"Heh, sorry to make a spectacle of myself, Brother Shen. These men of mine sometimes just won't listen.
"I told them long ago to trim the top of that tree, but they actually let my words blow past their ears like wind.
"Ah, sometimes I still have to do things myself. What a nuisance.
"It seems I'll have to find a chance to teach them a lesson they won't forget," Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Indeed, indeed." How could Shen Gongyang fail to catch his meaning? But he could not lash out, so he could only answer with an apologetic smile.
"I've just received some news, and I may need your help, Brother Shen," Tang Wen said.
"Speak freely, my lord. If I can help, I certainly will," Shen Gongyang immediately replied.
"According to my men's reports, Ridge-Sea Academy has actually colluded with villains from the Sun Kingdom.
"And Wei Yang of the Commander-in-Chief's Office pledged himself to Ridge-Sea Academy long ago. To deal with me, Tang Wen, he actually colluded with the Sun Kingdom.
"After Wei Yang's defeat last time, someone pulled strings behind the scenes to have him escorted to the Six Fan Division in Sea Saint City for trial.
"Chen Cang, who is taking custody of him, has already arrived.
"But word has it that the four elders of Ridge-Sea Academy intend to intercept the escort and seize him.
"Deputy Commissioner Zhuang Qiyang of the Haisheng Six Fan Office already knows about this and has agreed to lay a trap to arrest the four elders.
"However, neither Feng Jiuxue nor Zhuang Qiyang is strong enough, and Chen Cang alone would struggle to contend with Ridge-Sea Academy's four elders.
"Besides, we still don't know whose side Chen Cang is on. He might even have been sent by