Leng Jun, acting on Shang Xiche's orders, led two hundred Shadow Moon Guards straight to Vulture Village.

He also couldn't understand Shang Xiche.

Why would it be necessary to mobilize the Shadow Moon Guards from that group of scattered soldiers, the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled from Vulture Stronghold?

But the emperor's orders could not be disobeyed: if the emperor ordered them to kill stragglers and capture the old, weak, sick, and disabled, they had to go.

It'll only be a matter of about a month; consider it a trip away from Beijing to relax.

When Leng Jun arrived at the foot of Bald Vulture Village, he first sent two scouts up to gather information.

The two scouts easily and smoothly reached the vicinity of Vulture Village.

At this time, the old people and children in Vulture Village were going about their daily lives and joking around as usual, seemingly enjoying themselves and completely unaware of the arrival of the scouts.

Ten-year-old Ji Fengxiao and Ji Fenghua were like leaders of the children, leading children of the same age or slightly older than them in practicing martial arts in the open space of the village.

After being tempered by the medicinal liquid and body-tempering pills brought back by Ji Fengyao, and with the special physique of the Ji family, which allows them to absorb spiritual energy faster than ordinary people, the twins have already reached the Great Perfection of the Second Stage of Spirit Gathering, and are only one step away from reaching the Third Stage of Spirit Gathering.

After becoming monks, the brothers' skin improved by more than double.

Both of them looked fair-skinned and delicate, like carved jade, yet they possessed the spirited air of little boys; they were truly a pair of handsome and beautiful boys.

In addition, the two were cheerful and enthusiastic, and the children in the village trusted and liked them very much.

The two spies who came up spotted Ji Fenghua and Ji Fengxiao at a glance.

One of them pointed at the twins and asked, "Those two, are they the children the Emperor wants to arrest?"

“Their eyebrows and eyes look very similar to those of Princess Chonghe and the former Crown Prince of Anping, so it must be true,” another affirmative answer came.

The two quickly descended the mountain and reported to Leng Jun that the mountain was completely unprepared.

Leng Jun was speechless and said, "Bandits are just bandits. They only dared to act arrogantly here for so many years because of the treacherous terrain. It's their good fortune that we were able to wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

“That’s right, we are the Emperor’s men,” one of the subordinates immediately flattered.

Leng Jun waved his hand and instructed his subordinates: "Precisely because we are the Emperor's men, we need to be even more careful and not reveal our whereabouts."

Let's set up our stoves here first, cook a meal, eat and rest properly, and then we'll get to work in the evening, just in case."

The two spies left.

Ji Fengxiao and Ji Fenghua ran off to find Su Rujing: "Mother, two suspicious strangers came to our village just now. They hid there for half an hour before coming down the mountain."

"How skilled are they?" Su Rujing quickly stopped her needlework and asked.

Ji Fenghua pouted and said, "It's just so-so. If we were to fight, it would be so-so. It would only last ten rounds against me."

"Hmph! Fight seriously, I can take him down in five moves," Ji Fengxiao said with a proud look.

Su Rujing knew her sons' strength. Although they were still young, after body tempering, their skills were comparable to the top assassins of the East Dragon Gate, only lacking in combat experience.

If you can last five to ten moves against them, you're already considered a master!

Su Rujing's expression changed slightly:

Given the perilous situation my daughter and son-in-law are in in Kyoto, those scoundrels will surely try every means to find fault and weakness in them.

Her husband, son, daughter, and son-in-law are currently at war with the Di Kingdom in the Northwest. One can only imagine what kind of people would be able to find the Vulture Village at this time.