Chapter 40 Looking for an Opportunity
Outside the courtyard, Cui Yu stroked his long beard and smiled kindly, "Since the eunuch has testified, can Master Ge be trusted?"

Ge Congwu was about five weeks old, and his face was already wrinkled with old age, but his voice was still as loud as a bell. He held the reins and said coldly, "I will investigate the situation. Your Xuanming Sect attacked the Imperial Guards, which is tantamount to treason, so you should be taken back by my Jinwu Guards."

Cui Yu took out the token from his bosom, his face darkened slightly, "This government is directly under the Imperial City Division, so it is our government's responsibility to detain people."

"I am representing the Jinwu Guards. The people killed are from my Imperial Guards. What reason does the Imperial City Department have to intervene?"

"Even so, there are witnesses. The imperial guards were the first to draw their swords, which led to the chaos between the two sides. Master Ge should have only taken the bodies of the imperial guards back." Cui Yu hid his hands in his sleeves and said with a fake smile: "Could it be that Master really wants to make the situation worse?"

Ge Congzhou had no expression on his face and said indifferently: "I am just following the rules."

"Grandmaster, you have to think carefully. The Dark Emperor has already come out of retreat. This matter is originally because you, the Imperial Guards, are at fault. Even if you bring the case to His Majesty, I'm afraid it will be the same. The Xuanming Sect and the Imperial Guards are both His Majesty's right-hand men. It's nothing more than one in the open and the other in the dark. Why make such a fuss?"

Cui Yu came closer and whispered, "If the situation continues, I'm afraid it will cause too much trouble. This is just a small matter. You don't need to arrest them. We will deal with them. But if you insist on taking them away, you will offend the Underworld Emperor for nothing. Why don't you stop now?"

"I only care about your Majesty's attitude."

Ge Congzhou glanced at him sideways, and seeing that the old eunuch had found the person, he waved his hand and said, "Catch all the criminals in the other courtyard!"

Cui Yu's face began to look ugly.

The generals around him immediately received orders and led their men forward.

The group of bad guys guarding the gate looked at Cui Yu. When they saw that he had no way out, they threw away their weapons in frustration and shouted, "It's painful, my Xuanming Sect will just let others hack and kill us from now on..."

They cooperated very well, so the arrest went very smoothly. When the imperial guards came out with the people, Ge Congzhou bowed to Cui Yu, who looked surprised, on horseback and said, "Lord Cui, please don't see me off."

All the bodies in the courtyard were also carried away, and several groups of imperial guards retreated from the alley in neat formation, leaving behind only a messy snowy field.

Until this moment, the old eunuch who still hoped that Xuanming Sect could help him vent his anger became a little uneasy. He said with a bitter face: "Master Cui, this..."

"Humph."

Cui Yu was very annoyed. He ignored him, flicked his sleeves heavily, turned around and was about to leave.

But before he reached the alley entrance, he heard the sound of galloping horses.

When the rider saw him from a distance, he immediately dismounted and called out, "Lord Cui, I heard that the men in the helm were fighting with the imperial guards at the Jiyin Prince's Courtyard. What's going on now?"

"Lord Liu Yan."

Seeing that it was one of his own, Cui Yu's expression softened a little, but he still said in surprise: "Yan Jun is a step too late, and the people in your helm have been taken away by the Inspector General."

"Inspector Taifu?"

"It is Ge Congzhou."

"A Shandong kudzu?" Liu Cheng frowned first, then said angrily: "Even if he is the one who took my men away like this! Lord Cui must not be afraid of this man!"

Cui Yu's face was a little gloomy. He pushed him away and strode out.

"The people who protect Lord Yan in this government will definitely be safe!"

Liu Cheng looked at his back, his expression looking ugly underneath the mask.

On the side, the old eunuch asked cautiously: "Lord Yan, can you do me a favor?"

"You can say whatever you want, sir."

"The guards in this courtyard are all dead or captured. Just now, neither Grand Tutor Ge nor Lord Cui asked about this matter. It will take some time for me to report to His Majesty. Please ask Lord Yan to transfer some manpower..." Liu Cheng took off his mask, revealing his scarred and slightly fierce face, and then said in a deep voice: "This is easy. I still have nearly a hundred men under my command who can be transferred to the courtyard, but there is one thing..."

He came closer and said, "You are the party involved. You must tell the truth in front of His Majesty. Otherwise, I will have to face a lawsuit."

The old eunuch looked serious and then cupped his hands: "I will report the whole story to the emperor. This matter should be the fault of the imperial guards. Why blame the king?"

"My father-in-law is a straightforward person. I will definitely reward you handsomely if you invite me next time."

"Okay, okay. I will need to rely on Lord Yan a lot in the future."

After ordering the servants in the other courtyard to clean up the bloodstains in the outer courtyard, the old eunuch hurriedly had someone drive the carriage to the palace.

Liu Cheng gathered people and moved back into the villa.

In the hall, several eunuchs and palace maids were still in shock. Xiao Yan was huddled in a cloak, with the mud on his face not yet wiped off.

Liu Cheng was furious and shouted, "It's so cold, why don't you go and prepare some hot soup for the Prince of Jiyin to wash up!"

These palace maids and eunuchs were already afraid of the Xuanming Sect, and after being scolded by him, they hurriedly dispersed.

After the two bad guys were guarding outside the hall, Liu Chengcai changed his expression and whispered to Xiao Yan: "Someone just reported that I was worried about the safety of the captain, so I hurried over, but I don't know what the captain meant by doing this..."

Xiao Yan shook off his cloak, stood up from his seat, and asked first, "How is the Xuanming Sect doing?"

"I have met the Judge of Water and Fire. They have appointed me as the leader of the Taishan branch, in charge of the position of Lord Yama, and my title is 'Sainted Lord Yama'." Liu Cheng said, "There is one more thing. Zhu Hanbin has returned to his house in Bianliang, and two of us are following him."

"It's fine as long as nothing goes wrong." Xiao Yan nodded, and then answered Liu Cheng's question: "After all, we were too passive when we entered Bianliang this time, and we didn't have many tricks left. If we provoke the imperial guards to fight with our people today, we can pry open the first gap."

Liu Cheng's eyes widened: "But our people were captured by the Jinwu Guards..."

"The Xuanming Church took action." Xiao Yan said, "The two parties have been at odds for a long time, but the Xuanming Church is the foundation of the Dark Emperor. He will not let the Jinwu Guards lower his prestige in the church for nothing."

He looked at the dark sky outside and said thoughtfully, "If the Dark Emperor is not stupid, he should be able to use this incident to reach out to the Imperial Guards."

Liu Cheng was still a little puzzled. He scratched the back of his head and lowered his voice: "But Zhu Wen will also know about this, right? He will favor the imperial guards..."

"Zhu Wen would be happy to see the two factions fighting, but he would not let the Imperial Guards become too overbearing. The Xuanming Sect is much more controllable to him than the Imperial Guards."

Seeing that Liu Cheng understood a little, Xiao Yan stopped discussing the matter.

He had been considering for a long time how to intensify the conflict between the Xuanming Sect and the Daliang military, and today he was just taking advantage of the opportunity to throw a stone to cause a splash.

Hearing the noises coming from the palace maids, he turned to ask about another matter: "Check it out at night. The Xuanming Cult should have arrested a group of people from the Huanyin Square. If you have a chance, try to find out their specific plans."

"I will do it immediately."

Two palace maids came in bowing, and Liu Cheng strode out.

Xiao Yan wrapped his cloak again, squinted his eyes, and saw lights on in the corridor outside.

"Your Highness, you may take a bath now."

"Hard."

(End of this chapter)