Meanwhile, seeing that Meng Qingshan had victory in his grasp, the men from the other Three Escort Agencies immediately picked up the weapons lying on the ground and fought back.
At that moment, the merchants and local gentry gradually recovered from their shock and fled toward the entrance, only to run straight into a group of constables rushing over.
The lead constable, Chen Shen, held a baton and blocked the doorway. He demanded sharply, "What's all this panic about?"
The merchants and local gentry all shouted at once:
"Get out of the way! Men from Black Wind Stockade are here!"
"Are you blind? How dare you stop me, sir!"
"Bandits have entered the city!"
"Why are you still blocking the entrance? Hurry inside and help Constable Meng wipe out the bandits!"
"..."
The lead constable, Chen Shen, froze for a moment, unable to make sense of it.
Constable Meng?!
Only when he saw Meng Qingshan galloping through Moon Invitation Tower did he suddenly understand.
That was right. After Young Escort Leader Meng had entered the County Office compound earlier that day, he had changed into a constable's uniform. Since Jade Mountain City had gone many years without a constable, Chen Shen hadn't thought of it at the time.
Now it seemed that the Constable Meng these people spoke of was Meng Qingshan, the Young Escort Leader of Changfeng Escort Agency.
But that was secondary for now. What mattered was that, judging from what the merchants and local gentry were saying, bandits from Black Wind Stockade had entered the city.
The men from Black Wind Stockade had actually dared to enter the city?!
Nothing like this had happened in many years.
After all, no matter how brazen Black Wind Stockade might be, they were still just bandits. The moment they entered