Keyboard Immortal

er all, they had taken action so swiftly.
Why had those people been able to move before them? Wasn’t the one behind the scenes a bit too remarkable?

While the two of them were shocked by the situation, heavy footsteps suddenly rang out from outside.

“What is that noise?” Those present suddenly raised their heads.

A guard ran over in fear and alarm, exclaiming, “Reporting! Chief Officer Dong Jin is leading a great army in our direction!”

“What?!” The group was shocked.

Sang Hong harrumphed.
“How daring!” He quickly walked outside with an overcast expression.
Gao Ying and Pei You quickly followed.
Zu An waved his hands, gesturing for the Armed Escort Army to make their preparations.

The group arrived outside the entrance.
They saw that the entire temporary residence had already been completely surrounded.

“Dong Jin, you have quite the guts!” Sang Hong looked at the one in the lead with a furious expression, exclaiming, “Are you trying to rebel?”

Dong Jin was a tall and strong man.
All of them had met each other before during the evening banquet.
But back then, his official position hadn’t been as high, so he hadn’t sat in the highest positions.

“I do not dare!” Dong Jin cupped his hands.
“We are only here for an explanation.
Sir Zuo has acted cautiously and conscientiously over the years in Cloudcenter Commandery, and he has always worked diligently for the court.
Yet you all captured him today with baseless accusations, and even hounded many Civil Affairs Manor officials to death.
Could it be that just because you are the Imperial Envoy, you can act so ruthlessly and willfully?”

Sang Hong said calmly, “As the Imperial Envoy, I am naturally acting in place of the heavens.
I have the authority to punish local officials.
Why do I need to explain anything to you?

“On the contrary, I have just captured someone, and yet you immediately led an army over.
How can there be such a coincidence in this world?”

Dong Jin replied, “Cloudcenter Commandery is strategically located, with evildoers spying on us all the time.
That is why we will always have troops monitoring the situation.
Furthermore, Sir Sang has caused such a scene with your actions that it would be impossible for us to not know about this even if we tried to ignore it.”

“Then what are you trying to say right now? Surrounding the Imperial Envoy’s official residence can already be viewed as rebellion.” A flash of killing intent appeared in Sang Hong’s eyes.
He had to deal with these situations quickly and decisively, or else those who were watching from the sidelines would start to do the same things.

But the other party seemed to have anticipated that.
He had hidden deep within the enemy force.
This situation would be hard to deal with if they couldn't take him down in one blow.

“Please do not try to attach that kind of a title to me, Sir Sang.
We only came to uphold justice, and not to rebel.” Dong Jin’s entire body was taut as he spoke.
He gripped the handle of his blade tightly.

“Then what kind of justice do you want?” Sang Hong asked expressionlessly.

“Let Sir Zuo go.” As soon as Dong Jin spoke, his subordinates shouted as well.
Shouts of ‘Sir Zuo!’ echoed through the place.

Even Zuo Su in the prison heard them.
He opened his eyes, but no changes of emotion were visible on his face.

The soldiers had begun hollering louder and louder, and they looked as if they were about to charge forward.
The elite Armed Escort Army raised their spears and assumed a defensive position.
When they saw that, the city gate troops also drew their longswords one after another.

Visible beads of sweat began to trick down Dong Jin’s face.
It was easy to see just how nervous he was.
The current situation could still be explained, but if they really fought, his actions would be synonymous with a rebellion.

Sang Hong’s expression was also ashen.
He quickly tried to think of how he could immediately capture the other party.
Unfortunately, Dong Jin was extremely experienced and had hidden among his troops.
No matter how Sang Hong calculated it, the chance of success wouldn’t exceed fifty percent.

Both sides knew that a battle might break out at any moment.
Once there was the slightest spark, the whole situation would erupt into an uncontrollable wildfire.

Even though both sides were still holding back, if a third party with ulterior motives interfered…

Sure enough, whatever one was most scared of was what would happen.
A loud arrow suddenly flew out from the side, and a Cloudcenter Commandery soldier fell.

Someone from within the troops thus shouted, “They want to kill us all as traitors! Brothers, we have to stake it all!”

Those present all felt extremely tense.
With that voice as the fuse, the gathered forces subconsciously followed blindly.
Cloudcenter Commandery’s soldiers quickly clashed with the Armed Escort Army.

“Motherf*cker!” Dong Jin cursed.
How could he not tell that someone had incited disharmony? But as matters stood, he couldn't do anything about it.
His subordinates were all in a frenzied state, so he couldn't stop them even if he wanted to.
He had to save Sir Zuo first no matter what.

Sang Hong also felt a huge headache.
Even though he knew both sides had been schemed against, this was an overt plot.
No one could stop it anymore.
A hint of ruthlessness flashed through his eyes.
If that was the case, he would execute all of them here as an example to intimidate those who were starting to get restless.
With his and Zu An’s cultivation, as well as the elite Armed Escort Army, they definitely wouldn’t lose.
However, serious casualties were unavoidable.

“Ding!”

Just then, the sound of a pipa filled the air. Those present subconsciously turned around.
They saw that a figure had appeared on the second story of the temporary official residence, emerging from a window. That person was dressed in gilded embroidered clothes, and on his head was a sinister mask.
His presence gave off a mysterious feeling of pressure.

It was a golden token envoy!