After some pleasantries, Chief Wu finally got to the point; he and Captain Yang Lao were here to defuse the crisis surrounding Yang Xiao.
The Provincial Office has received certain information that a group of assassins has been hired for a large sum of money, numbering in the dozens, and they are now ambushed in several strongholds near Rongcheng. A few of them have already disguised themselves and mixed into the city.
The most crucial point is that the mastermind behind this is likely related to Yiling Academy.
"Yiling Academy..." Yang Xiao acted surprised, "Is it them?!"
"Yes, you've thwarted their plans multiple times; they want revenge on you. But since you're an officer in our Patrol Defense Office, they don't dare to attack you openly. They can only issue a bounty anonymously and gather a bunch of desperadoes who prefer money over their lives from the martial world," Chief Wu explained.
