Zeng Anmin swept his gaze around, yet still found no trace of anything.
"Phew~"
"What has been going on with the Vast Righteous Qi these past few days?"
"Why does it keep warning me at the slightest provocation?"
"Could it have something to do with switching to Extreme Confucian cultivation?"
Just as Zeng Anmin was pondering this,
a shrill voice rang out:
"Huang Shi!! Do you know you deserve to die?!"
"Without an order from Eunuch Si of the Supervision Office, you dared leave the office grounds on your own!"
His thoughts interrupted by that voice, Zeng Anmin turned forward with a dark expression.
Not far ahead, a squad of Imperial City Department Investigators was heading this way.
At their head was a eunuch dressed in crimson robes.
He looked to be around thirty, with a small tuft of beard on his chin.
Mounted on horseback, he cast an exceedingly gloomy gaze in this direction.
Those narrow eyes were filled with fury.
"How long has it been since His Majesty issued the order, and you already dare hold imperial authority in such contempt?"
As his voice grew louder,
his mount came to a stop before the squad of Investigators led by Huang Shi.
"Eunuch Liu."
Huang Shi's expression flashed with guilt at the questioning. He put on a fawning smile and stepped forward twice, intending to help him down from the horse.
"Hmph!"
Eunuch Liu snorted coldly, swung his leg over, and ignored Huang Shi's offered hand entirely.
He dismounted at an unhurried pace and straightened his clothes.
Huang Shi's hand stiffened in midair.
Helpless, he could only force a smile and approach Eunuch Liu. "It was a special matter, an urgent emergency. I was planning to report to the Supervision Office and accept punishment from you after withdrawing my