470: Arresting and hiring people

"In other words, our so-called Transmigration boundary marker is actually some kind of long-distance spatial teleportation?"

Tang Xian said in disbelief, "Isn't that a bit too ridiculous?"

"You said that Xituo Country, could it also be another planet in the same orbit?"

"Could it be that they also use a teleportation Formation to travel across the ice plains?"

"That's possible, but I'm more inclined to believe they have some kind of transportation... Of course, it's also possible they teleported from another planet to the star with the boundary marker, and finally arrived here via transportation..."

Tang Ku poured himself a cup of water using the teacup on the table and said, "However, none of this matters now..."

"We still have to wait for Hassan's news to see if we can meet the high-level leaders of this country, or even the king!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps at the door, followed by the door being kicked open violently. A burly general in battle armor, over 1.8 meters tall, rushed in while escorting Hassan, followed by dozens of fully armored soldiers. The moment he rushed in, he roared: "Are you two the spies from the outside world?"

"Hmph, by the order of Prince Yong, I am here to arrest the spies and eliminate the evildoers!"

As he spoke, the general was about to draw the steel saber from his waist to attack, but Hassan shouted: "Benefactors, run! Run..."

Tang Ku and Tang Xian looked at each other and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"I didn't intend to start a slaughter originally, since the local customs are considered simple and honest, but who would have thought we'd run into such a character!"

Looking at the fierce, bearded general, Tang Ku couldn't help but sneer.

"Then let's show them a thing or two!"

Tang Xian clenched his fists until they cracked, looking as if he was ready to kill them at any moment.

"Stop, stop!"

Just as both sides were at daggers drawn and about to fight, an old voice shouted loudly, "General Jiang Yuan, do not act! Do not act! Those are Your Majesty's honored guests!"

Before long, a whirlwind swept in, and an old man with a goat beard wearing luxurious robes suddenly appeared before them, shouting to stop him, "General Jiang, these are Emperor Your Majesty's honored guests. How dare you be so rude to them?"

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but sneer: "Old Prime Minister, why are you associating with these traitorous parties and falsely conveying Your Majesty's orders? What is the meaning of this?"

The Old Prime Minister was furious: "Jiang Yuan, I only give you some leeway because of my friendship with your father. Do you think I'm truly afraid of you?"

"Hmph, if you dare to be disrespectful again and frame me with false charges, believe it or not, I'll send you to see the True God with one slap right now!"

Jiang Yuan was silenced immediately. He said in a deep voice: "I am acting under the orders of Prince Yong to bring these traitorous criminals to justice."

"Prince Yong is in charge of the Ministry of Justice; he certainly has that authority. This is his written order. May I ask, Old Prime Minister, do you have a decree from Your Majesty?"

The Old Prime Minister was momentarily speechless, but soon said in a deep voice: "I just came from the imperial palace. In the rush, Your Majesty did not write an imperial edict, but only passed down an oral order!"

"I only knew there were spies here because of a secret report from the Intelligence Agency!" Jiang Yuan sneered. "Then where did you... or Your Majesty, find out where these so-called honored guests are?"

"Since entering the city, they haven't even seen Your Majesty's face. How can there be any talk of honored guests!"

"Haha, Jiang Yuan, oh Jiang Yuan, you actually dare to play word games with me. Fine, fine, fine. When this is over, I will impeach you before Your Majesty, and your master, Prince Yong, will not get off easily either!"

The Old Prime Minister was furious. "Now, let's see which one of you dares to step forward. Whoever dares to come up, I will slap him to death!"

The soldiers looked at each other. Although General Jiang Yuan was leading them, there was no guarantee that the old man's attack wouldn't harm the innocent. Everyone knew that when this Prime Minister was on the battlefield, this General Jiang Yuan was still wearing open-crotch pants!

Jiang Yuan immediately found himself in a difficult position because the Old Prime Minister before him was not to be trifled with. After all, when he became famous, he himself was still wearing open-crotch pants!

Well, the general and the soldiers thought the same thing... But Jiang Yuan really didn't dare to act rashly; this was true. The Old Prime Minister's strength was extraordinary. With his high-end combat power of a 9th-rank Battle General, he wouldn't be able to last a single round against the Old Prime Minister before being defeated. A 3rd-rank Battle God was not something his strength could overcome, unless he responded with the Ashura battle Formation. But did he know how?

Obviously, he didn't know at all!

The Old Prime Minister stroked his beard, then snorted disdainfully, turned his head, and bowed respectfully to Tang Ku and the others: "Respected guests, I am Yang Tuisi, the Right Prime Minister of Dongyu Country in the Ashura Realm. Today, we have received you poorly. I wonder how the Buddhist sect is doing these days?"

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Tang Ku couldn't help but be secretly shocked, then narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "How does the Old Prime Minister know?"

"Hehe, a scout reported that guests with such attire had come to our Dongyu Country. I see your monk's robe, plus your shiny scalp and incense burn scars; if you are not from the Buddhist sect, then who are you?"

Yang Tuisi chuckled and said, "Don't worry, with me here this time, they won't dare to act rashly. Hmm... you haven't answered my question yet..."

"The Buddhist sect is doing okay, just had a small situation. Therefore, the Buddha sent me down to inspect and see if the Ashura Realm is behaving itself. If it is truly as agreed upon back then, perhaps the day you return to communicating with the outside world is not far off!"

It's best to speak plainly. Since the other party didn't treat him as an outsider, he couldn't hide anything either.

Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister's expression became very strange as he said, "Let's not mention these things for now..."

He winked at Tang Ku, signaling that there were outsiders present and that this matter couldn't be spoken of so easily.

Jiang Yuan snorted coldly, as if he hadn't heard their conversation. But he was now in a dilemma; leaving wasn't right, and staying wasn't right either, so he could only waste time here with them.

"Chirp!"

A strange, sharp whistle pierced their ears like a needle. The Old Prime Minister was immediately overjoyed and said: "He's here, he's here, Your Majesty is here... Hehe, General Jiang Yuan, you can say what you have to say to Your Majesty... Oh, don't forget to mention that you said Your Majesty's honored guests are spies!"

Jiang Yuan curled his lips: "Hmph..."

Suddenly, a large group of guards surrounded the door, and then a luxuriously dressed... young man appeared in Tang Ku's line of sight.

This young man was about fifteen or sixteen years old, looking still quite childish, but there was a certain majesty between his brows.

"General Jiang Yuan is here too?"

Just as this Your Majesty walked to the door, he saw the murderous Jiang Yuan holding someone, standing in a standoff against several other people in strange clothes, and couldn't help but say very dissatisfied: "Did Prince Yong send you?"

"This... your humble servant acted on his own; it has nothing to do with Prince Yong!"

Jiang Yuan suddenly clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please discern the truth. Your humble servant merely received a tip-off to come here and arrest spies. Who would have thought such a big misunderstanding would occur? I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

Your Majesty snorted coldly: "Get out. If I find out next time that you are not obeying orders and leaving the camp without authorization, I will definitely punish you severely!"

"Yes, your humble servant withdraws..."

As he spoke, Jiang Yuan was about to take Hassan and the others away, but unexpectedly, a voice said: "Wait, the one in your hand is my friend. Put him down!"