After surging forward more than three hundred li, Xu Yi slowed down. A checkpoint lay ahead. He had changed his appearance and, following Huang Mei's instructions, held up a command flag taken from Commander Su's belongings. He rode lightly through the clouds and mist toward the checkpoint. From afar, he spotted two guards gathered together, chatting. The moment they saw the flag in his hand, they hurriedly lowered the restrictions and came to meet him from a distance. They were just about to speak when Xu Yi barked, "You spend your days indulging yourselves and acting carefree. What kind of conduct is that? If I catch you at it again, I may not recognize you, but the command token in my hand will!"
The two guards nodded and bowed, apologizing repeatedly. Xu Yi gave a cold snort and strode off without giving them a chance to strike up a conversation.
"Quick, quick! Looks like he's heading toward Old Zhou's place. Send word right away. This inspection envoy seems damn strange today. He doesn't even want a cut of the spoils. Since when has a tiger patrolling the mountain stopped eating meat?"
After the lean guard on the left finished speaking, the burly guard on the right hurriedly took out his Ruyi Pearl.
The news spreading was not necessarily a bad thing for Xu Yi. At the very least, it greatly sped up his passage through the checkpoints. Almost before he arrived, the restrictions at each checkpoint along the way were already lowered. The guards stood at attention and watched him from afar, not looking away until he had passed. Then, like the two guards at the first checkpoint, they were left wondering: Why hadn't this inspection envoy seized the chance to line his pockets?
Under Huang Mei's guidance, Xu Yi