First Squad people gathered in the sun for a while, then dispersed.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see the implications of the special envoy's transfer order.
Everyone Central Capital uneasy.
The team Captain got together and decided to treat the brigade commander to a meal, hoping to get some information out of him.
Zhang Rongfang, however, had absolutely no interest in this.
He returned home alone and practiced his Talisman Art techniques in the courtyard for a while.
Smack
Suddenly, a small mud ball was thrown in from outside the wall.
Then came another burst of children's playful laughter and chatter, which gradually faded into the distance.
Zhang Rongfang slowly stopped, walked to the mud ball, bent down and picked it up.
He pried the mud ball open with his fingers, revealing a crumpled piece of paper inside.
Take out the crumpled paper, unfold it, and read it.
Outside the city, in the White Mist Forest, at Pingya Temple. 10 PM.
This is a message about a location and a time.
Zhang Rongfang collected the crumpled paper, went back to his room, lit it with a tinderbox, and burned it to ashes.
Knock knock knock.
A slow knock was heard on the courtyard gate.
He stepped forward and opened the door.
A woman who looked somewhat familiar stood outside the door.
The woman wore a conical hat, and her face was covered by a semi-transparent white veil, making her features vaguely visible. She wore a long white cloak that completely concealed her body curves.
"Lord White Eagle."
The woman's voice was barely audible, and she lowered her head slightly.
"Come in."
Zhang Rongfang didn't care. He had already recognized the person who came.
The woman entered the house, closed the gate behind her, and quickly looked around.
This was her instinctive reaction.
After confirming that no one was listening in, she solemnly clasped her hands in a fist salute to Zhang Rongfang.
"Qing Su greets Lord White Eagle."
"No need for formalities, I have just received the letter from the building," Zhang Rongfang said calmly.
"I had already arranged to go to the building to gather the manpower and resources belonging to my White Eagle side. What does it mean that the building has given me a time and place instead?"
"It seems that some people don't want the adults to take away their previous power," Qing Su said solemnly.
After being subdued by Zhang Rongfang last time, she simply joined his ranks.
In a city, there will be two leaders in the Golden Wing Tower.
Cities of Tanyang's size are governed by Eagle Rank leaders.
One is Black Eagle, and the other White Eagle, serving as the principal and deputy respectively.
The personnel on both the Black Eagle White Eagle sides operate independently.
With one system overt and the other covert, they monitor and check each other, ensuring that they remain transparent immediately after being infiltrated.
Both Black Eagle and White Eagle have the right to report and investigate.
Currently, Zhang Rongfang's men are being temporarily managed by Xu Miaotong, the Black Eagle Xu Miaotong.
He had previously discussed with Xu Miaotong about personally taking back the power and manpower resources belonging to White Eagle.
Instead, he received this crumpled paper from the building? Qing Su bowed respectfully and said, "I have now transferred to White Eagle's side, and I came here today for this matter."
"Explain."
Zhang Rongfang stared intently at the other person, waiting for them to continue.
"The White Eagle Lineage in the building is nominally managed by Lord Black Eagle, but in reality, Lord Black Eagle has always adopted a method of decentralization, allowing his subordinates to manage each level down."
Therefore, those few Owl Rank members are still the ones truly in charge of everything on the White Eagle side.
"Oh? What? They're not convinced?" Zhang Rongfang raised an eyebrow.
"Your Excellency is wise. Once power is acquired, no one would be willing to suddenly take it back. Moreover, the Golden Wing Tower's management of its members is not actually strict. Therefore, such a situation is normal."
Qing Su nodded.
"Who are they?" Zhang Rongfang didn't ask any other questions. With his current strength, he didn't need to go through so much trouble.
"On White Eagle's side, there are three people at the Owl Rank in Tanyang's group. They are Wuji, Red Haze, Zhao Tianming."
Qing Su answered quickly.
"These three individuals each control all of White Eagle's personnel, resources, and industries. Together, they have held White Eagle Lineage quite some time. Now that you have arrived, it is understandable that they would resist asking you to relinquish the power you have held for so many years."
"Interesting. How strong are they?" Zhang Rongfang asked again.
"They're all wearing masks, so no one knows their true identities. The only thing we can refer to is the highest record for completing a mission." Qing Su paused, waiting for Zhang Rongfang to understand before continuing.
"I have been in this building for many years and only have a general understanding of it."
First is Wuji, who is skilled with dual swords. His swordsmanship is swift and explosive, making him invincible in assassination missions.
His most difficult mission was one he took on on his own: to assassinate a Fifth Grade Sweeping Leg master inside the gang headquarters. He completed the assassination within three moves.
The mission was completed three years ago. This was Wuji's most difficult mission; the fixed missions completed every year after that were not particularly difficult.
No one knows the true extent of this person's strength at present.
"The second person Red Haze. She is a woman who is skilled in using red Flying Dagger. Her moves are as bright as the glow of the sunset. She is also good at preparing poisons. Her movement is the fastest among the three. Information about the others is unknown."
"The third person, Zhao Tianming, has the strongest combat record among the three. He is skilled with a regular curved sword, his swordsmanship is swift, and his strength is astonishing. He should be a master who came from the army."
His best assassination achievement was killing two Fifth Grade brothers a year ago. From the start of the operation to the completion of the mission, it only took three days.
Of the three, Zhao Tianming is Zhao Tianming the leader. Therefore, he should be the strongest in terms of power and influence.
Qing Su spoke eloquently about these people.
In fact, she initially regarded these three as her hypothetical rivals, as her competitors for the Eagle Rank position.
It was only because these three were all past their prime and their strength was declining, while she was young and focused on the Golden Roc Secret Record, that she was bursting with confidence.
Now that Zhang Rongfang has come out, Zhang Rongfang asks again, "How many people does the White Eagle Lineage have in total?"
"I don't know. Only those at the Eagle Rank are qualified to know this. Moreover, the structure of our Golden Wing Tower is divided into two parts."
The two groups are: members of the main building and members of the Deputy Tower.
The main building members are all highly skilled individuals trained entirely by the Golden Wing Tower itself. Many of them have been trained since childhood and are extremely loyal. They form the core of the entire Golden Wing Tower's operation.
The members of the Deputy Tower are temporary, nominal members who accept missions through our intelligence network and mission distribution network.
Because these people are highly mobile and not bound by fixed tasks, we simply use them for our own benefit, taking a cut only when tasks are completed.
Therefore, the relationship is not close.
"Thank you, that's enough information."
Zhang Rongfang nodded slightly.
"One last question."
"Please speak," Qing Su said respectfully.
Although there are rumors in the building that Zhang Rongfang's strength and potential are not as great as people imagine.
But she witnessed the entire assassination attempt by Zhang Rongfang. While she was shocked, she also felt a strange sense of admiration for him.
That kind of fluid, dynamic, and deadly skill is far beyond what those who haven't witnessed it can imagine.
"How old is Xu Miaotong, the Black Eagle Hawk? Do you know her strength?" Zhang Rongfang was very curious about Xu Miaotong.
The opponent was highly skilled, and his movements were incredibly mysterious and silent, making him a formidable opponent.
This person was also one of the few powerful individuals whose background he couldn't fully fathom.
"Reporting to you, my lord, Lord Black Eagle is not the real Xu Miaotong. This is merely a disguise. As for his age, I remember that Lord Black Eagle Hawk has been in charge of Tanyang's administration for thirteen years, and continues to this day," Qing Su replied.
"As expected," Zhang Rongfang sighed.
He knew Xu Miaotong. How could the daughter of a high -Assistant Prefect, dressed like that, acting so mysteriously, and possessing such strange skills, be left unchecked by the Assistant Prefect?
It now seems that Golden Wing Tower may have official Assistant Prefect behind him, as the Tongzhi is one of the most powerful figures in the entire Tanyang City.
Aside from the State Governor and the Prefect, there were two Assistant Prefect in charge of various areas. In reality, most of the daily affairs were directly handled by the Assistant Prefect in charge.
Xu Miaotong's father, Xu Shaoyang, was in charge of the medical, health, education, water conservancy, and agricultural sectors.
Especially agricultural products, the annual verification of farmland is a major issue. How much farmland a wealthy household has to pay taxes on is all determined by the statisticians.
To be able to hold onto this position, it seems this Sir Xu must have a strong connection with the Golden Wing Tower.
Composing himself, Zhang Rongfang nodded slightly to Qingsu.
"Come with me tonight."
"Yes!"
Zhang Rongfang knew in his heart that if he wanted to completely seize control of the entire Golden Wing Tower, dealing with these three Owl Rank members was of paramount importance.
***The moon has few stars.
Thirty miles east of Tanyang City, there is a dense forest that is shrouded in white mist all year round, called the White Mist Forest.
Deep within the White Mist Forest lies an abandoned temple called Pingya Temple.
This temple was once quite large, and although it was located deep in the mountains, for various inexplicable reasons, all the monks in the temple disappeared overnight.
After several investigations by the government, nothing was found, and rumors began to circulate that the place was haunted.
In reality, however, this place had already been occupied by the Golden Wing Tower and was secretly operating as a temporary base.
At this moment, in the White Mist Forest, two figures wearing Black Mask were moving swiftly through the trees.
The thick fog was stirred and swirled slightly by the breeze stirred up by the two figures as they moved.
The hooting of owls echoed through the forest, sounding slightly eerie and mysterious.
The first of the two men was a robust man, about 1.8 meters tall, who moved silently and carried Wish Wheel on his back. He was Zhang Rongfang had come to keep the appointment.
Following behind was Qing Su, who had come along with them.
As a member of the Owl Rank, Qing Su has been in the Golden Wing Tower for more than eight years and is very familiar with many things.
This is also why Zhang Rongfang brought her along.
Before long, the two arrived at a dark, abandoned temple.
The temple was dilapidated, with thick tree roots protruding from the ground everywhere.
Broken bricks and collapsed stone pillars were everywhere.
In the darkness, only the dim moonlight illuminated a few areas of the temple.
The wind in the forest howled and whistled through the dark holes in the temple, which was quite frightening.
Zhang Rongfang surveyed the entire temple. From left to right, the temple gate and surrounding walls alone stretched for nearly twenty meters.
The walls and tree vines are intertwined, and there are mottled traces of time everywhere.
Some of the wall bricks still show signs of being burned.
The surroundings were empty; there wasn't a single person in sight.
Just as Zhang Rongfang was about to speak, Qing Su stepped forward first.
"Lord White Eagle has arrived, why don't you show yourselves to greet him?"
The sound echoed continuously in the mist.
Before long, a voice slowly drifted from the depths of the fog, from within the temple.
"Welcome, welcome."
"However, the three of us have been in charge of this lineage for many years, and everything is already running smoothly."
"If Lord White Eagle were to rashly take over everything, and something went wrong with so many affairs, wouldn't that severely damage the interests of the entire building?"
The voice was faint and gentle.
Qing Su frowned, about to reprimand him, but was stopped by Zhang Rongfang behind her.
"That makes sense. So what do you all mean?" Zhang Rongfang asked loudly in return.
"What we mean is, since you want to take back your manpower, resources, and industries, in order to avoid huge losses, please prove to us that you have the qualifications and ability in this regard."
The voice replied.
"Only in this way can the three of us entrust everything to you, sir."
"Oh? How do you prove it?" Zhang Rongfang raised an eyebrow, showing some interest.
"It's very simple."
The voice chuckled.
"As long as you pass our test, it will prove that you have this ability."
"Of course," another, higher-pitched female voice said. "If you cannot pass the sir's request, then please return to where you came from."