The two quickly arrived at the place where they tied their horses and rode back to the Fang family home.
When Grandpa Fang Gaoyang, Fang Zhendong, Tang Yumei, and others learned of Jiang Hong's murder, they were overjoyed.
After Fang Han and Fang Sihai left the South City Long Street, someone immediately rode a horse to the City Lord's Mansion.
According to the regulations of the City Lord's Mansion, anyone who reports an incident to the City Lord's Mansion first within Yanming City will be rewarded.
Therefore, this person planned to immediately report to the city lord's mansion and claim the reward.
The killing of Jiang Hong is no small matter in Yanming City.
Even if Jiang Hong committed the crime of harming his comrades, he should be arrested and punished by the Tianyuan Bureau of the Demon Suppression Division, not killed by Fang Sihai on his own.
Fang Sihai and the Fang family's actions have violated the laws of the Yanlong Kingdom.
It was already past midnight; in another two hours, it would be dawn.
The city lord's mansion was quiet.
This is a very large complex. The first few imposing buildings are the official residences, while the buildings behind them are the private residences of the Ye family.
The sound of the middle-aged man's horse hooves breaking the silence of the night.
The guards in front of the city lord's mansion, who had been drowsy, straightened up slightly and gripped their sword hilts tightly.
Who is it?
The messenger had just ridden his horse to the gate of the city lord's mansion when he was immediately stopped by the guards.
"Gentlemen, a major incident has occurred. Jiang Hong, the commander of the Yanming City Command of the Demon Suppression Division, was killed by Fang Sihai of the Fang family on the South City Long Street. I have come here to deliver this message."
The messenger dismounted and shouted.
"Reporting a message for a reward? You're here to cause trouble, aren't you?"
But the guards didn't believe the messenger at all. One of the armored soldiers immediately sneered, "What do you think the city lord's mansion is? If you come here to make fun of me this late at night, you'll be in big trouble."
"Sir, it's true. I work at the steamed bun shop on Changjie Street in the South City. I saw it with my own eyes. Commander Jiang Hong's two men were killed, his horse was split in two, and Jiang Hong was beheaded. His golden armor was also torn. If I'm lying, I'm willing to accept punishment."
The messenger immediately knelt down.
"You...you said Commander Jiang Hong was killed by whom?"
"The captain of the guards said."
"The Fang family, Fang Sihai." The messenger dared not get up.
"Fang Sihai, the former deputy commander of the Yanming City Command of the Demon Suppression Division?"
"The captain of the guard asked."
"Sir, this is indeed the man."
The messenger nodded.
"Fang Sihai is no longer a member of the Demon Suppression Division; he has been expelled. Moreover, his cultivation has been completely destroyed. Even if he wanted to kill Commander Jiang Hong, do he have the ability? You unruly commoner, staying up so late at night, are you really here to make fun of us?"
The captain of the guards was furious. He cursed and said to his men, "Arrest him first and stuff his mouth with a stinky sock. The city lord has been in a bad mood these past few days. He finally went to bed early tonight. We can't let this guy disturb the city lord, or we'll all be scolded and punished."
"I'm not lying, it's absolutely true..."
The messenger, who had not expected this turn of events, immediately shouted.
"If you shout again, I'll kill you with one blow!"
The captain of the guards was furious. He drew a knife and held it directly to the messenger's neck.
"stop!"
But at that moment, a majestic voice rang out.
The captain of the guards trembled, for the voice belonged to the city lord, Ye Zhong.
He turned around and saw that it was indeed City Lord Ye Zhong who came out.
"Lord, this kid deliberately came to cause trouble, saying that Fang Sihai killed Jiang Hong." The captain of the guards hurriedly explained to Ye Zhong, "I will deal with this kid right away."
"Wait!"
Ye Zhong suddenly glanced at the messenger and asked, "Is what you said true?"
“Lord City Lord, of course it’s true. I saw it with my own eyes. If I’m lying, I’ll stake my whole family’s lives on it. The only reason I came to report this immediately was to get the reward. After all, I have no connection with Fang Sihai or Jiang Hong.”
The messenger hurriedly replied.
“This might be true. Release him and give him a hundred taels of silver as a reward for delivering the message. You immediately gather your men and come with me to the South City Long Street.”
After a moment's thought, Ye Zhong said...
"City Lord..."
The captain of the guard wanted to say something more.
"Execute the command!"
But Ye Zhong said directly.
Soon, led by the messenger, Ye Zhong and over a hundred city defense soldiers quickly headed to the South City Long Street.
Soon, Ye Zhong found Jiang Hong's body and head, and verified his identity.
Then, he had his men find the residents on both sides of the long street and ask them questions.
"The Prince of Zhenbei went to the Fang family to investigate Fang Sihai. I didn't expect that Fang Sihai and Fang Han would do such a thing so soon after the Prince of Zhenbei left. It seems that the murder of Su Yuande and nearly a hundred other people in the Su family, as well as the murder of Zhao Jian, were all done by the Fang family."
Ye Zhong stared at the severely cracked blue bricks along the long street, his face filled with murderous intent.
He then left a few people to deal with the scene, and after gathering his men, he marched in a large force towards the Fang family.
He had to capture Fang Sihai and Fang Han, otherwise, Yanming City would really be turned upside down by the Fang family.
So, just as dawn was breaking, Ye Zhong led his men, once again radiating murderous intent, to the gate of the Fang family mansion.
The person on duty at this moment was none other than Old Xu, who was extremely loyal to the Fang family.
Old Xu and the others dared not stop the imposing city lord Ye Zhong, so they had no choice but to open the door.
Ye Zhong and several dozen others rode horses and filed into the Fang family mansion.
"Immediately summon Fang Gaoyang, Fang Zhendong, Fang Sihai, and Fang Han to see me."
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