After the flying vessel settled, its hatches spun open one after another, and a squad of fully armored soldiers descended from within.
The armored soldier at their head walked up to the flying vessel where Zhang Yu and the others were, looked it over with extreme wariness, and called out, "This is within the battlefield zone. Everyone aboard is to come down for inspection and clearly explain why you have come here."
His tone was rather stern, but that was only because he had seen the Mystic Chaos Cicada wing pattern on this flying vessel and assumed it had come from Qing Province. Otherwise, they would have long since barged in to search it rather than shouting from outside.
The hatch of the flying vessel rotated aside, and Zhang Yu stepped out, standing at its entrance with sword in hand.
The armored soldier was startled upon seeing him. He immediately clasped his fists, his manner turning noticeably more respectful. "So it is Profound Rectifier Zhang! I am Lu Kang, a military marquis under Captain Zhan of the Sharp Strike Army. Greetings, Profound Rectifier Zhang."
He then asked in confusion, "Why is the Profound Rectifier here?"
As a military marquis of the Sharp Strike Army, he had been fortunate enough to witness Zhang Yu's battle against Wang Chongjin near the Fangtai Sect encampment that day. The impression had been truly profound.
But as far as he knew, the people of the Profound Residence were all with the main fleet to the east, quite a distance from here.
Zhang Yu said, "I was pursuing several important persons who escaped from Secret Province and intercepted them here. I was just preparing to take them back."
After hearing this, Military Marquis Lu seemed to want to speak, yet held back.
Zhang Yu easily saw