All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

"You were ambushed by several women as soon as you entered the city, and now you're being assassinated. How come you're everywhere?"

Fan Xian's expression brightened, and he asked, "Does Commander Wang believe I was framed?"

Wang Qinian raised an eyebrow. "What a joke, in public, with eight women!"

“No normal person would do such a thing. Anyone with eyes can see that it’s a frame-up.”

"It's just that people only believe what they want to believe."

Fan Xian couldn't help but sigh, these two men under Prince Yong were both very capable; if it weren't for them, he would have died twice over today.

"Two commanders, the man in blue who knocked out the masked woman earlier seems to have a very high level of cultivation?"

Wang Qinian chuckled, "Those from the inner court are closer to me and managed to arrive at the same time as me; they're quite capable."

The inner court was sent by the emperor; no wonder Wang Qinian was so respectful.

As the group was talking, another figure fell from the sky.

"Wang Qinian, have the assassins been caught? Who were they trying to assassinate?"

Wang Qinian cupped his hands to the man and said, "Commander Ye, I just arrived too. Let me hear what Old Xing has to say."

Xing Yusen said, "Commander Ye, it is Cheng Jushu, a spy from Northern Qi, who intends to assassinate Fan Xian, the young master of the Fan family."

The ninth-rank expert glanced at Fan Xian and then showed a look of disdain.

Wang Qinian said, "Commander Ye arrived so late because he knew Fan Xian had been assassinated, so he deliberately arrived a step late."

Ye Zhong's daughter, Ye Ling'er, had her arm broken by Fan Xian. Wang Qinian's joke was not funny at all.

However, the Kyoto garrison relied heavily on the Shadow Guard, which is why Wang Qinian dared to joke around with him.

"Hmph! Wang Qinian, don't talk nonsense."

Ye Zhong was also troubled. Fan Xian was someone that Emperor Qing valued, and he couldn't really do anything to Fan Xian.

After Ye Chong arrived, Zong Zhui also rushed over. Seeing that Fan Xian was alright, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If Fan Xian dies, Chen Pingping will beat him to a pulp when he returns.

Shortly after, Zhu Ge from the Supervisory Council also arrived with his men.

Each of the various government departments performed its duties, and in the end, Cheng Jushu and the two female assassins were all handed over to the Supervisory Council for trial.

After everything was settled, Zhu Ge said to Wang Qinian, "Commander Wang, I have a request."

Wang Qinian smiled and said, "Lord Zhu, what is it this time that you need our help with?"

The Oversight Council doesn't have many top-tier experts, and recently they've been asking the Shadow Guards for help quite a few times.

Zhu Ge said somewhat embarrassedly, "Commander Wang, Cheng Jushu is cruel and tyrannical. Please help us escort him."

Wang Qinian readily agreed, "Sure thing, Lao Xing and I will go with you."

The convoy set off, and the prison cart carrying Cheng Jushu and the female assassin slowly drove through the city.

At this moment, Zhu Ge realized why Wang Qinian had helped so readily without asking for extra silver notes.

Wang Qinian rode up to Zong Zhui and said, "I have long heard that Lord Zong is known as the Wing of the Surveillance Bureau, and his lightness skill is unparalleled in the world!"

Zong Zhui quickly declined, saying, "Commander Wang is too kind. You are truly the best in the world at lightness skill!"

Wang Qinian lowered his voice and said, "I have long admired you, sir, and I have long heard of your great abilities!"

I wonder how many taels of silver your monthly salary is…

"The Shadow Guards are currently paid by the emperor, but His Highness Prince Yong also provides them with an additional salary, amounting to twenty months' salary per year!"

"If His Highness remains unharmed within a year, he will receive an additional ten months' salary as a reward..."

Upon hearing this, Zong Zhui's expression changed drastically, and he almost stood up from his horse!

"Such a thing is true! Thirty months' salary a year!"

Zhu Ge grinned as he listened. As the commander of the Shadow Guard, he had no sense of propriety at all and was openly poaching people.

Fortunately, Zong Zhui is a close confidant of the dean, so he shouldn't be so easily won over.

The commotion in the city also alerted the nearby residents, who gathered to watch wherever the prison cart passed.

"They are officials from the Overwatch Council, experts from the Dragon Guard Manor, and soldiers from the Garrison Division..."

"What major event has occurred that has prompted so many government departments to be mobilized?"

"It seems someone attempted an assassination in broad daylight on Niulan Street, and the assassin was that burly man..."

Just as the prison cart passed through the area with the most people, Cheng Jushu suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes glowed red, his inner energy surged, and his muscles bulged instantly!

With a loud bang, Cheng Jushu actually smashed open the prison cart!

Cheng Jushu was nine feet tall, like a giant, covered in blood, as if a demon had descended to earth!

"Go to hell, you southern barbarian!"

In an instant, the onlookers panicked, and even the horses escorting the prisoner were startled!

"Run! The prisoners have escaped!"

"That prisoner is terrifying!"

If a demon like Cheng Jushu were to leap into a crowd, he could kill several civilians with a single punch!

Wang Qinian cursed, "Zhu Ge, what kind of lousy prison van is this!"

Zhu Ge was also panicked, "It's just a normal prison van!"

As soon as he spoke, he realized something was wrong: how could a normal prison van be used to transport Cheng Jushu?

But when the prison van arrived, nobody knew they were going to arrest Cheng Jushu!

As the two were talking, they noticed that Xing Yusen had already leaped up, his arms filled with true energy, and slashed at Cheng Jushu's nape with his sword!

Zhu Ge hurriedly shouted, "Commander Xing spared his life, but we still want to interrogate the mastermind behind this!"

Wang Qinian cursed, "What are you trying to do? If we let him into the crowd, how many people will die!"

As he spoke, Xing Yusen swung his sword down, and Cheng Jushu's massive head fell to the ground with a thud!

Cheng Jushu's blood flowed in the street, his body was dismembered, it was truly gruesome.

The panicked people finally calmed down and watched from a distance in a flustered manner.

Xing Yusen took the token of the Northern Qi spy from Cheng Jushu's waist and then said to the surrounding people, "This man is a Northern Qi spy!"

"The Northern Qi spies actually dared to attempt an assassination in broad daylight! They are utterly audacious!"

"After being captured, he still wanted to slaughter innocent people, which is a heinous crime!"

Xing Yusen shouted proudly, "Please do not panic, everyone! The heinous Cheng Jushu has been executed in the street!"

Hearing Xing Yusen's words, the people's panic finally subsided.

"So it was Qi Gou who came! How despicable! Coming to Kyoto to kill someone in broad daylight!"

"The Qi dogs are truly despicable; they should have been wiped out long ago!"

"Assassinating high-ranking officials is one thing, but why kill ordinary people like us? What have we done to offend you? You've lost all conscience!"

"Well done, sir! Slaughter all the Northern Qi dogs!"

Seeing Zhu Ge's bitter expression, Wang Qinian said, "Lord Zhu, don't look so sad."

"Old Xing's approach was the most appropriate. If you want Cheng Jushu to kill ordinary people, you still have no choice but to kill him."

“If Old Xing is killed on the spot, it will stabilize public sentiment. If you want to interrogate him, aren’t there still those two women?”

"I've heard that Lord Zhu is most skilled at interrogating female prisoners. He can get something out of them by just keeping them talking, hehehe..."

Zhu Ge's face darkened, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Ultimately, the problem today stems from a malfunction in the prison van, or is it the responsibility of the Supervisory Service?

Xing Yusen bowed to the surrounding crowd, like a great hero, saying, "For the people, everything is for the people!"

Wang Qinian said excitedly, "Old Xing also broke through to the ninth rank after his battle with Cheng Jushu, that's impressive!"

From then on, the Shadow Guard officially had two ninth-rank officials!

Xing Yusen chuckled and said, "I just want to improve myself and catch up with Commander Wang."

The procession continued forward for a while, and when they were almost at the Supervisory Council, the Supervisory Council official who was escorting the masked female swordsman suddenly screamed.

"Oh no! These two women committed suicide!"

Zhu Ge cursed and rushed over to check. The two female swordsmen had bitten open the poison pouches hidden in their mouths.

Li Yunrui's objectives were twofold: first, to assassinate Fan Xian; and second, to create a pretext for his brother, the Emperor, to attack Qi.

The two female swordsmen are renowned assassins from Northern Qi, hailing from the Yun Zhilan sect of Dongyi City. If their identities can be verified, it will be enough to frame Northern Qi and Dongyi City.

If they were allowed to enter the Surveillance Bureau alive, they might implicate Lin Gong.

These two assassins are death squad members contacted by the Junshan Society; they will die if they fail to complete the assassination mission.

"Damn it! What's wrong with you guys?!"