A busy day began with a business trip.
Early that morning, not long after daybreak, a prison cart stood outside the Blackwater Demon Suppressing Division. A huge black cloth covered the cage, concealing it completely.
Besides it, a carriage was parked nearby. More than a dozen guards from the Demon Suppressing Division were harnessing the horses and making preparations to leave.
Lin Guanhuo had received a new assignment: escorting a prisoner to the Kaiyang Prefectural Division.
This time, Instructor Zhou Cang was leading the team. He was Commander Zhou's younger brother.
Besides Lin Guanhuo, Ye Yinyue was also accompanying them.
One was a newcomer instructor of the Demon Suppressing Division, while the other two were Silver Badges of the Demon Suppressing Division. All three were Muscle-Tendon Realm Masters, escorting the prisoner in person. That showed just how unusual the prisoner was.
Before setting out, Lin Guanhuo stood to one side and waited.
Lin Guanhuo was familiar with escorting prisoners. He had done it plenty of times back when he was at the Miscellaneous Room Courtyard.
He hadn't been interested in this sort of assignment, but when he heard they were going to Kaiyang Prefectural City, he had applied to join them.
Kaiyang Prefectural City was the main city of all Kaiyang County, and Lin Guanhuo had never been there. He wanted to go and see the place for himself.
He had heard it was full of talented people who spoke beautifully. And now that he had some silver on him, he planned to try his luck in Kaiyang Prefectural City and see if he could find anything good.
"Hey, kid... Heh-heh. Kid?"
Just then, laughter came from inside the cage across from him, hidden beneath the black cloth.
A moment later, an old, somewhat withered arm reached out and waved