Chapter 108 You are an exception [Thanks to the leader "Pan Shao 520" for the reward! ]

"Finally someone comes to rescue us." said the boatman happily.

He had been out of town by boat for several years, and although there had been some bloody incidents, none was more outrageous than today's.

If this woman hadn't been on the boat, the evil cultivator would probably have killed everyone.

He is still frightened now and just wants to finish this trip quickly and then go home to retire.

Liang Yue and Cao Yi looked calm. They knew that there were not only soldiers guarding the city, but also people from the Horse Drinking Station. They were not worried that no one would support them after they went up.

Only the man and woman looked slightly flustered.

Liang Yue pondered silently in his heart, if that woman was the priest Ruyi of Wentian Tower, could it be that she really eloped with someone?
Everyone had different thoughts, and the scene suddenly maintained a strange silence until the surrounding pressure disappeared, and with a bang, the cabin fell to the ground.

After the shield was removed, they finally saw the light of day again.

Then a look of shock.

At this time, the cruise ship had been lifted above the city gate. The broad city wall was surrounded by long spears and short crossbows, talismans and magic arrays. Layers of armored soldiers surrounded it, pointing swords and spears at each other.

The boatman was stunned for a moment and felt something was wrong.

Under normal circumstances, the people on top would know that it was their own boat, so they would definitely find a secluded place when pulling the boat, and they would definitely bring as few soldiers as possible to avoid leaking the news.

how……

Surrounded by so many defenders?
Standing in the crowd was a burly general wearing a golden helmet and armor. Judging from his attire, he should be one of the guards of the city gate today.

There must be four divine generals guarding the four gates of Longyuan City every day, and one side of the city wall must be divided into four sections, and each section must be strictly patrolled by a gate-guarding general.

The god generals were mainly in charge of the city gates, sitting there to guard the center. The sixteen generals who guarded the gates had to patrol back and forth on the section of the city wall they were responsible for, and they could not slack off at all, which was much more tiring.

The Ministry of War has a total of more than 40 gate-guarding generals, and it may take one or two months for each of them to take turns guarding the city wall above this section of the waterway.

This is when they take advantage of the opportunity to make money.

At this moment, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the boatman did not call for help, but stepped forward and said, "My boat was accidentally swept into the sewer under the city wall. Thank you, all the soldiers, for your help..."

He wanted to give a reason that he could tell others and let the other party go, but before he could finish his words, the golden-armored general stepped forward, drew out his sword at lightning speed, and poof -

With one stab, he stabbed the boatman through.

"Ugh..." Blood immediately gushed out of his mouth, and the boatman spoke with difficulty: "General..."

"I'm sorry, brother." The golden-armored general leaned over to his ear and whispered softly, then drew his sword and put it back into the sheath.

The boatman who wanted to retire from the business world fell to the ground and died.

He was the subordinate sent by the General of the Gate personally. He thought he would feel at ease after seeing the other party, but he died under the other party's knife. In the end, he didn't know what happened.

At this time, the soldiers behind the general who was guarding the gate made way for him, and then several figures dressed in tight clothes and with black swords on their waists came forward. They were the people from the Horse Drinking Supervisor.

"A thief tried to sneak out of the city through the waterway. The soldiers guarding the city discovered him and successfully captured him." The golden-armored general said to several horse-drinking supervisors, "The rest of them will be handed over to the horse-drinking supervisors for processing."

"Thank you, General Qin." The black swordsmen said calmly, and then walked straight to Cao Yi and saluted in unison, saying, "Sir."

It seems that before they came out of the water, the people from the Horse Drinking Station had already come here to negotiate with the defenders.

Cao Yi nodded and said, "Take the bodies and the people back."

The priest and her lover saw that they could no longer leave quietly. The young woman finally stopped hiding and showed the jade ruyi in her hand, saying, "I am the priest of Wentian Tower, and I am leaving the city on the order of the high priest."

General Qin looked at her and said indifferently, "Priest Ruyi, the wanted order of Wentian Tower has just been issued. You have been stripped of your title as a priest. If any officials encounter you, they must arrest you immediately."

Before he could finish his words, a group of soldiers with spears gathered forward, with hundreds of sharp swords pointing directly at the two of them.

This is the city wall of the Divine Capital. There are a large number of armored soldiers and countless formations. Even a master-level expert would have to think twice before forcing his way in.
What about the two of them?

The two men confronted the surrounding defenders for a while, but finally had to surrender.

Cao Yi immediately ordered, "General Qin, escort the people from Wentian Tower back to the ancestral temple, and send another team to escort this demon cultivator back to the imperial city with me. Don't make any mistakes."

"Yes!"

Although the General of the Gates was a fourth-rank official, he obediently followed the orders of Cao Yi, the Black Knife of the Drinking Horse Supervisor.

……

On the way back, Liang Yue asked in a low voice: "That general who guards the gates of the city obviously took advantage of his position to secretly release people from the city, stealing from the city. This is so bad. Don't you plan to punish him in the Horse Drinking Station?"

Cao Yi smiled slightly, "If His Majesty asks us to investigate, we in the Horse Drinking Bureau are the eyes and ears; if His Majesty asks us to kill, we in the Horse Drinking Bureau are the claws and teeth. I will report all these things. Unless there is an order, the Horse Drinking Bureau will not punish anyone."

"So that's how it is." Liang Yue said.

These words made him realize that the Drinking Horse Bureau was different from the Punishment Bureau and the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice is a public institution, it rewards good and punishes evil for the common people, and everything should be based on the country. But after all, it has its roots in the court, and is subject to many constraints in the court, and sometimes it cannot completely distinguish between good and evil.

The Zhuxie Division is also a public tool, but its roots are in the Xuanmen, so it can do things more recklessly, completely based on good and evil. This may also be the reason why Liang Fuguo went to Sanqing Mountain, which was essentially borrowing a knife from outside.

However, the Drinking Horse Prison was a purely private tool and served as the emperor's eyes, ears and hands. Its foundation came from the need for royal power to maintain its rule. It did not distinguish between good and evil and served only the emperor.

So many times, what they do seems to be the same thing, but in fact their purposes are very different.

"Besides..." Cao Yi smiled deeply again, "I guess this person will be fine."

"Why?" Liang Yue asked.

"My foster father said that if we find someone's faults and don't kill him, he will be obedient. If we kill him for finding someone's faults, no one will listen to us." Cao Yi said. He felt that he and Liang Yue were quite compatible, so he talked a little more.

This prince's companion looks handsome and upright, but he is insidious and cunning in his work, and will do anything to achieve his goals in a fight...very much to his liking.

Liang Yue nodded in understanding, roughly understanding what he meant.

For example, if the guard commander surnamed Qin today were to be exposed by the Yinma Supervisor and killed, and then replaced by another guard commander, the new one would not buy into the Yinma Supervisor's account.

But if the Horse Drinking Supervisor does not expose the matter and just leaves the evidence, then the guard will have to listen to the Horse Drinking Supervisor and do whatever he tells him to do.

As a general, he had to obey the orders of a black knife because his life and death were in the hands of him.

To put it bluntly, this is still the logic of private enterprises.

But it is this kind of logic that makes everyone in the Yinmaguan fearful and simple. If you really serve the public wholeheartedly, many things in the officialdom will not go smoothly.

This may even be true from the emperor's perspective.

If you keep the evidence against an official who made a mistake but don't kill him, he will be grateful and serve you more loyally. He will be more obedient and more useful than those upright officials. Perhaps it is because of this that the Lu family, who had been corrupt for many years, was able to always be in charge of the Ministry of Industry.

It sounds like it makes sense, but from Liang Yue's point of view, he cannot think it is right.

When they reached a fork in the road, he said, "Brother Cao, my home is in the south of the city, so I will not return to the imperial city with you. I will go to the Horse Drinking Prison tomorrow to see the results of your interrogation."

"Okay." Cao Yi nodded and said, "Thanks to you for this trip. Otherwise, if Guo Chongwen escaped, we would all be in trouble. After I go back, I will definitely ask for credit for you."

Thanks to Liang Yue's intelligence, they managed to capture a demonic assassin, and as a surprise, a priest from the Wentian Tower, so they were able to avoid some punishment.

The Yinma Prison is not only cruel to outsiders, but also known for its strictness to its own people.

"We're just working together." Liang Yue smiled modestly.

Cao Yiding sat on his horse, watching Liang Yue riding away on the precious horse that looked like a dark cloud treading snow. It was a long time before he turned his horse around and caught up with the team again.

The two of them went their separate ways and walked away.

……

When Liang Yue returned to the entrance of Ping'an Lane, he met a weak woman walking towards him. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Liang Xiaoyun.

He quickly got off the horse and asked, "Xiao Yun? Why did you come back so late?"

He boarded the cruise ship in the evening, and after all that trouble, it was already curfew. Usually, his sister would come home as soon as she came back from the academy, but seeing that she came back late, Liang Yue was a little concerned.

Liang Xiaoyun just smiled softly, "My schoolwork has been very busy lately, so I was delayed in the academy for a while."

Her skirt fluttered in the night breeze, her smile was gentle, her eyes were a little ethereal, and her whole person was still full of fresh temperament.

Liang Yue looked at his sister and felt a little strange.

There was an inexplicably familiar aura about her, as if I had seen her somewhere.

I have been busy with chores lately and have had very little time to spend with my younger brothers and sisters. I don’t really know what they have been experiencing recently, so I must have a good chat with them some other day.

He went home with Liang Xiaoyun. Just as he was about to ask more questions, he saw a pair of eyes on the wall as he passed by Dachun's gate. "Ayue! You're back?"

"Dachun!" Liang Yue also responded with a smile.

Pang Chun was standing there, a few centimeters taller than the wall, and he could look over the wall at eye level.

Just when he saw Liang Yue coming back, he immediately came out to greet him and said with a smile: "I've been wanting to find you! I haven't seen you these two days."

"Hehe." Liang Yue also laughed and said, "I already know your good news, you are born as a god general!"

"You already know all this." Dachun scratched his head and said, "Thanks to you for taking me to the Demon-Slaying Office, I was able to detect the immortal body. I am so grateful to you."

"Why are we thanking you?" Liang Yue waved his hand. "Besides, you have to have an immortal body first to be able to measure it. It's not something I gave you."

"Anyway, my mother asked me to thank you properly." Pang Chun said, "The people in the Zhuxie Yamen are very nice. Xie also said that he would recommend a divine general to me as his disciple when he has time! I wonder if I can succeed then."

"Godly General?" Liang Yue's eyes lit up. "That's great. If you can become his disciple, your future will be bright."

"It's just an opportunity, but it may not be successful." Pang Chun lowered his head shyly, "I'm so stupid, which god will accept me?"

"That's not necessarily true." Liang Yue said, "Maybe the generals like people with simple hearts. By the way... if you have nothing to do these few days, come to my house and sit there. Just stay a little longer without doing anything."

"I don't dare to go." Pang Chun muttered, "Mrs. Li has been acting strangely lately. Every time I went to see you, she wouldn't let me in and just drove me away."

Li Caiyun's behavior was discussed by the Liang family. From now on, no outsiders should be allowed in to prevent the Enlightenment Tree from being discovered.

But Liang Yue thought that if Dachun went out for a walk more often, maybe he could gain some more insights.

As for whether Pang Chun will be able to see the clues of the Enlightenment Tree...

There is no need to worry.

Even if there is no disguise and the enlightenment tree is standing there openly, Dachun will only say one thing when he sees it... Ayue, you are really worthy of you. The trees planted in your home are greener than others.

He has enough confidence in the wisdom of his good friend.

So Liang Yue patted Dachun on the shoulder and said, "No one else is allowed to enter my house, but you are an exception."

When Pang Chun heard this, he was moved and said, "Ayue, I will be with you forever!"

　Thanks to the leader "Pan Shao 520" for the reward, he became the 16th leader of this book!
　
(End of this chapter)