In many matters, one looked not only at success or failure, but also at their nature. Using yamen runners in the matter of Water Cloud Shrine was perfectly justified; mobilizing the Imperial Feather Guards to suppress it was another matter entirely. But urging them on was harmless enough.
Sure enough, shortly after, with armored soldiers pressing behind them, the yamen runners had no choice but to attack.
"Kill! They only have a few bows!"
Arrows continued to rain down from above, wounding several more men. The yamen runners had already rushed close. The enclosing wall had never been built for military use and was quite low; some sections had fallen into disrepair, collapsing with a thunderous crash at a single shove.
"Kill! Slay these bandits who dare resist!" a constable captain shouted. Now that blades had met, the martial skills of famed constables and divine constables came into play. They charged forward and immediately cut down a swath of men.
Several hundred men against a few dozen core fighters—even if there were a few wanderers of the martial world mixed in among them, what could they do?
Su Ziji thought no further and lowered his eyes to the half of the Rosewood Pendant.
"Prince Lu's demotion to Prince Ninghe has drastically altered the future, forming a Seed of Humanity. Shall the Coiling Dragon Heart Method (18999/19000) absorb it? (This action cannot be reversed.)"
At this point, once the Coiling Dragon Heart Method was pressed, it would reach its maximum level of 20. He could sense that this step would bring tremendous changes to both himself and the world.
"Confirm?"
Su Ziji hesitated. By then, the distant cries of battle had already merged into a single roar. Even the guests downstairs had been startled awake; they likely