CHAPTER 275: CHAPTER 271: BACK THEN!

After Chen Xuan left.

Zhuo Wu felt completely collapsed.

Too terrifying.

And from now on, his life and death would be at Chen Xuan’s whim.

"Who exactly is this person? Why does he want him to do such things?"

Zhuo Wu, calming down, was quite puzzled in his heart.

After all, this doesn’t seem to bring any advantage.

"Ah.... so painful...."

The woman woke up at this time, slowly got up, and looked at Zhuo Wu with confusion, "Why am I lying on the ground?"

"Don’t you remember?"

"Remember what, Master Zhuo, you can’t be so perverse next time, look, my hands are all scraped!"

Zhuo Wu was shocked in his heart, such powerful spiritual power, it could erase the woman’s memory.

...

For more than ten days, Chen Xuan visited all the thirty-odd forces in the Eastern Domain.

Of course, when encountering disobedience, Chen Xuan did not act directly.

Instead, he directly instructed other forces to join forces to destroy them.

The reason for doing so was to avoid leaving any traces of himself.

However, there was a problem, which was that the maximum control of blood essence was only over a dozen people; exceeding this number would affect cultivation.

Chen Xuan only discovered this during cultivation.

So later on, he let Qin Ke and Ning Xin each control a part.

...

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

In Chen Xuan’s study.

"Master’s methods are brilliant!"

Qin Ke was full of admiration, taming all the visible forces in the Eastern Domain in such a short time, and deliberately causing so many events.

All to let him earn merits.

Qin Ke’s status in the Three Judicial Departments soared in a short time.

He was now already the hotshot blue-clothed Chief Constable of the Three Judicial Departments.

If his strength wasn’t still somewhat lacking, he would even have a chance to become a white-clothed Chief Constable.

It should be known that above the white clothes, there is only the golden clothes, and above that are the heads of the Three Judicial Departments, the various directors and deputy directors.

This was something Qin Ke didn’t even dare to dream about.

Because, to become a director of the Three Judicial Departments, one must at least be in the Profound Realm.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t even be qualified.

This was way too far for him.

"Any reactions from those great families?"

Chen Xuan asked.

Now he was considered the underground master of the Eastern Domain, to be honest, whether the Eastern Domain was in chaos depended on him.

Of course, he didn’t want to create major chaos.

Occasional turf wars between a few forces, with some deaths, were fine.

This way, no one would become suspicious.

"No reaction, for these great families, as long as the forces regularly hand over tributes, they won’t care, as long as there’s no major chaos."

"Hmm!"

Chen Xuan nodded.

The people of these great families are all high and mighty, as long as the Eastern Domain isn’t chaotic, they won’t care about the lives of these people.

"Right, any news from the Yang Family?"

Chen Xuan asked, time had already passed some.

"No, it seems only the core members of the Yang Family know what’s really going on."

This left Qin Ke feeling quite helpless too.

After all, a lot of money had been spent on people within the Yang Family.

"Since the Yang Family doesn’t work, try the other families, I refuse to believe no one knows!"

Chen Xuan squinted his eyes, was the Yang Family really so impenetrable?

"Any news related to the World Spirit?"

He was curious, even after reaching the Molan Mansion, he couldn’t find any information about the World Spirit.

This was too strange.

Could it be that only those top figures know?

Like the Crane King?

He speculated that the two raw stones the Yang Family obtained might have been arranged by the Crane King.

Moreover,

If even the Crane King didn’t know, then it would really be troublesome, and a big trouble at that.

"No! In this period, disciple has collected numerous ancient texts, but found nothing."

Qin Ke looked at him with some guilt.

After all, the tasks Chen Xuan gave him, he hadn’t accomplished any in such a long time.

He felt quite guilty in his heart.

"Alright, this is not a day’s work, take it slowly!"

Seeing this, Chen Xuan comforted him.

"Leave, and inform me if there’s any news!"

"Yes!"

After saluting, Qin Ke left the study.

"Sigh!"

Chen Xuan sighed softly, his expression also becoming grave.

It seemed that the treasure to repair the World Spirit was really hard to find!

...

Yang Family!

"Father, what should we do? Lord Crane King wants us to find the Ning Family within three years!"

"But Molan Mansion is too vast, with hundreds of counties of various sizes; it’s like searching for a needle in a haystack!"

Yang Zeyu, the most outstanding disciple of the Yang Family’s generation, was not yet thirty years old yet was already in the Early-Stage Profound Realm.

If given enough resources, reaching the Late-Stage Profound Realm or higher would not be a problem.

"Even if it is like searching for a needle in a haystack, we must find them!"

Yang Mingri said in a deep voice.

This was the Yang Family’s last chance given by Lord Crane King. Last time because of the raw stones matter, he was very displeased, if they messed up again this time, the Yang Family’s good days would be over.

Without the support of the Crane King, the status of the Yang Family in Molan Mansion would plummet.

This is something he absolutely could not allow to happen.

"Dispatch more personnel to every county in Molan Mansion, even the scattered villages below cannot be ignored, investigate each and every one, no matter the cost!"

This time he was prepared to go all out.

"What about the places the Crane King had previously sent people to?"

Yang Zeyu asked.

"Send them all, not a single one can be overlooked! Remember, this concerns whether the Yang Family can maintain its status in Molan Mansion in the future, there can be no slack!"

As he spoke, Yang Mingri’s voice unconsciously rose.

"Understood, Father, I’ll go prepare right away!"

Yang Zeyu knew his urgency, and immediately responded, clearly aware of the gravity of the matter.

But as he reached the door, he stopped, turned back and asked, "What about in the city?"

"You don’t need to worry about that, the Crane King has arrangements there!"

"That makes sense, after all, the city is too complex."

Yang Zeyu nodded, then left.

"Hoo—"

In the room, Yang Mingri narrowed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

How did the Crane King know that the Ning family was in Molan Mansion?

And he was very sure of it!

Another thing, what exactly happened back then that almost wiped out the Ning Family, and who was strong enough to kill Marquis Ning?

"Hope they can be found... No! They must be found!"

....

The Yang Family’s actions, of course, couldn’t be concealed from the big families in Molan Mansion, not that the Yang Family intended to conceal them.

After all, how could such mobilization of people go unnoticed.

At this moment, Qin Ke was in the Three Judicial Departments’ government office.

"Qin Ke, you’ve reached the Nine Layers of Purity already!"

The speaker was middle-aged, in a purple robe with a black python embroidered on the chest.

He was none other than Zongzheng, the Deputy Director of the Three Judicial Departments.

He also managed affairs for the Three Judicial Departments, as for the director, it was said he had been in seclusion for decades, breaking through the realm beyond the Profound Realm.

Once successful, even the Crane King would not be feared.

"Report, Sir, I just recently broke through to the ninth layer, still somewhat unstable!"

Qin Ke stood up, slightly bowed, and respectfully replied.

"We’re all on the same side, no need to be so formal!"

Zongzheng gestured for him to sit down.

"This office thinks highly of you, so young and talented, always dedicated after coming to the Three Judicial Departments, just still lacking the Immortal Grade, otherwise, you could be promoted to White-clothed Chief Constable."

"What you said makes me ashamed, my talent is still lacking, but I will strive for a Realm Breakthrough to the Immortal Grade soon, to live up to your support!"

Qin Ke appeared apprehensive.

"Hmm!"

Zongzheng nodded with satisfaction.

"By the way, there is something this office needs someone for, but has not decided who to send, do you have a suitable candidate?"

Immediately, Qin Ke understood.

He thought so!

Today, he was summoned to meet this Blue-clothed Chief Constable for no reason.

He thought he might have done something wrong and would be reprimanded.

But now it was for this.

He immediately stood up and replied, "Sir, as you know, I haven’t been in the Three Judicial Departments for long, and am not too familiar with the other constables, so I ask for your forgiveness!"

But this answer did not satisfy Zongzheng.

So, he simply made his point clear, "I called you here to ask if you’d be interested?"

"Ah..."

Qin Ke was startled at first, then immediately knelt on one knee, respectfully replying, "I didn’t think that far, as long as you are willing to entrust me with it, no matter what it is, I will spare no effort!"

"Good!"

Zongzheng exclaimed, that was the result he wanted.

The reason for choosing Qin Ke was because of his clean background, having been with the Three Judicial Departments for a short time.

Even though his strength was lacking.

But this matter did not require great strength.

"Stand up and speak!"

Then with a wave, Qin Ke felt a gentle force lift him up.

"Thank you, Sir."

Qin Ke cupped his fist and said.

The next moment, Zongzheng’s spiritual power extended out, instantly enveloping the two of them.

"What kind of matter requires such caution!"

Qin Ke thought to himself.

At this time, Zongzheng spoke!

For a long time!

Zongzheng withdrew his spiritual power, "This matter you must handle privately, and besides this office, you must not inform anyone else! Understood?"

"Yes, Sir, I understand!"

Qin Ke knelt on one knee again, demonstrating his loyalty.

"Haha!"

Zongzheng chuckled, "Regardless of the outcome of this task, you will become a White-clothed Chief Constable, perhaps even higher!"

"Thank you, Sir!"

Qin Ke raised his head, looking at Zongzheng with an excited gaze.

"Do well, this office will not treat you poorly, go now!"

"Yes!"

Qin Ke gave a deep bow before leaving.

"During this time, you must be particularly vigilant, the city is likely to become unstable, the Crane King is panicking!"

After Qin Ke left, a deep voice suddenly resounded in the hall.

"Panicking is useless, he was also involved in what happened back then, but in the end, gained nothing, if not for the Southern King’s final stratagem, they would have gotten nothing!"

"To think the dignified Southern King would resort to such actions, truly disgraceful!"

Zongzheng sneered, his expression growing more disdainful.

"Enough, none of those kings are easy to deal with, watch your words!"

"I know, brother! But...."