When the trio first entered Yanjiang Commandery, Man Gu had suggested tipping off the local authorities about the Yanjiang Branch so that they could search for Qin Yuanhao together. However, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had rejected his idea with the reason that the authorities couldn’t be trusted.0

And now it seemed like both of them had made the right call in taking precautions.5

The Yanjiang Branch had planted a spy within the authorities, and it was someone in a high position at that!0

Branch Leader Chu spoke unhurriedly, “Lu Yang, among the upper ranks of the Yanjiang Branch, I have the highest hopes for you. After the Spring Harvest Festival, the higher-ups will dispatch someone to evaluate the Yanjiang Branch. The inspection this time around will be different. We now have you, Meng Jingzhou, and Man Gu, who are three diabolic spawns. The higher-ups' assessment of me will improve significan...0