The four groups surrounded the sorcerer of the Great Bright Sect, and the arrest operation turned out to resemble a treasure hunt.
Yuwen Du, one of Grand Tutor Cai's subordinates, said in a harsh voice, "I am here on the orders of the Grand Tutor to capture the heretics of the Great Brightness Sect. All bystanders, get out of my way!"
Wu Sansi lightly waved his folding fan and said with a half-smile, "General Yuwen, we've all been hanging around in the capital, who doesn't know whose background?"
Recently, this damned Holy Duke has been causing chaos in the court, and even the Empress Dowager is having trouble sleeping.
My lord is most benevolent and filial, so he wants to capture this fellow and present him to the Empress Dowager.
If Yuwen Jiangjun can back down, my lord will naturally owe Grand Tutor Cai a favor.
Jiang Xuerou glanced at the three parties and sneered, "The Great Brightness Sect has swept through several counties in Miao territory. Right now, the most important thing is to capture this demon and hand him over to the Three Judicial Offices for processing. But you are still fighting for power and profit for various reasons. It's simply shameless!"
"And you people from the Imperial Guard, it's one thing to stir up trouble in the capital, but now you even want to meddle in things outside the capital?"
Yang Sheng touched his nose, looking rather innocent. He hadn't said a word, so why was this girl acting like she'd been poisoned? Just because he'd beaten up her senior brother?
However, Jiang Xuerou's words made sense.
Of the four groups, three were not after capturing this demon of the Great Bright Cult, but rather after vying for power and profit.
Han, the eunuch of the Imperial Guard, wanted to make a name for himself in front of the emperor.
The Eighth Prince wanted to show off in front of the Empress Dowager, to let her see that even the Emperor, who held power over the entire Great Zhou, couldn't capture the sorcerer of the Great Bright Sect, while his own idle retainers could achieve success so easily. What is that called? That's called ability!
The Eighth Prince was the youngest son of the Empress Dowager and was also the most favored.
So even though everyone in the court knew that the Eighth Prince was dissatisfied with the late emperor passing the throne to his son, no one could do anything about it, including the current emperor.
The Great Zhou Dynasty governed the world with benevolence and filial piety. As long as the Empress Dowager was still alive, even the emperor had to treat her with utmost respect and couldn't do anything to this uncle who was always causing him trouble.
Meanwhile, Grand Tutor Cai was the most anxious.
Because Grand Tutor Cai was in charge of the Ministry of War, he was responsible for this matter.
Before he could even deal with the chaos caused by the Thirty-Six Great Bandits in the Central Plains, another one emerged—the Holy Duke of Miao Territory—leaving him utterly overwhelmed.
If he fails to produce any further results, there will surely be another round of criticism from both the government and the public.
Only Zhang Xiren, who was behind Jiang Xuerou, wanted to thoroughly investigate the Great Brightness Sect and find out the background of the Holy Duke Zhang Liang.
As a Grand Secretary and also in charge of the Three Judicial Offices, Zhang Xiren's authority to arrest and interrogate these heretics of the Great Brightness Sect was indeed within his jurisdiction.
Wu Sansi fanned himself with his fan, looked around, and suddenly said, "Gentlemen, there is only one person and only one achievement, which is clearly not enough for everyone to share."
But we're all in the capital, and no matter who our masters are, we'll run into each other all the time. There's no need for us to fight to the death here, right?
How about this: each of us will send five people to compete, taking turns to challenge the other side, and the challenged side cannot refuse.
"The same person can fight two rounds as long as they have enough stamina. Whoever wins the most rounds will be the one to claim the title of Great Brightness Cult's sorcerer. What do you all think?"
Yuwen Du laughed loudly, "Of course I have no objection. Let alone two rounds, I'd be happy to play five rounds!"
He considered himself a general of the border army with formidable combat power and did not take these martial arts practitioners seriously.
A bunch of kids who've never even killed a human and are already fighting each other? What a joke!
Yang Sheng said calmly, "I have no objection either."
Wu Sansi's plan was not a loss for him either.
After all, Yang Sheng has relatively few men under his command, so he would definitely be at a disadvantage in a real melee.
All three parties have agreed, but Jiang Xuerou is somewhat hesitant.
But an elderly man in white beside her said directly, "We will also accept the challenge, but I want to be the first to challenge the Guardian Division!"
The old man looked at Yang Sheng and said coldly, "Tianjian Sect, Si Tianyao!"
Yang Sheng, you severely injured my nephew Yue Zhongli and showed contempt for the dignity of my Heavenly Sword Sect. The shame of that day, I have come personally to avenge!
"Uncle-Master! Don't act rashly!"
Jiang Xuerou hurriedly tried to stop him, but was pushed away by the stubborn Si Tianyao.
In this kind of round-robin competition, the first few matches are just appetizers, and the strongest fighter from each side will definitely wait until the final challenge.
Not only do you waste your energy by going into battle first, but your strengths and weaknesses will also be discovered by the opponent. How can you fight after that?
Moreover, this is not the Heavenly Sword Sect, but the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Si Tianyao, however, was still speaking according to the rules of the martial arts world, which was completely different from the situation.
Yang Sheng looked at Si Tianyao as if he were looking at an idiot: "It's true that I beat up that guy Yue Zhongli, but when did I ever despise your Tianjian Sect?"
Do you expect me to kneel down and beg for mercy only if you reveal the name of the Heavenly Sword Sect?
Your Heavenly Sword Sect is so imposing, and your aura is so menacing!
What is this? "Those who submit to me prosper, those who oppose me perish?" So arrogant! Why don't you go to the capital and demand His Majesty abdicate in favor of your Heavenly Sword Sect? Utterly absurd!
Jiang Xuerou shouted angrily, "Shut up! Yang Sheng, don't make false accusations! When did my Heavenly Sword Sect ever say such a thing?"
Yang Sheng innocently pointed at Si Tianyao: "Wasn't that what the old man meant just now?"
Si Tianyao was so angry that he wanted to say something, but Jiang Xuerou stopped him.
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