138: He Yan takes action and captures Luo Jinghe!

Outside, several people appeared; they were the Su Family’s household guards!

“The master is dead?”

“What are you talking about?”

Su Tianming seemed to be completely drunk and unconscious, unable to react to what the people outside were saying.

The three Young Masters in front of him instantly sobered up, standing up in terror.

They exchanged glances, wondering if they were drunk and hallucinating.

The Su Family only had one master, and that was the Lanshan County Magistrate, Su Quanchuan.

He died?

As the Lanshan County Magistrate, how could he die?

This was undoubtedly like a meteorite suddenly falling into a calm lake, stirring up massive waves.

Su Tianming saw the few people in front of him tacitly stand up and was somewhat displeased.

“Hey, why did you all stand up?”

“Don’t leave! This Young Master isn’t drunk yet; we won’t stop drinking until we’re all completely drunk tonight!”

“Without this Young Master’s permission, no one is allowed to leave.”

The Young Masters looked at each other, then spoke one after another.

“Young Master Ming, I have urgent matters at home, so I’ll take my leave first.”

“Young Master Ming, my father is gravely ill, so it’s not appropriate for me to stay long; I’ll excuse myself now!”

“Young Master Ming, I suddenly feel unwell; I fear there’s something wrong with my body. Please forgive me.”

As the three spoke, they didn't even blink, as if everything they said was true.

After they finished speaking, they swiftly departed as if walking on air.

However, before they could get far, a clamor erupted outside.

“There are still a few people here; seize them!”

“Officer, a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!”

“We are not from the Su Family!”

“If you’re not from the Su Family, why are you in the Luo Mansion?!”

“Seize them all!”

“Also, there’s a Su Tianming in the room; you few go in and apprehend him!”

Before long, everyone from the Su Family had been apprehended under Zhang Qi’s personal command.

Zhang Qi spoke coldly and mercilessly in front of all the Su Family members.

“The former Lanshan County Magistrate, Su Quanchuan, has been personally executed by this Officer on the spot for colluding with demons who resisted the imperial court!”

“As for your punishment, it will be carried out after Prefect Hong Zhi reports to the imperial court.”

Baidao Prefecture City!

Within the Luo Mansion, in a beautiful area with towering ancient trees and lush green lawns, there was an enormous lake with crystal-clear water.

At the center of the lake was a small pavilion, connected to the shore by a path made of bluestone bricks.

At this moment, Luo Jinghe was sitting in the pavilion, his eyes closed as he reclined in a chair.

Luo Jinghe was thinking about the conversation from the day before when Prefect Hong Zhi had summoned various officials from the Prefectural Yamen.

He hadn’t expected that, without their knowledge,

the Mystic Envoy of the Blackbird Guard had actually been replaced.

Luo Jinghe naturally took this significant news about the Mystic Envoy of the Blackbird Guard very seriously.

After all, the Mystic Envoy of the Blackbird Guard had the authority to execute them.

The reason Luo Jinghe was so concerned was because he had previously secretly killed a Human Rank Xuan Bird Guard, Huang Shi!

If news of him killing a Blackbird Guard were to get out, let alone his position as a Tongpan,

even his father, or even Prince An, wouldn’t be able to save his life.

Previously, Luo Jinghe had sent people to secretly observe the Blackbird Guard’s movements, and indeed, a team of Blackbird Guard was found searching house by house.

It seemed they were looking for Huang Shi’s whereabouts!

Fortunately, that idiot Huang Shi hadn’t exposed any traces, and that team of Blackbird Guard returned to the Blackbird Guard Mansion after searching for a period of time.

This situation made Luo Jinghe breathe a sigh of relief and rest easy.

Just then, a figure appeared from the shore, running swiftly into the pavilion on the lake.

The person who arrived was one of the Luo Mansion’s stewards!

“Master, three thousand taels of silver have been handed over to the Yanyu Tower people.”

“They are at Qianlong Inn and will depart tomorrow for Qingyun County to eliminate that Lu Family Pharmacy!”

“Hmm! Very good!”

Upon hearing this, Luo Jinghe’s eyes slowly opened, looking very satisfied.

Yanyu Tower had sent five people: one Marrow Refinement Realm Perfection Martial Artist and four Marrow Refinement Realm Major Achievement Martial Artists.

With such power, eliminating a pharmacy in a small county town would be an easy task.

“Alas!”

A sigh echoed continuously in the tranquil lake.

In front of Luo Jinghe and another person, an old man appeared outside the pavilion.

The old man was dressed in a green Blackbird Guard uniform, his face expressionless, his indifferent gaze fixed on Luo Jinghe.

“Luo Jinghe, please come with this old man.”

The old man was Vice Envoy He Yan!

The reason He Yan appeared here was that he had long been entrusted by Lu Xuan to secretly monitor Luo Jinghe’s every move.

Naturally, everything Luo Jinghe had just said was heard by He Yan, word for word.

According to Lu Xuan’s instructions to him,

if Luo Jinghe dared to harm the Lu Family Pharmacy, he was to be immediately executed on the spot, without any mercy!

This was the power of life and death temporarily bestowed upon him by the Mystic Envoy.

From the Prefect down to the common people, their lives were subject to He Yan’s arbitrary decision!

This was the greatest power possessed by a Mystic Envoy who governed a prefecture.

Therefore, the Prefectural Yamen officials and County Yamen officials held the Mystic Envoy in immense awe.

Of course, this power of life and death did not mean one could indiscriminately kill imperial court officials.

Afterward, the imperial court would send the Black Feather Guard to investigate the situation.

However, He Yan hesitated about executing Luo Jinghe, and after much thought,

he still decided to bring him back to the Blackbird Guard Mansion and let the Mystic Envoy make the final decision!

“How dare you!”

“Who are you?!”

“Guards, there’s… …”

Before the Luo Mansion steward could finish speaking, a small stone instantly pierced his glabella, and he fell straight into a pool of blood.

Although Luo Jinghe had Prince An’s backing, and He Yan dared not make a decision lightly, it didn’t mean he couldn’t kill others!

Seeing this, Luo Jinghe’s pupils constricted to pinpricks, his heart filled with shock!

Luo Jinghe was about to state his identity and inquire about the other party’s background.

“You… wait, that pattern of clothing?”

However, in the next moment, Luo Jinghe clearly saw the brocade robe worn by the old man in front of him.

A Blackbird Guard?

Green Blackbird Guard uniform?

Mystic Envoy?

Born into a prominent family in An Prefecture, Luo Jinghe naturally knew some information about the Blackbird Guard.

The old man in front of him was clearly a Xuan Level Blackbird Guard!

Which meant he was an Inner Qi Realm Martial Artist!

Luo Jinghe’s face instantly turned pale, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

He spoke with a stammer, holding onto a glimmer of hope.

“Are you… a… Blackbird Guard?”

Luo Jinghe still held a sliver of hope in his heart, only wishing that this unfamiliar old man in front of him was not a Blackbird Guard!

“This old man is Vice Mystic Envoy He Yan of Baidao Prefecture!”

“By the order of the Mystic Envoy, I request your presence.”