Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 690 - 569: Master of Shenyi Government (Request for Monthly Tickets)_1

Chapter 690: Chapter 569: Master of Shenyi Government (Request for Monthly Tickets)_1

After Dugu Biluo finished telling her joke, Luo Yan and Qianqian no longer gave Li Xuan friendly looks.

Li Xuan felt helpless, thinking that he might be the only person throughout history who had given a precious gift like the ’Tianxin Zhuyuan Pill’ and ended up with so much criticism and anger.

At this point, Li Xuan could only glare at Dugu Biluo, the initiator of all this.

If stares could be measured in temperature, then Dugu Biluo would have frozen into ice at absolute zero by now.

Unfortunately, Li Xuan’s icy glare had no effect on Dugu Biluo.

Li Xuan soon directed his attention elsewhere. He noticed that many homes had offerings of incense and various fruits, even dishes of wine and food, set out in front of their doorsteps.

Curious, he decided to ask an elderly man in his sixties about this custom.

"We’re inviting the gods into our homes!" The old man glanced at Li Xuan’s Liudao Fumo Armor and his eyes filled with a bit of resentment: "Didn’t the Liudao Division tell us to burn the divine tokens and images of Zhonglie Duke Wen? This caused quite an uproar, as it turns out the real perpetrator spreading the Seven Poisons wasn’t Zhonglie Duke Wen, but some traitors who infiltrated Chenghuang Temple.

It’s said that Zhonglie Duke Wen is still protecting us in the Underworld. Despite suffering from the Seven Poisons, he continues his battle against demons. We can only imagine how hard and unfair this must be for him.

Out of fear of offending the gods and guilt about Zhonglie Duke Wen, people began to conduct ceremonies with the utmost respect for the divine tokens and images. What is the Liudao Division even doing? Can’t they investigate properly and stop us from scapegoating Zhonglie Duke Wen?!"

After hearing this, Li Xuan’s brows furrowed.

Luo Yan, who was behind him, looked at the man coldly: "The person standing before you is the Marquis of Guanjun, Li Xuan of the Liudao Division."

The old man was taken aback. He studied Li Xuan for a moment, then promptly got down on his knees: "To meet you in person, Your Excellency! If it weren’t for you back then, my wife would be in her coffin by now.

That Saintess White Lotus is despicable. She nearly drained my wife’s life force to nothing."

Li Xuan gently waved his sleeve, raised the old man back up with his energy: "No need for this, sir, I was merely doing my job. Also, please tell your neighbors that Duke Wen Zhonglie is a magnanimous person. Besides, there were reasons behind what happened. He won’t hold it against you."

Looking at all the offerings in the street, Li Xuan gave a wry smile: "At this rate, Master Chenghuang is bound to be overfed."

The old man seemed stunned after hearing this.

When he finally regained his senses, he found that Li Xuan had slipped a handful of silver coins into his pocket: "Take this money and buy some good medicine for your wife, to help her recuperate."

Then, he mounted his horse and galloped off towards Liudao Division.

At this time, Luo Yan spoke up in a frosty voice: "This Deputy Venerable has truly caused a terrible mess this time. Many of the townsfolk now harbor significant resentment towards the Liudao Division.

In the past, people were always very respectful when I handled cases, but now they’re filled with sarcasm and cold words. I’ve heard it’s even worse in the western part of the city, where our people can hardly carry out their duties normally."

Li Xuan looked at her in surprise: "Is the situation really that bad?"

Luo Yan nodded slightly: "It’s worse than you think. The western part of the city was the main area affected by the Reincarnation Divine Sound. Therefore, more people in that area had their vitality drained, making them especially resentful towards the Liudao Division. If nothing is done to address this issue, it’ll be hard to appease the masses.

I don’t understand what the elder council is debating. Is it really that hard to put the blame on the deputy Venerable?"

Li Xuan thought to himself that it was indeed tricky. The deputy Venerable had been promoted by the elder council and the ’Liudao’ to counterbalance Zhu Mingyue over the past thirteen years. He’s the most promising candidate to rein in Zhu Mingyue.

This highly talented man has formidable Martial Law skills and could reach the Heavenly level within two to three years.

The key point is that he is a stickler for ’rules’ and values ’tradition’, which makes him extremely popular among many members of the elder council.

If such a key figure encounters problems, it would be a significant setback for both the ’Liudao’ and the elder council.

If the deputy Venerable is penalized and there’s no suitable replacement, the whole Liudao Division could end up under Zhu Mingyue’s control.

Although Li Xuan had a significant victory over Abbot Weizhen in the last elder council meeting, it was because Weizhen himself had considerable weaknesses, and Li Xuan had leveraged his influence and connections.

This does not mean that the political climate within the elder council has changed.

The fate of the deputy Venerable is closely related to the eighteen elders and the ’Liudao’ standing behind them. How could the elder council make the drastic decision to ’cut off the diseased limb’?

Li Xuan shook his head: "The matter of the deputy Venerable should be settled today. We’ll see what Venerable Zhu has to say."

The meeting called by Zhu Mingyue was still held in the Senate of the Liudao Division.

By the time Li Xuan arrived, all the seats were already occupied.

Li Xuan’s seat was arranged in the first row, fourth from the left. This surprised him.

Keep in mind that the seating arrangement, at home and abroad, throughout history, is a very meticulous process, which directly reflects a person’s status.

Yet today, as the Fumo Zhonglangjiang, Li Xuan was one of the top ten in the first row. This was indeed a surprise.

Despite his inner confusion, Li Xuan calmly took his seat.

At this moment, his gaze was slightly focused, he noticed a familiar face sitting in the elders’ seats that was not from the Liudao Division.

It turned out to be Yu Qiyong, the son of Prince Xiang, who was currently in lively chat with the elder from the Bing family, Liang Yuan.

Yu Qiyong, the son of Prince Xiang, quickly noticed Li Xuan’s gaze, causing him to stiffen momentarily.

However, within a moment, he resumed his pleasant conversation with Liang Yuan, as if nothing had happened.

He was aware that being in alliance with the Liang brothers would mean incurring the wrath of Li Xuan.

However, with the Liang family boasting three individuals at the heavenly level, and being representatives of many northern martial arts families, their support would be a significant bargaining chip in the struggle for the heir’s position.

"What’s going on with the son of Prince Xiang?" Li Xuan shifted his gaze off Yu Qiyong, "Why is he here?"

The one he was asking was the Chief of Jigong Tower, who was sitting next to him.

The Chief of Jigong Tower glanced at Yu Qiyong, then answered lightly, "The son of Prince Xiang is one of the representatives dispatched by the Court to sit in on the meeting."

He added with a bitter smile, "Considering the fact that the Court has dispatched six members this time, it’s clear that they are quite dissatisfied with the long-standing indecisiveness of the Liudao Division."

Li Xuan nodded subtly, then asked out of curiosity, "How come I was placed here? Isn’t it against the rules?"

"What’s against the rules? You are our Hufa of Neo-Confucianism, soon to be the leader of the Confucian Sect. Naturally, the Liudao Division can’t treat you as an ordinary Zhonglangjiang."

The Chief of Jigong Tower paused, then gave a faint smile, "Just listen carefully, something good is about to happen. The reason you were placed here is because you now have such authority, such reputation, and such qualifications."

Li Xuan became even more curious, wondering if he was about to get a promotion.

Just as he was about to ask the Chief of Jigong Tower what was going on, an imposing figure appeared out of nowhere in the hallway.

It was the Fumo Venerable Zhu Mingyue, who directly took a seat at the uppermost part of the hall.

Li Xuan carefully activated his Tao-protecting Eyes and noticed that Zhu Mingyue was surrounded by blood energy and blood was seeping through his clothes.

Blood was constantly seeping from inside Zhu Mingyue’s clothes and quickly ’evaporating’, turning into red blood energy that was being inhaled back into Zhu Mingyue’s nostrils.

Li Xuan’s pupils narrowed slightly, "Zhansha?"

"What Zhansha?" The Chief of Jigong Tower asked, looking puzzled.

"I’m talking about Venerable Zhu. The Rule of Extreme Heaven he commands is called ’Zhansha’," As Li Xuan spoke, he was inwardly shocked. His Rule of Extreme Heaven was incredibly powerful.

Even if Zhu Mingyue’s cultivation wasn’t at the Extreme Heaven level yet, his Rule of Extreme Heaven could not be perfected.

However, even this incomplete ’Zhansha’ was enough to make Zhu Mingyue nearly invincible among those at the heavenly level.

"So that’s how it is!" The Chief of Jigong Tower’s face showed comprehension, "So the Venerable has also awakened his Extreme Heaven? No wonder he managed to retreat safely from the Western Region.

According to reports, the State Preceptor of the Timur Empire also took action in the battle at the Yushahe. That person is said to be the reincarnation of one of the high-ranking Angels of the Tianfang Sect, and commands a Rule of Extreme Heaven known as ’Passing of Time’.

This is an extremely terrifying method that can cause life, Zhenyuan, and blood to flow away. That’s why the Venerable is bleeding non-stop and struggling to recover."

While the two were exchanging information, Zhu Mingyue had already clapped his hands together and solemnly demanded, "Silence!"

In an instant, the hall was silent, and one could hear a pin drop.

"Let the deliberations begin!" Zhu Mingyue looked commandingly at everyone present, "Where’s the second Jianchashi from the inner hall? You are in charge of the case of the deputy Venerable, have you discovered any issues?"

The second Jianchashi from the inner hall was a man named Quan Zhongli. He was a middle-aged man in his thirties, who had a prosperous appearance. After standing up, he respectfully answered, "Venerable, the inner hall can only confirm that the deputy Venerable made many arbitrary decisions while handling the Seven Poisons case.

However, beyond this, we have not found actual evidence of the deputy Venerable and members of the Shenlei Mansion colluding with outsiders. This matter still needs to be thoroughly investigated, so we request more time from the Venerable."

Zhu Mingyue immediately nodded, "Granted! I’ll give you another three months to dig to the bottom of this. If the accused are innocent, then vindicate them. But if they were indeed in collusion with the White Lotus, they must pay the price!"

His voice grew colder at this point, "The deputy Venerable has shown signs of impropriety, showing he played a major role in the White Lotus turmoil. In my opinion, we should immediately strip him of his official duties and imprison him. As for replacing the positions of deputy Venerable and master of Shenlei Mansion, I suggest looking among those present for virtuous individuals to take on these responsibilities. Do any of you elders have objections?"

To Li Xuan’s surprise, none of the eighteen elders from the elder council voiced objections.

Including Liang Yuan, all the elders remained silent without uttering a word.

Zhu Mingyue then announced, "I wish to appoint the ’Distinguished Xuanling Mountain of Xuanwu Hall’ as the deputy Venerable and the master of Shenlei Mansion. In addition, I will establish an additional ’Shenyi Government’ outside the Shenlei Mansion with a team of 730 members. Li Xuan, the current Fumo Zhonglangjiang, will serve as the master of the Shenyi Government."

In an instant, the hall was filled with astonished murmurs.

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows in surprise, finally understanding what the Chief of Jigong Tower had referred to as ’good news’.