"Do you think you can take Qiao Xiao away today?" Zhang Hongjiang asked with a cold sneer.
"Would Tang Qingfeng actually dare refuse to release him?" Tang Wen countered.
"Heh heh, I, Zhang Hongjiang, shall wait and see." Zhang Hongjiang laughed.
"Then please accompany me to the Six Fan Yamen, Lord Zhang," Tang Wen said.
"Certainly, because I want to see just what Qin Botong is capable of." Zhang Hongjiang flicked his sleeve.
Before long, the party arrived at the Six Fan Sub-Helm.
"Heh, quite impressive, Lord Tang." The moment he saw Tang Wen, Kang Qingfeng greeted him with biting sarcasm.
"Impressive? I don't think so." Tang Wen shook his head solemnly.
"So young, and you've already learned to bring in someone from above to put pressure on me?" Kang Qingfeng said.
"You kept refusing to release him. Did you expect me to get down on my knees and beg?" Tang Wen replied coldly.
"We all serve the country. With the Northwestern War at a critical juncture, spies from Great Qin have been infiltrating repeatedly, while the heroes of the Jianghu stir restlessly, hoping to seize the chance to cause trouble.
"Our Six Fan Gate shoulders a heavy responsibility. We must catch spies while also keeping the martial world peaceful and punishing Jianghu criminals who cause disturbances.
"Yet despite our wholehearted devotion to the Imperial Court, we're so poor we don't even have a place to work.
"As a noble of the Imperial Clan, a First-Rank Earl, what harm would there be in donating a residence?" Kang Qingfeng demanded aggressively.
"Did I ever say I wouldn't donate? But what did you say, Lord Kang? You actually wanted to credit me with military merit at the price of mountain land.
"The Thousand-Leaf Workshop stands in a bustling commercial district. I spent