Chapter 110: The Mysterious Black Shadow People
The strength of the Loyal Warriors of the Wen Family within Zheng Capital has slowly penetrated every inch of the land over the last three generations, and it cannot entirely be judged by the high or low martial skills of the guards.
Conversely, in Nanzheng State and even the Dongyu Three Kingdoms, where imperial power is concentrated, generations of servile education coupled with centralized rule, strong military enforcement, extreme punishments, and severe penalties for associated parties have seldom given rise to rebels. The land, rotten and turned to mud, emits the stench of the corpses of insurrectionists from generation to generation.
But this does not mean that rebellions would not occur in Nanzheng State, especially under decayed imperial rule where the lives of common people are becoming increasingly difficult. Compared to suppression, the imperial clan of Nanzheng is more keen on prevention. Their sharp nose, honed through continuous natural and human-made calamities, can sniff out any hint of trouble and nip it in the bud. Thus, assassinations are rare in Nanzheng State, and the occasional ones that do occur are nothing more than untrained acts of individual bravery, unable to bring about any significant change.
The Loyal Warriors of the Wen Family are also adept in this respect, and the advantage of this skill is their ability to catch wind of things that are typically unrelated and bring them to their attention in a timely manner.
After the mysterious deaths of one or two farm households in the outskirts of Zheng Capital, the Loyal Warriors of the Wen Family quickly arrived and sniffed out the news of those Black Shadow People, digging three feet into the ground to find that skinny, mysterious Black Shadow Person.
The rest of the matter became much simpler, and it seemed that the mysterious Black Shadow Person had suffered severe injuries, which greatly helped the people of Yan Cheng.
The Loyal Warriors used a special wooden cage from Qiandao Temple to bring the person back.
When Yan Cheng entered the Imperial Palace to report the news, Zheng Haoyuan was in Qishun Building, with freshly chilled watermelon. Zheng Haoyuan frowned slightly, had they no sense of propriety? What mattered so much that it caused such commotion?
Yan Cheng respectfully bowed to the Commandery Princess of Qishun Building first and then approached Zheng Haoyuan.