Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 447 - 359: Shuying’s Anger (5000-word-long - ) _2

Chapter 447: Chapter 359: Shuying’s Anger (5000-word-long Chapter) _2

With these thoughts in mind, a faint smile began to form at the corner of his lips, almost resulting in laughter. He thought to himself, this situation is going to be rather awkward.

"What’s the matter?" Sun Chuyun also turned her head, looking out suspiciously, "Did I just see my father enter the room?"

"It is indeed Earl Huichang."

Li Xuan’s gaze was strange, full of meaning – "Aren’t you standing up yet? If you continue like this, Miss Sun, I’m afraid your father might pass out from anger."

"You need to call me Yun’er as I told you before. Just wait a bit longer and the soup will be ready."

Sun Chuyun didn’t understand why Li Xuan would say such a thing, so she made sure the soup had cooled down appropriately before standing.

At this time, Li Xuan’s clothes were still undone, without much thought, Sun Chuyun reached out and corrected his clothes, buttoning them for him.

It was just at this moment, the door of the stone room ’clicked’ open. It was Lin Youzhen, the deputy Zuodu Yushi from the Inspectorate outside, who had grown impatient and forcefully pushed open the stone door.

He looked at the two people inside, his eyebrows furrowing. Then with a cold snort, he said, "Who are you two thieves? How dare you sneak into my Inspectorate’s Jinkui Stone Room?"

Following him in was an old man dressed in a green official robe, who, after a swift glance inside, rushed back out screaming, "Someone! Where are the guards of the east Scripture Room? There are thieves in the Jinkui Stone Room, have they all died?"

Although the man was arguably a senior, he harnessed the powerful spiritual force known as Hao Qi, his voice thundered like a bell rendering the surface of the stone room to quake. A flurry of footsteps rapidly approached.

Li Xuan remained calm with a faint smile, answering, "I am Li Xuan, the current Earl Jingan and the Fumo Xiaowei of the Liudao Division. The female beside me is Earl Huichang’s daughter, Fumo Duyu Sun Chuyun, we are not thieves."

Earl Huichang’s daughter, Sun Chuyun?

Lin Youzhen couldn’t help but throw a strange glance at Sun Jizong, the man standing beside him whose face was as pale as ashes and looked utterly devastated. He was beginning to understand this individual’s expression from earlier.

"This is the Inspectorate!" Lin Youzhen’s eyes flared with anger, his voice booming, "The Jinkui Stone Room belongs to the Inspectorate’s forbidden area. Without the Imperial Historian’s or my permission, no one is allowed to trespass! Do you allow anyone to roam freely in the book collection building of your Liudao Division?"

At this point, some of the Imperial Censors on duty at the Inspectorate had arrived even ahead of the guards.

These were all recognized scholars with established cultivation, supposedly above the seventh house level. Their steps were swift as the wind, much faster than the guards.

As soon as they arrived, they all looked at Li Xuan and Sun Chuyun in astonishment. Some were puzzled, while others showed anger.

Lin Youzhen maintained a somber expression, his voice chilling, "I kindly request that Earl Jingan provides the Inspectorate with an explanation. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll have no other choice but to be disrespectful and send you to the Ministry of Punishments."

Li Xuan then instructed Sun Chuyun, "Duwei Sun, hold onto this letter and remember not to loosen your grip."

Though Sun Chuyun was somewhat put off by his formality, she complied quickly, gripping the letter from the bookshelf.

At this time, the many arriving Yushis finally noted the unusual circumstances surrounding the letter. A few who were well-versed in the ways of the talisman array, reacted, having identified the significant implications of the letter.

"In recent days, I have wished to revisit Imperial Censor Xia Guangwei’s case, so I came to review the evidence and consult the files. As the matter concerns a serious issue, I didn’t wish for others to know."

With a slight flick of his sleeves, Li Xuan displayed two talismans with confidence. "Although I did not obtain permission from the Imperial Historian or Mr. Lin, I did notify Lingyou Venerable of Qinglong Hall and the Dudu Tongzhi of Xiuyiwei beforehand."

"Is there a problem with this, Mr. Lin? When the Xiuyiwei is investigating a case, do they have the authority to requisition evidence from the three law Divisions? Is the Liudao Division in charge of the three law Divisions?"

The complexions of the Yushis outside gradually softened. While Li Xuan’s words might have sounded a bit harsh, they were undeniable facts.

"This is against regulations!" sneered Lin Youzhen. "Even if you need to investigate a case, you should have notified the Inspectorate ahead of time. The Inspectorate would have then assigned personnel to accompany you, instead of allowing you to barge in and run rampant!"

"Indeed, this is against regulations, but we need to make exceptions from time to time, and reason allows flexibility."

Li Xuan maintained a calm demeanor as he looked straight at Lin Youzhen, "The person in charge of the original Xia Guangwei case was none other than deputy Zuodu Yushi Lin Youzhen. Please tell me, how could I dare to inform the Inspectorate in advance?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Chuyun couldn’t help but nod in understanding. She had been wondering why Li Xuan had suddenly chosen to visit this place.

The Yushis outside also showed signs of understanding.

They were puzzling over why Li Xuan, as the Hufa of Neo-Confucianism, would do such a thing.

"So what about the letter in your hand?"

This was a question from one of the many Yushi present, wearing the robes of a Jiandu Yushi, his face solemn. "This symbol letter seems to be related to the array of this Jinkui Stone Room?"

"That would be Inspectorate’s issue then. In the course of my investigation, I found that a traitor has laid a trap here, intending to destroy all the evidence in this place by using me. Leaving me with no alternative but to be trapped here until deputy Zuodu Yushi Lin and Earl Huichang arrived here late in the night."

As Li Xuan spoke, he looked knowingly at Lin Youzhen and Sun Jizong, "It would be rather difficult for an outsider like me to alter the talisman array within this Jinkui Stone Room quite like this."

Li Xuan wondered what other moves these two had in mind? If this was all they had, then they couldn’t do much to him.