Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 289 - 278: Impersonating an Official of the Ministry of Punishment! What Should the Crime Be?

Chapter 289: Chapter 278: Impersonating an Official of the Ministry of Punishment! What Should the Crime Be?

The little boy heard the woman calling him, but his face was filled with blankness.

He had never seen this woman before, so why was she crying so heart-wrenchingly upon seeing him?

Moreover...

The little boy once again felt that sour sensation in his heart.

He did not know what this feeling was, for he had never experienced such a strange sensation since he became sentient.

It seemed that this woman ought to know him.

But for some reason, the little boy felt that he should keep his distance from this woman.

Although he had been drawn here because he sensed something searching for him, something that was beckoning his soul to come closer.

But the power that was searching for him did not come from the woman; it seemed more likely to come from the young man who was supporting her.

The little boy glanced at Zhang San, then with a leap, disappeared into the vastness of the night.

At that moment, the clouds dispersed, and under the bright moonlight, only the lament of a heartbroken mother lingered, unable to fade away.

The next morning, upon waking up, Zhang San found that the woman and the person beside her had already left.

Shang Bufa and others who had been on night watch handed Zhang San a letter.

After opening the letter, Zhang San discovered it was from the sister he had acknowledged the night before. She was the family head of the Yu Family in Daxing City and told him if he ever encountered any troubles, he could seek her out.

After reading the letter, Zhang San quietly asked Shang Bufa, "What does the Yu Family do?"

Shang Bufa was startled, his face showing surprise as he said, "The Yu Family is the wealthiest merchant in the Capital. What? The sister you acknowledged yesterday isn’t the Yu Family’s eldest daughter, is she!?"

At this moment, Shang Bufa’s gaze towards Zhang San was filled with envy.

Although in this era, scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants were ranked, and merchants were still looked down upon within the entire social hierarchy.

But after all, merchants are wealthy, and those in the Capital who are rich enough to do business and do it on such a grand scale definitely have more than just money.

This kind of network even made Shang Bufa, who was born into a merchant clan, somewhat envious.

Afterward, everyone packed up and left the dilapidated residence to head towards Daxing City in the Capital.

After entering the city, Shang Bufa bid farewell to Zhang San and the others.

After all, Zhang San and his company were heading to the Town Martial Office to report in, and then wait for the summon from the higher-ups.

Whereas Shang Bufa and his men had to return to the Ministry of Punishment to respond to their duties.

Therefore, not long after they entered through the West Gate, Shang Bufa left with the Ministry of Punishment’s men and said farewell to Zhang San and his companions.

Although Shang Bufa’s task had not gone smoothly this time, he felt that meeting a friend like Zhang San was worth it.

He only hoped that Zhang San and his party would be able to turn peril into safety.

After parting ways, Zhang San and his group walked a few steps forward, and Zhang San looked at Third Miss Gan, asking, "Big Sister, which way should we go?"

Third Miss Gan was taken aback and asked in return, "You don’t know?"

"It’s my first time in the Capital, how would I know. Haven’t you been here before? Don’t you know?"

"I had contacted the Chief in advance then, so the Chief came out of the city to meet me. I don’t know the way either!"

After both had spoken, their eyes swept over the people beside them, finally resting on Ximen Jinxing’s face.

Ximen Jinxing laughed awkwardly with a bit of embarrassment.

"My relationship with my father isn’t very good, we often fight, so where he works in which Government Office, I really don’t know."

The group looked at one another, each face perplexed.

Who would have thought that the martial artists from the Town Martial Office, upon entering the Capital, would actually not know where their own Government Office was located.

At this moment, Ling sighed helplessly and said, "Follow me."

No one ever imagined that Ling knew the way.

However, just as Ling was leading everyone a few steps away, they saw more than a dozen men from the Ministry of Punishment approaching them head-on, almost forming a single line as they marched over with an overwhelming presence.

Seeing this, the bystanders immediately hid under the Fang Wall.

"I am Han Yanxia, a Yuanwai Lang from the Ministry of Punishment, ordered to summon all of you to the Ministry for an investigation regarding the negligent escort of officials on the Chuan-Yu Road!"

While the two Yuanwai Langs saluted with clasped fists, the eleven martial artists from the Ministry of Punishment standing behind them had already placed their hands on the Horizontal Blades at their waists, clearly ready to strike at any moment.

Zhang San returned the salute with a smile, asking, "We from the Town Martial Office answer directly to Kaihuang and the Emperor, the orders from the Ministry of Punishment, it seems, do not apply to us, do they?"

Zhang San felt something was amiss. Logically, if they knew they were arriving at the Capital today, they should have come over while Shang Bufa was still there, since with Shang Bufa present, any discussion would have been easier.

But now, just after parting ways with Shang Bufa, these two Yuanwai Langs from the Ministry of Punishment came with their people, showing such a menacing stance, something was definitely not right.

So, naturally, they could not go with them.

"What? Sir, do you intend to arrest us? Resisting arrest is a serious crime!"

Han Yanxia roared with wide eyes.

On the side, Zheng Zaisuang watched Zhang San with a smiling, schadenfreude expression on his face.

Third Miss Gan, however, remained silent, clearly having left the matter for Zhang San to handle.

Zhang San asked with a smile, "So you two claim to be Yuanwai Langs from the Ministry of Punishment; do you have any evidence to prove it?"

"How audacious!" Zheng Zaisuang shouted furiously, "Does the Ministry need to provide verification for our actions to you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang San was certain that these people had neither the authority to arrest nor take them away, otherwise, they would have presented it already.

They wouldn’t need to be blustering and glaring here.

"The Town Martial Office is directly under Kaihuang, commanded by the Emperor to supervise martial artists across the land. Today, upon first arrival in the Capital, we encounter thirteen martial artists impersonating officers of the Ministry of Punishment, such audacity! Men, arrest them and bring them back to the Town Martial Office to await judgment! Should they dare to resist arrest in public, kill them!"

Following Zhang San’s command, the atmosphere on the street instantly became icy cold.

Many passersby realized that something major was happening and quickly moved farther away before continuing to watch the commotion.

"You dare, Zhang San, to accuse the Ministry’s men of wrongdoing! Brother Han, let’s take him down together— capture this Zhang San first!"

Zheng Zaisuang said as he drew his Horizontal Blade.

Han Yanqiu also unsheathed his Horizontal Blade.

The dozen or so martial artists from the Ministry of Punishment behind them followed suit, drawing their weapons.

However, the moment their blades were drawn, Zhang San struck with lightning speed.

As the Blade Intent surged, it was combined with the Tiger’s Life Spirit Gang and the Wind Series Blade Technique in a sweeping horizontal slash.

Pu—

His blade swept across, and there was a silent spurt of scarlet.

All the bystanders nearby, as well as many people from the Town Martial Office, did not expect Zhang San, with one strike, to slice all thirteen opponents in half at the waist.

As thirteen bodies fell to the ground, from a distance, the watching Horse Washer Yun Shengxu inwardly cursed their luck!

He only intended for the Zheng Family to coax the Han Family into testing Zhang San and his group, not for the children of both families to end up dead by the test!

Now, the situation had escalated severely!