Transfer to The Herald

Three days later, Chang'an City, Duke of Jin Manor, Broken Blade Hall.

The Broken Blade Hall was Yaoshi Mo Ke, the Duke of Jin's, training ground, meaning 'ceasing only when the blade is broken'. Inside, dozens upon hundreds of broken blades were inserted, showing Yaoshi Mo Ke's diligence in practicing the blade in his early years. However, since he took over the regency and was busy with political affairs, he had not set foot in the Broken Blade Hall for many years, until three years ago when Yaoshi Yuan asked for this place to establish the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the sound of hunting wind echoed in the Broken Blade Hall once again.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard was not an official institution of the Great Zhou, and few people in Chang'an City even knew about it. Even Yaoshi Mo Ke did not pay much attention to it, but Yaoshi Yuan wanted to secretly raise dead soldiers, so he let her go.

But Yaoshi Yuan, with the help of her father's money and resources, quickly made the Embroidered Uniform Guard a success. The Great Zhou was not short of fine steeds, but of talent scouts. As long as Yaoshi Yuan gave a ladder to cross the class, countless people would scramble to climb it. To this day, the lowest-ranked 'Iron Embroidery' in the Embroidered Uniform Guard numbered two hundred and twenty, the first-rank 'Bronze Embroidery' sixteen, and the second-rank 'Silver Embroidery' three, which was already a considerable force around Chang'an.

Now, the three Silver Embroideries were kneeling in the Broken Blade Hall, their faces full of shame, unable to face the master who had promoted them.

"Three days ago, you said that within three days, you would definitely find out the spies in Anguo Temple." Yaoshi Yuan said calmly, "Now that three days have passed, you don't even have a clue?"

"Overseer," a Silver Embroidery said, "We have checked the roster of monks in Anguo Temple for the past year. Apart from a forty-year-old Dharma Master who was transferred from the county three months ago, and three Dharma Masters who passed away this year, there have been no other changes in Anguo Temple, let alone any suspicious newcomers."

"Then is there anything suspicious?"

The Silver Embroideries exchanged glances and said, "There is one thing, this subordinate does not know..."

"Speak!"

"We found that every once in a while, several dignitaries would visit Anguo Temple late at night and stay overnight, only leaving the next day. Among them, the Prince of Qin went the most, followed by the Prince of Thousand Gold, the Count of HuaiRen, and others."

"Is there a list?"

The Silver Embroidery quickly handed over a list, and Yaoshi Yuan glanced at it, which listed the names and the number of times they visited Anguo Temple late at night. The most frequent visitor was Prince of Qin, Yaoshi Zhi, who had visited Anguo Temple ten times in the past six months.

She also knew Yaoshi Zhi, who was greedy, ruthless, rogue, and rebellious, but unfortunately, he was born well and was the current emperor's brother from the same mother. If Yaoshi Zhi's example was not weighty enough, then Yuwen Xuan, Li Bao, HeLan Ken and others on the list were even more heavyweight, all of whom were famous for their bravery and ferocity. There was no good thing for them to get together.

However, at the end of this list, there was a name she was most familiar with—

"Duke of Jin, once"

At this moment, Yaoshi Yuan suddenly remembered a conversation a year ago. The Embroidered Uniform Guard received news of Anguo Temple trafficking in human beings. Yaoshi Yuan felt that this was an opportunity to strike at Buddhism, and excitedly went to her father to discuss it. As a result, her father sternly warned her to put down all investigations into Anguo Temple, otherwise he would withdraw his support for the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

After a brief silence, Yaoshi Yuan placed the list on a long-burning candle on the table. After the list was burned to ashes, she said lightly, "You may leave."

The Silver Embroideries were pardoned and quickly left the place.

Yaoshi Yuan turned her head and looked at the war blade enshrined at the top of the Broken Blade Hall.

This was the only unbroken blade in the Broken Blade Hall. It was Yaoshi Mo Ke's weapon when he first went to the battlefield. The blade was rusty, scarred, and had many gaps in the blade, which showed how tragic Yaoshi Mo Ke's first battle was.

In the past, Yaoshi Yuan would be very respectful when she saw this blade, because it was a symbol of her father's bravery; but now, when Yaoshi Yuan saw this blade, she could only see its wear and tear, decay, and depravity.

"Father, I will not allow the Yaoshi family to be disgraced."

She said word by word, "Absolutely not."

Returning to her courtyard, Yaoshi Yuan summoned two maids to put on makeup and wrap her chest. After the preparations were completed, her appearance was very different from the original. After the inner lining was layered with armor, her body features were also concealed. At first glance, she looked like a young man covered in dust.

The theft operation was bound to reveal her face, so as long as she could hide her identity, it would be an excellent information gap. If she could determine the true identities of the other three, then the Thieves' Den would be hers!

First the Thieves' Den, then Chang'an, the Great Zhou, until the world... is in her palm!

And the first step was to inherit Emperor Zhou's saber, Bingzi Jiaolin!

As she silently recited 'Thieves' Den' in her heart, Yaoshi Yuan disappeared from the room.

Evernight Sky City.

Ying Ru Shi was sitting in a carriage heading towards the imperial palace, but it stopped before it had gone far. The coachman said, "County Princess, there's a carriage blocking us ahead."

"Go around it."

"I tried, but when I go around, they follow and block us."

Ying Ru Shi lifted the curtain, and just then, the person in the carriage in front also lifted the curtain and looked back. Their eyes met in the air, and the person showed a hypocritical smile: "Le City County Princess, what a coincidence, are you also going to see His Majesty? Do you need this commoner to clear the way for you?"

"Yes, Yu Sun," Ying Ru Shi said calmly, "If Yu Sun has urgent business, please go ahead."

Blocking her, a member of the imperial family and a County Princess, was a performer named Yu Sun. But whether it was the carriage or the pomp, Yu Sun looked much more noble than her, and even dared to block her way, and Ying Ru Shi couldn't say anything.

All this was because Yu Sun was a performer whom the emperor always called to sing and liven things up when he played the pipa. He was in high favor, and few, even the current prime minister or a powerful prince, dared to offend Yu Sun, let alone an ordinary member of the imperial family like Ying Ru Shi.

Unfortunately, Yu Sun's nephew acted tyrannically in Ping City, forcibly seizing women, and was killed by Ying Ru Shi when she saw it. From then on, Yu Sun harbored a grudge against Ying Ru Shi, and even spoke ill of Ying Ru Shi to the emperor many times, so that Ying Ru Shi is still only a County Princess.

Ying Ru Shi could only avoid Yu Sun everywhere. Even now, being humiliated by Yu Sun like this, she had no anger and took the initiative to back down.

However, Yu Sun could only vent his anger in this small way. He scolded the coachman to drive quickly, as he was rushing to the palace to wait for His Majesty's summons.

At this moment, the ground in Evernight Sky City trembled slightly, and the sound of rumbling hooves echoed on the official road, as rolling smoke and dust swept towards Yu Sun and Ying Ru Shi.

A chariot was speeding recklessly on the official road, followed by dozens of Evil Spirit Knights in heavy armor. Even their horses were covered in heavy chain armor. Even though there were only dozens of riders, they were like a storm passing through, and the earth shook.

Sitting on the chariot at the front was a disheveled woman. The woman's hair fluttered in the wind, and the tips of her hair were burning, looking like countless fire snakes dancing in the air.

The chariot didn't stop when it saw the carriages on the road, and crashed straight into them. Ying Ru Shi in the back had time to dodge, but Yu Sun's carriage was directly smashed to pieces. Yu Sun and the coachman were both thrown out, but they were not injured at all—in the main city, they were almost completely immune to this kind of physical damage. Before Yu Sun could stand up, a pair of slender hands held his head.

However, Yu Sun screamed.

Because his face was making a 'sizzling' sound, like a piece of raw meat thrown onto a hot iron plate to be roasted. But he didn't dare to break free, and could only keep shouting, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am Yu Sun, Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

The person driving the chariot in Evernight Sky was none other than the Qi Kingdom Ruler, Ying Le.

She stared at Yu Sun and asked, "Do you know where you went wrong?"

"Wh-what?"

"Do you know where you went wrong?"

"I, this lowly one deserves to die, this lowly one shouldn't have accepted King Gao Yang's bribe to speak for him!"

"What else?"

"This lowly one, this lowly one shouldn't have asked Prime Minister Yang to promote this lowly one's son to be an official! Ah, Your Majesty—"

Yu Sun's cheeks were almost carbonized by the high temperature, but Ying Le still held his face, and asked expressionlessly, "What else?"

"This lowly one doesn't know, this lowly one shouldn't have killed people, shouldn't have committed adultery with his sister-in-law, shouldn't have... Ahhh!"

Yu Sun screamed and fell down, the flesh on his cheeks had turned into juice and melted, revealing hideous teeth, and he was barely breathing. Ying Le held a bloody tongue in her hand. Just now, when Yu Sun screamed, she had inserted her fingers into Yu Sun's mouth, and like a blazing pair of iron tongs, instantly completed the process of "cooked → carbonized → broken" on Yu Sun's tongue. It looked as if she had cut off Yu Sun's tongue.

The nearby people had already hid in their houses, and those who didn't have time to run knelt on the ground, shivering. Even in the main city of Evernight Sky, protected by gods, they still had no sense of security in front of the Qi Kingdom Ruler.

"What a good tongue." Ying Le kissed the tongue and sighed, "It's a pity it grew in the mouth of a criminal. I will miss your voice."

"Le City County Princess."

She didn't look at Ying Ru Shi, still staring at the tongue in her hand, and casually asked, "Do you know where he went wrong?"

Although Ying Le's tone was as relaxed as a casual conversation with her niece, Ying Ru Shi didn't dare to look up at all. The heavy malice surged overwhelmingly, as if it wanted to invade her body from every pore. Ying Ru Shi left the carriage and knelt on the ground, saying without hesitation, "Those without official status are not allowed to ride in carriages!"

"Yes, this is the law set by the late Emperor. Although I like him very much, the law is the law. If he is not an official, he cannot ride in a carriage."

Ying Le casually stuffed the tongue into her clothes, pulled the reins hard, and the two-person-tall black-headed horse roared, dragging the steel chariot towards the outside of the city.

When passing by Ying Ru Shi, Ying Le smiled kindly.

"Little Ru Shi, I'm looking forward to Bingzi Jiaolin."

Ying Ru Shi remained kneeling on the ground until Ying Le's motorcade went far away. She looked at Yu Sun's corpse not far away. Even though the person who had a grudge against her was dead in front of her, Ying Ru Shi couldn't be happy at all.

She now only wants to go to the Thieves' Den as soon as possible. Even the Thieves' Den, which is full of strangers, allows her to breathe more smoothly than the Evernight Sky.

"Return to the manor."

Jiangnan City.

"Brother, do I look good?"

Shang Qia raised his head and his eyes lit up when he saw his sister. His sister was not dressed in the popular court lady attire, but was closer to a female Martial Dao Herald. The lower garment was a short skirt with a long skirt, which was convenient for movement and full of girlishness; the upper garment was matched with shoulder pads and wrist guards, and a light breastplate that completely fit her figure was draped outside, which was capable and neat and beautiful; behind her were two rings, which were her best weapons, the Mandarin Duck Rings.

"Good looking!" Shang Qia didn't skimp on praise.

"Then I'm going out!"

"Be careful!"

Shang Qia casually gave a word of advice, and it took several seconds to react: "Wait, where are you going in full gear!?"

When Shang Qia ran out, he naturally couldn't find his sister Shang Xin Lei's trace.

Thieves' Den.

Yan Qing watched the Spirit Jade in his hand turn into dust, then he grasped the White Iron Straight Blade, took a deep breath, and swung the knife at the practice dummy in the room.

Clang!

A Moon Ring swept past, and the practice dummy was cut with deep cracks, but it returned to its original state the next second.

Yan Qing exhaled a long breath, although this weak power would not help his current situation much,

"Finally become The Herald."

At the last moment before the theft mission began, Yan Qing finally broke through the limits of mortals and became The Herald who could wield extraordinary heraldic objects!

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