Dominating Martial King
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508: Chapter 259: Turning Hand (Please Subscribe)_6 508: Chapter 259: Turning Hand (Please Subscribe)_6 He was not worried at all.

In front of the Formless Divine Sect, the so-called Inspector of East State was as insignificant as an ant.

No!

That East State Inspector, Xiahou Yuan, was nothing!

“Indeed,” Qingxuzi nodded slightly, “This man—”

As he spoke, his expression shifted subtly, and he looked towards the door with a cold intent: “He has arrived!”

At that moment, the voice of a middle-aged man came from outside the Governor’s Mansion: “I am Xiahou Yuan, the Inspector of East State, and I have come to pay my respects to Grand Elder Qingxuzi!”

The voice was sonorous and deep like a bell, yet it carried a hint of anxiety and helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Governor Wang Sheng’s eyebrows lifted slightly, followed by laughter: “Please let Lord Xiahou in.”

He realized what was about to unfold, and his face was filled with schadenfreude.

Inside the tea room, everyone was leisurely sipping tea when, about fifty breaths later, a burly, square-faced, large-eared middle-aged man wearing a Third Grade red official robe walked in briskly with a group of attendants.

Chu Xisheng figured this man must be Xiahou Yuan, the Inspector of East State.

In the early years of the founding of Daning, the Daning Court adhered to the principle of “matching name to reality,” where one’s cultivation determined the corresponding official rank.

However, those days were long gone when the Daning Court was filled with talented heroes.

Thus Xiahou Yuan could serve as the Inspector of East State with Fourth Grade cultivation.

Wang Sheng, for his part, held the position of Governor of East State with Third Grade cultivation.

He glanced at this man and then looked beyond him to those following Xiahou Yuan.

Xiushui County’s newly appointed Prefecture Governor, Xiahou Dong, was also there.

Behind Xiahou Dong was Xiahou Yuan’s young son, Xiahou Shen.

Both were dressed in plain white undergarments, their faces filled with confusion and bewilderment.

The two were there at Governor Sikong Chan’s request, staying in Jiangnan County to lobby for quick military action from the East State Governor’s Mansion to quell the rebellion.

For this purpose, Governor Sikong Chan and the Xiushui gentry had collected 500,000 taels of Demon Silver in silver notes for their expenses.

The two had been entertaining officials at the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion to the east of the city and drank until the middle of the night, groggy and befuddled.

But in the early hours of the morning, they were dragged from the beds of brothel women by East State Inspector Xiahou Yuan and hurried to the Governor’s Mansion.

They were clueless and did not understand the situation at all.

However, when they saw Chu Xisheng sitting inside the tea room, they simultaneously went pale, with all the color draining from their faces.

After entering, Inspector Xiahou Yuan of East State first swept the room with a cautious eye, then bowed deeply: “This officer has come to pay respect to Mr.

Governor and Grand Elder Qingxu!”

Wang Sheng did not reply, leisurely holding his steaming hot tea and gently blowing on it.

He was not the main event today and didn’t need to speak out of turn.

Instead, Wang Sheng secretly sneered in enjoyment.

This man had joined forces with Governor Sikong Chan and an Inner Court eunuch, pressuring Wang Sheng from below and above, cornering the venerable Governor of East State into taking great risks for the chaos in Xiushui County.

How could Wang Sheng not be angry?

Qingxuzi flicked his dust whisk and said indifferently, “Do you understand the situation?”

“I understand!”

Inspector Xiahou Yuan kept his head low and glanced at Chu Xisheng from the corner of his eye.

Before coming here, he actually did not understand the situation.

It was only a Talismanic Book with the ‘Pingtian Sword Seal’ and the word ‘Qingxu’ from the Formless Divine Sect that made him come here unwillingly.

The Xiahou family came from the North.

Although quite far from You State, if the Formless Divine Sect took lethal action, they could decide the life and death of his entire clan!

Xiahou Yuan was not clear when he left home, but he figured it out along the way.

The only reason the Divine Sect Great Elder would come here must be for Chu Xisheng.

Thus, halfway through his journey, he turned towards the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion first, dragging Xiahou Dong and Xiahou Shen out of the brothel before heading towards the Governor’s Mansion.

Seeing Chu Xisheng confirmed Xiahou Yuan’s suspicions.

“I, along with my cousin Xiahou Dong and my unfilial son Xiahou Shen, have come here precisely to apologize to Grand Elder Qingxu and to Young Flag Master Chu,” he said.

“Apologize?” Jian Cangfeng looked at him with a sneer, his hands behind his back, eyeing Inspector Xiahou Yuan, “Inspector, you might not be able to afford the apology.

Chu Xisheng is the ‘Vengeance Candidate’ chosen by my Formless Divine Sect, tied to the future Qi Fortune of our Divine Sect.

You were really bold to collude with Sikong Chan to frame and accuse, to concoct charges, and to undermine the grand plan of my Formless Divine Sect.”

Inspector Xiahou Yuan’s face turned pale, his lips purplish, with large beads of sweat constantly seeping from his forehead.

His voice was extremely hoarse, “This officer did not know the identity of Master Chu beforehand, otherwise I would never dare to offend your noble sect.”

Xiahou Yuan tasted bitterness in his mouth.

This time, he had been lead by his cousin and his son to the edge of an abyss, one step forward would mean shattering into pieces and the destruction of his home and people.

Normally, it wouldn’t have gone this far.

The Formless Divine Sect was a Righteous Path sect; they usually followed rules and cared greatly about their reputation and standing.

As long as the Inspector General’s Office produced irrefutable evidence proving that disciples of the Divine Sect indeed committed heinous crimes and broke national laws, they would not intervene or hinder the actions of the Inspector General’s Office and Six Gates.

Logically, upon Chu Xisheng being wanted by the Inspector General’s Office and listed on the Black List, the Formless Divine Sect ought to have abandoned Chu Xisheng and expelled him.

However today, Qingxuzi, Grand Elder of the Formless Divine Sect’s Teaching Institute, personally came here.

His interest in Chu Xisheng terrified Xiahou Yuan.

He knew that when the Formless Divine Sect played by the rules, he, Xiahou Yuan, as an esteemed Third Grade Inspector of the Court, mattered.

But if they chose not to play by the rules, he was nothing at all.