Brimming with Sha Qi

There were very few craftsmen left in the imperial mausoleum area, just some stonecutters and artisans who fired clay figures.

Zhang Xuezhou looked around but saw no patrols, nor any sign of Wei Wan, Zhi Buning, or the others.

"Where are those two lords?" Zhang Xuezhou asked casually.

"Don't even mention it. Three great demons came here half a month ago. After a chaotic battle, they collected the corpses and left. They haven't come back since," Kong Zhong said with a sigh.

With Kong Zhong were Du Wencai, Ye Siqian, Zhu Jiusi, and Li Mingrui.

Wei Wan and his people had come on orders from the Palace of Peace and Happiness, while Kong Zhong and his people had been sent by Shen Peigong and the others. The two groups had worked together at the Yang Mausoleum, but they answered to different people, so their respective arrangements differed as well.

Wei Wan and his people had left, but Kong Zhong and his people had received no further instructions. They could only grit their teeth and stay on duty at the Yang Mausoleum.

What they had done most in recent days was dig pits and set traps.

But none of them knew whether the imperial court considered the matter settled or not.

If it was settled, they had failed to capture the three great demons. If it wasn't, they had seen no one else from the court come to set an ambush.

Kong Zhong and the others had sent a message to Chang'an City. The reply from their school was to "wait and see how things develop," and so they had waited until now.

Seeing that Zhang Xuezhou and his companions knew the inside story, Kong Zhong and the others promptly invited them over.

Kong Zhong lifted his head and answered Zhang