After a long silence, Commander Xu spoke again, "Still no clue about that young lady's background?"
"There were no markings on her weapons or clothes. However, judging by her martial arts style, they were all elite assassins. Every move was a deadly strike," Deputy Commander Cao recalled the scattered corpses on the official road, many of them with a single sword thrust to the throat.
Thinking of this, Deputy Commander Cao added, "The two personal guards beside the young lady didn't make a move. The remaining twenty people killed nearly thirty opponents, leaving nearly twenty with light or severe injuries, yet none of them sustained even a serious injury. Ordinary families couldn't cultivate such assassins."
Assassins were chosen from a thousand, not only skilled in martial arts but, more importantly, loyal. Once defeated, they would choose to commit suicide. Even if captured, they would never betray their masters under torture.
Zhan Feiyu was accompanied by about twenty such meticulously trained assassins. This level of security was comparable to that of royalty.
Deputy Commander Zhu maintained his smiling demeanor but was already considering retreat, "Sir, we are merely following orders. The rest should be handled by the Command Division."
When gods fight, mortals suffer! To protect themselves, they could only stay far away.
Commander Xu and Deputy Commander Cao did not respond but agreed with Deputy Commander Zhu's suggestion. Despite having over a thousand soldiers under their command, they were ultimately only fifth-rank officials. If Deputy Commander Zhu, from the military Zhu family, was avoiding this matter, how could they not?
"I fear someone might use this opportunity to cause trouble," Commander Xu's gaze darkened slightly. This hot potato had already involved the Qianzhong Guard. Those assassins were temporarily held in the prison. If someone were to silence them, the Qianzhong Guard would absolutely distance themselves from the matter.
"Damn it, these people have such a clever plan, making me take the blame!" the irate Commander Cao slammed his fist on the table, his face dark. "Why don't we secretly release them?"
Commander Xu and Deputy Commander Zhu cast disdainful glances at him simultaneously. It was not that simple! The Command Division had previously sent a secret letter instructing them to capture and imprison the people and imprison them in the Qianzhong Guard, with orders to kill if they resisted.
The Command Division's secret letter clearly stated that they had received intelligence suspecting these people were connected to barbarians, and therefore, it was better to kill the innocent than to let the guilty go!
If the Qianzhong Guard were to release them now, Commander Xu and the others would lose their official positions and likely be accused of colluding with the enemy and treason.
Looking at the furious Deputy Commander Cao, who seemed ready to draw his sword, Deputy Commander Zhu pondered for a moment before speaking, "Since the Command Division suspects them of colluding with barbarians, why don't we tighten our guard? Unless a high-ranking official from the Command Division personally comes, not even a fly will be able to get into our Qianzhong Guard."
This way, if the old master wanted to send assassins, he would have to see if they had the ability to break into the Qianzhong Guard!
"This is the only way," Commander Xu nodded. "For the remaining twenty-odd people, put some medicine in their food to prevent them from coordinating from the inside and outside."
To make the act complete, Zhan Feiyu's people were imprisoned, and the twenty-odd people sent by the old master to assassinate them were treated the same way. They were also imprisoned, but kept in separate locations.
Two quarters of an hour later, Commander Xu personally went to see Zhan Feiyu, while Deputy Commander Cao was responsible for the defensive layout of the Qianzhong Guard, and Deputy Commander Zhu went to administer the medicine to ensure the twenty-odd people from the old master's side temporarily became "useless."
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West Wing.
After waving away the attendant who brought tea, Commander Xu looked at Zhan Feiyu seriously, "Today we received a secret letter from the Command Division. Are you colluding with barbarians, Miss?"
He put down the teacup he had just picked up as if to drink, and Zhan Feiyu couldn't help but laugh, "As the saying goes, if you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. Commander Xu, do I look like a barbarian spy?"
Although she had traveled a long way, Zhan Feiyu showed no signs of distress. It was probably due to the heat; aside from a few beads of sweat on her forehead, her calm and leisurely demeanor made her look more like a young lady raised in a deep courtyard. It was indeed far-fetched to call her a barbarian spy.
"Miss Zhan, the pure are pure. But when falsehood is taken as truth, truth also becomes falsehood. Sometimes, truth and falsehood are not important," Commander Xu said with a smile, as if teasing, but also as a reminder to Zhan Feiyu.
...
"There were no markings on her weapons or clothes. However, judging by her martial arts style, they were all elite assassins. Every move was a deadly strike," Deputy Commander Cao recalled the scattered corpses on the official road, many of them with a single sword thrust to the throat.
Thinking of this, Deputy Commander Cao added, "The two personal guards beside the young lady didn't make a move. The remaining twenty people killed nearly thirty opponents, leaving nearly twenty with light or severe injuries, yet none of them sustained even a serious injury. Ordinary families couldn't cultivate such assassins."
Assassins were chosen from a thousand, not only skilled in martial arts but, more importantly, loyal. Once defeated, they would choose to commit suicide. Even if captured, they would never betray their masters under torture.
Zhan Feiyu was accompanied by about twenty such meticulously trained assassins. This level of security was comparable to that of royalty.
Deputy Commander Zhu maintained his smiling demeanor but was already considering retreat, "Sir, we are merely following orders. The rest should be handled by the Command Division."
When gods fight, mortals suffer! To protect themselves, they could only stay far away.
Commander Xu and Deputy Commander Cao did not respond but agreed with Deputy Commander Zhu's suggestion. Despite having over a thousand soldiers under their command, they were ultimately only fifth-rank officials. If Deputy Commander Zhu, from the military Zhu family, was avoiding this matter, how could they not?
"I fear someone might use this opportunity to cause trouble," Commander Xu's gaze darkened slightly. This hot potato had already involved the Qianzhong Guard. Those assassins were temporarily held in the prison. If someone were to silence them, the Qianzhong Guard would absolutely distance themselves from the matter.
"Damn it, these people have such a clever plan, making me take the blame!" the irate Commander Cao slammed his fist on the table, his face dark. "Why don't we secretly release them?"
Commander Xu and Deputy Commander Zhu cast disdainful glances at him simultaneously. It was not that simple! The Command Division had previously sent a secret letter instructing them to capture and imprison the people and imprison them in the Qianzhong Guard, with orders to kill if they resisted.
The Command Division's secret letter clearly stated that they had received intelligence suspecting these people were connected to barbarians, and therefore, it was better to kill the innocent than to let the guilty go!
If the Qianzhong Guard were to release them now, Commander Xu and the others would lose their official positions and likely be accused of colluding with the enemy and treason.
Looking at the furious Deputy Commander Cao, who seemed ready to draw his sword, Deputy Commander Zhu pondered for a moment before speaking, "Since the Command Division suspects them of colluding with barbarians, why don't we tighten our guard? Unless a high-ranking official from the Command Division personally comes, not even a fly will be able to get into our Qianzhong Guard."
This way, if the old master wanted to send assassins, he would have to see if they had the ability to break into the Qianzhong Guard!
"This is the only way," Commander Xu nodded. "For the remaining twenty-odd people, put some medicine in their food to prevent them from coordinating from the inside and outside."
To make the act complete, Zhan Feiyu's people were imprisoned, and the twenty-odd people sent by the old master to assassinate them were treated the same way. They were also imprisoned, but kept in separate locations.
Two quarters of an hour later, Commander Xu personally went to see Zhan Feiyu, while Deputy Commander Cao was responsible for the defensive layout of the Qianzhong Guard, and Deputy Commander Zhu went to administer the medicine to ensure the twenty-odd people from the old master's side temporarily became "useless."
...
West Wing. Although she had traveled a long way, Zhan Feiyu showed no signs of distress. It was probably due to the heat; aside from a few beads of sweat on her forehead, her calm and leisurely demeanor made her look more like a young lady raised in a deep courtyard. It was indeed far-fetched to call her a barbarian spy.
After waving away the attendant who brought tea, Commander Xu looked at Zhan Feiyu seriously, "Today we received a secret letter from the Command Division. Are you colluding with barbarians, Miss?"
He put down the teacup he had just picked up as if to drink, and Zhan Feiyu couldn't help but laugh, "As the saying goes, if you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. Commander Xu, do I look like a barbarian spy?"
Although she had traveled a long way, Zhan Feiyu showed no signs of distress. It was probably due to the heat; aside from a few beads of sweat on her forehead, her calm and leisurely demeanor made her look more like a young lady raised in a deep courtyard. It was indeed far-fetched to call her a barbarian spy.