Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping and the two assistant ministers were panicking as they berated the city guards. If they allowed the eight Southern Region messengers to escape at this moment, they would not be able to explain themselves.
However, the city guards would not listen to Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping and the two assistant ministers.
All of the city guards stood in front of Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping and the two assistant ministers. No matter how much they scolded or shouted at them, they did not back down.
When the eight Southern Region messengers saw this, they looked at each other. Without hesitation, they charged out of the encirclement and fled into the distance.
"Don't even think about leaving!" Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping was panicking.
He no longer cared about the city guards. With a cold glint in his eyes, he turned into a stream of light and rushed out of the encirclement of the city guards.
Eight of the city guards fell to the ground and spat out mouthfuls of blood.
"Ah, Prime Minister, you're killing people!"
"Prime Minister … we are here to protect you!"
"Aiya!"
The city guards were pushed away by Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's aura. They screamed as they fell to the ground.
The rest of the city guards also shouted loudly.
"Prime Minister, have mercy!"
King Duan unsheathed his sword. It turned into a green blade that blocked Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's path.
"Prime Minister, why are you so cruel to the city guards?"
"…" Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping was furious.
He knew what King Duan was planning. However, there were some things he could not say. All he could do was charge out of the encirclement.
He stopped the eight Southern Region messengers from escaping.
Gritting his teeth, he did not say another word. He turned into a blur as he circled around Lin Xinjue and charged in the direction of the eight Southern Region messengers once again.
However …
The rest of the city guards blocked Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's path once again. They raised their spears in front of Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping.
"Move!" Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping waved his hand and a beam of light appeared in his palm. It was as bright as the moon.
As the brilliance shone, a wave of cold air pushed away the city guards in front of him. There was even a faint layer of frost on the ground.
Such a scene immediately frightened the surrounding people.
"Run, they're fighting!"
"What's going on? Why is the Prime Minister fighting with the city guards? "
"Oh my god … I'm going to die!"
The crowd screamed as they ran in all directions.
When the two assistant ministers saw this chaotic scene, they were also a little dumbfounded. It was a kind of bitterness in their hearts that they couldn't express.
It was hard to bear, but also very helpless.
They knew what Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping was thinking. In fact, they were just as frustrated.
Ever since they were promoted to assistant ministers of the Ministry of Justice, they had devoted themselves to politics and only fought for wealth. Basically, they only needed to move their mouths when they encountered something. When had they ever been forced to this point?
Furthermore, this was Flame Capital City.
Under the feet of the Emperor, a dignified first-rank Prime Minister was forced to fight with the City Guards. Tonight's matter could no longer be concealed, right?
As they thought of this, the two attendants hardened their hearts.
If things got out of hand, the only thing they could do was to turn things around. To do that, they had to take down the eight Southern Region messengers.
"The criminals are trying to escape, arrest them!"
"Pass down my order, all constables and constables are to surround the criminals!"
"Arrest anyone who dares to obstruct the investigation of the Ministry of Justice!"
At this point, the two assistant ministers no longer had any reservations. Since King Duan wanted to stop them, they could only fight to the death.
Following the orders of the two assistant ministers, countless black-clothed constables with the word 'arrest' embroidered on their chests instantly rushed out of the gates of the Ministry of Justice.
"Arrest the criminals!"
"The Ministry of Law is on a case, all unauthorized personnel, move aside!"
The bailiffs shouted as they unsheathed their swords. Some of them charged towards the city guards who were blocking the entrance of the Ministry of Justice's yamen, while others quickly circled around them.
The situation had spiraled out of control.
Lin Xinjue smirked. The eight Southern Region messengers had already run far away after this interruption.
As long as they escaped, Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping would never be able to get rid of them.
At this point, King Duan could naturally guess that these eight Southern Region messengers were not ordinary people. This was a trap.
The person who had set this trap was Fang Zhengzhi.
Although he wasn't willing to follow Fang Zhengzhi's plan step by step, he naturally wouldn't let go of such an opportunity.
After all, this was a rare opportunity to take down Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping. Even if these people escaped, the case could not be proven.
It would still be enough to make Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping suffer.
However …
At that moment, the eight Southern Region messengers stopped in their tracks. Then, they began to look around, almost as if they were choosing an escape route.
"Split up and run, you bunch of idiots! What are you waiting for with such simple logic? " Lin Xinjue cursed in his heart when he saw this scene. At the same time, he looked down on the people Fang Zhengzhi found.
What kind of idiots were they?
Could it be that he didn't even know how to escape?
Shadow Sect …
That was all they could do!
Just as he was thinking about this, a few voices rang out from afar.
"Let's run to the South Gate. The East Gate is heavily guarded. Let's charge out from the South Gate!"
"Okay, let's all run to the South Gate!"
"Yes, let's charge out together! As long as we can get out, we'll live!"
The Southern Region envoys shouted excitedly. Perhaps it was because they were too excited, but their voices were loud enough for everyone on the street to hear them clearly.
"…" King Duan's eyes widened. He had the urge to fall to the ground. He had never seen such a stupid 'fugitive'.
Not only did they not split up, they even said that they wanted to escape from the South Gate? They even wanted to charge out in a group? What did they think the capital was?
This was the territory of the Emperor!
How stupid could they be?!
King Duan was furious. He hated these eight Southern Region messengers for being so useless. He hated Fang Zhengzhi for choosing such a useless bunch of people.
If they were caught, everything would be over.
King Duan was exasperated. The eyes of Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping and the other two assistant ministers lit up.
"The South Gate?"
"Quick, we'll flank them!"
"We must stop them at the South Gate."
The two assistant ministers quickly passed down orders to the black-clothed constables.
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping also shot a look at a servant behind him. At the same time, he tossed a token over.
"Tell the Ministry of War to go to the South Gate!"
"Roger!" The servant caught the token and flew off into the distance.
King Duan was furious when he saw this. The Southern Region messengers would not be able to escape. He was indignant, truly indignant.
Victory was in sight, but it had been destroyed.
"Could it be a ploy? They said that they were going to the South Gate, but they were actually going to split up and head for the East or North Gate? "King Duan felt that this was very likely.
However, he did not feel that way.
Because …
After the eight Southern Region messengers finished speaking, they really swarmed towards the South Gate like a swarm of bees, shouting as they ran.
"Charge!"
"Charge out in one go!"
"…" King Duan was speechless. It was okay to be stupid, but this level of stupidity was incurable.
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping had a strange expression on his face.
The Southern Region messengers seemed to be eager for him to catch up to them. Not only did they tell him where they were going, they even shouted at the top of their lungs.
This made him feel that something was amiss.
However, even though something was amiss, the eight Southern Region messengers were still within his line of sight. Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping had no choice but to chase after them.
"Move!" Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping shouted as he turned into a ray of light and chased after the eight Southern Region messengers.
…
Within the courtyard of the Stabilization Constabulary.
Xing Yuanguo held a chess piece in his hand as he pondered.
Just at this moment, a black creature swooped down from the sky. It was extremely fast and landed on Xing Yuanguo's shoulder in an instant.
Messenger eagle.
This was a creature used by the military.
Chi Hou, who was sitting opposite Xing Yuanguo, was slightly taken aback when he saw this. This was because the Blackback Messenger Condor usually reported urgent military news.
However, Xing Yuanguo's expression did not show any signs of surprise. He slowly removed the letter tube from the eagle's claw and took out a small piece of paper.
"Did something happen?" Chi Hou asked.
"Nothing." Xing Yuanzhan shook his head and placed the chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard. He smiled and said, "I've lost!"
Lost?
Chi Hou's eyes widened. Lose? Didn't he lose long ago? Just as he was about to speak, he realized that Xing Yuanguo's defeat meant that the game was over.
"Brother Yuanguo, are you saying that this game … is over?" Chi Hou asked softly as he looked at the chessboard.
"Mm, the game is over. Next, as promised, I will accompany Brother Hong for a walk outside." Xing Yuanguo nodded as he stood up from his chair.
"Big Brother Yuanguo, if you're tired, you can rest for a while. I'll just go out for a walk." Chi Hou hesitated for a moment before asking.
"It's fine, I'm not tired." Xing Yuanguo shook his head.
Then, he grabbed Chi Hou's arm and walked out of the courtyard. He was not slow at all. In fact, he was quite fast.
This caused Chi Hou to be slightly puzzled.
He could tell that Xing Yuanguo was stalling for time. However, if he was stalling for time, why was he speeding up now?
Was it because of the piece of paper?
He did not think too much about it. Xing Yuanguo did not say anything. As such, he could not probe further. More importantly, Xing Yuanguo had already dragged him out of the courtyard.
They walked straight towards the gates.
"My Lord!"
"My Lord!"
The guards in the Stabilization Constabulary greeted Xing Yuanguo and Chi Hou respectfully.
Xing Yuanguo nodded and did not stop.
Very quickly, the two of them walked out of the Stabilization Constabulary.
"Brother Yuanguo, where are we going?" Chi Hou was still confused as he was dragged out of the constabulary. Of course, more importantly, he had something on his mind.
Something that he could not let go of.
That was because he knew that the Flame Capital City would not be peaceful tonight.
"We'll be there soon. Brother Hong will know when we get there." Xing Yuanguo did not explain further. He continued to run with Chi Hou, his body glowing with a purple light.
The sound of the wind whistled in his ears.
Chi Hou's body also glowed with a faint green light. He knew how fast he and Xing Yuanguo were.
However, he did not know that …
Why were they going so fast?
Could it be that something was about to happen?
Just as he was thinking about this, a few figures appeared in the distance.
The capital was bustling at night. It was normal to see a few figures on the streets. However, when he saw them, Chi Hou felt a little uneasy.
He was extremely familiar with these figures.
"Fang Zhengzhi?! Ping Yang! Yan Xiu … why are they here? " Chi Hou turned to look at Xing Yuanguo. He wanted to see something from Xing Yuanguo's face.
However, Xing Yuanguo's expression was calm and emotionless.
Was it a coincidence?
No!
Xing Yuanguo quickly dismissed this thought. From the moment Xing Yuanguo received the note, to the moment he dragged Chi Hou out of the Stabilization Constabulary, to the moment they met Fang Zhengzhi and the others, it could not be a coincidence.
But what if it was not a coincidence?
Then what was it?
Could it be that Fang Zhengzhi and Xing Yuanguo had some sort of relationship? Or perhaps, Xing Yuanguo had a hand in tonight's events?
Chi Hou was in disbelief. Even though Fang Zhengzhi and Xing Yuanguo had interacted during the battle at Cang Ling Mountain and the Southern Region, Xing Yuanguo would never do anything for Fang Zhengzhi.
Xing Yuanguo represented the 13 Constabularies.
Xing Yuanguo's position was the same as the 13 Constabularies'. If Xing Yuanguo interfered, he would be participating in the conflict.
This was something Xing Yuanguo would never do.
As such, why did they bump into Fang Zhengzhi and the others? More importantly, what were Fang Zhengzhi and the rest doing here?
Tonight …
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