49: Forget it, it's faster to just take action.

At this moment, Zhu Hongying still didn't know that disaster was about to befall her.

She had spent the entire night playing with Hook Dragon Sword and was currently sleeping soundly.

Consequently, the gatekeeper of Vermilion Bird Hall was the one who suffered.

"Vice Envoy Chen, please don't make things difficult for me," the little old gatekeeper pleaded bitterly.

"If I let you people from White Tiger Hall inside, I reckon I'll be fed to the dogs by the Hall Master tomorrow."

"I'm not here to cause trouble today," Chen Heng shook his head; he didn't intend to make things difficult for this little old man.

He was just a gatekeeper, and making things hard for him wouldn't accomplish anything.

"I have some matters to ask Zhu Hongying about; it won't involve you."

"That won't work either," the little old man said, his Face twisted in misery, looking like he was about to cry.

"How about this: you punch me and knock me out before you go in."

"That way, this old man won't have to be chopped up and fed to the dogs."

"Fine, hold on then. I'll control my strength."

With no better option, Chen Heng could only tap the little old man on the forehead.

With a thud, the old gatekeeper rolled his eyes back and fainted.

"Big Brother, you didn't accidentally kill him with that tap, did you?" Yagyu Han asked, looking at the old man lying on the ground with a lump the size of a fist on his forehead.

"It's fine, I held back my strength." Chen Heng stepped over the fainted little old man and walked into Vermilion Bird Hall as if no one else was there.

"At most, it's just a concussion... right?"

Crossing the gate led to the Internal Affairs Hall of Vermilion Bird Hall, where several Internal Stewards were organizing recent tasks.

"Where is Zhu Hongying?" Chen Heng walked up to an Internal Steward and pressed down on the work in his hands.

"Who are you to dare trespass into the Internal Affairs Hall!" Seeing Chen Heng's rudeness, that Internal Steward slammed the table and stood up.

"I am Chen Heng, Vice Envoy of White Tiger Hall." Chen Heng looked at the Internal Steward expressionlessly; he didn't want to cause trouble for the moment.

"Who allowed you people from White Tiger Hall to enter our Vermilion Bird Hall?" Another Internal Steward shouted angrily, pointing a charcoal pen at Chen Heng.

"Wait a moment, are you that Chen Heng?" The Internal Steward who had just slammed the table suddenly remembered something, and his expression changed.

"I guess you're here to ask about the mine, right?" The Internal Steward curled his lips, having already guessed the purpose of Chen Heng's visit.

"Correct. What do you know?" Chen Heng was getting impatient; why were these two so long-winded?

"Forget it, I'll give you one minute to call Zhu Hongying out, otherwise I'll go find her myself."

Chen Heng casually pulled over a chair and sat down imposingly.

"What kind of daydream are you having?" The smile on the Internal Steward's Face grew wider.

"If you want to see our Hall Master, you aren't qualified..."

Before the Internal Steward could finish his sentence, a large hand landed on his Face.

"I knew it, I'd have to use force in the end."

The Internal Steward who had been smirking a moment ago was now lying on the ground, his Face covered in blood.

At least half of his white teeth had been knocked out.

"Where is Zhu Hongying? Don't force me to do the same to you." Chen Heng stepped onto the Internal Steward's desk and grabbed him by the hair, lifting him up.

"You, you actually dare to use force in Vermilion Bird Hall!" Although the Internal Steward was afraid, he remained stubborn.

"Very good, it seems your mouth is quite stubborn too." Chen Heng patted the Internal Steward's cheek, concentrating his Netherworld Heart Fire Inner Qi and blood energy into his right arm.

His entire right arm visibly swelled to three times its size, looking incredibly menacing.

"I'll count to three. Tell me where Zhu Hongying is, or I'll separate your head from your body."

Chen Heng didn't want to waste any more words. His underling had suffered an accident at the mine, so there was no need to give Vermilion Bird Hall any Face.

"Ah! Ah!!" The Internal Steward was so scared he couldn't even speak.

Although he was only a Martial Artist with internal strength, he could tell that if Chen Heng slapped him, he would definitely die a miserable death.

"Stop!" A burly man who stood eight feet tall and wielded a six-sided steel hammer walked out.

"You rascal, how dare you cause trouble in Vermilion Bird Hall? Do you really think Vermilion Bird Hall has no one..."

With a loud bang, before the burly man could finish his sentence, Chen Heng punched him into the ground, his life or death unknown.

"Idiot." Chen Heng shook his hand and continued to threaten the Internal Steward.

"I, I really don't know where the Hall Master is right now, but she and Young Lord Hook Dragon Sword are usually in the residence behind the Gathering Justice Hall!"

The Internal Steward finally managed to straighten out his tongue and blurted out Zhu Hongying's location.

"Very good, I'll spare your life."

Releasing the Internal Steward's hair, Chen Heng walked towards the Gathering Justice Hall.

It was still early, and there weren't many people in the entire Vermilion Bird Hall.

Besides the clerks who lived in Vermilion Bird Hall, the rest were just some external personnel.

"That guy just said Zhu Hongying should be in the residence behind the Gathering Justice Hall, right?"

Chen Heng walked into the Gathering Justice Hall but didn't find a passage leading to the backyard residence.

"Big Brother, under normal circumstances, there is usually a secret door here leading to the back residence."

Yagyu Han reminded him very timely.

"However, these kinds of secret doors are usually very hidden. If no one tells you, usually..."

With a loud boom, the wall bearing the words "Gathering Justice Hall" was torn down by Chen Heng.

"Huh?"

"What did you say?"

Chen Heng threw that wall aside and walked into the residence behind it.

"Zhu Hongying, what is wrong with that damn mine of yours?"

Chen Heng didn't stand on ceremony at all and kicked the gate of the residence flying.

"You..." Zhu Hongying, with her spring scenery exposed, hurriedly wrapped herself tightly in the quilt.

Hook Dragon Sword, who was beside her, also looked at Chen Heng with a bewildered expression.

Chen Heng stepped onto the edge of the bed and looked up and down at Zhu Hongying and Hook Dragon Sword.

"Hurry up, what is wrong with that mine? Tell me quickly."

Chen Heng was getting impatient; one of his men had already fallen at the mine, and there could be no more accidents.

Zhu Hongying and Hook Dragon Sword were still in a state of shock.

Indeed, that mine north of the city was a pit they had conveniently dug for Chen Heng, but who could have expected that this kid would actually come knocking on their door?

It had only been a little over a day, right?

That shouldn't be right. Lu Jinchui was on duty at Vermilion Bird Hall today; how did he get in?

"Although we knew that the mine had problems, we really don't know what exactly is going on."

Just as Zhu Hongying wanted to flare up, Hook Dragon Sword pressed her down.

Both of them were stark naked right now; if they fought, they would definitely be at a disadvantage.

It was better to endure for now.

"The mine has been like that for a while, but since it didn't affect production, we didn't take it seriously."

"Vice Envoy Chen, we really don't know about this matter."

"Really?" Chen Heng narrowed his eyes and looked at Hook Dragon Sword.

Hook Dragon Sword felt his hair stand on end from Chen Heng's gaze.

He felt like a rabbit, and Chen Heng was the fierce tiger that had set its sights on him.

"It is absolutely true, we really don't know."

Hook Dragon Sword just wanted to send away this disaster star, Chen Heng.

He had been busy all night, and his kidneys were still aching.

"I'll believe you this once." Chen Heng stepped back two paces and drew his black fiend blade.

"If I find out you were hiding this and not reporting it, don't blame my black fiend blade for being merciless."

"Let's go."

After saying this, Chen Heng took Yagyu Han and left the Gathering Justice Hall.