Imperial henchmen? Never been struck by the sword of the Six Doors (a secret police agency).

Capital

"Wow, the Imperial Guards are so impressive!" Bai Xingling exclaimed, looking at the rather grand compound.

The Wutong Courtyard is very grand, but it doesn't have the oppressive feeling of the Six Doors.

"My lord," the guard at the door said excitedly.

They were all scions of prominent families or children of court officials; that's exactly what the Imperial Guards required.

He comes from a good family and has a clean background.

The court officials felt no qualms about making their own children work like cattle and horses. They were already suffering enough; seeing their children chasing chickens and playing with dogs all day was just too annoying. They figured they might as well all work together.

These sons of court officials were incredibly excited to see a living legend.

Firstly, Li Junsu was their direct superior, and secondly, Li Junsu's achievements were undeniable. Now that they had met him in person, they were all extremely excited.

"Thank you for your hard work." Li Junsu nodded and then walked into the Wutong Courtyard.

"Where is He Chang?" Bai Xingling asked, puzzled. Given He Chang's personality, he should have been at the door early in the morning.

Li Junsu walked towards the main hall in the center of the courtyard and saw He Chang lying face down on the table.

Li Junsu stepped forward and tapped the table, then his lips twitched.

He Chang looked up and his dark circles, just like Li Jing's, startled Bai Xingling.

"An iron-eating beast that has become a spirit?" Bai Xingling said.

"Stop teasing me, His Majesty has too many demands." He Tianci lay back down and responded in a muffled voice.

"It's only because you've come that I can finally rest," He Tianci continued.

"What do I need to handle?" Li Junsu asked calmly.

He Tianci precisely picked out a document from the pile of files in front of him and handed it to Li Junsu.

"The Liu family is a merchant family that started out in Guannei Road. Their background is not clean, and they've become a bit arrogant," He Tianci said succinctly.

“Sir, I believe you already have a solution, so I won’t embarrass myself by offering my own,” He Tianci continued.

"The Ye family...acquiring assets, and they're not behaving themselves in the capital either?" Li Junsu flipped through the documents, raising an eyebrow.

Why didn't the Six Doors headquarters raid the Liu family's place?

“His Majesty only recently noticed the Liu family. The servants they employ are quite arrogant, especially lately.” He Tianci raised his head, his tone somewhat mocking.

“The Six Doors were originally going to be dealt with, but His Majesty stopped it and said he would hand it over to you,” He Tianci said with a hint of schadenfreude.

The emperor would normally have had little interest in the trade routes, but the servants employed by the Liu family were arrogant and foolish, and the death of Liu Xi's son led to this guy making quite a stir in the capital, which caught the emperor's attention.

It's easy to just kill him, but... how to make an example of him is a problem. But since Li Junsu came along, these problems are no longer problems.

Li Junsu came once, and the rest of them still wouldn't behave. Look how many heads he'll lose.

"His son's death was quite interesting," Li Junsu said, stroking his chin with interest.

"The martial world will always be like this, with blood and hatred endlessly cycling." He Tianci said somewhat absentmindedly.

Liu Xi's son died from an ordinary flying knife.

The owner of this throwing knife was none other than Ye Guhong, the surviving legitimate son of the Ye family.

The patrol officers discovered Ye Guhong's whereabouts from the beginning, but the Six Doors tacitly approved of his actions.

The Liu family's annexation of the Ye family was done through dirty means, and the Liu and Ye families were even old friends. This is why Di Ting is in the underworld.

Trying to do this on the territory of the Xie Zhi faction? Before you can even send anyone out, you'll be surrounded by the constables. Don't even think about annexing them; you might as well go down to meet your ancestors.

"Flying knives, flying knives again." Li Junsu chuckled as he thought of something.

“Sir, what you said is quite accurate. This kid from the Ye family’s throwing knife… is imbued with a bit of karma. As long as he throws the knife, it will definitely hit its target.” He Tianci said with some admiration.

In the martial world, amidst bloodshed and vendettas, monsters will always emerge in endless streams.

"I'm leaving. I'll lead the team this time." Li Junsu put down the documents, his tone casual.

"Oh, right." Li Junsu thought of something, stopped and turned around.

"What's wrong, sir?" He Tianci stretched and asked, puzzled.

"Are you He Chang or He Tianci now?" Li Junsu asked with some curiosity.

"He Tianci, the personal disciple of the great hero." He Tianci smiled and accepted with some pride.

"That's fine, see you later." Li Junsu nodded and left with Bai Xingling.

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Taverns in the capital

In a corner, a young man dressed in a dark purple outfit and wearing a bamboo hat looked at the Liu family servants downstairs and shook his wine gourd.

"The martial world is boring, not as glamorous as Father described, nor as free as Mother said. It's dirty and vulgar." Ye Guhong's cheeks flushed as he shook his gourd.

Then, the gourd was raised high, and the murky wine slid down, overflowing into the mouth.

The wine slid down his stomach, tears streamed down his cheeks, and fell to the ground. The transparent teardrops stirred up dust, just like the young master of a wealthy family struggling in the world.

How long does it take to travel from a remote village to the capital?

Ye Guhong didn't know that, just like his throwing knives, he simply wanted to use them to kill the Liu family's beasts.

Day after day, year after year, by the time he came to his senses, his throwing knives were already hitting the target every time, even when he was blindfolded or even when he threw them from outside the village into the village.

If he wants, the throwing knife will definitely go where it should go.

So the boy shouldered his bundle and set off.

He experienced a lot along the way. He wanted to rob the rich to help the poor, but he found that the villagers were living... well and not well.

The villagers would laugh and talk about how cheap the rice was, but then complain that it was too cheap and that they would lose money if they grew it themselves.

Ye Guhong didn't quite understand, but being with these ordinary people calmed his mind considerably.

Ye Guhong also encountered a young lady from a minor noble family who wanted to elope. He was just about to run away with the young lady when he was unexpectedly dragged away to a certain place.

"You unfilial daughter! Come back here right now!" The uncle's voice was filled with anger.

"You old geezer, I won, you just wait." The young lady turned around and made a face.

Ye Guhong, who was inexplicably drawn into this conflict, encountered the Six Doors for the first time.

"My lord! Someone is forcing me into marriage!" the young lady shouted.

This was the first time Ye Guhong had seen the constables from the Six Doors. They looked fierce and menacing, but this young lady seemed to trust them quite a bit.

Ye Guhong looked back and saw that the uncle hadn't run away either, and had followed after him with an expression as if his parents had died.

Afterwards, in the lobby, Ye Guhong listened to the lecture from this eccentric father and daughter for almost an hour.

After finally being released, the young lady actually patted her father's face and then swaggered away.

Ye Guhong was dumbfounded; according to his family's teachings, this was utterly outrageous.

The older man was clearly not someone to be trifled with; he roared and chased after them again.

The young lady started running again. This time, her father was in the right, and she didn't want to be scolded.

Before leaving, Ye Guhong turned back and glanced at the three powerful characters of the Six Doors.

The word "fairness" appeared in his mind for the first time.