Everyone turned around, wondering who was so audacious as to say such things to Sun Xun on Yi County's territory.
Sun Xun's face was frosty, his skin twitched slightly, and a murderous intent was already showing in his eyes.
"Your guests at Xiaoyao Tower are truly a gathering of talents," Sun Xun said with a sneer, glancing at the fat Venerable.
The Fat Venerable felt that he looked a size bigger than usual today, and all sorts of unpleasant things had happened to him.
He glanced at the person who had spoken, noting that they were wearing an ordinary mask and were coming up from the second floor, not the most distinguished guest with the jade plaque. He then secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Please don't be impulsive, this matter has nothing to do with you."
He had already scanned the other party with his cultivation level. The fluctuations of their spiritual energy were only around the sixth rank. Whether it was Sun Xun or himself, he could crush them with one hand. He didn't know where they got their confidence from.
He thought of number 333 again. Are all sixth-rank officials this arrogant these days?
He thought that by giving the other party a way out and revealing his cultivation level, they would know to leave. But to his surprise, the two of them didn't even glance at him and went straight to Sun Xun.
"Did you just say that you are the law?"
Sun Xun frowned and immediately ordered his men, "What are you standing there for? Do I have to speak?"
As a grandmaster and prime minister of a vassal state, he had already lowered his status by talking so much with that number 333, and now he couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to the two of them.
Sensing their master's displeasure, the guards immediately pounced on the two like wolves.
Just then, the other side pulled out a gold medal: "Who dares!"
The guards were stunned, and the entire third floor fell silent, because everyone could see the words on the gold plaque: "Imperial Guards".
"From the palace?" Not everyone is qualified to use the word "royal," and everyone quickly realized.
Some people familiar with the official system immediately realized that this should be the waist tag of a member of the Imperial Guard, who was specifically responsible for protecting the safety of the Forbidden City. How could it be here?
The guards looked to Sun Xun for help, and Sun Xun's expression changed as well, because he suddenly remembered the intelligence he had received a few days ago that the imperial envoy's entourage seemed to have arrived in Yi County.
Previously, the Prefect of Yi County and officials from the State of Yan had made a special trip to welcome them. However, although the Imperial Envoy met with them, he said he had caught a cold and would not disembark. Everyone immediately understood that the Imperial Envoy was an important figure and had no intention of getting involved with the officials of Yi County.
This brought a sigh of relief to the officials of Yi County. After all, there are always shady dealings around the world. Although the imperial envoy's trip was aimed at Yunzhong County, if he accidentally uncovered something about Yi County, who knows how many people would lose their heads.
Sun Xun never expected to run into members of the imperial envoy delegation at Xiaoyao Tower. He immediately put on a new face, a warm smile appearing on his gloomy face: "Generals, you have come from afar. I, Sun, have failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me."
He didn't need to be so polite to the imperial envoy's guards. The main reason was that the Imperial Guards were mostly sons of meritorious officials in the capital, and each had powerful families behind them. He didn't want to offend those big shots in the capital by accident.
"You're too kind, sir. We really don't deserve such praise." The two men were Pei You and Gao Ying. One of them was losing money at the casino and his face was flushed, while the other was sweating profusely on the second floor. However, the commotion coming from the third floor made it impossible for them to concentrate on their own business. They could only angrily rush up to check the situation.
Upon seeing that Zuan was being harassed, he thought, "Good heavens, this is outrageous!" So he rushed out to help.
Hearing the sarcasm in their tone, Sun Xun was secretly furious, but he didn't show it on his face at all: "My son was robbed and murdered today. I was investigating the case here. Because I was heartbroken over the loss of my son, I spoke rashly and without thinking. I hope you two generals will not take offense."
Those words might be fine to say in Yi County, but if they get back to the capital, they could cause quite a bit of trouble.
Although the imperial court is unlikely to do anything to him over such a small matter, leaving a bad impression on the emperor or the powerful figures in the court could affect future events.
"Oh?" The two rushed over, unaware of what had happened, and went straight to Zu'an to ask him. Zu'an then explained the situation to them.
"So they know each other!" Sun Xun frowned deeply as he saw this; this was going to be difficult.
The fat Venerable One's eyes widened, and then he subconsciously looked at Tang Tian'er, transmitting his voice through his spiritual energy: "Didn't they say he was from the sea tribe?"
Tang Tian'er also looked bewildered: "I don't know either. Could it be that the sea tribe has some connection with the imperial court now?"
"It's not impossible." However, the Fat Venerable didn't have time to think about these things now. The thought that even the Imperial Envoy and the Palace Guards were involved made him deeply worried that it would have a negative impact on Xiaoyao Tower. Afterwards, he would most likely be punished by his superiors for his poor handling of the matter.
After listening to Zu An's account, Pei You and Gao Ying looked at Sun Xun with annoyance: "Lord Sun, since all the evidence proves that he is innocent, why arrest him?"
Although the other party had a high level of cultivation, he was still a subject of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They were currently handling the case by imperial decree, and they were used to seeing big shots in the capital. Even their families had many experts of the same level as Sun Xun, so why would they take him seriously?
“This…” Sun Xun hesitated for a moment, then changed his words, “It was my oversight.”
Since the other party has connections with the imperial envoy, he can't just abuse his power.
At this moment, Zu'an spoke up: "To know one's mistakes and correct them is of utmost importance. Lord Sun, you must sincerely serve the people in the future and never abuse the power granted to you by the court."
Sun Xun: "..."
You think you can open a dye shop just because I gave you a couple of ounces of color?
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