PS: This chapter is an extra update thanks to 0o雨小莫o0 for the alliance leader tip. 4/8
Su Xin wanted to establish a military force of his own, partly for the sake of the Imperial Court and the Tie Family.
At present, Su Xin was one of the Four Great Constables of the Imperial Court and a high-ranking official of Great Zhou. But if something unexpected happened and he found himself standing against the Imperial Court and the Tie Family, what would become of his subordinates?
There were plenty of trusted subordinates under Su Xin in the Six Fan Sect. Nearly all of Beiyuan Circuit was under his command, and over the years, he had also had Huang Bingcheng quietly cultivate ties with many Wind-Chasing Patrol Officers and Intelligence Scouts of the Six Fan Sect, turning them into trusted allies.
But these people were still a minority. Most considered themselves to be on Su Xin's side, but if orders came down from both the Imperial Court and Su Xin, whom would they obey? They would most likely listen to the Imperial Court.
So establishing a force of his own was absolutely necessary.
As the name suggested, the Dark Guard Su Xin was creating would be a group that operated in the shadows. He didn't intend to copy the Six Fan Sect's structure wholesale. Instead, he planned to divide it into two parts.
The first would naturally be an intelligence organization. Su Xin planned to bring in the old hands from the Six Fan Sect under his command to oversee that side of things. They had experience in the field and were trustworthy.
The other would be a force for covert assassinations, one that wouldn't operate in the open but would instead remain hidden.
For its members, Su Xin planned to use