The five inspectors checked swiftly, from the front to the middle, without finding any of the alleged armor-making materials.

Jiang Zhan watched, his nerves completely relaxed, even casting a grateful glance at Chu Ming.

If it weren’t for Chu Ming’s earlier warning, with his temperament, he would definitely have stopped the Regent’s Mansion from inspecting, and the consequences would be imaginable.

Xiao He, Shen Yu, Meng Zhen, and others also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If something were to be found in this batch of provisions, then the situation would be severe.

But one person, his fists in his sleeves already clenched blood-red, nails almost embedded into flesh.

What’s going on?! What exactly is going on?!

Where are the Threads of Nourishing Essence and Red Light Treasure Water hidden among the provisions?!

He clearly personally supervised these materials being sent to Pingzhong County, and Pingzhong County also explicitly sent back the message that the materials had been placed.

Where are the materials?!

"County Governor Baili’s face doesn’t look good, why don’t you go wait in the carriage to avoid catching a cold."

Liu Bingmu looked at Baili Xinghua with great meaning.

"..." Baili Xinghua’s face twitched slightly out of control. He hurriedly cupped his hands: "Thank you, Lord Liu. The night wind is rather chilly; I shall first go to the carriage."

"Hmm, go ahead."

Baili Xinghua got into the carriage, Liu Bingmu waved his hand, a inspector stopped checking the provision carts, instead stood guard near the carriage, seemingly to prevent someone from escaping.

Night fell, cold frost descended.

The Regent’s Mansion finally finished checking all the provisions.

"Report, my lord, nothing was found beyond the provisions."

"Then someone must be framing Commander Xiang," Liu Bingmu’s gaze flickered, "send a message to Qin Capital."

"Yes."

Someone framing Master?!

Jiang Zhan’s brow lifted, only then realizing why the Regent’s Mansion came all the way from Qin Capital.

General Yu Sheng of the Huang Forbidden Army still maintained a dignified expression and cupped his hands toward Liu Bingmu: "Lord Liu, if there’s no problem, can these provisions be transported into the camp."

"Naturally."

"Commander Jiang, let the brothers enter the camp."

Jiang Zhan cupped his hands, the provision carts took a final step into the camp.

Duan Chong and other soldiers of the Tiger Armor Army breathed a long sigh of relief, hastily helping Jiang Zhan with transporting the provisions.

Meng Zhen cast an almost imperceptible glance at Chu Ming and Shen Yu before joining the transportation efforts.

"All’s well, all’s well."

Xiao He had been worried the entire day, first about Xiao Wen and Chu Ming secretly harboring forbidden objects and books, then about Commander Xiang.

Xiang Yue was not only the commander of the three hundred thousand Tiger Armor Army but also the guardian of Xirong County in the Great Qin Dynasty, and he had close ties with the Xiao Family.

It could be said that if Commander Xiang met with trouble, Xirong County would inevitably be in trouble.

"Old Xiao, is your heart holding up?" Shen Yu teased.

"You..." Xiao He laughed rather than got angry.

"Take this, I managed to get it during my trip to Pingzhong County."

Shen Yu said, taking out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, containing a medicine pill.

"What’s this?" Xiao He asked, puzzled.

"A good thing, it’ll let you sleep peacefully tonight."

"Can it really?"

"It can."

"..."

The medicine pill was crafted by Chu Ming in his spare time, infused with hundred-year-old herbs, including threads of Azure Ancient Juice, resulting in a relatively balanced medicinal property.

Originally meant for elderly people to regulate their health, its usefulness to martial artists was limited.

Just at this moment.

"Lord Liu," the inspector guarding Baili Xinghua’s carriage suddenly rushed over, "County Governor Baili has fainted."

"..." Liu Bingmu paused, frowning as he went to check.

Chu Ming also spread out the Sword Gourd Spirit to investigate.

Inside the carriage, Baili Xinghua’s eyes were tightly shut, his face pale, his breath chaotic, yet his fists quietly clenched tight...

Indeed fainted, and seemed to have been overwhelmed by anger, the kind that leads to a Qi Blood congestion.

Upon hearing this, Xiao He also hurriedly went over to see.

"County Governor Baili?"

Unlike Chu Ming and Liu Bingmu, Xiao He was genuinely worried when he saw Baili Xinghua faint.

"County Governor Baili probably isn’t fully recovered from his injuries, and today he came too far and caught a cold, fainting from it, County Magistrate Xiao, let’s return to the city now that matters here have settled."

Although Liu Bingmu, the Supervision Office Supervisor of the Regent’s Mansion, suspected Baili Xinghua, without conclusive evidence, he couldn’t let the County Governor of Xirong County come to harm.

"Alright, alright, let’s hurry back."

"..."

"General Yu, we bid you farewell." Liu Bingmu and Xiao He arrived in front of the military camp.

"Farewell."

"..."

...

Xirong County.

Chu Ming and Shen Yu finally returned home.

"Young Master, Grandpa Shen." Little Shan happily greeted them.

"Young Master." Feeng Yao of the Wind Spirit Race also came out to greet them, addressing Chu Ming as Young Master rather than Clan Leader.

"Hiss..." Shen Yu just entered and took a big whiff of the air, "Little girl, what’s good to eat today?"

"Grandpa Shen’s nose is indeed sharp, this morning Grandpa Xiao already sent word that Young Master and Grandpa Shen would return today..."

"..."

A table full of delicious dishes, Chu Ming had a comfortable feast.

Under the night sky.

"Chu Ming, I think Baili Xinghua is suspicious." Shen Yu said while practicing martial arts.

"Indeed, he has issues." Chu Ming sat under the pavilion, his calm eyes contrasting sharply with the gently rippling lake.

"I suspect you and Xiao Wen being framed for harboring forbidden objects and books, and the problematic batch of provisions, are all related to Baili Xinghua." Shen Yu finished a set, sat down to rest.

"Could this person be part of the Blood Evil Sect?" He frowned and asked.

"Brother Shen is actually concerned about these matters now?" Chu Ming teased.

"What’s with that statement, I didn’t have the ability before, but things are different now," Shen Yu looked at Feeng Yao beside him, "Little Yao, tell your Young Master that I have condensed several strands of Qi and Blood Power."

"Six strands." Feeng Yao said seriously.

"Six strands, Chu Ming, did you hear, six strands!" Shen Yu clenched his fist, "Never in my life have I felt this good."

"..."