Chapter 155: To Hell With Your Auspicious Omen! (2 / 2)
Elsewhere.
“What did you just say?!”
In the nearest yamen, the Jinyiwei officer’s face turned dark. He ground out his words between clenched teeth, “Is this what they call protecting someone?!”
What kind of reckless disregard for their own lives—and their family’s nine generations—was this?
The woman accompanying them froze, her mind racing. A suspicion bubbled to the surface: Could this man’s identity… be extraordinary?
Her guess was quickly confirmed.
The two Jinyiwei officers stationed at the yamen didn’t hesitate. They hauled in a local magistrate and a death-row prisoner, then shot the prisoner point-blank. Blood sprayed as the man’s head exploded like a melon, leaving the magistrate trembling uncontrollably, his legs giving out beneath him. Another official outright wet himself.
After issuing a stream of threats, the Jinyiwei divided their tasks. One raced off on horseback to fetch the imperial sword and swiftly mobilize reinforcements. The other set off to report directly to the princess.
“You said what?!”