Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 373 - 352: Vermilion Bird Kicks the Door!

Chapter 373: Chapter 352: Vermilion Bird Kicks the Door!

"I really hope that Zhang San gets taken away by the Left Valiant Guard and never comes back, so we won’t have to keep watch here every day!"

"Tell me about it, I just ran into a delicate Hu Lady in Pingkang Fang, you have no idea, Hu women are so fair, and so well-endowed! Tsk tsk tsk..."

"What’s the use of talking about that now when we’re still stuck here in the cold wind keeping watch?"

"Wait, who’s that? It looks like someone from our family..."

At this moment, the Town Demon Office’s martial artists, who were keeping watch outside Zhang San’s door, suddenly noticed someone else keeping watch not far away, and it seemed that the person was also from the Baili Family.

A few exchanged glances and walked over, and the few people opposite also approached them when they saw them coming over.

"What’s the meaning of this? Here to start trouble, are you?"

"What about you guys? What do you think you’re doing here?"

"I see what this is, you’re just here to cause trouble!"

"Although we’re all from the Baili Family, we are aligned differently now, serving different masters!"

The Town Martial Office and the Town Demon Office’s martial artists, both secretly surveilling Zhang San’s house, were at odds, and a fight broke out on the street.

Zhang San saw from a distance that people were fighting at his doorstep.

One woman fought as if she were dancing, and as she jumped around, her ample, fair attributes bounced out! It was indecent!

I hate that I didn’t manage to use Feng Chengying in time; otherwise, I would’ve recorded it to have a good critique session tonight.

As for the others fighting, Zhang San didn’t understand why they couldn’t just move a bit closer to his front door, maybe even bump into it by chance.

The previous door had been smashed to pieces by the Vermilion Bird’s kick yesterday, replaced by a temporary makeshift wooden one, which was not of good quality.

He would have to choose two new, good door panels to fix the door later.

He didn’t dare ask the Vermilion Bird for compensation, but if these martial artists helped him commit insurance fraud, wouldn’t he save some money?

Seeing that although these people were fighting, they were not using lethal moves, just scuffling, Zhang San, unimpressed, shook his head and vaulted over the wall into his courtyard.

Meanwhile, Hu Xingxiang was in the courtyard, swinging under a mulberry tree.

"Enjoying yourself?"

Zhang San walked over to Hu Xingxiang and asked.

Hu Xingxiang turned her head toward Zhang San and smiled faintly, saying, "I know San Lang has great skills and certainly won’t be in trouble. I just need to wait at home. Naturally, it’s enjoyable."

Walking over, Zhang San grabbed the rope of the swing and pulled out a golden hairpin from the Gluttonous Bag.

"Today, I acknowledged a godmother when I went out. I think she might be the mother of Lady Yu, who I reckon is my sister. Probably. She gave me a golden hairpin, and it looks beautiful and valuable, so I thought of gifting it to you."

Hu Xingxiang looked at the pattern on the golden hairpin, and although she didn’t recognize what kind of flower it was, she found it pretty and was very happy.

"San Lang, put it on."

"Huh!?"

"Help me put on the golden hairpin."

"Oh. I was just pondering where it would look best." Zhang San quickly replied, hiding the momentary confusion and embarrassment.

"Wherever San Lang puts it, I’ll like it."

Zhang San didn’t want to talk; he just tried his best not to think of certain images.

Contrary to the tranquility and beauty within Zhang San’s residence at the moment, over in the Eastern Palace, the Crown Prince was frantically smashing things in his chamber.

He didn’t stop until there was nothing left to smash around him.

And Han Yanqiu, standing by, merely watched silently, not daring to say anything.

"That scoundrel Zhang San! I just don’t get it, how could the Empress take in such a coarse man as her godson? Besides being better looking than me, in what way is Zhang San superior? And yet the Empress says that one day he should call me big brother? I don’t want such a brother!"

At that moment, Han Yanqiu knew that in reality, the Empress was helping the Crown Prince.

If Zhang San could really reconcile with the Crown Prince through the Empress’s relationship, with Zhang San’s support, the Crown Prince would certainly gain a powerful ally.

Ultimately, the Crown Prince only valued personal loyalty, which is why he had gathered a bunch of incompetent loudmouths under his command.

It all started with the incident on Chuan-Yu Road. The Crown Prince wanted to cover it up and thus planned to target Zhang San.

But now it seemed that the Kaihuang had helped the Crown Prince hide the affair.

The Crown Prince simply couldn’t accept that, as the heir, he had never been defied, never been unable to do what he wanted, and now was facing such a thorn like Zhang San, which only intensified his hatred.

Even the Han Family was dragged into the mess because of this, risking his own brother Han Yanxia’s life.

But Han Yanqiu didn’t feel like reminding him; after the Crown Prince had vented his anger by smashing things and calmed down, Han Yanqiu finally spoke up.

"Crown Prince, there’s no need for anger. We have been arranging a plot against Zhang San recently. Once everything is in place, it will be a fatal blow. It doesn’t matter if Empress Dugu adopts Zhang San as her son. Even if he were an adopted son raised by Kaihuang himself, if he were to join a treacherous force like the Heavenly Punishment Sect, he deserves to die and will indeed meet his death!"

Hearing Han Yanqiu’s words, the Crown Prince took a deep breath and felt much relieved.

At that moment, Yun Shengxu rushed in from outside, laughing heartily as he ran as if he were a Qiongqi.

"Ha ha ha... Congratulations, Crown Prince! Best wishes, Crown Prince!"

The Crown Prince, hearing that there was good news and that the one rushing in was Yun Shengxu, excitedly asked, "Has Concubine Yun given birth?"

After asking, the Crown Prince realized that it seemed too early for that to happen.

Seeing that the only people in the bedchamber were the Crown Prince and Han Yanqiu and that there were no outsiders present, Yun Shengxu spoke directly, "Crown Prince, I have already made contact with the person in charge of the Heavenly Punishment Sect in Capital, Liang Zhangjian. He just informed me that he has taken control of all the Heavenly Punishment Sect members within the Capital who are unwilling to betray. Next, they can fully commit to the Crown Prince."

Han Yanqiu was startled to hear this, then immediately delighted.

"Crown Prince, if you manage to persuade the leader of the Heavenly Punishment Sect in the Capital and his subordinates, that would be a great achievement! Moreover, with these people’s help, what’s there to worry about fabricating evidence of Zhang San’s collusion with the Heavenly Punishment Sect?"

Previously, the Crown Prince had only thought about undermining the power of the Heavenly Punishment Sect, so he could go before his father and claim credit for himself.

He hadn’t expected to be able to kill two birds with one stone this time.

"Good! Let’s do that!"

Han Yanqiu immediately said to Yun Shengxu, "When is Mr. Yun going to meet with the Heavenly Punishment Sect people? I hope you can take me with you. I want to strategize with them on how to ensnare Zhang San in a hopeless death trap!"

"Mr. Yun just sent word that he settled everything last night. We are meeting at a top restaurant in Jin City Fang at noon. Brother Han, you should come as well!"

Han Yanqiu, upon hearing the news, was even happier than the Crown Prince.

After all, a fabricated case is still just a fabrication.

But with the people from the Heavenly Punishment Sect involved, they could turn the fabrication into reality!

At noon, disguised in long robes, Yun Shengxu and Han Yanqiu arrived at a renowned restaurant in Jin City Fang.

The people from the Heavenly Punishment Sect had already booked the entire restaurant.

Yun Shengxu brought an unfamiliar person inside, causing a stir among the followers of the Heavenly Punishment Sect at the restaurant.

Liang Zhangjian angrily said, "Mr. Yun, who is this? I’ve never seen him before!"

Han Yanqiu removed his hood and greeted the hundred or so martial artists of the Heavenly Punishment Sect present in the restaurant with a clasped fist and a bow, "I am Han Yanqiu from the Han Family, here to aid the Crown Prince. Today, I come to discuss how we can assist the Crown Prince in his worries, offering you all a chance at great merit."

Liang Zhangjian, having betrayed the Heavenly Punishment Sect to side with the Crown Prince, did so because he found life in the sect to be meager, yet every day he gathered information throughout the Capital, he saw a world full of gluttons exploiting their power to fill their coffers.

He was not willing to stay unnoticed like a sparrow in the Capital forever; he too wanted to enter the imperial court and gain power.

Now hearing about the opportunity for merit, he was naturally delighted.

"What merit is that?"

"The Crown Prince is discontent with a man from the Town Martial Office named Zhang San. You must have heard of him. If we can gather evidence of his collusion with the Heavenly Punishment Sect, eliminating him will significantly reward us by the Crown Prince!"

As Han Yanqiu spoke, he pulled out a portrait of Zhang San.

Suddenly, one of Liang Zhangjian’s subordinates was shocked.

"How could it be him?"

Liang Zhangjian immediately asked, "Have you seen this man?"

The one who had just spoken stepped forward, inspecting the portrait of Zhang San drawn by Han Yanqiu. After a brief moment, he exclaimed in shock, "This man seems to be the Saint Heir of our Heavenly Punishment Sect."

Hearing this, everyone at the scene was astonished.

Han Yanqiu gasped.

"You must be certain. If he truly is the Saint Heir of the Heavenly Punishment Sect, capturing him would be an enormous feat! With such a merit, all of you will be able to walk tall not just in the Capital but throughout the entire Great Sui!"

The reason these people from the Heavenly Punishment Sect were willing to betray it was that they had seen too much of the opulent life in the Capital and did not wish to live in poverty forever.

Looking again at the portrait in Han Yanqiu’s hands, they realized this was not just about the sect’s heir; it was the promise of enormous wealth and honor!

Just then, the restaurant’s main door was smashed open with a bang.

A woman in a red robe with reddish-brown hair loose on her shoulders strode in.

"Who are you?" Liang Zhangjian, having not seen this woman before, nevertheless sensed an immensely dangerous aura about her.

The woman slowly raised her hand, and a blade formed of flames materialized in her palm.

"For the Emperor, they subdue martial artists far and wide. For the good of all under heaven, the Town Martial Office draws its sword!"

The next moment, all the windows of the restaurant that were previously sealed were shattered, and a multitude of martial artists from the Town Martial Office surged in!