Chapter 124: The Green Dragon Society resurfaces, emerging from seclusion
As the day of Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue's duel drew closer, more and more people from Jianghu poured into the Capital.
Among them were some fools who stirred up trouble. In the end, every one of them was thrown into the Embroidery Guard Command's Imperial Prison or the Heavenly Prison.
These days, the Eastern and Western Depots and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were under tremendous pressure.
At that moment, in the West Depot Yamen, Deputy Director Tan Luzi gathered everyone to discuss the defenses for the night of the full moon.
The West Depot's two great experts, Yan Shisan and Xia Xueyi, Chief Commissioner Ma Jinliang, Second Commissioner Ding Xiu, Third Commissioner Ji Xueyong, and West Depot experts Zhao Tong, Zheng Yuan, and others were all present.
Besides them, there was a pale-faced young man wearing a yesa robe, his expression aloof and cold. Judging by his appearance, he was also a eunuch, and his aura was extraordinary, but he stood at the back of the crowd, drawing little attention.
He had only recently risen to prominence in the palace and joined the West Depot. His name was Cao Shaoqin. Not only was his martial prowess exceptional, but his ability to investigate cases was also formidable, even rivaling Tan Luzi, Ma Jinliang, and the others.
The West Depot's rule had always been that the capable rose and the weak fell.
Thus, although they knew he would threaten their positions in the future, Tan Luzi and the others dared not suppress him. For now, they had merely brought him into the West Depot's inner circle, leaving further arrangements until Yu Huatian emerged from seclusion.
At that moment, Tan Luzi looked at everyone with a grave expression and said:
"More and