sovbooks Chapter 49 Tianli Sect
Chapter 49 Tianli Sect
What is the Embroidered Uniform Guard?
The highest intelligence agency of the Ming Dynasty is arrogant, domineering, and powerful; strangers should stay away.
The Dongchang Hutong, where the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was located, was as deserted as a ghost alley during the day.
At the same time, the Embroidered Uniform Guard also had enemies all over the world.
Cults, evil gods, corrupt officials, the four barbarian tribes, rebellious princes, local tyrants, monks and temples—anything that had a conflict of interest with the Ming Dynasty saw the Embroidered Uniform Guard as an enemy.
The Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) in Henan Province gathered all the families together, forming a town, and armed them to the teeth because in the past, cultists had instigated the army to defect and assemble a large-scale armed force to besiege this place.
The Thousand Households paid a heavy price for this before they were able to make the decision to build it into a fortress.
The headquarters of the Imperial Guard in Beijing was once attacked, and even the Forbidden City was attacked by cultists from the Heavenly Principle Sect.
Therefore, the Northern and Southern Garrison Divisions of the Embroidered Uniform Guard were heavily guarded, with countless overt and covert sentries.
When Chang Yuan drew his gun and aimed it at the beggar, the sentries of the Southern Garrison Command sounded the alarm.
When Chang Yuan fired his gun, the elite superhumans of the North and South Garrison Command immediately sprang into action, scaling the high walls and leaping directly to Chang Yuan's vicinity, subtly surrounding the elite cavalry squad.
A superhuman with the rank of chiliarch asked, "Sir, what happened here?"
"And what's the deal with this beggar?"
Gao Su and the others all looked at Chang Yuan. They didn't actually know what had happened; they were just following their captain's actions to control the target.
Chang Yuan first introduced himself before replying, "Lord Commander, I sensed this beggar watching me as I entered the Eastern Depot."
"It's not just a casual glance, but a careful observation with a critical eye."
"As we walked out of the alley empty-handed, he glanced at me again in a secretive way."
"Perhaps he was careless and couldn't hide the hostility in his eyes, which triggered my instinct to retaliate."
The extraordinary individual with the rank of commander of a thousand narrowed his eyes slightly: "Where is the person you knocked down?"
Chang Yuan said, "When the situation was under control, he suddenly stood up and shouted, and his aura had a subtle connection with that of the beggar."
"I judged that they were in cahoots, and that the shouting was to create chaos and help the beggar escape."
"To prevent chaos and to maintain control of the target, I shot and killed him."
The extraordinary individual with the rank of Thousand-Household Commander: "Down with him?"
Chang Yuan said, "My bullet hit his chest, but it didn't damage his heart or lungs; instead, it passed through the narrow gap between them."
"That shot will paralyze him, but it will definitely not kill him on the spot."
The extraordinary person with the title of Thousand-Household Commander turned around and looked at the extraordinary person who was checking the condition of the wounded, confirming that the situation was the same as what Chang Yuan had said.
He turned around and exclaimed, "Excellent marksmanship!"
"But you did fire the gun in the capital after all. This is under the emperor's nose, in front of the Imperial Guard. I have no right to decide your reward, punishment, or fate."
"Hand over your weapons and await the judgment of your superiors."
"Yes."
Chang Yuan did not resist or appeal, but obediently handed over his revolver, bullets, and a spare dagger and a small knife.
The Imperial Guards of the Imperial Guard Squad handed over their revolvers and their own unique weapons.
Han Ye wielded a three-section spear, Li Hui wielded two thin-bladed short knives, Qiu Yixin wielded an iron ruler, and Gao Su wielded a palm thunderbolt.
The uniquely shaped palm-sized thunderbolt caught the attention of the extraordinary individuals from the Northern Garrison Command.
"What is this thing?"
"The Palm Thunder is a miniature version of the Warrior of Ten Thousand Men."
"Could it explode?"
"able!"
"There's no fuse, and no primer..."
"The fire cap is inside the iron shell. My extraordinary ability is telekinesis, which allows me to activate the fire cap through the iron shell."
"...Very insightful."
"Why are there dents carved into the outer shell of the palm-sized thunderbolt?"
"The captain said that carving dents would make it explode into even smaller pieces."
"The smaller the fragments, the easier it is to cause serious damage to the enemy, and they won't fly too far to cause friendly fire."
"You Henan Provincial Police...you really have some ideas!"
Gunfire in the capital was no small matter, and the large-scale mobilization of the Embroidered Uniform Guard would not have limited its control to just the streets at both ends of Dongchang Hutong.
A large number of Imperial Guards rushed out of the North and South Garrison Commands in an orderly manner at top speed. Some even rode their iron steeds to several streets and lined up to guard all the entrances and exits of the streets.
The sudden action of the Embroidered Uniform Guard did not cause widespread panic.
It was not uncommon for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to be mobilized in large numbers. Instead of being afraid, people discussed it with great interest, wondering which high-ranking official had committed a crime, or which vice minister, minister, or grand secretary had offended the emperor.
Because many people knew that there would be a body search soon, they were already emptying their pockets and displaying all their belongings.
Some merchants from other places were completely bewildered and quietly asked the people around them what had happened.
Although the crowd was panicked, they were not afraid and did not panic.
But among the controlled crowd, there was a pair of merchants hiding in a shop who were truly terrified.
Watching the Imperial Guards rush past, Hu Chen asked in a low voice, "What are the Imperial Guards' henchmen doing? Are they on some kind of mission, or have they discovered us?"
Hu Yuan shook his head slightly: "I don't know, but there were shots fired just now, and so many Imperial Guards were mobilized, something big must have happened."
"It's a pity that our followers in the Embroidered Uniform Guard were discovered, otherwise we could have asked him what exactly happened."
Hu Chen sighed, "Yeah, I don't know how we got discovered."
"If that person were still alive and well, we wouldn't be foolishly lingering in Dongchang Hutong, desperately searching for an opportunity to infiltrate the Embroidered Uniform Guard."
"Brother, what do we do now?"
Hu Yuan said, "Wait."
They were followers of the Heavenly Principles Sect in northern Ming Dynasty, sent by their leader to investigate why the follower who had been promoted to the rank of Assistant Commander had suddenly disappeared.
At the same time, they also shoulder the important task of arranging for believers to infiltrate the Embroidered Uniform Guard again!
The Hu brothers waited anxiously for a while, only to find that the situation seemed to be getting worse.
Large numbers of Imperial Guards blocked off the streets, placing fences at every intersection and even sealing off the alleyways.
Hu Yuan was the first to realize something was wrong: "Brother, this is bad!"
"These hounds seem to be coming for us?"
Hu Chen also became alert, but reassured him, "Brother, we should be fine. There are seven main streets, six alleys, and eighteen lanes around here, with several thousand people living here. No matter how keen the Jinyiwei's dogs are, they won't be able to find us for a while."
Hu Yuan said, "No, our travel permits can't withstand scrutiny. We can't just sit here and wait to die."
"Leave through the back door first, then see if there are any alleys that aren't blocked off, or find a secluded courtyard to hide in."
Hu Chen was persuaded and followed Hu Yuan out of the shop through the back door, climbed over the wall and jumped to the other side of the alley, slowly walking with the sparse pedestrians in the alley.
But they hadn't gone far when they saw that the alley entrance was blocked. The two were so frightened that they quickly lowered their heads, turned around and ran through the alley, trying to escape from the other end.
However, this alley is a dead end, with a wall standing at the end.
Without hesitation, Hu Yuan accelerated and sprinted forward, using the wall as leverage to jump. He reached out and pushed half of his body onto the top of the wall, then turned gracefully and cleared the high wall.
Hu Chen tried to imitate him, using the momentum to jump onto the wall, but almost collided with Hu Yuan who was climbing back down.
"They have Imperial Guards and their henchmen over there too!"
The two men said nothing more and quickly ran back, only to be met by a group of Imperial Guards searching for them.
As the menacing Imperial Guards rushed towards them, the Hu brothers exchanged helpless glances, but saw the fear of death in each other's eyes.
Can't run away.