Chapter 60 - 57, Sword Tide
Outside Chao Cang Gambling House, the calm of Hongyi Lane after the rain was like the stillness of quails.
In the pitch black night of Luocheng City, the lanterns had been extinguished, with only over a hundred spies holding torches, sealing off Hongyi Lane in search of the Jing Dynasty spy’s whereabouts.
At this moment, the once arrogant and invincible Executive Officer was being bound by several loops of iron chains thick as fingers, kneeling on the ground.
This man, who possessed astonishing skills in Cross Training, was able to battle against over a hundred spies for half an hour.
Yet, as Old Yao said, in this world, no matter how formidable an Executive Officer is, they still fear the military formation. Do not think that one’s own might makes them invincible; power is the most formidable thing in this world.
Jin Zhu picked up the hem of his garment, picked up a damaged blue large cloak from the ground, and draped it over the Executive Officer with a smile, crouching in front of him, "Zhao Zhong, the hereditary Executive Officer of the Zhao Family from Hezhou. As I recall, you were once a guard for a son of the Xu Family; how have you now fallen to serving the Jing Dynasty? Or is it... the Xu Family also had a hand in tonight’s events?"
Zhao Zhong’s face turned iron blue: "Eunuch Party, lackeys, pah!"
He spat toward Jin Zhu’s face. Jin Zhu seemed prepared as he took out a folding fan from his bosom and opened it in front of his face to block the spit.
Jin Zhu wasn’t angry, just smilingly said, "The hereditary Executive Officer of the grand Zhao Family is now merely a prisoner at the mercy of others. Take him to the inner prison; sooner or later, he will spill his Cultivation Path to Lord Prime Minister, take him away!"
After speaking, he stood up and turned to the silently standing spies with torches in hand, "Today is a great victory. Brothers, after you escort the prisoners to the inner prison, rest early. Once you wake up tomorrow, I’ll treat everyone to the finest feast at Eight Immortals Building in Luocheng!"
A close follower and spy whispered a reminder at his side, "Sir, Chen Ji was pursued and has gone missing; he has yet to show up."