Upon learning of Zu An's serious injury, Sang Hong rushed out in a panic, his face devoid of his usual composure.
Zuan secretly felt a warmth in his heart. It seemed that since that night, Zuan had truly come to regard him as family.
After the outsiders left, Zu'an pretended to have regained some consciousness. Sang Hong, Pei You, and the others rushed forward to check on him: "How are you now?"
"I won't die, but I'll probably need to recover for a while," Zuan continued, feigning weakness.
"What exactly happened? Why did it turn out like this?" Sang Hong could no longer contain his curiosity and hurriedly asked.
Zu'an then gave a brief account of what had just happened at the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce.
"Outrageous! Zuo Su is indeed colluding with Jian Taiding. He deserves to die!" Sang Hong was extremely angry. After all, in their eyes at the beginning, Zuo Su was one of the court's own people and a capable assistant in dealing with Jian Taiding. But now they found that the officials in Yunzhong County had already colluded with each other.
“Jian Taiding is seriously injured now, can we go and capture him now?” Zuan said regretfully, “Unfortunately, he just escaped.”
Pei You, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say, "Brother Zu, you are really amazing. You defeated a grandmaster, and you still complained that you didn't catch him."
"It's just a trick," Zuan said modestly, not wanting to reveal too much of his hand.
“Even if it’s a clever trick, it’s still shocking enough,” Sang Hong looked at him with a complicated expression, thinking that he had been somewhat hesitant to tacitly approve of his daughter and daughter-in-law’s relationship before, but now it seemed that it was really worth it.
My grandson has such a father, he must be laughing in his sleep.
He quickly composed himself and continued, "Azu, you don't need to blame yourself. Even if you had just captured Jian Taiding, we wouldn't have been able to convict him. Instead, it would have led his confidants in the Governor's Mansion to take risks, making things even worse."
"What do you mean?" Zu An frowned.
Sang Hong explained, "Because we have no evidence that we colluded with the demon race before. The records only mention Zuo Su's affairs, but not Jian Taiding's."
"Moreover, you were the only one present at the time who heard them kill Zuo Su. If they don't admit it, there's nothing we can do."
"Unless you can capture that demon clan master and the others on the spot, but if that demon clan master is also there, you're probably in danger today."
Zu An thought about it and realized that it made sense. He was able to severely injure Jian Taiding because the other party did not expect his body to be so tough, and he was able to severely injure him by exchanging injuries.
If that demon clan master were also there, I would probably be the one who dies.
After all, the demon race doesn't value morality like Yan Xuehen; they can't be deceived by a gentleman.
Thinking of this, Zuan couldn't help but say, "Bai Yujing seems to be involved as well. With a Grandmaster involved, we may not be able to handle this trip."
Sang Hong shook his head: "In my opinion, that's not necessarily true. Baiyujing is a top-tier sect in the martial arts world, and it has always considered itself a prestigious and righteous sect. They shouldn't be involved in colluding with the demon race. The reason they stepped in to save us is probably because Jian Taiding is also from the same sect."
Pei You couldn't help but say, "In that case, could we ask Abbot Yan to clean house?"
Sang Hong looked at him like he was an idiot: "It's not that easy. In recent years, the imperial court has been powerful, recruiting cultivators from all walks of life to serve the country, which has actually caused dissatisfaction among many sects. Small sects are wiped out, but large sects like Baiyujing have closed themselves off and are guarding their own territory. They have long been dissatisfied with the imperial court, so why would they help us deal with their own people?"
"And if I'm not mistaken, Jian Taiding has given the sect a lot of wealth and resources over the years, so they will definitely protect him if they can."
"So what do we do now?" Zuan asked, somewhat troubled.
Sang Hong said in a deep voice, "Immediately issue an arrest warrant for that demon clan master Kong Qing. Neither the governor's office nor Xu Yu's side has any reason to object. Pei You, you take people to the Yu family to investigate Yu Xuantao. Hmph, if you can't touch Jian Taiding, can't you touch Yu Xuantao?"
"Yes!" Pei You left excitedly, thinking that he would finally be able to meet the legendary Yu Yanluo during this trip to the Yu family.
Zu An, however, was not so optimistic: "What effect would it have to issue a warrant for Kong Qing's arrest, given that he is a grandmaster?"
“It’s just a show of force, testing the waters,” Sang Hong continued. “Besides, I will use the audio-visual mirror to ask the court for permission to send reinforcements.”
For such an important mission, they naturally brought a video camera, but it consumes too many resources each time they turn it on, so they only use it when it's absolutely necessary.
Now it is clearly time to act.
"Take good care of your injury first, don't worry about anything else," Sang Hong said a few words before leaving with a heavy heart.
Zu An lay in the house, secretly mobilizing his primordial energy to repair his injuries. Although his injuries were not as severe as they appeared, they were clearly not minor either.
Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he opened his eyes. He saw a woman in white standing quietly by the window, watching him. Who else could it be but Yan Xuehen!
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