Repugnant Gateway

Chapter 125

This was the first time Tantai Che had encountered such a person who dared to say no to the Board of Justice’s Timothy, and this person seemed to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Tritchard, of course, had heard of the struggle, and there were only a handful of people in Fang Cengcheng who had not heard of it.

Even those lonely palace maids in the Heavenly Temple would mention this in private. After Su Feihun and Feng Xiuzhu in the capital, Nie Qing produced an extraordinary young man to fight over.

The feelings of a young girl would always make a hero more perfect. An Zou wasn’t originally a particularly handsome person, but in their imaginations, An Zhe was a beautiful young man dressed in luxurious brocade clothes.

Ever since the Martial Arts Academy exam, when General Ying Yang Wang KaiTai’s iron-pear tree bow hit the target, rumors about the fight became even more miraculous. Some even said that the fight for revenge was a rare genius in a hundred years.

Tantai Che was not a young female. He was also a genius, so he knew even more about how difficult it was for a young man to become famous.

He knew about many rumors of An He’s, and truthfully speaking, he was very interested in this youngster.

This included the destruction of the charity center after the invasion, the teaching of the rascals, and the defeat of Ding Shengxia and Lan Jing.

Even the rough and heroic actions of the people of the Heavenly Awakening Sect in the capital, he had gone out of his way to understand them.

Tantai Che even thought that this was something that he could not do when he was young.

When he was young, who didn’t have such a dream?

Thus, he had a very good impression of An Zhe. Even though An Zhe looked at him seriously and seriously saying the word ‘can’t’, Tantai Che was still not angry.

“”I understand.””

After a moment of silence, Tantai Che said gently, “”If it was me, I would probably give the same answer.””

But that’s me looking at it from your point of view, just a hypothesis.

“”As lieutenant of the Board of Justice’s cavalry, I still have to work from my point of view.””

“”So?””

Tantai Che said, “”Thus, if you insist on not wanting me to, I will have no choice but to follow the rules of the Punishment Department.””

“”The so-called convention is to use force?””

Tantai Chen replied seriously, “”The Board of Justice is the law enforcement office of the imperial government. Therefore, the word ‘strong’ is the only way for the Board of Justice to investigate a case.””

An Zaixin asked, “”So will they die?””

Tantai Che was silent once again. He was clearly thinking about this very carefully, “”If … you don’t resist, of course you won’t.””

You are a disciple of the Martial Arts Academy, and you might even become a pillar of Great Yan, so of course I won’t do anything to you.

But where are your men?

Once they started fighting, casualties would be inevitable.

There’s one thing I need to make clear … If my people accidentally killed your people, that’s normal.

“”And if your people accidentally kill my people, then the consequences will be even worse.””

“”According to Great Yan’s law, killing the officials of the Board of Justice is one of the most serious crimes.””

An Zhan seemed to be deep in thought for a while, then he nodded. “”Therefore, for my people, I must agree.””

Tantai Che cupped his fists. “”Although the Board of Justice belongs to the law enforcement organization, I don’t like to force others to do things.””

In particular, you are not criminals.

That’s why I’m so patient and waiting for your agreement. I hope you can understand. “”

An Zhan didn’t say anything else. He turned around and kneeled down in front of the Spirit Chariot, “”Big brother San Ling, I was incompetent. After you die, you will still be disturbed by others.””

The people of the Heavenly Ascension Sect were speechless, and the commoners following behind them became more and more dissatisfied.

They began to jostle their way forward, pushing back the Tys who were blocking their way.

Tee’s riders drew their knives, but the indignant citizens ignored them.

They stood in a row, hand in hand, blocking Tick out like a solid dam.

Tantai Chun sighed, “”I’ve long heard that even though the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect has only just arrived in Fang Shoucheng, the people nearby all respect them.””

From the looks of it, most men wouldn’t be able to achieve what An Zaiyue had done at his age.

If you want the people to respect and love you, it is not a show.

“”These commoners who are humble and cautious in front of the authority of the imperial court, daring to face me head on with my long saber, it can only be said that the Heavenly Ascension Sect is too popular.””

The subordinate beside him asked, “”Lieutenant, what should we do?””

There are more than a thousand civilians here right now. If they were to fight, casualties would be inevitable. “”

At that moment, another group of cavalry charged out from Fang Shoucheng’s direction.

These cavalrymen had a different bearing compared to Tee’s.

The number of people was also around a hundred. They were all wearing light armor. Their speed was extremely fast and their killing intent was awe-inspiring.

On one side of these light armored cavalrymen hung a curved quiver of bows and arrows. On the other side hung a crossbow.

Their armors were very light, and they did not have any defensive abilities, but because of this, their cavalry’s speed was pushed to the limit.

Their sabers were hung on their backs, and on their left arms was a round cavalry shield that was more than a foot in length. Each of them seemed to have an imposing aura.

Even though there were only a hundred people charging over, it was like a magnificent army of thousands of men and horses galloping over.

After these elite warriors of the army rushed out of the city, they rushed directly into the gap between the civilians and Tee Cavalry, quickly forming a Swallow Tail Formation.

Each Light Cavalry Knight took down the crossbow from the side of the war horse. His left arm was placed horizontally in front of his chest, and his round cavalry shield perfectly blocked his chest.

He held the crossbow in his right hand and placed it on his left arm. With just a finger, he could shoot.

Trained and well-coordinated.

Without a doubt, if they were fighting on their own, the Board of Justice’s Tee Cavalry was much better than the Light Cavalry soldiers.

However, once they really started fighting, the light cavalry with a hundred men would definitely be able to crush an equal number of Ty Cavalry.

Those originally majestic Tee Cavalrymen looked at each other in dismay. Some of them subconsciously took a few steps back.

General Solitary Falcon came out slowly on his horse from the back of the group. His eyes swept across the group of cavalry members and fear welled up in their hearts.

This was the difference between a general who had gone through countless bloody battles and those officials of the Board of Justice who were only responsible for arresting people. Wang Kaitai’s gaze alone was enough to make those officials’ hearts tremble.

Even though they were still trying their best to maintain their auras, in reality, their auras had long since been crushed to the point that their bodies were completely covered in blood.

“”This lowly official is Tantacha, I pay my respects to the general.””

Tantai saw Wang Kai-tai’s arrival and hurriedly dismounted from his horse, bowing and cupping his hands in salute.

He dismounted, and the Tys had to dismount to salute.

Wang Kaitai nodded. “”Don’t be so polite. It’s been almost a month since I last went to your house to pay my respects to the madame. Have you been well?””

Tantai Che replied, “”Reporting to the general, the madame has been well.””

Wang Kai-tai grunted. “”What are you doing?””

Tantai Che said, “”I received the news that there is a high probability that there will be some hidden culprits in the burial team of the academy’s disciples.””

“”I also had no choice but to obey the orders of the Punishment Department. I had no choice but to comply.””

Wang Kaitai looked at An Zaiyue, then at Tantai. “”Your father and I are friends in life and death. We depend on each other on the battlefield and have gone through many perils.””

Your father once said that he and I are not blood brothers, but we are closer than blood brothers.

So I want to ask you something. With my character and my credibility, if I tell you that there is absolutely no possible culprit from the imperial court hidden in the peaceful funeral procession, would you believe me? “”

Tantai Che nodded, “”I believe you.””

Wang Kai-tai asked again, “”Do you still want to investigate?””

Tantai Cha replied, “”Yes.””

Wang Kaitai suddenly smiled. “”Alright!””

It was a clear relationship between the public and private sectors, so you didn’t embarrass your father.

“”However, there is one thing that I want to say first. What if there is no court order in this funeral procession, what should we do?””

Tantai Che said, “”The people I brought with me, kneel in front of the coffin and beg for forgiveness.””

As he stood at the back, he suddenly felt that Tantai Che was an admirable person.

It was not easy for the Board of Punishments to have such a person in their midst.

Through Wang KaiTai’s words, An Zhe also knew who Tantai Chen was.

Tantai Cha’s father, Tantai Xiaolou, was a rank three Martial Guard general, and was currently the commander of a hundred thousand troops at the southwest border.

Tantai XiaoLou and Wang Kai-tai went to the southeastern border to fight the army of Quiet Country. They were on a battlefield with each other for ten years.

However, because the Tantai Clan was an influential clan in the Yan Kingdom, after ten years, Tantai Xiaolou became the general of the Martial Guard and transferred a hundred thousand troops to the southwest border. Wang Kaitai was two ranks lower than him.

In terms of achievements in battle, Wang KaiTai was actually quite a bit more powerful than Tantai Xiaolou.

After Anshou left the city, he lived in the southwest border for nearly four years.

He had heard much about Tantai Xiaolou’s character. He knew that he was impartial and strict with his army.

What father taught what son, Tantych was a man very similar to his father’s character.

Wang Kai-tai turned to look at An Zui. “”Let him investigate?””

An Zhan was silent for a moment before he nodded his head and said, “”Let him investigate.””

Tantai Che clasped his hands. “”Thank you very much.””

Just as he was about to have his men investigate, another group of people came out from Fang Gengcheng.

Dozens of cavalrymen wearing Imperial Guard uniforms escorted a horse carriage out, stopping several tens of meters away from the battlefield’s funeral procession.

The curtains of the carriage opened, and two eunuchs sat in the carriage, side by side.

One was the chief eunuch of the brocade palace, Li Changlu, and the other was the official eunuch of the Heavenly Temple, An Chengli.

A young eunuch ran over and whispered something into Tantai Cha’s ear. Tantai Cha indicated that there were no problems, and the young eunuch ran back to report to him.

However, Li Changlu and An Chengli did not leave. They just sat in the carriage and watched.

Tantai Che ordered a thorough investigation of the funeral team, and he was extremely careful. He didn’t miss a single person.

From the front of the line to the back, all the members of the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect and the people who were to be buried had been inspected.

After failing to discover anything, Tantai Chun ordered for people to open the restaurant.

A few officials got onto the hearse and used iron hooks to pry open the coffin. After opening it, they found only the corpse of the Golden Three Token inside. They looked at each other and then shook their heads at Tantai Che.

“”All of you, come over here!””

All the officials of the cavalry gathered around, moving quickly. Not a single one of them was dragging their feet.

Tantai Cha knelt down in front of the hearse, wearing a robe and riding on a hundred different mounts. “”This brother has offended you,”” Tantai Che said as he knelt down in front of the hearse.

All the Thistle soldiers followed him, knelt on one knee, and saluted with clasped hands.

Tantai Che stood up and waved his hand. “”Let’s go!””

All the officials got up neatly, mounted their horses, and galloped away.

Wang Kaitai looked in the direction Tantai left and said, “”This child’s work is quite straightforward.””

An Zhan nodded, “”I won’t disgrace my brother’s spirit in heaven.””

Wang Kaitai looked at An Zeng meaningfully. “”Go ahead, your brother is the benefactor of my Military Department.””

An Zhan shook his head and sighed, “”If it wasn’t for the fact that too many lives have been involved, I wouldn’t have been able to make use of him.””

Wang Kai-Tai said, “”How can this be considered a use?””

An Xuan said, “”No matter what, no matter how you console yourself, this is a use of our power.””

Wang Kaitai was stunned. “”You are too honest, kid.””

Not far away, the Chief Eunuch of the Embroidery Palace, Li Changlu, saw Tantai Chun leading people to bow under the Spirit Carriage. His expression was extremely ugly. “”Disgraceful!””

“”Let’s go back!””

The carriage turned around, and the Imperial Guard escorted the two eunuchs, who were extremely important in the palace, away.

Almost all the attention was focused on the funeral procession outside the city.

At the same time, the two women quietly entered the sect.

Gu Qianlin and Qu Liuxi personally escorted him in, directly entering the backyard and living in Qu Liuxi’s room.

Qu Liuxi replied, “”Madam, Madam, I’m sorry for staying here for a while. Once the news gets out, we’ll think of a way to send you to the Da Xi.””

Even if the empress dowager extended her hand longer, she wouldn’t be able to reach Da Xi.

“”The Trading Company has already sent people to stop Lord Hao from entering the capital. Nothing will happen to him.””

The two women bowed. “”Thank you very much.””