Chapter One: Jin Mouse Awakens, Imperial Cat Sets Out

  The Wu Pan case has been settled, and Zhan Zhao sits idly in the courtyard, sighing silently. Every day is still a routine patrol, entering the palace to stand guard. When can he finally get some rest?

  It's been three days and Bai Haozi still hasn't woken up. Zhan Zhao felt helpless, but despite not having Bai Yutang's guidance, he continued to practice his skills every day because he always felt like something was going to happen to him.

  Zhan Zhao sighed, Mr. Gong Sun should be giving Bai Hao a shot now, go take a look at Bai Hao, Bai Hao, we still have to wait for you to teach us martial arts, hurry up and get better!

  As he entered the room, Gong Sun Ce had just finished his acupuncture treatment. Seeing Zhan Zhao walk in, he smiled and said, "Zhan Guard, you're here!"

  Zhan Zhao nodded and looked at Bai Yutang, saying, "It's been three days already, Master Gongsun, why hasn't Brother Bai woken up yet!"

  Gongsun Ce let out a faint sigh, twirling his mustache as he said, "The toxin still lingers in large amounts. Although we've managed to save his life, if he wants to regain consciousness, it'll take at least two or three more days..."

  The words had just been spoken when Zhan Zhao suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Bai, you're awake?"

  Gongsun Ce's hand, which was stroking his beard, suddenly stopped. His face turned red with anger: "You little white rabbit, you're not giving me any face at all! I just said you'd take two or three more days to wake up, and yet you've woken up already!"

  Bai Yutang's face was bewildered, and he slowly looked around, his eyes falling on Zhan Zhao. Suddenly, a sharp glint flashed across his eyes. Bai Yutang hastily tried to get up, but this movement pulled at his wound, causing him to involuntarily take in a breath of cold air. His forehead was covered in sweat. Zhan Zhao hurriedly stepped forward, "Brother Bai, your injury is too severe, you can't get up yet!"

  Bai Yutang took a few deep breaths and said, "Xiao Mao, quickly send word to my brothers... Chen Zhou..." Before he could finish speaking, he let out a loud groan and spat out a mouthful of black blood. His entire body looked extremely weak. Gong Sun Ce hastily stepped forward, grasped Bai Yutang's wrist, and after a moment of contemplation, said, "Bai Xiaxia, you must not get overexcited, lest the poison spread!"

  "Bai Yutang panted heavily, 'Meow, Jiangling Mansion, go find Hu Rui, he'll take you to find someone, that person is from Chenzhou...'"

  Zhan Zhao's heart skipped a beat, Chen Zhou, wasn't that the place of Anle Hou Pong Yu? Could it be, the Chen Zhou case is happening again? Fainted, can't we just rest for a few days?!

  "Some people came to Kaifeng to file a complaint, I met them by chance after leaving Jiangling Mansion. Besides the person who filed the complaint, there were three others who tried to kill me. Originally, those three had planned to kill him when he entered Bianliang City, but unexpectedly they ran into me... Ah..." Bai Yutang became agitated, pulled at his wound and took a deep breath of cool air, "And that's how I ended up like this!"

  Zhan Zhao's heart slightly moved, the three of them chased and killed the informant, and besides, the three of them could actually injure Bai Haizi to such an extent. Then how did that informant evade assassins all along the way from Chenzhou to here?

  When entering Bianliang City, will he be killed? Is it that the intention of those three killers is to give that person hope and then kill him, with the goal of making that person feel hopeful for a moment before suddenly despairing. This is torture for someone's soul! Damn it, are those three people abnormal or not?

  "Bai Shaoye, clarify this matter!" Gong Sun Ce's eyes flashed a cold light, and Zhan Shaohe and Bai Yutang couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts!

  Bai Yutang let out a breath, "Fifth Master, I encountered this situation and naturally had to take action. The result was that the three of them were indeed formidable in strength. Although they couldn't match Fifth Master alone, when the three joined forces, they could actually fight me to a draw!"

  However, I, Wu Ye, fought with injuries, exchanging wounds for wounds, protecting that person and killing my way out of the encirclement. Then, I brought that person to Jiangling Prefecture and handed him over to Liu Fu Hu Rui. After that, I was preparing to return to Kaifeng Prefecture to inform Bao Da Ren, but who would have thought that halfway through, I encountered those three people again? We fought and retreated, delaying for a considerable amount of time! White Jade Hall's eyes flashed with a hint of helplessness. "I, Wu Ye, had injuries on my body, and those three also had injuries on their bodies. I thought that even if we couldn't defeat them, we could still escape, but who would have thought that those three people actually applied potent poison to their weapons? I accidentally got injured by them, resulting in a significant decrease in my martial arts abilities, almost getting minced into meat paste dumplings!"

  "In the end, I had no choice but to force out my inner power, using the poison's ability to bring out my hidden potential. In a desperate bid, I managed to kill one of them and then rode my horse in a frantic gallop, thinking that I had finally shaken them off. And then I saw you, and directly fainted!" White Jade Hall let out a helpless sigh, exhaling several times.

  "So, Bai Xiong's current situation is entirely because of protecting the informant and to report back to Lord Bao!" Zhan Zhao nodded.

  Bai Yutang glared at Zhan Zhao with a bad temper, "There's one more thing, who doesn't know that in the world, Kaifeng Prefecture's Gong Sun Ce, Mr. Gong Sun, has exquisite medical skills and can revive people with his wonderful hands? Since I, the fifth master, was poisoned severely, of course, I had to come find Mr. Gong Sun. Although my sister-in-law's medical skills are also excellent, if we wanted to return to Trap Island, we would have to take the water route. At that time, I only had a bit of internal energy left to protect my heart pulse, and I was almost in a daze. If we took the water route, one careless move and I would have fallen directly into the water, where would my lifelong reputation go?"

  "Hehe!" Zhang Shuo and Gong Sunzhi burst out laughing at the same time.

  Suddenly, Zhan Zhao's face stiffened, "Not good, Bai brother has been back for three days now. According to what Bai brother said, there were three assassins in total, and he killed one of them. Why haven't the other two come to avenge him?"

  "I think there's only one explanation!" Zhan Zhao's expression was grave, "Their goal is still on that person who will report to the authorities, they are looking for that informant, or maybe they have already found him and completed their task!"

  "Mr. Gong Sun!" Zhang Zhao's voice suddenly rose, "You quickly go and report this matter to Lord Bao, I want to rush to Jiangling Mansion immediately!"

  "Alright, I'll go right away!" Gong Sun Ce hastily agreed and turned around to head outside.

  "Brother Bai, take a good rest!" Zhan Zhao nodded his hands, "I have to rush to Jiangling Mansion immediately!"

  "Wait!" Bai Yutang suddenly shouted, "But your martial arts..."

  "Don't worry, Brother Bai!" Zhan Zhao turned around and floated out of the room, "I'll go send a message to Lu Da Ge and the others right away, telling them to hurry over and assist us!"

  "Be careful then!" Bai Yutang nodded, watching as Zhan Zhao's figure disappeared. Bai Yutang's face turned somewhat sinister, and he cursed under his breath, "How hateful that I am now... Once Fifth Master recovers, the person who injured Fifth Master to this extent will absolutely not be let off by Fifth Master!"

  Zhan Zhao's figure floated out and directly found Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu. "Wang Chao, Ma Han, you two follow me to hurry to Jiangling Fu quickly! Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, you two immediately send a flying letter to Lu Da Ge of Trap Empty Island, inform White Brother and Zhan certain that they are in trouble, ask them to directly go to Jiangling Fu's Liu Ke Yan's mansion to help!"

  "Understood, sir!" The four men hastily cupped their hands together in respect!

  Zhan Shuang and Wang Chao directly rushed into the stable, pulled out three horses, and galloped towards Jiangling Prefecture!