The entire squad of Night Guards stopped at the entrance.
At their head was Li Qingxian's former immediate superior, the seventh-rank military officer He Lei. Behind him were their fellow Night Guards from the Patrol Bureau.
"Bureau Chief Ye!" Overjoyed, they all gathered around him.
"Good!" Li Qingxian smiled and nodded.
"At last, we have someone to lean on. We were scared out of our wits the whole way here."
Han Anbo looked at them and asked, "None of you suffered a blessed affliction?"
The Night Guards' expressions shifted slightly.
He Lei said helplessly, "We did. Twice. Luckily, we had two fools in our squad who refused to believe in the danger and took those two blessings for us. Nothing shows yet, but in a few days, we'll probably end up like them, with changes to our bodies. What about you?"
Han Anbo said, "With the marquis here, we haven't suffered one even once."
The other Night Guards nodded gently, envy written all over their faces.
He Lei sighed. "Yes, with the marquis around, there really is no need to fear these things."
Xu Changren quietly observed them.
"We're going in to register. Have you just finished?" Li Qingxian asked.
He Lei glanced at Xu Changren and said, "Sir, be careful. They took half of everything we had on us. Some of our brothers hadn't brought money and nearly had their sabers taken away. Fortunately, we pooled our money. Also, I heard four of our fellow Night Guards..."
He Lei suddenly stopped.
Every Night Guard's face darkened.
Xu Changren asked, "Lord Ye, are you only fifth rank?"
Li Qingxian nodded.
Xu Changren frowned. "Then this will be difficult. To enter Blessing Town legally, you'll have to hand over twenty percent of the valuables on you too. Otherwise, you can't become