Huang Xiao had never expected there to be such an inside story. Perhaps the higher ranks of the Six Gates, such as the retainers and some First-Class Constables, knew about these matters, but he had previously been only a Reserve Constable and had never truly had any dealings with the Six Gates. Thus, he had always assumed that since Prince Jin oversaw the Six Gates, he was the Arrest God.
Now it seemed the matter was probably not as simple as Zhao Yunya had said. It was probably not that Prince Jin rarely interfered in the affairs of the Six Gates, but that he found it difficult to do so. Huang Xiao felt that, if his guess was right, Zhao Yunya might well be the eyes and ears Prince Jin had planted in the Six Gates. Because of her special status as a Commandery Princess, even if she was planted in the Six Gates so openly, anyone who resented it could only keep one eye open and the other shut.
"Then why doesn't the Imperial Court appoint a new Arrest God? For instance, let Prince Jin truly take up the position," Huang Xiao said.
"My father won't do. Those retainers wouldn't acknowledge him, so even His Majesty won't force the matter with an imperial decree." Zhao Yunya shook her head. "Every Arrest God has come from the Six Gates. Of course, they weren't disciples of Jianghu sects, but experts raised by the Imperial Court from childhood. Usually, one is chosen from among the six Arrest Sages."
Hearing Zhao Yunya's words, Huang Xiao could not help asking, "Then, judging by the current situation, it must be Lord Huang of Heaven Gate?"
It was plain enough. After all, Huang Qitao's martial prowess was the greatest, so the position of Arrest God would