Chapter 261: Supervisor Chen Arrives, Chang

Chen Yan shrugged his shoulders and casually spat out four words: "Literal meaning!"

"Don't waste those nice words on him…"

Shi Han Zhang tried to say something else, but Lu Ziyue stopped him, barking a command: "Attack!"

"Go all out and break the net!"

Lu Ziyue knew clearly that this matter could not be resolved peacefully; it was a fight to the death, a last chance for survival.

Even if we can't escape, killing a few more embroidered messengers is profit…

We will never surrender and wait for death.

"Attack!"

Li Lu Tong also realized this and ordered his guards.

"As you command!"

The guards of the Four Great Chambers of Commerce, without hesitation, responded in unison.

"Those ones, no survivors!"

Chen Yan lifted his gaze, scanning the wolf‑like guards, his fingertips sweeping from left to right, and said in a deep voice to the embroidered messenger behind him.

"Yes."

"The Bright Mirror Office Supervisor really looks down on everyone, arrogant… hm!"

Lu Ziyue's guards, hearing that, sneered, drew their Weapons at their waists, and charged forward, vowing to make him pay for those words.

But as soon as they exerted force, their legs suddenly gave way…

Immediately, caught off guard, the charging embroidered messenger thrust a chilling stab.

Coincidentally, Li Lu Tong's guard voiced confusion: "Why can't I even hold a blade… ah!"

Before he could investigate, the embroidered messenger that rushed forward pierced his throat with a single strike.

Fresh blood spurted out.

He became a corpse lying on the ground.

Aaaah!

With cries of wailing and screams, the sounds rose and fell.

Blood flowed like a river inside Ya Ge.

And none of the guards of the Chamber Heads of the Four Great Chambers of Commerce could even breathe…

Chen Yan smiled calmly, one hand behind his back, and gently reminded: "Four Chamber Heads, the guards you spent fortunes raising are all dead cleanly!"

"Is it that this Supervisor looks down on everyone, or that your men are utterly weak?"

Every line drips with sarcasm.

Killing and also eradicating the heart.

"How could this happen?"

"Not even a single ounce of defensive power?"

Fang Zuqian, witnessing all this, was stunned and exclaimed.

Whether his own guards or the other three's, they were all battle‑hardened, none a mere pretender.

How could they be dealt with so effortlessly?

Not even a ripple was stirred…

"It… it was you who tampered!"

Shi Han Zhang slumped on the ground, staring at the sea of corpses, as if recalling something, glared at Chen Yan and shouted: "Chen Yan, when did you tamper?"

These guards could not be that weak…

The only reasonable explanation is that the bastard Chen used underhanded tricks!

"It wasn't the Supervisor, but Chairman Xu!"

Chen Yan spread his hands and said plainly.

He paused, then continued: "When you first entered, the servants in the manor added the secret Soft Sinew Powder to the tea served to your guards…"

Chen's principle has always been: if a covert method can solve the problem efficiently without bloodshed, never take a life.

Raising an embroidered messenger isn't easy; it must be used on the blade's edge!

"Of course, my elder brother is always cautious; to be safe, he even added a lot of Soft Sinew Powder to the incense burned in the courtyard!" Li Tan picked up the line and added.

To prevent any guard from skipping the tea, he made double preparations, leaving no room for trouble.

There was simply nowhere to hide.

And that Soft Sinew Powder, a high‑grade medicine crafted by Yun Xi, only takes effect when internal energy is circulated, making it impossible to detect beforehand…

"Xu Zhixiang!"

"You really damn deserve to die!"

Lu Ziyue, somewhat broken, couldn't help shouting profanities.

Shi Han Zhang, Li Lu Tong and the others were no better, following suit, cursing Xu Zhixiang's ancestors.

If it weren't for that scrawny calf, how would they have fallen into this predicament?

"Apologies, everyone!"

Xu Zhixiang showed no remorse, bowed, and said confidently: "If you were in my place, you would also choose your own and your family's lives without hesitation!"

As the saying goes, a dead fellow cultivator does not mean the poor cultivator dies.

Put in their shoes, anyone under such threat would decisively choose to betray…

Only the one who turned from darkness to light is him!

"Alright, it's getting late, stop dragging on the useless stuff…"

Chen Yan's patience gradually ran out, he yawned and ordered, "Come on, take the four principal offenders of smuggling and treason back to the Mingjing Office for detention and trial!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and gave a light gesture.

The embroidered‑uniform emissaries sheathed their Weapons, responded and stepped forward, the two of them positioning on the left and right to press down on one person each.

"Chen Yan, try moving me?"

Shi Hanzhang struggled wildly, glared angrily, and shouted, "You brat, do you know who stands behind me....."

"Snap!"

"Ah!"

But his rant was cut off before it finished by a strike of a Big Ear Seed.

"What did I do to you?"

Chen Yan flicked his hand, raised an eyebrow, gave a contemptuous smile, and snorted, "I'm still going to strike you!"

"Shi Hanzhang, aren't you the one handling affairs for the one sitting on the Dragon Throne in the palace?"

Having said that.

He turned his hand and delivered another Big Ear Seed, sending it straight up.

Shi Hanzhang couldn't think straight, the slap buzzing in his ears, making it hard to speak: "You.... you already know everything, how dare you act like this?"

He hadn't expected Chen Yan to know everything so thoroughly, and even more, he hadn't expected that, even though he knew full well, he still dared such wanton recklessness.....

Not even a trace of hesitation?

"I not only know about you, but I also know the other three perfectly....."

Chen Yan curled his lip, raised his hand: "You, Lu Ziyue, Dugu Lao Zhuguo!"

"You, Fang Zuqian, Zhao Lao Zhuguo!"

"You, Li Lu Tong, and Shi Hanzhang serve the same master!"

As his fingertips pointed one by one, the underwear of the other three was stripped clean.

"You captured us, aren't you afraid of Your Majesty and the three Pillars joining in furious wrath?"

Shi Hanzhang twisted his neck, struggling uselessly, and roared,

"Be careful not to be thrown out by Yuwen Hu and become a scapegoat lamb....." Li Lu Tong interjected at the right moment.

"I will correct two problems....."

Chen Yan smiled calmly, leisurely raised two fingers, and said, "First, it's not only about capturing you, but also about raiding your homes!"

"Second, the four of them have no possibility of colluding at all....."

"Because no one would admit that they are connected to the smuggling traitors!"

Collude?

Furious wrath?

How funny!

They haven't even had time to protect themselves wisely; they'll disassociate faster than anyone!

How could they possibly incite wrath, solidify their own prejudice, and damage their own reputation?

As long as you have any sense, you know what to choose.....

Of course, secret retaliation afterwards is inevitable!

"You...."

Shi Hanzhang and the others were speechless, momentarily at a loss for words, because it was indeed the truth.

It was no surprise when the case broke; they were disposable pawns that could be thrown away at any time.....

"Take them away!"

Chen Yan waved his hand.

After a pause, he reminded, "Make sure the detention is proper; these four are to receive proper legal punishment!"

Obviously, their Human Heads, their blood, are the key element for Chen's push of commercial tax reform and establishing political correctness!

"At your command!"

The embroidered‑uniform emissaries, having received the order, immediately escorted the four down.

Xu Zhixiang stepped forward, chose his words carefully, and cautiously asked, "Chen Duzhu, I have carried out all your orders; the other four Chamber Heads of the Chamber of Commerce have also fallen behind....."

"And what about my wife and children?"

Chen Yan turned his head, a curved smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, and laughed, "As for them, castrate those who should be castrated, kill those who should be killed, and send those who should enter the Jiaofang Si!"

Xu Zhixiang, hearing this, widened his eyes, suddenly realized he had been fooled, and hysterically shouted, "Chen Yan, you are untrustworthy!"

"Wrong, wrong, wrong. I, the supervisor, have never given you any promise from start to finish....."

Chen Yan gave a half‑smile, lightly shook his fingers, and said coldly, "It's just your one‑sided wish!"

"I'll go all out against you....."

Xu Zhixiang, his teeth grinding with hatred, tried to rise violently, lunged at Chen Yan, intending to perish together with this scoundrel.

"Chairman Xu, you should still take this pill....."

You Xian stepped forward swiftly, fiercely subduing Xu Zhixiang while slipping a pre‑prepared stupifying pill into his mouth and forcing him to swallow, "Wait for the proper legal punishment!"

Chen Duzhu has arrived, Chang'an is at peace, Chen Duzhu has arrived, the blue sky is restored.....