What Tang Changsheng had never expected was that, just a few hours later, a unit of soldiers and police would be stationed nearby, setting up defenses around Jinghong Temple.
Every villa within dozens of miles was cleared out. For a time, the entire area around Jinghong Temple was sealed up so tightly that not even water could seep through.
"Looks like these people care about the Divine Pill even more than I expected," Tang Changsheng murmured.
"Mr. Tang, I'm Tang Xiang, a captain in the Imperial Guard, here on orders. If anything interferes with you, please don't hesitate to tell me!"
Before long, a young soldier bearing the rank of colonel walked over with a solemn expression and saluted Tang Changsheng.
Four or five other soldiers accompanied him, all of them equally respectful toward Tang Changsheng. The ordinary troops below might not know what mission they were carrying out, but these men clearly knew something.
Even if they did not know they were guarding Tang Changsheng while he refined pills, they should at least know their mission was to protect him.
Tang Changsheng smiled. "You men are Espers?" He pointed to the soldiers beside Tang Xiang.
They respectfully confirmed it. After a moment's hesitation, Tang Xiang replied, "They're all from our Dragon Fang Group. We handle special incidents."
Tang Changsheng had never heard of the Dragon Fang Group, but he could tell it must be one of the Imperial Court's elite forces.
With extraordinary powers in this world, it would be a joke if an Imperial Court so vast had no such forces under its command.
So Tang Changsheng was not surprised. After greeting the men, he said to Tang Xiang, "I need to go out for a while. By the way, Colonel Tang, do you know which nearby temple