I, a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison, secretly became invincible thanks to the system.

Chapter 42 The Moon Over the Mountain

"Your Excellency is truly a genius! It turns out you had already guessed this, and you instructed us to start with Zheng Hailong's bodyguards, which led us to uncover this clue!"

He Zhi's eyes were full of admiration.

However, Ye Kang himself was also completely bewildered. He had only intended to punish those guards, but he hadn't expected to achieve such a result by accident.

The fact that a guard dared to spy on the city lord's concubine, and that he entered the city lord's mansion right after the flower-picking incident, is bound to arouse suspicion.

Ye Kang immediately said, "Recall all the brothers and secretly deploy them within three streets outside the City Lord's Mansion. Do not attract attention, and do not act rashly. Only keep a close watch."

"Yes!"

He Zhi immediately went out to mobilize his subordinates.

Of course, Ye Kang knew that his brothers could only keep watch at most; if a real fight broke out, they would be of no use.

According to Dai Huanhuan, her martial uncle's lightness skill was on par with hers. If that flower thief was indeed that little traitor, then he must be someone with unparalleled lightness skill.

Catching him won't be that easy.

However, Ye Kang is currently lacking only one impressive lightness skill, and with the opportunity before him, he cannot let it slip by.

After a moment, he looked at Jinbaobei and said, "Let's split up. You go and investigate those victims."

"The sir has finally started investigating the case normally."

After making a comment, Gymboree headed towards the address of one of the victims.

Ye Kang himself changed into black casual clothes and picked up the statement that He Zhi had brought him.

According to Ding Wu's confession, the guard's name was Fan Shan Yue. He lived in the city lord's mansion and practiced martial arts with the other thugs every day, just like everyone else.

But he had a peculiar habit: he would go fishing by the river on the first and fifteenth of every lunar month.

Occasionally, when he catches a lot, he'll bring it back and give it to others; he seems like just an ordinary fishing enthusiast.

Today happens to be the fifteenth, and Ye Kang is going to test the waters.

He quickly left the house, rode out of the city, and headed straight for the Jiayang River.

With his five senses unleashed, the people fishing by the river appeared to him as mere mortals devoid of true qi.

After driving forward, Ye Kang finally spotted a man dressed in coarse linen clothes in a patch of reeds.

He made no attempt to hide anything; his entire body exuded the aura of a martial artist, and the density of his true energy was almost comparable to that of a master of the innate realm.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, he turned his head and glanced sideways, but did not avoid them. Instead, he fished while drinking wine from his gourd.

Ye Kang dismounted, put his hands behind his back, and walked into the reeds. In the tall reeds, there was a path worn by people, and the person was at the end of the path.

As Ye Kang walked, he said, "Your Excellency has a fine taste. Fishing for the rivers and seas amidst the low clouds, hiding in the lush vegetation, how delightful!"

The man didn't turn around, but casually replied, "Lord Ye is not bad either. Instead of dealing with the good river pirates, you choose to cause trouble for a petty thief. Isn't that quite the elegant pursuit?"

Ye Kang stopped abruptly, his right hand already drawing out a half-inch of the demonic blade.

"You recognize me?"

"How could I not recognize her? My junior sister, whom I've never met, wasn't she captured by Lord Ye?"

"You mean Dai Huanhuan? I thought it would take some effort to find you, but I didn't expect you to admit it yourself."

"Ever since Lord Ye captured Ding Wu, I knew I couldn't hide anymore, and there was no point in continuing to pretend."

The man put away his fishing rod, stretched casually, then turned around and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "I am Fan Shanyue, greetings to Deputy Commander Ye."

Ye Kang didn't rush to make a move. Instead, he asked with some surprise, "You seem to know a lot about my affairs?"

Fan Shanyue shook his head.

"It wasn't an intentional investigation. I just drugged one of Lord Ye's spies and used some methods to make him talk. Don't worry, sir, your subordinate will wake up soon and won't remember anything that happened."

"Illusory smoke, or a mind-controlling martial art?"

"This is my secret, why must you ask, sir?"

"Very well, I'll arrest you and interrogate you to find out."

Upon hearing this, Fan Shanyue shook his head again.

"You can't catch me. Not only that, tonight I'm going to complete that flower-picking game."

"You are very confident."

Ye Kang's eyes narrowed, and a surge of anger rose within him.

This guy, Fan Shanyue, seems polite, but he's incredibly arrogant, which is really annoying.

Without further ado, he drew his demon sword and instantly stepped out like a soaring swallow.

Almost the instant he made his move, Fan Shanyue's body swayed slightly, and he disappeared from the spot like black smoke, appearing on the riverbank in the distance in a moment.

Ye Kang was dumbfounded. Was this some kind of lightness skill or sorcery?

He could see the true energy of Fan Shanyue circulate for a moment, but it was too fast and disappeared almost instantly. This kind of lightness skill was unheard of.

At this moment, Fan Shanyue on the opposite bank also bowed slightly to Ye Kang and disappeared from the spot.

Ye Kang was almost furious; this kind of lightness skill was simply unreasonable.

At the same time, he finally understood what Dai Huanhuan meant by the different focuses of the two light-body skills.

Dai Huanhuan's lightness skill allows her to travel long distances and can run continuously for an entire night.

The light-foot technique of "Crossing the Mountain Moon" should be a purely short-distance footwork, making it even more difficult to deal with.

Ye Kang sighed. Since he couldn't catch up, he decided not to dwell on it and would deal with it when he got back.

Just then, the system beeped.

【Ding】

[Mission issued: Kill the notorious womanizer, Fan Shanyue]

[Task Reward: 8000 Comprehension Points]

Ye Kang shook his head.

If you can't even catch them, how can you kill them?

He walked out of the reeds and saw two people, one big and one small, looking at him.

It was those two from the Azure Scale Guard.

"Lord Ye, what a refined taste you have, enjoying the river view all by yourself?"

The girl said with a smile, but there was no mockery in her eyes; instead, there was a genuine smile.

Ye Kang frowned, turned around and was about to leave, not wanting to pay attention to the two of them.

The burly man coldly tossed a bottle to Ye Kang, who caught it with a puzzled expression.

The girl said with a smile, "Lord Ye is very persistent. That flower thief is skilled at using aphrodisiacs that are colorless and odorless. The bottle contains the antidote; you just need to hold it in your mouth."

"Aren't you two afraid I'll steal the credit?"

"If Lord Ye insists on competing with us, then we will not fight for it. Tonight, the river pirates will attack the city. If we defeat the river pirates, we will have the same merit. As for Lord Ye, even if you have the antidote, the chance of catching the pirate is still less than 20%."

Ye Kang understood now.

These two weren't stupid. Rather than fighting Ye Kang to the death, they decided to switch tasks. They would be more meritorious than capturing a womanizer.

More importantly, although the pirates outnumbered each other, they were actually easier to defeat.

Although Fan Shanyue was alone, his unpredictable and elusive lightness skills made him even more difficult to deal with.

It's likely that neither of them was confident they could succeed, which is why they so readily exchanged tasks.

Ye Kang couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

They're all cunning and manipulative!

He has begun to miss the days when he worked in the north.

Northern martial artists are known for their weakness and easy-going nature, often relying on their own strength to bully others.

The high-level games in the South are indeed different.

and many more!

"Will the pirates attack the city tonight? Then Zheng Hailong will have to go out of the city to meet them!"

Ye Kang realized something was wrong, but saw that the girl and the big man simply smiled and left, clearly acquiescing.

No wonder, no wonder, Fanshanyue dared to issue the flower-picking order.

It seems he already knew about the pirate attack on the city.

The Azure Scale Guards also knew.

Aren't these pirates a bit too useless?

Ye Kang mentally complained and then rushed back into the city.