He decided to find Yun Jianyue and Qiu Honglei to find out what happened, but after searching for half a day in Yunzhong County for the place where they used to stay, he found that they had already left.
After searching the city for a while, they still couldn't find any trace of the two women. They couldn't help but sigh at how elusive the members of the Demonic Sect were.
Back at the inn, Sang Hong came to find him: "Today I led men to the Yu family to capture Yu Xuanqing."
"Oh, did Madam Yu try to stop her?" Zu An asked hurriedly.
Sang Hong shook his head: "She didn't stop us, but when we found Yu Xuanqing, we discovered that he had already committed suicide out of guilt."
“Suicide? Could it be forced suicide?” Zuan frowned.
“Judging from the traces at the scene, it was indeed a suicide,” Sang Hong snorted. “However, Yu Xuantao also died when he was about to be captured. It’s too much of a coincidence that it happened twice. I strongly suspect that Madam Yu played a very dishonorable role in this.”
Thinking of Yu Yanluo's unparalleled beauty, and after spending some time with her, Zu An realized that as the head of a clan, she was not as harmless as she appeared on the surface.
However, he didn't quite believe that she had silenced Yu Xuanqing.
“By the way, we found some evidence at Yu Xuanqing’s residence. It seems that Zuo Su and Uncle Ming were using him to handle the specifics of the demon smuggling, while the transportation was handled entirely by the Pegasus Merchant Guild. I’m preparing to lead people to arrest the Pegasus Merchant Guild members and bring them back for interrogation to verify each other’s information, so we’ll know if this evidence is true,” Sang Hong said in a deep voice.
“Pegasus Merchant Guild…” Zuan was shocked. He never expected that they would take action against the Pegasus Merchant Guild so soon. However, as an imperial envoy, Sang Hong’s actions were reasonable and he could not stop him. So he said, “I will go with my uncle.”
He was worried that Qiu Honglei might suddenly appear to save the Pegasus Merchant Guild members, and that it would be bad if she got hurt.
As for if Yun Jianyue were to escape, then it would be Sang Hong's turn to worry.
In any case, with him mediating, some unexpected incidents can always be avoided.
Sang Hong hesitated for a moment: "But you're injured..."
"It's alright, I won't lift a finger. It's just a matter of arresting someone from a mere chamber of commerce; Yu Linlang can handle that," Zu An explained.
Sang Hongyi thought about it and agreed: "Alright, you'll stay by my side then, so you won't get hurt by bad guys."
Hearing his concern for him, Zu'an felt a warmth in his heart.
Life is so unpredictable. Back in Bright Moon City, he and the Sang family were sworn enemies, but now they're practically on the same side.
Next, Sang Hong led a group of Imperial Guards straight to the Pegasus Merchant Guild. To be on the safe side, he also mobilized some county soldiers from the Prefect's Office. Now that Gao Ying is the County Commandant, it is easy to mobilize them.
The Pegasus Merchant Guild was unaware of what had happened. At first, the person in charge outside was shouting that he didn't know where he was, but he was quickly taught a lesson by Yu Linlang.
Sang Hong didn't waste any words with him and directly ordered his men to go in, arrest the man, and seize all evidence.
A group of soldiers rushed into the mansion like wolves and tigers. The Pegasus Merchant Guild had raised a lot of guards and warriors. They originally thought that someone was causing trouble and drew their swords to fight. But when they saw that they were government soldiers and that there was an imperial envoy leading the team, they all became scared.
They were just trying to make a living; they never thought of rebelling against the imperial court.
Sang Hong wasn't the type to kill indiscriminately without asking questions. He quickly came out and said that the Pegasus Merchant Guild was suspected of plotting against the Duke and smuggling with the demon race. Those who were unaware of the situation should lay down their weapons and surrender, and there would be no further investigation.
His words quickly shattered the will of most of the guards. Who would dare to be associated with such a crime? One by one, they hurriedly threw down their weapons and surrendered.
However, this was not the whole story. Some members of the Pegasus Merchant Guild, seeing the situation was not good, began to break out, and soon, the sounds of fierce fighting came from the innermost part of the guild.
Sang Hong snorted and walked straight towards the backyard.
Zu An, worried that it might be Qiu Honglei and the others, hurriedly followed.
Upon reaching the backyard, he breathed a sigh of relief. He saw Yu Linlang fiercely fighting with more than a dozen members of the Pegasus Merchant Guild. The people in the center were all men, and Qiu Honglei and the others were not among them.
The members of the Pegasus Merchant Guild were all quite skilled, but the Imperial Guards had the advantage of numbers and formation coordination, so the fight was evenly matched.
Zuan noticed two familiar faces among them: a fat man dressed in a sallow yellow shirt, looking like a nouveau riche, wielding an abacus with great flair.
Another green-haired figure would occasionally summon clumps of thorns from the ground to divide the formation of the Imperial Guards.
If it weren't for the two of them, this group of people would probably have been subdued by the Imperial Guards long ago.
“Jin Sanren and Mu Sanren.” Sang Hong snorted coldly. He recognized them as well. They were the same people who had come to abduct him when he was being escorted to the capital in Mingyue City.
Upon seeing them, he couldn't help but recall his son's tragic death, and his expression immediately turned grim.
At this moment, Jin Sanren reached out and slapped the abacus, and the abacus beads shot towards the many Imperial Guards like a shower of flowers.
The Imperial Guardsmen screamed in agony, and a large number of them collapsed instantly.
Fortunately, their armor had a special magic array, making their defense exceptional. However, although they survived, they were rendered unable to fight for a short period of time.
At this moment, Mu Sanren also reached out and grabbed, and the trees in the courtyard rustled, their leaves flying out instantly, each one turning into a sharp blade that attacked the remaining Imperial Guards.
Sang Hong snorted coldly, then spread his wings like a roc and flew over, arriving first despite being behind. With a flick of his wide official robe, he gathered all the leaves into his sleeves, then shook them, turning them all into dust.
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