The next day.
The sky was gray and gloomy, with a continuous drizzle. Pedestrians hurried back and forth. Looking around, raincoats and oil paper umbrellas lined the streets. Amidst the swaying crowd, dozens of carriages passed through. Every carriage shared the same design: dark green cabins pulled by jujube-red horses. Even the drivers wore identical attire—the black robes of the Imprisonment Department. Inside the cabins, one could faintly see haggard figures wearing shackles. It was Ye Jingxiao, Zhu Lingchuan, and their group being escorted to the Capital Prefecture.
Originally, the Imprisonment Department intended to make these prisoners walk the ten thousand miles. However, Lady Tiger, the Golden Banner Officer of the White Tiger Guard, had issued an order: they must reach the Capital Prefecture within ten days. Left with no choice, the Government Office dispatched all its carriages just to fit this gang of criminals.
