Chapter 1421: Chapter 508: Investigate to the End

The Queen Mother softly spoke: “Is that not the conclusion recorded by the Hall of Punishments?”

The fairy on the right murmured a few notes: “Madam, this matter should be known to the Heavenly Square Pavilion. We do not have enough manpower to investigate; there seems to be a large family from the Human Race plotting for wealth and murder, impacting the old ministers of the Human Emperor and the new nobility of the Heavenly Court.”

“Oh?”

The Queen Mother gently raised her eyebrows and spoke slowly:

“Since it’s this way, let the righteous gods in charge of the Hall of Punishments bring along the celestial official who initially investigated it.

“You two follow along as well, and take my jade hairpin.

“This matter has alerted the master and father of His Majesty; it cannot be muddled by those demons and spirits. No matter who is found, order the Hall of Punishments to thoroughly punish them. If any celestial beings of the Heavenly Court are involved, the penalty will be increased threefold, bringing calamity to their clans and in-laws.”

“Understood.”

The two fairies agreed, bowed, and hurriedly withdrew.

The Queen Mother looked at the Heavenly Patrol Mirror for a while, then put it away to savor the scriptures.

As a Primordial Being, she did not quite understand why human hearts always have this much greed.

But she knew how to deal with greed.

…

Hao Xiaonian secretly glanced at Li Ping’an’s profile.

‘Master is quite handsome.’

Then, she surveyed her surroundings, unclear as to why her master brought her to these ice blocks, where bodies were sealed within each one.

Li Ping’an pulled up a chair and, after sitting, began to rest his mind with closed eyes.

Hao Xiaonian maneuvered her Self-moving Immortal Armor, standing obediently behind him while peering around.

Having lived more than thirty years in the world of Fu Dust, Hao Xiaonian was no longer the youngest grand witch, having learned to read expressions and observe, and also learned patience and watchfulness.

Thus she stood quietly behind Li Ping’an, daydreaming a little.

Then came the cry of an eagle, and several beams of celestial light descended from the sky.

Hao Xiaonian tiptoed to look, but layers of solid ice blocked her view, and she did not know how to probe with Spiritual Sense.

Li Ping’an casually tapped a Cloud Mirror, revealing the situation in the front courtyard to Hao Xiaonian.

Hao Xiaonian saw a fairy so beautiful that words could not describe, a somewhat plump middle-aged man dressed in brocade, and a tall, commanding white-faced general all searching for something among the solid ice.

Their conversation also carried through the Cloud Mirror:

“Qing Su, what is going on here?”

“Do you remember the reform of the spiritual mines in the Xuanwu Realm?”

“I remember,” said Li Dazhi, “I was the one who presided over it; isn’t this our Heavenly Court’s development plan? The Zhuque Realm and White Tiger Realm are doing the same! Nothing went wrong!”

The Roc asked: “What kind of plan?”

Li Dazhi smiled wryly:

“The Heavenly Court first spent money to buy the ores from these main realms, then held a unified auction; the auction was divided by region, and the original owners of these ores would have certain advantages in bidding.

“Just take this mountain range for example, the ores in this mountain can only be bid upon by the sect on this mountain.

“We seized this opportunity to get a grasp on these sects, thoroughly marking the spiritual mines, and they were given the right to develop, not ownership; ownership belonged to the Heavenly Court.

“Executing this plan has great flexibility, and didn’t let these small sects suffer.”

Qing Su said: “But the information was leaked from the Ministry of Wealth.”

“What information?”

“This sect’s spiritual mine holds a rare treasure.”p

“What?!”

Li Dazhi frowned and muttered, “This sect was massacred because of this? The mine needs to be extracted slowly, and this place isn’t far from the Heavenly Court’s stationed forces, no way major powers could just take the mine away?”

“No, that’s not the case.”

Qing Su detailed how Wei Yuxue went to file a complaint and the ensuing slaughter of the entire sect.

Li Dazhi’s expression grew worse.

Upon hearing of the Ye family, Li Dazhi couldn’t help the tight furrow of his brows.

“The Ye family… my father-in-law, numerous old ministers of the Human Emperor, they’re all connected to their family… was it truly them? What about Ye Zisang? Roc, go catch Ye Zisang for me! Pull in the patriarch of the Ye family too!”

The Roc accepted the order and swiftly departed.

Qing Su asked: “Does Ye Zisang understand the matter with the Ye family?”

“Regardless if he understands, investigating this means there’s plunder at hand; he’s a member of the Ye family, has he not used the Ye family resources? He’s inevitably embroiled.”

Li Dazhi fetched a chair for himself, lifted the hem of his robe and sat down.

“Qing Su, you need not worry, I will see this matter to the end.

“If it even ties into my Ministry of Wealth, should archived files be used for trading, I cannot shirk my responsibility as the immortal head.”

“If this is true, I won’t need to continue my post, let’s get rid of these rotten elements first!

“Capturing Ye Zisang is merely to shake them up, Ye Zisang is Ye family’s pillar right now, once he’s pulled in, Ye family may self-destruct.”

“As long as this doesn’t involve the Eastern King, I can handle it! Rest assured!”

Qing Su nodded slightly, heading to a corner to meditate.

Not long after, more than ten Heavenly Generals in golden armor came to pay respects outside.

Qing Su opened the frozen gate, exposing over ten corpses on the ground, their blood still vibrant.

The Heavenly Generals quickly entered, saluting with fists clenched.

“We greet the Heavenly Emperor’s father!”

“Mm,” Li Dazhi beamed, nodding, “General Yue He, so courteous, were you on duty in the Xuanwu Realm? Come sit.”

The lead general quickly said: “I prefer to stand, my lord.”

“General Yue, do you know of this matter here?”

“I heard about it and have come to inspect,” Yue He replied, cupping his hands, “It’s not within my duties, hence my mere inspection.”

Li Dazhi chuckled: “Then tell me, who has the audacity to intercept Wei Yuxue who was going to file a complaint?”