evolution of craftsmanship techniques.

Under such circumstances, the Patrol Division must have various special equipment.

"Sir Xu, do you know how one can get a position in the Patrol Division?"

A Hu Xi People Captain to Zhang Rongfang's right asked in a deep voice.

"The requirements for the Patrol Division are extremely high, and they generally recruit mainly from the Snow Rainbow Pavilion. We outsiders have to find a way to join the Snow Rainbow Pavilion first," Xu Kai said, shaking his head.

"However, Snow Rainbow Pavilion usually recruits directly from the army, academies, and Academy, and there are age requirements. They rarely recruit from outside."

Upon hearing Zhang Rongfang noticed for the first time that Great Ling actually had an Academy.

He thought that perhaps he could visit such places sometime.

Just then, an Official Messenger ran out of the Ministry of Justice Hall and relayed an order in this direction.

"Captain, we have just received new intelligence that Huang Yuzhen has been found outside the city."

Special Envoy Ouyang ordered that this time, no effort should be spared to completely kill the fugitive Huang Yuzhen.

Please be ready to depart at any time, prepare your equipment, and wait for departure!

"Okay, everyone, you can all go and get ready." Xu Kai breathed a sigh of relief.

***Northwest of Tanyang City lies Hundred Silver Valley.

On the sloping valley, tall, dense pine trees stand like steel needles piercing the ground.

In the black Lin Li.

A tall man with dark red hair tied in a ponytail stood quietly, his pale yellow eyes fixed on a faint shadow in the woods ahead.

The man was dressed in silver-black scale armor and wielded two dark red swords.

Behind him followed more than a dozen agile constables dressed in Official Messenger uniforms.

He clearly had more people on his side, while there was only one figure on the other side.

But the man still did not move.

"Huang Yuzhen?" he said in a deep voice.

"Why do you insist on pressing me? I have been avoiding bustling and lively places all along my journey because I do not want to fight with others."

The figure turned around, revealing a weathered face with a thick beard.

His eyes were resolute, his voice was gentle, his body was strong and powerful, and his back was as straight as Steel Spear.

The contrast between her gentle voice and strong demeanor creates a striking effect, making her unforgettable at first sight.

"I, Ouyang Jianrong, am the special envoy of the Imperial Court Patrol Division."

Huang Yuzhen, you fled all the way from Central Capital to here, traversing three provinces and thousands of miles. Aren't you tired?"

He paused in his speech.

"Even if you're not tired, Miss Jingying must be exhausted, right? Why go through all this trouble? Wouldn't it be enough to just hand over the Moon Chasing Blade?"

"The Moon Chasing Blade is just an ordinary treasured sword. The manpower and resources you spent chasing us are enough to forge a dozen more such treasured swords."

"What secret does this knife hold that has made you all go to such lengths?" Huang Yuzhen asked, puzzled.

"I am only acting under orders, and know nothing else," Ouyang Jianrong said in a deep voice. "Alright, I'll give you five breaths to hand over the Moon Chasing Blade. Otherwise, don't blame me for using my life!"

"Five."

"Four."

"Three."

Hiss hiss hiss hiss!

Before the words had even finished, several constables unleashed a barrage of crossbow bolts.

A powerful crossbow bolt flew toward Huang Yuzhen.

Unfortunately, the crossbow bolts lost their target before they could be fired.

A Shadow, like a bat, darted left and right through the woods.

Only the faint sound of clothes fluttering could be heard.

Screech! A constable clutched his throat and stumbled backward, crashing into a tree trunk and falling to the ground.

Blood soaked the front of his clothes.

"Charge!! Kill them all!"

Ouyang Jianrong's eyes narrowed, and he quickly retreated, but waved to the people around him.

"He's badly injured and hasn't recovered yet, everyone charge! Wear him down!"

Each constable was a carefully selected expert from Tanyang City, with strength Subordinate First Rank to Second Grade.

A dozen or so constables rushed forward one after another, but they couldn't catch a trace of Huang Yuzhen.

In just half a minute, eight people lay dead in pools of Blood Pool, no longer moving.

The remaining constables immediately began to tremble so badly that they could barely hold their knives.

One of them dropped his knife in terror and ran away.

"Attack! Anyone who disobeys will be punished for treason! Their family will be exterminated!" Ouyang Jianrong shouted, and with one slash, he knocked the constable to the ground.

His purpose in coming here was to have these peasants wear down Huang Yuzhen's physical strength and endurance, and to worsen her injuries.

He wasn't afraid that the constables wouldn't do their job; if they dared to disobey, their fate would be even worse when they returned.

If we fight desperately now, we might still have a chance to survive.

"It's always like this."

With a series of crisp, cracking sounds.

Before long, Huang Yuzhen pulled the short knife from the back of the last constable and sighed slightly.

He rushed toward Ouyang Jianrong.

But the latter remained expressionless and retreated rapidly.

"He really is a serial killer, taking people's lives at the drop of a hat."

Ouyang Jianrong's expression was cold, showing no concern for the death of his subordinate. Instead, he stared intently at Huang Yuzhen, trying to observe her injuries.

The two chased each other.

Ouyang Jianrong showed no intention of fighting Huang Yuzhen.

Judging from the opponent's skills just now, Huang Yuzhen injured. As long as he keeps sending people to interfere with her recovery, he can easily achieve final victory.

Therefore, at this point, he had no need to fight the other party head-on.

For him, who came from the Patrol Division, the way to long-term success was to protect himself to the greatest extent possible while also completing his mission.

As for those constables who died, there's no such thing as achieving your goal without paying a price.

Before long, Ouyang Jianrong left the valley, staring at the direction of Hundred Silver Valley with a gloomy expression.

He had a new cut on his arm, and his breathing was slightly more rapid.

"I refuse to believe it!"

He left after saying that.

Tanyang City has plenty of people; he'll use human lives to kill Huang Yuzhen!

He didn't even consider whether the local Shangguan would disobey his orders.

Before setting off, he had made Military Pledge: if he failed to retrieve the Moon Chasing Blade, he would return with his head!

But if he gets it, his future will be bright, and he will soar to great heights! This matter concerns his life, fortune, and promising future.

Anyone who dares to disobey orders will have their property confiscated and their entire family exterminated; they will be arrested on the spot!

"Order: Special Envoy Ouyang has ordered First Squad from the Ministry of Justice to remain in place, while the remaining teams, led by their Captain, will proceed to execute Huang Yuzhen."

Just as Zhang Rongfang and the others gathered and waited quietly, an Official Messenger rushed in through the gate and shouted loudly.

In the square in front of the Ministry of Justice, First Squad people lined up, fully equipped, ready to set off.

Zhang Rongfang his team and stood under a large tree, surveying the scene before them from the shade.

At least a hundred people gathered in the entire Ministry of Justice.

Looking around, all I could see were white armor and swords, dazzlingly bright.

Why would it take so many people to capture just two rebels? Is Huang Yuzhen that powerful? Zhang Rongfang didn't believe it.

After the transfer order was confirmed, First Squad people began to line up and walk out the door one after another.

"Wait." Just as the First Squad of people left, a man dressed in official armor rushed over.

"By order of the Chief of the Ministry of Justice, the transfer of Ministry of Justice is temporarily suspended! There have been many serious offenders recently, and the transfers will be handled by Official Messenger from the State Yamen."

Zhang Rongfang narrowed his eyes. He sensed something was amiss.

There is a clear disagreement above.

Xu Kai previously mentioned that Special Envoy Ouyang had obtained the power to mobilize troops.

But now, Chief of the Ministry of Justice Lord Li suddenly intervened and spoken out, preventing the Prison Affairs guards from being mobilized.

At this moment, the special envoy's Messenger Officer and Li Ran's Messenger Officer from the Ministry of Justice clashed directly.

The two sides stood facing each other at a distance, speaking softly to each other.

Before long, the special Messenger Officer finally backed down, looked around, snorted coldly, and left.

"It seems we don't need to move for now." A Captain next to Zhang Rongfang breathed a sigh of relief.

"There's something fishy about this. Let's wait and see," Zhang Rongfang said softly.

"I hope everything's alright. Sigh, even when the Black List Expert came to Tanyang before, it wasn't this tense," First Squad couldn't help but complain.

Zhang Rongfang frowned slightly and looked up at the dim sun. He recalled the scene of Huang Yuzhen's inexplicable escape earlier.

Inside Tanyang City, there seems to be a significant disagreement between him and that so-called special envoy. His intuition tells him that Huang Yuzhen is definitely not simple.

'I haven't had a chance to take over the Golden Wing Tower's assets yet; Xu Miaotong is in charge of that area.'

Looks like I'll have to wait until I have some free time to look into the relevant information.

The Golden Wing Tower possesses exceptional intelligence capabilities, but unless they have accepted a specific mission, non-mission members are not permitted to freely access other mission information.

As a manager, Zhang Rongfang did not actually have the authority to arbitrarily look through the documents.

The manager's main responsibilities are ensuring everyone completes their assigned tasks and verifying and distributing rewards.

Aside from the fixed tasks assigned on the Golden Wing Tower, everyone is free to do as they please. The degree of freedom is quite high.

However, he wasn't entirely without power; he also had some of the privileges of being a manager.

That means you can check your information once a month, which corresponds to your status level.

He can finally use this month's privileges.

Zhang Rongfang was actually a little unhappy.

He was thinking about his Sky Peak when Huang Yuzhen's matter suddenly came to the fore, immediately taking up a lot of his time and energy.

This has left him with no time to practice martial arts.

In addition, regarding official positions.

He can no longer rely on eliminating his superiors to get promoted in the short term. Otherwise, it would be too conspicuous.

Therefore, he plans to return to the Mingjing Palace after a period of reflection.

To get back on track, one must first perform meritorious service.

Thinking about this...

Zhang Rongfang sighed.

He began to consider that if he could obtain the credit for Huang Yuzhen this time, perhaps he could then ask for a transfer back to the Dao Palace.

With the information from the Golden Wing Tower combined with his own strength, the chances of success are not small.

As for superiors, if they are sensible, then all will be well.

If they don't know what's good for them, then kill them and frame Huang Yuzhen. That way, you might even gain some credit for avenging your superiors.

Now that he has learned a lot about the inside story, he has become indifferent to it all. In officialdom, the chances of finding a good person are extremely low.

Apart from himself, the rest of them probably see nothing but darkness.

Perhaps this is what they mean by "everyone criticizes me, but I speak alone."