Immortal Father
Chapter 545 - 545 192 Huge Rat Huge Rat

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The elderly Tianli sat in the chair at the center of the Punishment Immortal Hall, his eyes somewhat vacant.

The hall was filled with kneeling people.

Outside the hall, many immortal soldiers were running back and forth, and people were continuously brought here, separated into four areas: front, back, left, and right, either standing, kneeling, or bowing their heads in silence, or staring blankly ahead.

Tianli suddenly felt like he was not a qualified deputy leader.

“The frontline is still fighting hard,” Tianli muttered with a frown.

In a corner of the hall, behind a barrier.

Li Ping’an sat in an armchair, his expression fairly calm.

Xu Sheng and Qing Su sat on either side of him, while the brothers Xing He and Xinghan, along with Feng Tingzhu, stood quietly behind Li Ping’an, fulfilling their duties as trusted aides.

The Godly Arrow had been switched with a fake, and the false Godly Arrow had turned to dry wood due to the passage of time, lying there for at least a few thousand years.

This was no small matter.

The Eastern Alliance Treasury was the foundation for supporting the immortal soldiers of the East Continent and also the spoils of war obtained from the Ancient Heavenly Court by the Human Race.

A divine arrow had been lost from the treasury because they had gone to search for this very arrow.

Among the tens of thousands of treasures stored in the treasury, they had spot-checked over three hundred items, and twelve had been switched out or had disappeared.

These were not mere paintings or antiques; these were treasures intimately connected to the combat strength of the Human Race and could be considered part of the Human Race’s foundation.

If twelve out of three hundred items were missing, then out of thirty thousand, that would be one thousand two hundred missing.

At this moment, more than a dozen of the Eastern Alliance’s upper echelons were continuously checking the inventory with Jade Talismans in the treasury, and the exact figures would soon be determined.

There were at least three major problems.

First, the suspicion of thievery was greatest among those who guarded the treasure.

Second, dereliction of duty in the supervision.

The Eastern Alliance has a dedicated Treasure Hall for managing the treasury, and three Immortal Palaces providing oversight, namely the Accounting Immortal Hall, Twelve Halls, the First Hall of the Valorous, and the Immortal Alliance Hall, with the latter essentially serving as the ‘secretariat’ for the deputies.

Third, the regular inspections of the treasury had revealed significant oversights.

And at this moment, those kneeling inside the Punishment Immortal Hall were the immortal officials who had served in the Treasure Hall during the last ten thousand years.

Li Ping’an scanned the room, noting that the highest-ranking person here was no more than a third-grade official.

Could this matter be related to any of the deputy leaders?

Had the Godly Arrow been taken away by the myriad demons of the heavens?

If they followed this lead, could they uncover who the mastermind behind “that blood cloud” was, and take preemptive action?

Li Ping’an pondered continuously.

“Ah, Ping’an.”

Xu Sheng leaned towards Li Ping’an and murmured softly:

“What’s going on?

Can treasures from the Eastern Alliance really be switched out?

With so many experts here and over a dozen grand formations in the treasury.”

Li Ping’an shook his head with a smile: “Household thieves are hard to prevent…

But let’s not jump to conclusions; let’s just watch.”

Qing Su asked, “Is there going to be a bloodbath again?”

“It shouldn’t be,” Li Ping’an spoke slowly, “In such cases, they usually punish only the ringleaders, especially since the frontline is in battle.

If there were a bloodbath here, it would likely destabilize the military at the frontline.

Any reckoning would have to wait until the battle is over.”

Xu Sheng sighed: “The Eastern Alliance has protected the East Continent for sixty or seventy thousand years, and finally, problems have emerged.”

“Finally?’

Li Ping’an asked in puzzlement: “Do you actually wish for trouble in the Eastern Alliance, senior?”

“How could that be?

I have plenty of acquaintances inside the Eastern Alliance,” Xu Sheng raised his chin, “Look at those Golden Immortals who just arrived, they were good friends of mine back in the day, and they all owe me favors…

Hey, why are they kneeling down?”

Li Ping’an said: “Don’t worry, it’s not necessarily that they stole anything, they might just feel that they’ve neglected their duties.”

A cry with a sobbing tone came from that direction: “Deputy leader!

I am guilty!

I have taken things from the treasury!”

The people beside Li Ping’an: …

“It’s still no problem,” Li Ping’an said, “Even if they took something, it may not be anything too precious.”

Another Golden Immortal shouted: “Deputy leader!

Thousands of years ago, I was short of Spirit Stones and secretly took away twelve items from the treasury, selling them for more than two hundred square Spirit Stones!”

Li Ping’an frowned: “Senior, don’t worry, it’s only two hundred square Spirit Stones, the crime shouldn’t be…”

Smack!

Xu Sheng clamped his hand over Li Ping’an’s mouth and glared at him: “Stop talking already!

If you keep going, there’s no saving them!”

Qing Su asked from the side, “Is that considered a serious crime?”

Feng Tingzhu, the female aide standing behind Li Ping’an, bowed and said: “Replying to the Martial Envoy, it is considered a serious crime.

To steal from one’s charge is a grave offense, and the penalty is more severe.

The fact that he came forward on his own suggests the problem is not that serious.”

“Now what I want to know is…”

Li Ping’an narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of doubt in his gaze.

“Where exactly that Godly Arrow ended up, this is very important to me.”

Xu Sheng whispered softly: “Ping’an, if you want a Long Spear, I have a Spiritual Treasure here that you can use.

Loan me the Cangyue Bead for a few days, and it’s yours.”

“No need,” Li Ping’an said earnestly, “Right now, my strength is restricted by the Dao Realm, even if I had a Spiritual Treasure Long Spear, I wouldn’t dare to engage in close combat with the enemy.

Let’s forget it.”

Xu Sheng nodded: “Then is there any treasure you are lacking?”

“Not at the moment,” Li Ping’an replied warmly, “Senior, every time you see the Cangyue Bead, you laugh with a ‘heh heh heh,’ somewhat unrefined.

You should be more elegant, or it will disdain you.”

“Elegant?”

Xu Sheng frowned in thought.

Soon enough, the Punishment Immortal Hall, inside and out, was crowded with officials from the Eastern Alliance.

When Li Ping’an first came to work at the grassroots level in the Eastern Alliance, he had ‘worked’ in an Immortal Palace related to the treasury and had ‘gotten to the bottom of’ the inventory storage of the Eastern Alliance’s treasury.

Now, looking back, he had overestimated it.

He hadn’t considered the existence of the thieves.

Suddenly, the voice of the elder Tianli came through: “Ping’an, you take over the interrogation; this old one is somewhat exhausted.

You have the sword command, execute as you see fit.”

Li Ping’an heard a touch of despondency in the voice of this deputy leader.