(ωˉ)~ Ten Days of Evil-Repelling (I)
As Annie, Yue Lingshan, and Lu Dayou headed toward the back courtyard of the Drunken Immortal Tower, they finally learned who the eunuch was.
His official position seemed quite high, and he had left Yue Lingshan and Lu Dayou utterly dumbfounded.
According to him, he was the eunuch director of the Western Depot, Rain Huatian—Eunuch Rain?
The other had been on official business near Fuzhou recently, investigating problems with the salt tax. Then he had happened upon Yue Lingshan and the others selling the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual. The Western Depot agents had naturally taken the opportunity to obtain a few copies and present them to their superior, successfully attracting Eunuch Rain's attention.
Soon afterward, Eunuch Rain had tried the technique himself for two days and was greatly impressed. He had quickly arranged for the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual to be reprinted and distributed to the Western Depot's various eunuch officials—including the supervisors, criminal officers, and chief and assistant inspectors—and ordered them to practice diligently. At the same time, he had headed straight for Fuzhou Prefecture, eager to see what was going on with the two outstanding Huashan disciples who had widely circulated a technique that could rapidly improve eunuchs' martial arts.
That was how the earlier scene had come about.
Of course, none of that mattered anymore.
Before long, beneath the enormous parasol tree in the back courtyard of the Drunken Immortal Tower, in the flagstone courtyard where leaves drifted down on the breeze, the promised sparring match was about to begin.
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The director of the Western Depot, Rain Huatian, stood with his hands behind his back, his blue python robe stirring gently in the breeze.
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Behind him stood two rows of agents in flying-fish uniforms, each with a Spring