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The moonlight, as silvery as silver, coated the blue brick floor of the prefectural government office's backyard with a thin layer of silvery white.

The orange lanterns were already lit, and bathed in their warm light, Mu Yang walked to the courtyard gate.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps approached.

Normally at this time, apart from one or two night patrol officers, there would be almost no other footsteps.

"People from the Six Doors...?"

Thinking of Shen Chongyuan's words, Mu Yang had a guess in his mind.

He pushed open the courtyard gate, but instead of closing it as usual, he left it wide open, walked straight to the stone bench in the courtyard, sat down, and then casually took out a book from his sleeve.

This position allows him to see people outside the courtyard, and people outside the courtyard can also see him at a glance.

Soon, a voice rang out: "My lords, although these courtyards are empty, they are regularly cleaned and maintained. There are bedding and various daily necessities available. If you need anything, you can always order the guards on duty outside the courtyards to take care of it."

The speaker was wearing the uniform of a police chief, and was also a semi-acquaintance of Mu Yang's, the chief of the second shift—Jiang Zhao.

Through the courtyard gate, Mu Yang saw him carrying a lantern, walking sideways beside the group, talking to them.

There were six people beside him.

The two people standing at the front, a man and a woman, each had an iron token hanging from their waists, and their collars and cuffs were embroidered with blue patterns.

The four people following behind had wooden tokens tied around their waists and blue patterns on their cuffs.

Two fifth-order, four fourth-order.

Among them were several faces that Mu Yang had seen that afternoon.

It was Yu Sheng, with his eerie, youthful face, and the three young men he had taken away with the glass beads.

As Mu Yang observed them, they also noticed Mu Yang sitting in the courtyard.

Upon seeing Mu Yang's Demon Slayer uniform, the expressions of several of them darkened visibly.

The woman standing next to Yu Sheng, in particular, clearly showed her disgust.

"Why are the people from the Demon Slayer Division living in the courtyard of the county government office?" Wei Duoduo stopped and questioned Jiang Zhao.

Jiang Zhao was taken aback.

No, what's wrong with the people from the Demon Slayer Division living here?

Jiang Zhao, unaware of the feud between the Demon Slayer Bureau and the Six Doors, was completely bewildered.

Seeing that the other party seemed about to make a move, Jiang Zhao immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "Captain Mu was also a constable by training. Although he later joined the Demon Slaying Division, he has always lived in the backyard of our county government. If you gentlemen mind that there are people next door, there are plenty of empty rooms a little further away."

Mu Yang is a first-class demon-hunting captain in the Demon-Slaying Division.

At such a young age and with such strength, the fact that he is acting alongside Yuan Yuan must mean he has earned Lord Yuan's approval.

He didn't know what would happen to the people from the Six Doors if he let this go, and he was afraid he would be in big trouble!

"By..."

Wei Duoduo wanted to say something more, but Yu Sheng raised her hand to interrupt her: "Alright, it's just temporary accommodation, no need to waste time. If there's anything, we can talk about it during the Fudi election."

Upon hearing Yu Sheng's words, Wei Duoduo's expression clearly froze for a moment.

You're always the most troublesome one. Before coming here, you even led a group to cause trouble outside the Demon Slaying Division. And now you're turning around and accusing me?

Despite her confusion, Wei Duoduo quieted down when she thought of Yu Sheng's strength. She stopped talking and just stared at Mu Yang for a few moments, as if trying to remember his face.

In fact, Yu Sheng had no intention of stopping it at first.

But after Wei Duoduo showed hostility towards Mu Yang, Yu Sheng's heart skipped a beat for no reason.

It evoked a feeling of heart palpitations, like one experienced in the woods on an afternoon.

He then hurriedly spoke up to stop him.

"Could it be that the Demon Slayer Bureau has sent people to secretly monitor us?" Yu Sheng wondered to himself.

"pity......"

Seeing Yu Sheng, Wei Duoduo, and the others follow Jiang Zhao into the two courtyards next door, Mu Yang regretfully dispersed the true energy from his fingertips.

He had originally thought that if the other party made a move, he could take the moral high ground and carry out a "righteous confiscation".

Unexpectedly, the other party gave up.

"Never mind, let's go do Dreamweaver..."

..................

Meanwhile, in the Yuan family study.

Soft light illuminated the study, where the tall and slender Yuan Yin was still wearing a gray-blue robe.

At this moment, he is holding a vermilion pen, sitting at a mahogany square table, looking through a topographic map.

A night breeze blew in through the open window, bringing a touch of coolness.

After a moment, Yuan Yin suddenly put down his vermilion brush and said calmly, "This friend has come to visit so late at night, is there something you need?"

The unhurried voice was particularly clear in the study at night.

The next moment, a gentle breeze swept by, stirring a corner of the map and causing it to tremble slightly.

Along with the trembling of the map, a similarly tall and thin figure leaned against the door frame.

He was dressed in a dark, close-fitting outfit, with purple patterns embroidered on the collar and cuffs, and a bronze token hanging at his waist, which gleamed dimly in the candlelight.

He was a man who looked to be in his early thirties.

Short hair, no eyebrows, cold face.

A short, unguarded blade, about the length of a forearm, was also hanging horizontally behind his waist.

Meeting Yuan Yin's gaze, he remained calm and said indifferently, "As expected of Yuan Zhisha, your perception is indeed sharp."

Yuan Yin ignored the other party's praise and simply sighed to himself, "I never expected that even a top disciple of the Shuoyin Sect would join the Six Doors."

The Shuoyin Sect, one of the three sects on par with the Canglan Sect, is also a top power in Liangzhou. It is known for its skill in using the unarmored short sword and its expertise in assassination.

Among the top-tier forces, it is the sect with the fewest members, the highest average quality, and the deepest hidden location.

"He's nothing but a disgraced disciple of the sect, unworthy of the title 'high'," Nie Chi said calmly.

Having said that, he seemed to have no intention of continuing the pleasantries, and said, "Since Yuan Zhisha is Xu Zhenfu's disciple, he should already know the purpose of my visit today."

Yuan Yin laughed, looking at Nie Chi: "Your Six Doors have quite the appetite, even wanting to get your hands on the ownership of blessed lands in the border regions."

Nie Chi ignored Yuan Yin's sarcasm and said to himself, "Since Yuan Zhisha knows, it saves me the trouble of explaining."

"Based on the grand election in the Blessed Land three days from now, the top three from each of the fourth and fifth tiers will be selected. If our Six Doors has a larger share, the Cold Pool Blessed Land will then be under the control of our Six Doors. Otherwise, it will remain under your Demon Slaying Division. What do you say, Yuan Zhi Sha Yi?"

Yuan Yin did not answer immediately, but picked up the still warm tea on the table, took a small sip, and then put it back.

A moment later, Yuan Yin's calm voice rang out in the study: "We'll see."

A night breeze rustled through the books on the table once again.

Yuan Yin stared silently at the empty doorway, sighing inwardly.

"Is the expansion of the Six Doors happening this fast...?"