As soon as I put it on, I met a sickly man

After the Royal Guards cleaned up the battlefield, the strange dart in Xuanyuan Che's hand still emitted a chilling aura.

Ding Chen covered his injured arm, frowning: "Who saved us?"

In the next few days, Ding Chen and Xuanyuan Che asked around to find out the identity of the mysterious shadow. They visited all the major martial arts schools and martial arts sects in the city, but they had no clue.

Some people speculate that he is a hidden master, while others say that he is a member of a mysterious organization. There are many different opinions and no consensus.

The appearance of this mysterious man was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples and making Ding Chen and others more vigilant. No one knew whether he was a friend or an enemy.

At the same time, Xiaoxuan is still providing free medical treatment in the city, treating illnesses and injuries for the people.

She is a skilled doctor, gentle and meticulous, and is deeply loved by the people.

During her several contacts with Ding Chen, Xiaoxuan was deeply attracted by his spirit of speaking up for the people and his sunny and cheerful personality, and a hint of admiration always unconsciously flashed in her eyes.

Ding Chen was busy investigating the dark forces and improving people's livelihood, but he was unaware of Xiaoxuan's feelings.

He was grateful for Xiaoxuan's help and regarded her as a like-minded friend. He often discussed medical skills and people's livelihood issues with her, and Xiaoxuan was happy to share her insights with him.

One day, Ding Chen and Xiaoxuan were busy at the clinic when a member of the Imperial Guards arrived with a hurried report: "Master Ding, Commander Xuanyuan needs your immediate attention. He has something important to discuss!" Ding Chen's heart tightened, and a sense of foreboding washed over him...

He hurriedly said goodbye to Xiaoxuan and rode at full speed to Xuanyuan Mansion, but found the atmosphere extremely solemn.

Xuanyuan Che's face was gloomy, holding a secret letter in his hand. Seeing Ding Chen coming, he handed the letter over: "Look..." Ding Chen unfolded the letter, and his face suddenly changed...

The letter contained only a few words: "Be careful of Censor Su."

After reading the letter, Ding Chen's face turned pale and he clenched the letter paper in his hand, almost crushing it to pieces.

"Censor Su? Hasn't he already been dismissed and investigated? Why should we still be wary of him?"

Xuanyuan Che said in a deep voice, "My people have discovered that although Censor Su has been dismissed, he's still active in secret and has close ties with some Jianghu figures. I suspect he's responsible for the shadowy attack on us and the recent incidents of damage to farmland and irrigation facilities in the city."

Ding Chen was furious when he heard this. "How dare Censor Su be so audacious! I will bring him to justice!"

When General Lin learned of this, he was filled with righteous indignation and immediately went to the court to impeach Censor Su and the forces behind him.

In the court, General Lin made an impassioned speech, listing Censor Su's crimes one by one, and pointed out that some conservative ministers in the court secretly obstructed the investigation and were actually shielding the criminals.

"General Lin, stop your slander!" A conservative minister stood up and retorted. "Although Censor Su made a mistake, his crime wasn't punishable by death. Now that he's been dismissed, what else do you want? Are you trying to use this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and consolidate your power?"

"Eliminate dissidents?" General Lin sneered. "This general is devoted to the country and the people. How can I allow treacherous villains to disrupt the government? What are your intentions in shielding Censor Su?"

The two sides exchanged sharp words and refused to give in to each other, and the court suddenly became tense.

Prince Mu sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face and said nothing.

Just then, a guard hurried into the hall and whispered a few words in Prince Mu's ear.

Prince Mu's expression changed slightly. He stood up suddenly, his eyes piercing as he scanned the courtiers. "General Lin, this matter is of grave importance. I order you to take full responsibility for the investigation. You must uncover the mastermind behind this!"

General Lin took the order and left, and Ding Chen and Xuanyuan Che immediately began to investigate.

They discovered that there was indeed a huge force behind Censor Su. This force was deeply rooted and had influence throughout the court and the country.

Not only did they destroy farmland and water conservancy facilities, they also secretly hoarded food and raised prices, causing the people to suffer.

Ding Chen and others followed the clues, but found that all the clues pointed to a mysterious martial arts sect.

Just as they were about to conduct an in-depth investigation, Xuanyuan Che suddenly received a secret letter with only an address on it...

After reading the letter, Xuanyuan Che's face became serious. He said to Ding Chen, "Let's go take a look here."

Xuanyuan Che's intelligence network is like a spider web, covering the capital and beyond, and even extending to the depths of the martial arts world.

In just half a day, he found out that the address on the secret letter pointed to a martial arts sect called "Xueshamen".

This sect is notorious for its treacherous actions. It has been entrenched in Black Wind Ridge outside the city for many years, secretly engaging in various illegal activities.

And Censor Su is colluding with this sect, intending to create chaos in the local area and profit from it. Even a bigger conspiracy is brewing.

Ding Chen and others decided to strike first, gathered troops overnight, and rushed to Black Wind Ridge, preparing to destroy the local stronghold of the Blood Evil Sect.

However, the Blood Demon Sect had been prepared and set numerous traps around their stronghold.

As soon as Ding Chen and others approached, the mechanism was triggered, and countless hidden arrows and poisonous darts shot from all directions.

Caught off guard, many soldiers were hit and fell to the ground.

"Damn it! They were prepared!" Ding Chen roared and swung his sword to block the flying hidden weapon.

General Lin was experienced and commanded his soldiers to quickly adjust their formation, find cover, and organize a counterattack.

Xuanyuan Che led the charge, rushing into the enemy camp like a tiger descending from the mountain. The long sword in his hand flashed with cold light, and every move was deadly. The minions of the Blood Demon Sect were like grass in front of him and fell one after another.

The fierce battle lasted for several hours. Under the command of General Lin and Xuanyuan Che's bravery, the situation gradually turned around. The minions of the Blood Evil Sect were defeated and were about to break through the gate of the stronghold.

At this moment, a black shadow flashed by and appeared in front of everyone like a ghost.

It was the mysterious man who had helped several times before - Yingfeng.

"Stop!" Ying Feng's voice was as cold as ice. "Things are far from as simple as you think." He stopped Ding Chen and the others from taking any further action, with a warning in his deep eyes. "This is just a bait. The real conspiracy is..." Ying Feng paused, turned around and walked deeper into the Black Wind Ridge. "Follow me."