In the capital of the Celestial Empire, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the New Year had just passed and the festive atmosphere was still lingering. Suddenly, a fire broke out in the prison of the Dali Temple for no apparent reason. The fire was particularly conspicuous in the deep night with light snow. Even though it was separated by dozens of streets, a blazing red flame could still be clearly seen from a high place.

The Dali Temple, one of the three judicial departments of the Celestial Empire, is in charge of criminal justice and case trials. Over the years, it has collected countless files, official documents and evidence. If they were burned, the consequences would be disastrous. In addition, there are still prisoners in the prison, and they should not be treated carelessly if they were hit by a fire in the middle of the night.

This matter is not his business, nor should he be concerned, but he has no choice but to ignore it.

He was dressed in black and his feet were flying in the wind. He didn't notice the fire until he was close to the scene.

It seems that a serious criminal escaped from the Dali Temple prison while the jailers were busy putting out the fire, and the detectives in the capital are trying to catch the fugitive.

Well, but... rather than "arrest", it would be more accurate to say "follow and track".

There are about a hundred detectives of all sizes in charge of the capital. The Sanfasi Yamen where they work is strictly regulated by the laws and etiquette of the Celestial Empire. The building faces south, and although the yamen is spacious, the only entrance and exit on the outer wall of the entire yamen is the main gate located in the south. The door can only have three bays, and each bay is equipped with two black doors, for a total of six doors.

At this moment, these "Six Gates" detectives were divided into groups. Two of the groups pursued the criminals vigorously, riding through the streets and into the alleys, talking loudly, for fear that the people would not know that it was the "Six Gates" on duty. The remaining three groups quietly and quickly disappeared into the night after receiving instructions, splitting up into small groups very quickly.

It looks interesting.

It turns out that the prisoner who escaped from prison smoothly tonight was not lucky, but someone used a trick of "letting the tiger go back to the mountain" to make it easier to "follow the clues to find the culprit."

Look, as soon as it was confirmed that the prisoner had escaped "successfully", the fire in the back was immediately brought under control. What a good move!

Hiding in a commanding position, his sharp gaze finally fell on the woman in the dark brocade uniform.

The woman was petite, especially compared to her fellow constables who were tall and strong, making her look even smaller, but the girl's waist and back were unusually straight.

With her shoulders drooping and elbows dropping, she was clearly standing in a calm and even relaxed posture, but the more one looked at her, the more she seemed to have the air of a lone pine on a cliff. Her outward appearance was beautiful and proud, but the most intriguing thing was the tenacity that was deeply rooted in her heart.

He knew her.

Walking around the imperial capital of the Celestial Empire, he mostly did "stealth" work, keeping his eyes and ears open. He could not recognize anyone, but he could not fail to recognize her.

The head of the four major wings in the "Six Gates".

He was promoted to the third rank.

He is known as the "Imperial Capital Jade Rakshasa".

She is the junior sister of the current "World's Greatest Detective" Meng Yunzheng.

The daughter of the former "World's Greatest Detective" Mu Zhengyang.

Mu Kaiwei.

Thinking carefully, Mu Kaiwei was about the same age as him, and she had solved many major cases in these years. It was not a fluke that she could become the head of the four wings and be promoted to the third rank official, nor was it because of her father's influence.

Well, he couldn't help but sigh, the girl was indeed much more promising than him.

She has devoted her life to the country and the people, ensuring the safety and well-being of the people. If he gave up his naturally superior status, he would not even be qualified to carry her shoes.

On this side, after Mu Kaiwei saw that everyone followed her instructions, she immediately jumped onto the roof and scurried, rushed, and chased in the predetermined direction.

A serious criminal escaped from prison, and the experts from the "Six Gates" blocked the only way out. The prisoner, desperate to escape, had no idea that he was being surrounded, and he went wherever was safe, even crawling through a dog hole.

Walking along the city wall, we were not far from the city gate.

The prisoner believed that it would not be difficult for him to snatch the sword with his bare hands, grab the knives and subdue several soldiers guarding the city gate, and force those cowardly little guys to open the city gate. However, he had to do it before the guys from the "Six Gates" arrived. Otherwise, his efforts tonight would be in vain, and the only outcome waiting for him would be to be pushed onto the guillotine and beheaded in public.

But the prisoner never expected to be caught red-handed by a night watchman!

People have three urgent needs. The old night watchman finished relieving himself in a dark corner of the alley. He just picked up the clapper and small gong that were placed aside, and as soon as he walked out of the alley, he met the prisoner's eyes, and they were as close as they could be.

"You, you...prison uniform...you are wearing a prison uniform!" The old night watchman widened his drowsy eyes, jumped back a step, and was about to bang the gong and shout at the top of his lungs, but his throat was grabbed tightly by the prisoner who rushed over.

At the critical moment, two small stones came like hidden weapons!

The first one was aimed at the iron arm of the criminal, but the second one was locked on the first small stone. When the former was about to hit the target, it hit the first small stone with another stone, breaking it instantly.

Although the prisoner was not hit by the hidden weapon or stone, the change occurred between his elbows and armpits, which frightened him so much that his hair stood on end and he gasped heavily. The five fingers that were about to strangle the old night watchman couldn't help but loosen.

His body trembled, and when he was about to take the night watchman as a hostage, he took a step forward, but a black shadow blocked the old night watchman who was lying on the ground and trembling.

A silver light flashed before the prisoner's eyes, and his thick neck felt cold. An official sword used exclusively by the "Six Gates" detectives was pressed against his neck.

Mu Kaiwei really didn't expect that tonight's plan would be disrupted by an old night watchman!

After all, it was a human life, and she couldn't just watch it happen without saving it. However, it would be difficult for her to let the cunning criminal escape successfully "let nature take its course" and "as a matter of course".

Once the other party becomes suspicious of everything that happened tonight, it will be extremely difficult for the "Six Gates" to secretly follow the criminal's whereabouts and find out the truth behind the scenes.

However, what frightened her at this moment was that, as the saying goes, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. She thought she was the oriole, but she didn't know that the oriole was someone else - someone was following her. She didn't sense the man's breath until the other person broke her hidden weapon, the small stone.

He is a tough guy, and his martial arts skills are probably better than hers.

But at least she had the advantage of location and people.

The capital is her territory. As long as she can hold the enemy inside the city, the other chief and deputy chief detectives will notice something is wrong within a quarter of an hour. When the reinforcements arrive, she will have nothing to worry about. Since her plan tonight was thwarted, she will give up, but she cannot let the prisoner escape.

"Come out, my friend. Since you have made such a bold move, why not show your face more generously?" She held the arm holding the sharp weapon horizontally and motionlessly, her eyes sweeping towards the darkness like a sword out of a sheath, her tone slow and clear.

At this time, the old night watchman was so frightened that his hands and feet were weak, and he couldn't get far even if he rolled and crawled to escape. The prisoner's face was covered with beads of sweat, and he was completely petrified and dared not move.

call out!

Mu Kaiwei had been paying close attention. She was very sure that the "yellow bird" was hiding in the darkness in front of her right. She held her breath and waited. In response, another hidden weapon, a small stone, flew through the air. The target was not her, but the weak one, the old night watchman whom she had to save.

She stretched out her arms, grabbed the old night watchman and dragged him back, avoiding the opponent's sneak attack in time. Without a pause, she immediately swung the sharp blade forward to twist the prisoner, because the opponent took advantage of her distraction and suddenly jumped out to rescue the prisoner.

"Stay here!" She was agile and fierce in her moves, entangling first and then attacking.

The opponent held the prisoner tightly with one hand to protect himself, and fought against her with only one arm. At the beginning, he was forced to retreat frequently by her overwhelming attack, but he showed no sign of defeat, just to avoid her edge.

Finally, the other party gave him a chance to catch his breath. He used his long arms to push the prisoner onto the high city wall, shouting in a rough voice: "Someone wants me to rescue you, why don't you go!"

The prisoner was flung onto the wall without warning, and was in agony when he heard these words. He couldn't help but curse. "If that damn bald donkey doesn't come to rescue me, I'll reveal all his secrets! Hiss—damn... it hurts!"

"Don't go yet! Do you really want to lose your head?!"

When he said this, Mu Kaiwei had already taken a deep breath, used the protruding stones on the city wall as a foothold, and flew up.

She threatened him with a stern voice. "Stay!"

Wouldn’t this scare the prisoners into being “alert”?

Even though he fell so hard that his bones were almost broken, he still gritted his teeth, propped himself up, and fled out of the city.

Mu Kaiwei's pursuit was stopped on the city wall.

The man no longer had to worry about anything. With his empty hands, he fought back and forth with her who was holding a sharp weapon. The two figures, one tall and one petite, kept leaping and moving in high places. They fought for nearly a hundred moves. Suddenly, a silver thorn about half an arm long appeared in the palm of the man's hand. With a "clang" sound, Ge Kai and Mu Kai swung it fiercely and aggressively.

Mu Kaiwei jumped back to absorb the impact.

Her breathing was a little disordered, her palm was in great pain, and she stared into the other person's eyes without blinking.

At this moment, I can finally take a closer look at the person in front of me.

The man in night clothes had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, long arms and legs, and was very tall. He was not broad-shouldered or as strong as a mountain, but rather lean and slender. Every muscle and vein in his slender body contained hidden strength, and that strength seemed endless. When she had just fought with him, she had felt the overwhelming and unstoppable energy. She even suspected that he had not used his full strength, well... maybe not even eight points.

She couldn't see his face clearly.

The moonlight was now free from the dark clouds, and the bright light fell on the wall, reflecting a strange luster on the extremely thin, human-skin-like mask on his face, revealing only two black eyeballs.

Who on earth is this person? !

There was no previous news about the appearance of such a person in the imperial capital. As the head of the "Six Gates", she was indeed derelict in her duty.

Suddenly the man sighed, a hoarse voice coming out from behind the thin leather mask -

"The special swords of the 'Six Doors' are indeed not to be underestimated. The sword moves lightly and the knife skills are fierce. It can do it all. It can stab, chop, slash, and cut. It can also make a sneaky move from time to time. The moves are changed before they are old. Well, it forces us to use weapons to protect ourselves." As he said, he shook the silver spear in his hand, as if performing a magic trick, and the next moment the sharp weapon disappeared.

There must be a mechanism hidden in his sleeve that allows him to be retracted and extended so freely, Mu Kaiwei thought calmly.

While secretly regulating her breathing, she asked coldly, "What is your name?"

He shook his head. "My humble body is unworthy of any title."

"Then take one."

He was stunned at Mu Kaiwei's sudden request, blinked his eyes, and then asked without hesitation. "...Why do I have to have a name?"

Her voice became even calmer as she replied, "There's no title. It's hard for me, the Six Gates, to arrest someone."

He understood that the grudge between them had deepened tonight and she would never let him go.

If we can't catch him today, we will issue a wanted notice tomorrow and use all the power of the "Six Gates" to hunt him down to the ends of the earth. But, but, to arrest someone, there must be a pretext and a name. We have the pretext, but the evidence is solid and irrefutable, the only thing missing is his name.

He scratched his ear and chuckled, "How about asking Master Mu to help me pick a resounding nickname for the underworld?"

This man was very sly and knew how to answer questions with questions. During the conversation, I only noticed that his accent was very round. If he was not a genuine person from the capital of the Celestial Empire, he must have spent a long time immersed in the capital.

Mu Kai twisted his eyebrows slightly, then raised his lips and smiled, and pulled his skin without moving his flesh -

"Since you are dressed in black, I'd like to give you the surname Hei. How about Hei San?"

"...Hei San?" His two exposed eyeballs widened in disbelief.

Mu Kaiwei said: "If you don't like Black Three, it can also be Mo Three, or Xuan Three, or Wu Three, pick one."

He couldn't help but yell, "Why do I have to be third? I'm the eldest child in the family and the only child. Why do you push me to third place?!"

Hmm... Is he the only son in the family? Mu Kaiwei felt a chill in his heart after finding out some clues, but his face remained calm.

"When walking in the underworld, one always mentions the third person in every sentence. This is a customary self-deprecation in the underworld. It means that there are always people better than you, and one dares not to be the best in the world. Since you call yourself 'a humble person', it would be inappropriate to call yourself 'the Black Master'."

He was speechless for a moment, his eyes wide open, but he saw her calmly sheathing the sword. He narrowed his eyes, and a clear light flashed in his pupils.

Mu Kaiwei didn't wait for his reply and said directly, "Letting Third Master fight my sword with his bare hands is really a huge advantage for me. Let's have another fight. I'm quite good at the 72-movement grappling technique. I wonder if Third Master dares to take it on."

He was stunned for a moment before he realized that the "Third Master" she was calling was him. His face immediately froze and the corners of his mouth kept twitching. He was very grateful that he had a thin mask to help cover it up.

Besides, she was just trying to provoke him. Ultimately, she just wanted to hold him back.

From the moment she asked about his title to the moment she took the initiative to choose one for him, the ultimate purpose of those irrelevant conversations was to delay him from leaving.

He saw through it, but he couldn't leave.

Can't leave. Don't want to leave.

He wanted to talk to her and listen to her, in fact, he had been thinking about it for a long time.

The head of the Six Gates, so fierce yet so petite, so stern yet so lovable, and yet this "humble body" of his was finally able to talk to her because of "the pressure of circumstances", not going against the oath he made back then, not going against his own heart, how could he bear to let her go? How could he bear to let her go...

"Master Mu wants to find someone to practice grappling, and I, uh... I, Hei San, am here to accompany you."

He had just finished speaking with a twitching mouth when a shadow rushed over.

Mu Kaiwei didn't give his opponent any time to catch his breath, and as soon as he got close to him, he launched a barrage of brutal moves.

The big grappling technique uses the limbs as tools, while the small grappling technique focuses on the flexibility of the arms and fingers. She has a petite figure, and the 72 grappling techniques rely on cleverness and strength, which is to achieve a great effect with a little force. At this time, the essence of this martial art is brought out, and it really forces Hei San to reveal a flaw.

Suddenly there was a "click" sound, and Heisan lowered his head and glared at Qingyan, the woman who was pressing against his chest. He was shocked by the stern look between the girl's brows. For a short moment, his mind went blank. The next moment he came to his senses, he found a heavy iron handcuff on his right wrist.

This is her ultimate goal!

He said things like "I want to have another fight with him" and "I'm pretty good at the 72-step grappling techniques", but in fact he was just trying to find ways to get close to him and take advantage of his distraction to "strike a trick"!

However, for Mu Kaiwei, who was on official business, this kind of "dirty move" was very justified.

The sneak attack was successful, and she pulled the iron handcuffs even harder. Just as she was about to open her lips to speak, a very faint smell filled her nostrils.

This smell is... unexpectedly--

She was suddenly stunned, her heart pounding, and her eyes widened in disbelief!

It was during this extremely short breath that her iron handcuffs were taken away.

Hei San turned defense into offense, and used the same method against her. With a "click", he handcuffed her left wrist.

"It's impolite not to reciprocate. If you handcuff me, Master, and I don't handcuff you back, wouldn't that be impolite to you?"

The man's dark pupils sparkled brightly. Even though there was a thin mask covering his face, Mu Kaiwei could still see how wide his grinning mouth was behind the mask.

When she paid close attention, the strange smell was easier to detect, and it was actually emanating from Hei San.

After many years, this faint hint suddenly appeared, which deeply touched her heart with doubts.

We must not let him go!

Mu Kaiwei didn't care who was handcuffing whom. She suddenly grabbed Heisan's handcuffed right wrist with her handcuffed left hand, and her right hand made a claw to grab the other's shoulder.

"Eight-direction net formation, attack!" She shouted in a clear voice, and the "Six Gates" troops who had come to help and secretly climbed up the city wall to lay an ambush swarmed over.

In an instant, two huge octagonal nets covered the night sky, and the ground was attacked from both sides. Everyone was well-trained, had a tacit understanding, and cooperated seamlessly.

According to Mu Kaiwei, Heisan's martial arts were superior to hers, and she couldn't defeat him in a one-on-one fight, so she wanted to suppress him by surprise and use this extremely short moment to trap both of them in the net. Then, everyone would surround him with three circles inside and three circles outside. She didn't believe that she couldn't catch him.

But—she missed!

She couldn't hold his shoulders, and the hand holding his right wrist was numb from the force he used to absorb it. Then it was her hand that was held tightly.

"We won't accompany you in the net formation of 'Six Gates'!" He laughed loudly, and instead of looking for a chance to survive upwards, he pulled Mu Kaiwei and rushed out sideways.

Things were changing too fast. Mu Kaiwei still felt her blood stasis and half her body was sore. She then called out to remind everyone to be careful. Four of Shao Yi's subordinates had been knocked down one after another by Hei San.

He did not hesitate to fight, and as soon as he broke out of the encirclement, he pulled her and jumped out of the city wall.

"It's okay, I'll protect you." He seemed to be very aware that Mu Kaiwei's blood was still stagnant. When he fell from the towering city wall like a roc, he did not forget to pick her up and put her down carefully, as if he was afraid that she could not keep up, and he was reluctant to drop her.

Not used to being cared for like this, Mu Kaiwei suddenly felt his face getting slightly hot and felt a little dazed.

She stared into his smiling eyes, and her left hand, which had finally regained some strength, suddenly grasped him.

She held it tightly, as if using all her strength, with a resolute attitude that said, "I will never allow him to escape. If he escapes, he must drag her with him wherever he goes."

"The Third Master has made the Imperial Capital his home. Where can he escape to? And for how long?"

"Master Zhangyi said this to test me, but you are right. I am quite accustomed to living in the capital of the Celestial Empire and have no intention of moving. So, I will not run away." Hei San suddenly raised their clasped hands, and his big hand somehow slid from her wrist to her palm. Inexplicably, their hands became interlocked.

"What are you doing?!" Mu Kaiwei held an important position in the court at the age of fifteen. Now she was twenty-five and there were few things that could make her show her emotions. At this moment, the man's palm was pressed against hers, and their fingers were intertwined and clasped, making it impossible to break free. This was something she had never experienced before, and her voice was tense as she questioned him.

The man's bright eyes flashed a smile at her again. "The thief has fallen into the trap. If we don't shoot the arrow now, what will we do if he escapes?"

"What on earth do you mean...hmm!" Before she could finish her question, Mu Kaiwei was pulled away and a strong wind blew, blowing a lot of cold wind into her open mouth, making it impossible for her to speak clearly.

Several figures jumped down from the city wall one after another. They were the top masters of light-body kung fu in the "Six Gates". Seeing that she was kidnapped, these people chased after her first, and the others opened the city gates and rode horses to chase and support her. This was the way the "Six Gates" did things. Mu Kaiwei could clearly understand what would happen next on the city wall without even looking.

What she still doesn't know is - what exactly is Heisan's intention?

Furthermore, his lightness skill was extraordinary. He seemed to be jumping and leaping effortlessly, and his breath was long and endless, as if a breath was stored between his chest, lungs and dantian, without the need to exchange breaths.

On the other hand, in the cold night, her breath was like white smoke rising out, so conspicuous that it almost blurred her vision, and the difference between her and him was immediately apparent.

At the beginning, she was really being led, pulled, and dragged. She had no control over the coordination between her body and her true energy, let alone trying to break free from the entanglement of his five fingers or to counterattack him.

It was only after secretly regulating his breathing, and the numbness and soreness disappeared, that Mu Kaiwei felt that he could catch the rhythm of his feet and body movements, and tried his best to keep up.

Heisan suddenly turned around and glanced at her.

She knew he was smiling, because his eyes curved into the shape of two small bridges, as if praising her for being able to adjust her state and keep up, which was very good.

Mu Kaiwei clenched his five fingers tightly, trying to hurt him, but he couldn't hear him cry out in pain, only his low chuckle.

Mu Kaiwei did not fight back, but cooperated with him to ambush on the treetop.

This area is more than 20 miles away from the outer city gate. It is a precious mountain and forest land of Baohua Temple, the most popular temple in the eastern suburbs of the imperial court.

What she saw was a chestnut horse carrying a man galloping on the mountain path, heading straight to the top of the mountain. The man on the horse was the serious criminal who escaped from the Dali Temple prison during the fire tonight.

"For the past two months, there have been reports of girls being kidnapped both inside and outside the city. Seven or eight cases have been reported to the Dali Temple, and more than half of those affected are members of wealthy families in the city," Hei San said in a low voice, a hint of lazy mockery in his tone. "The 'Six Gates' are being pressured by their superiors, so they're forced to work very hard. They finally caught a small fish, but it's not enough to fill the gaping hole. They have to make a small effort to catch the biggest fish behind the scenes. Haha, so not only do they let the small fish escape, but they even provide horses, fearing that it won't escape fast enough to seek shelter with the big fish."

As for the chestnut horse under the prisoner's crotch, Mu Kaiwei first asked three of his men to camp outside the city wall with a dozen large horses including the chestnut horse, disguising themselves as horse dealers waiting for the city gates to open early in the morning to rush into the city to deliver goods. Now it seems that the prisoner "successfully" snatched one of the large horses from the group and headed straight for the mountains and forests outside the city.

Although her carefully planned plan was almost ruined by the old night watchman, it was finally put back on track, and the turning point in the process... was him, Hei San.

When Mu Kaiwei heard him talk about the plan for tonight, his thoughts raced, connecting one thing after another.

Originally, the moon was covered by dark clouds, but suddenly a ray of clear light appeared, and the clouds broke and the moon became bright.

She squeezed with him between the branches of the tree, half of their bodies overlapping, and that strange smell once again deeply permeated her mouth and nose.

She glanced sideways at his eyes, which were two dark pools, so dark that they sparkled. However, she was unaware that her own eyes also reflected the moonlight of the cold night, which was also dark and clear.

She suddenly said, "It's not because the families of the rich and powerful have suffered misfortune that the Six Gates are working so hard."

Heisan was stared at closely by the girl's pair of overly decent eyes. The vibration of his left chest bulged his eardrum, and he could even clearly hear his own heartbeat.

"Uh... yes... I just... said something wrong... I feel guilty."

He suppressed a sigh and apologized directly, but unexpectedly she asked -

"The Third Master has been living in seclusion in the Imperial Capital. Tonight, he's been hiding in the dark, observing the entire situation. So, is it because he was forced to show up?"

Hei San blinked, his eyes rolling around mischievously. "What do you mean?"

Mu Kaiwei said, "The old night watchman has fallen into the hands of the fugitive, and his life hangs by a thread. He must be rescued, but if I try to save him, I will alert the enemy. How can I then let the fugitive go again? This becomes a big problem. That's when the Third Master steps in."

He made himself hostile to her "Six Gates" and pretended to be an accomplice of the prisoners who came to break out of the prison.

She hadn't figured it out yet, so she put all her effort into dealing with him thoroughly. This way, the thief would naturally believe her and his orders.

Someone wants me to save you, go quickly!

"The Third Master was shouting at the fugitive, 'Go now!' 'Go now!' The word 'go' was used brilliantly. He was basically trying to stir up the prisoner's will, asking him to rush to his accomplices' lair. And then there's that sentence you hurriedly said, 'Someone wants me to save you.' It was such an ambiguous sentence, without the slightest basis. It was a complete gamble, but it had a huge effect. Who exactly was this 'someone' referring to? You actually didn't know, but at the last minute you set a verbal trap to lure the other party in, causing the prisoner to blurt out the secret in a desperate situation..." She was calm, and her slow tone seemed to be sorting out her thoughts and pondering her words.

If that damn bald donkey doesn't come to rescue me, I'll reveal all his secrets.

"The prisoner cursed out 'dead bald donkey,' and at that moment, you and I tracked him down to the Baohua Temple area. The temple is full of... full of 'bald donkeys,' isn't it? Think about it, at that moment, Third Master's tactic of 'luring the enemy into chaos' was so perfectly executed, it couldn't have been more perfectly executed."

Every little detail flashed through her mind, and then she summarized it into the results of each and every one of them. Her childish face was covered with a layer of solemnity, which made people feel a little blocked in the throat, and they dared not say anything more to question.

Behind his mask, Hei San's lips moved in and out, closing and opening again, finally uttering a stiff laugh. "Hey, listening to what Mu Dazhangyi said, I was forced to reveal myself in order to facilitate the Six Gates' scheme tonight. Then... wouldn't that make me, Hei San, a good man who bravely stood up for justice?"

"Isn't the Third Master a good man?" she asked directly.

"Well... being a good person is good, but being a bad person has its own reasons!" Being called a "good person", He Sanye seemed very unable to adapt, and he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he suddenly raised their clasped hands and placed them against her nose. "Since you say I'm a good person, shouldn't you remove these Six Gates' fine iron handcuffs? The Lord Wing Commander shouldn't bully innocent people like this, right?"

Mu Kaiwei pulled down their hands, a slight smile on her face. "Good citizens have a duty to assist and cooperate with the Six Gates in their investigations." She remained unwavering. "There's still a mystery surrounding the Third Master, so I can't let him go."

His eyes widened. "Are you forcing me?!"

"What are you forcing me to do?"

"You're forcing me to be a bad guy—" He didn't even finish his words before he had already shot the tendon in her forearm.

Mu Kaiwei instinctively wanted to block, but unfortunately he was a little too late.

After being hit, her hand that was tightly clasping his fingers immediately felt numb and she couldn't help but loosen her grip. Then she watched him use a strange skill that was almost like shrinking bones, and the big hand with slender fingers suddenly broke free from the iron handcuffs and regained its freedom.

Mu Kai was startled. It was not easy to use her full-scale martial arts skills on the treetop, so she tried to grab the opponent with one arm.

When she failed to catch him, she saw him hiding behind her and their bodies were close to each other, so she simply hit him backwards with her head.

This unpredictable move actually worked. The back of her head hit his nose directly. She heard a cry from behind her. She turned around suddenly. The man seemed to lose his balance in an instant and fell straight down, breaking many thin branches with a crackling sound.

Mu Kaiwei jumped down quickly, but after landing, he could not see Hei San.

"Here's the Chief Wing!", "Found it, found it!", "Master Chief Wing!", "Boss! Boss—" "Is the master okay? Are you hurt?"

After hearing the noise, the detectives of the "Six Gates" rushed over on horseback. Some of them had followed them all the way from the city wall, and some were the men she had previously deployed outside the city. The two groups of people met up halfway and chased them into the mountains and forests in the eastern suburbs.

Mu Kaiwei waved her hand, indicating it was all right. Without further explanation, she gave her orders. "The prisoners have taken our horses, and they're galloping up the mountain. Baohua Temple is very suspicious. Tiedan, lead a team to take a detour up the mountain behind Baohua Temple and investigate whether there's easy access there. Even the animal trails must be checked. Remember not to alert the enemy. If anyone enters or leaves the mountain behind, arrest them, no matter who they are."

"Yes. Leave it to me. I won't let even a fly go. Don't worry, boss!" The 20-year-old young man nicknamed "Iron Gallbladder" was short, strong and dark. As soon as he received the order, he patted his thick chest with a palm-leaf fan and made a loud thud to make the promise.

Mu Kaiwei turned to his subordinates and said, "Bitou, Brother Jing, the left and right wings of Baohua Temple will be left to you two to look after. Have two people form a group and take turns ambushing. Keep a close watch day and night."

"Sir, we have chased you here tonight. If there is something wrong in Baohua Temple, things will be difficult to deal with." Bi Tou is a veteran of the "Six Gates" with more than 20 years of experience. He is the second among the four wings. With his ability, he could have climbed higher. However, he has a very arrogant and weird temper. He doesn't like anyone. It is rare for him to be so convinced by Mu Kaiwei, a girl, and he is willing to work under her.

Upon hearing what he said, Mu Kaiwei nodded to show that he understood.

"Baohua Temple houses the relics of the True Buddha and has long been honored and revered by the royal family. It's certainly not easy to force your way in. Five days from now, the temple will hold its annual religious ceremony at the altar. The ninety-year-old abbot will personally deliver a lecture, and the inner court has instructed that the Empress Dowager will arrive at that time." She retrieved the key and unlocked the iron handcuffs. After putting it away, she added in a deep voice, "This is the perfect timing, a good move. If forcing your way in isn't possible, we brothers will enter openly when the time comes."

When doing their job as "Six Gates", it is certainly not possible to frame others at random, but if it is not random at all and is a means to achieve the goal, then it has been used before and has been quite effective.

I just said that he would definitely not look down on people who stick to rigid rules and have a dull mind. But the kid from the Mu family is great. When he gets ruthless, he dares to touch even the emperor. Hehe, he really likes her.

Everyone also understood the meaning behind Master Zhang Yi's words. They looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and said in unison—

"Understood!"