Government Officials Arrive

Several fast horses came galloping from afar at the shout.

Seeing this, the Tian Family clansmen stepped forward to block them.

The riders did not slow down. The lead rider raised a hand, displaying a black badge, and shouted, "Official business from Qingning Prefecture! All unrelated persons, stand aside!"

From the prefectural city? The people blocking the road froze, inevitably hesitating for a moment.

The Tian Family could do whatever they pleased in East Eye County. Even here in neighboring Pacify Arms County, they feared no one; they had even bought off everyone in the county yamen. But they still had some reservations about people from the prefectural city.

The reason was simple. Qingning Prefecture governed not only Pacify Arms and East Eye, but also Yangning County, where Lang Zhen was from, as well as Yangshan County and others.

A prefecture was no trifling matter. Take Yangshan, where the Gu Family was based—there was such a colossal power there. There were also quite a few forces in other counties comparable to the Tian Family, not to mention Xiyin City, where the prefectural government was located.

It was not impossible for the Tian Family to secretly eliminate a few prefectural constables, but making trouble for them in broad daylight could easily cause things to spiral out of control—unless the Tian Family intended to rebel.

The moment Feng Jun saw the Tian Family's reaction, he knew something was about to change. In a flash, he appeared before Second Deng, snatched away his saber, and brought it down with a flick of his wrist.

"Bold!" The newcomers were still more than half a li away. Seeing him strike, one of them shouted anxiously, his voice even changing.

At the same time, a figure leaped from horseback and shot toward Feng Jun like an