I, a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison, secretly became invincible thanks to the system.

"Young master, why haven't we made our move yet?"

At the edge of the Black Desert, as Ye Kang and Jin Lingfeng slowly flew into the desert, a group of men in black anxiously looked at their leader.

It was none other than Ma Shaojie, the young master Ma, of noble status, from the insect fighting arena.

He was the son of the magistrate of Blackfire Town, and his strength had reached the sixth palace level. He was used to being proud and arrogant, and had never suffered such humiliation before.

Two mere Sand People dared to kill his Heavy Black Armor. Most importantly, what gave the Sand People the right to possess such a top-grade fighting insect?

His face darkened, and he said gloomily, "No rush. Although they are just two good-for-nothings, their ostentatious behavior suggests that someone might be backing them up. This matter must be handled discreetly, or there will be endless troubles in the future."

“What you say is true, sir. We must not leave any trace. We guarantee that we will do it cleanly and no one will know that it was us.”

"Have you taken care of all the tails behind them?"

"Don't worry, young master, they've all been driven away."

"Hmph, a bunch of trash, trying to steal my sword and halberd sandbag."

"Young master, should I send someone ahead to scout and confirm the situation?"

"No need."

Ma Shaojie gave a confident smile.

“I have already notified the bandits of White Bone Ridge. They will scout ahead for us. We just need to follow them.”

"Young master is wise!"

A group of people concealed their presence and maintained a safe distance at all times.

Let alone two warriors from the first palace, even a warrior from the third palace wouldn't be able to find their trace.

However, they never expected that all their actions were being watched by Ye Kang and Jin Lingfeng.

Jin Lingfeng laughed and said, "He is indeed a cautious person, but it is a pity that his heart is so vicious. He deserves to die."

Ye Kang was both amused and exasperated. He had probably already guessed that Jin Lingfeng's statement that these people deserved to die was not because they had committed murder and robbery.

The real reason Jin Lingfeng was angry was because Ma Shaojie violated the rules of insect fighting and brought the feud outside the fighting arena.

But he was still a little curious and asked, "Lord Jin, among those people, there are quite a few martial artists from the Six Palaces. Isn't this making a bit too much of a commotion?"

Ye Kang wasn't worried about whether he could win or not. If he couldn't even handle these few punks, then Jin Lingfeng wouldn't deserve to be the son of a marquis.

The fear is that making too much noise will expose their whereabouts, rendering their previous disguise meaningless.

Jin Lingfeng looked at Ye Kang in utter shock: "Who told you there were only the two of us?"

"Ok?"

"And this too."

Jin Lingfeng smiled and patted the insect-controlling pouch at his waist.

The sword and halberd sand cloak had been forcibly sealed by Jin Lingfeng and had no choice but to obey him.

This is an extremely powerful peak-level Six Palaces warrior, not to mention, this is the desert, its home ground.

Ye Kang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then why not add another combatant?"

As he spoke, he used his divine sense to communicate with the Demon-Sealing Box. Upon hearing Ye Kang's words, the red-haired rat demon's eyes lit up with hope.

It turns out this human was her husband's friend!

The red-haired rat demon immediately promised to help.

She's also a key member of the Four Palaces; having her is better than not having her at all.

The two understood each other without saying a word and continued flying forward at the same speed as the palace.

A moment later, Jin Lingfeng suddenly looked up: "There are people ahead."

Ye Kang used his Azure Eyes of Innocent Vision to look, and saw a man wearing a white bone mask riding on a red lizard on a distant sand dune. He disappeared after a moment.

Ye Kang's heart sank: "Another palace."

"I think I heard the Silver Dragon Army mention that they wore skulls on their heads, and that they were a large band of sand bandits?"

Jin Lingfeng tilted his head and began to recall.

Just then, the system's voice sounded in Ye Kang's mind.

【Ding】

[Mission issued: Capture the White Bone Ridge leader alive]

[Task Reward: 300000 Comprehension Points]

Ye Kang immediately understood.

"White Bone Ridge".

"Yes! That's it! Great! The magistrate of Blackfire Town's son is actually colluding with the bandits. I've finally caught a big fish!"

For some reason, Jin Lingfeng suddenly became excited.

"Let me tell you, when I was in the audience, I heard people in the back whispering that this Ma Shaojie is Magistrate Ma's son. He can summon the sand bandits, so he must be colluding with them! If Magistrate Ma is also involved, that would be a great achievement!"

Ye Kang exclaimed, "Wow!"

It really is!

The Wu Dynasty had a strict official hierarchy and governed the country with strict laws. Even county magistrates were appointed by the imperial court and required personal approval from the Ministry of Personnel to be appointed.

If it were discovered that an official colluded with bandits to commit murder and robbery, Blackfire Town would be thrown into chaos.

For Jin Lingfeng, this was an achievement, and with this accomplishment, he would surely be able to return to Wuyang City.

No wonder he was so excited; by sheer chance, the two of them had found a major clue.

Ye Kang immediately said, "Take them alive."

"agree."

The two of them accelerated in perfect unison, flying forward at breakneck speed.

The bandit never expected the two to suddenly unleash such incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, their presence was revealed.

He frowned, then simply rode his lizard and blocked their path.

Behind them, Ma Shaojie and the others no longer hesitated and appeared from all directions, surrounding the two.

Ye Kang turned around and said coldly, "Who goes there!"

Ma Shaojie stepped forward, holding a folding fan, a murderous glint in his eyes.

Don't you remember me?

"It's you. What, losing in insect fighting, resorting to dirty tricks?"

"Ha, the victor is king and the loser is villain. Say whatever you want. If you win against me, you will have to pay the price. Hand over your sword, halberd, and sandbag, and I will leave you with a whole corpse."

Ma Shaojie wasn't acting at all; his greedy and ruthless nature was exposed, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips.

Ye Kang then looked at the bandits on the other side: "And who are you, sir?"

The bandit tapped the skull mask on his head.

“As people of the sand, you deserve to die if you don’t recognize this mask.”

The bandit's voice was hoarse, but to Ye Kang it sounded like he was just trying to sound profound.

Jin Lingfeng couldn't hold back any longer and said directly, "Stop talking nonsense, kill them all except Ma Shaojie and the bandits!"

Boom!

With a deafening chirp of insects, a sword-and-halberd sandbag flew out of the insect-controlling pouch, its massive body heading straight for Ma Shaojie.

They had anticipated that Shadou would fight, so four of their six-palace warriors set up a sword formation and charged towards him.

Ma Shaojie took a step forward and headed straight for Ye Kang.

"You brat! I'll kill you first!"

"Fuck off!"

Suddenly, Jin Lingfeng, who had been ignored all along, took a step forward and appeared in front of Ma Shaojie in an instant. Before the latter could react, a huge slap came crashing down on his face.

With a crisp, loud bang, Ma Shaojie was completely powerless to resist and was slapped onto the sand, his left cheek swelling up like a sandbag.

His eyes were dazed. Just as he was about to get up, Jin Lingfeng casually slapped him, slamming him back into the sand, where he swallowed a mouthful of sand.

"Son!"

Ma Shaojie's group of guards then realized something was wrong; they had been tricked. The silent follower was actually a peak Six Palaces expert!

They've been fishing!