Scourge Messenger

Chapter 19: Job Change to Courier
Three days later, in Chang'an City, Duke of Jin's Mansion, Broken Blade Hall.

Broken Blade Hall was where the Duke of Jin, the pharmacist Moke, practiced his martial arts. The name, meaning "rest only after a broken blade," reveals the dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of broken blades embedded within, a testament to Moke's diligent training. However, ever since he assumed the role of regent, he's been preoccupied with government affairs and hasn't set foot in the hall for many years. It wasn't until three years ago, when the pharmacist offered to use the area to form the Embroidered Uniform Guard, that the hall began to hear the sounds of rustling swordsmanship once again.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard was not an official organization of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and even few people in Chang'an City knew about it. Even the pharmacist Moke did not take it seriously. However, since the pharmacist wanted to secretly raise assassins, he just let her do it.

But Yaoshiyuan, with the help of his father's money and resources, quickly made the Embroidered Uniform Guard a powerful force. The Great Zhou Dynasty lacked talented individuals, but only lacked skilled mentors. Yaoshiyuan simply offered a ladder to ascend the social ladder, and countless people rushed to climb it. Today, the Embroidered Uniform Guard boasts 220 members, the lowest rank of "Iron Embroiders," 16 first-rank "Bronze Embroiders," and three second-rank "Silver Embroiders." This constitutes a considerable force within the Chang'an region.

Now the three Silver Embroidered were kneeling in the Broken Blade Hall, their faces filled with shame, unable to face the lord who had promoted them.

"Three days ago, you said you would find the spy in Anguo Temple within three days," Yao Shiyuan said calmly. "Now, three days have passed, and you don't even have a clue?"

"Master," Yin Xiu said, "We've checked the roster of monks at Anguo Temple over the past year. Aside from a forty-year-old monk transferred from the county three months ago and the passing of three monks this year, there haven't been any other changes at Anguo Temple, let alone any suspicious newcomers."

"Is there anything suspicious?"

The silver embroiderers looked at each other and said, "There is one thing I don't know..."

"Say!"

"We discovered that every once in a while, several dignitaries would visit Anguo Temple late at night and stay overnight, not leaving until the next day. Duke Qin was the most frequent visitor, followed by Duke Qianjin, the Earl of Huairen County, and others."

"Is there a list?"

Yin Xiu quickly handed over a list, and Yao Shiyuan glanced at it. It listed the names and the number of times they visited Anguo Temple late at night. The one with the most visits was Qin Jungong Yao Shizhi, who had visited Anguo Temple ten times in the past six months.

She knew Yaoshi Zhi well: a greedy, cruel, treacherous, treacherous, and rebellious man. Unfortunately, he had the good fortune to be reborn as the current emperor's half-brother. If Yaoshi Zhi's example wasn't enough, then the names on the list like Yuwen Xuan, Li Bao, and Helan Ken were even more significant. All of them were notorious for their aggressiveness and ruthlessness. Nothing good could come of them together.

However, at the end of the list, there was a name that she was most familiar with——

"Duke of Jin, once."

At this moment, Yao Shiyuan suddenly recalled a conversation they had had a year prior. The Embroidered Uniform Guard had received word of human trafficking at the Anguo Temple, and Yao Shiyuan, seeing this as an opportunity to crack down on Buddhism, excitedly sought out her father for advice. However, her father sternly warned her to drop her investigation into the Anguo Temple, or he would withdraw his support for the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

After a brief silence, Yao Shiyuan placed the list on a long-burning candle on the table. When the list burned to ashes, she said calmly, "You can go out."

The silver embroiderers left the place as if they had been pardoned.

Yao Shiyuan turned his head and looked at the sword enshrined on top in the Broken Sword Hall.

This is the only unbroken sword in the Broken Sword Hall. It was the weapon that Pharmacist Moke used when he first went into the battlefield. The blade is rusty and scarred, and there are many notches on the blade, which shows how brutal Pharmacist Moke's first battle was.

In the past, when the pharmacist saw this sword, he would show great respect because it was a symbol of his father's bravery; but now, when the pharmacist saw this sword, he could only see its wear, tear and decay.

"Father, I will not allow the Pharmacist clan to be humiliated."

She said word by word, "Absolutely not."

Returning to her own courtyard, Yaoshiyuan summoned two maids to apply makeup and wrap her chest. By the time she was ready, her appearance had changed drastically. The layers of armor and lining concealed her features, and she suddenly looked like a dusty young man.

A theft operation inevitably requires revealing one's identity, so as long as one can conceal one's own identity, it will be an excellent information gap. If the true identities of the other three can be determined, then the Thieves' House will be hers!

First it was the house of thieves, then Chang'an, Da Zhou, until the whole world... was in the palm of his hand!
The first step is to inherit Zhou Taizu's sword, Bingzi Jiaolin!
With the silent recitation of "house of thieves" in his mind, the pharmacist was willing to disappear from the room.

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The city that never sleeps.

Ying Rushi was sitting in a carriage heading towards the palace, but it hadn't gone far when it stopped. The driver said, "Sir, there's a carriage blocking our way."

"Get around him."

"I tried, but whenever I went around them, they followed suit, and they were stuck in front of us."

Ying Rushi lifted the curtain, and just then, the person in the carriage in front also lifted the curtain and looked back. The two looked at each other from a distance, and the man showed a hypocritical smile on his face: "Lord of Lecheng County, what a coincidence! Are you also going to see His Majesty? Do you need me to make way for you?"

"Yes, Master Yu." Ying Ru said calmly, "If Master Yu has any urgent matters, please go ahead."

Blocking the way in front of this imperial clan county lord was an actor named Yu Sun. But in terms of carriage and pomp, Yu Sun looked far more distinguished than she, even daring to block her, while Ying Ru Shi couldn't say anything.

All this was because Yu Sun was the entertainer the Emperor always called over to sing to entertain him when he played the pipa. He was in the Emperor's good graces, so few, not even the Prime Minister or powerful princes, dared to offend Yu Sun, let alone ordinary members of the imperial family like Ying Ru.

It just so happened that Yu Sun's nephew was rampant in Pingcheng and raped women. He was seen by Ying Rushi and killed. From then on, Yu Sun had a grudge against Ying Rushi and even spoke ill of Ying Rushi to the emperor many times, so that Ying Rushi is still only a county lord.

Ying Rushi could only avoid Yu Sun everywhere. Even though she was being humiliated by Yu Sun like this, she had no anger and took the initiative to retreat.

However, Yu Sun could only vent his anger in this small way. He shouted at the coachman to drive faster and he hurried to the palace to wait for the emperor to summon him.

At this moment, the ground of the Nevernight City shook slightly, the sound of horse hooves rumbled on the official road, and billowing smoke and dust rushed towards Yu Sun Yingru.

I saw a chariot speeding recklessly on the official road, followed closely by dozens of heavily armored evil ghost knights. Even their horses were covered in linked heavy armor. Even though there were only dozens of them, it was like a storm passing through, shaking the earth.

On the chariot in the front sat a woman with disheveled hair. Her hair fluttered in the wind, and the tips of her hair were burning, looking like countless fire snakes flying in the air.

The chariot saw a carriage on the road and didn't stop, ramming straight into it. Ying Ru, who was behind, had time to dodge, but Yu Sun's carriage was completely smashed apart, and both Yu Sun and the groom were thrown out, though unharmed—in the main city, they were almost completely immune to this kind of physical damage—and before Yu Sun could even stand up, a pair of slender hands grasped his head.

However, Yu Sun screamed.

His face was sizzling, like a piece of raw meat thrown onto a hot iron plate. He didn't dare break free, only shouting, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am Yusun! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" The man driving the chariot through the Never-Sleeping Capital was none other than Ying Le, the King of Qi.

She stared at Yusun and asked, "Do you know where you went wrong?"

"Wha, what?"

"Do you know where you went wrong?"

"I, a villain, deserve to die. I shouldn't have accepted bribes from King Gao Yang to speak for him!"

"anything else?"

"I shouldn't have asked Prime Minister Yang to promote my son to an official position! Ah, Your Majesty—"

Yu Sun's cheeks were almost charred by the high temperature, but Ying Le still held his face and asked expressionlessly, "What else?"

"I didn't know that I shouldn't have killed anyone, shouldn't have committed adultery with my sister-in-law, shouldn't...ah!"

Yu Sun screamed and fell to the ground. The flesh on his cheeks had melted into juice, revealing his ferocious teeth. He was breathing more out than in. Ying Le held a bloody tongue in her hand. Yu Sun's scream had just occurred when she had thrust her fingers into his mouth. Like a fiery iron clamp, it instantly went through the process of "scalding → carbonizing → breaking", making it look as if she had forcibly cut Yu Sun's tongue off.

The people living nearby had already taken refuge in their houses, and those who had no time to run knelt on the ground and trembled. Even though they were in the main city of Nevernight, which was protected by gods, they still felt no sense of security in front of the Emperor of Qi.

"What a nice tongue." Ying Le kissed the tongue and sighed, "It's a pity that it grows in the mouth of a criminal. I will miss your voice."

"The Duke of Lecheng County."

She didn't look at Ying Rushi, still looking at the tongue in her hand, and asked casually, "Do you know what he did wrong?"

Although Ying Le's tone was as relaxed as a casual conversation with her niece, Ying Rushi didn't dare to look up. A thick venomous malice surged over her, seemingly threatening to penetrate every pore of her being. Ying Rushi stepped out of the carriage, knelt on the ground, and said without hesitation, "No one except an official is allowed to ride in this carriage!"

"Yes, this is the law set by the late emperor. Although I like him very much, the law is the law. He is not an official, so he cannot ride in a carriage."

Ying Le casually stuffed his tongue into his clothes and pulled the reins hard. The black-headed horse, which was two people's height, roared and dragged the steel chariot out of the city.

When passing by Ying Rushi, Ying Le smiled kindly.

"Xiao Rushi, I'm looking forward to Bingzi Jiaolin."

Ying Rushi knelt on the ground until Ying Le's convoy drove away. She looked at Yu Sun's body not far away. Although someone who had a grudge against her died before her eyes, Ying Rushi was not happy at all.

Now she only wanted to rush to the thieves' house. Even if the thieves' house was full of strangers, it would make her feel more comfortable than the city that never sleeps.

"Go home."

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Jiangnan City.

"Brother, do I look good?"

Shang Qia looked up and saw his sister, his eyes instantly brightening. She wasn't dressed like a fashionable courtesan, but rather like a female martial arts messenger. She wore a short skirt with a long skirt, allowing for ease of movement and a youthful feel. She paired her top with shoulder and wrist guards, and a fitted, lightweight breastplate, giving her a sharp, yet beautiful look. She carried two rings on her back, the mandarin duck rings, her signature weapon.

"Beautiful!" Shang Xie praised it generously.

"Then I'm going out!"

"be careful!"

Shang Qia casually warned him, and it took him several seconds to react: "Wait, where are you going with all your armor on?!"

When Shang Qie ran out, he naturally couldn't find any trace of his sister Shang Xinlei.

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House of thieves.

Yan Qing watched the spiritual jade in his hand turn into powder, then he grasped the sliver straight knife, took a deep breath, and swung the knife at the practice doll in the room.

Zheng!
A moon ring passed by, leaving deep cracks on the training doll, but it recovered as before in the next second.

Yan Qing let out a long sigh. Although this weak power was of little help to his current situation,
"Finally, I became a messenger."

At the last moment before the theft mission began, Yan Qing finally broke through the boundaries of mortals and became a messenger who could hold extraordinary tokens!

I recommend a book called "The Tyrant and the Divinely Rich".

This is a pure love story with multiple female protagonists. The author said that it is a pure love story, but people under 18 are not allowed to read it.

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