Immortal Father
Chapter 552 - 552 194 Only Because the Holy Mother Is Not at Home_2

552: Chapter 194: Only Because the Holy Mother Is Not at Home_2 552: Chapter 194: Only Because the Holy Mother Is Not at Home_2 “Master, you needn’t worry, just watch what comes next.”

“What I’m most worried about now is…”

He looked at those old immortal officials actively surrendering and sighed lightly:

“These people are just small fish, skimming some Spirit Stones from the treasury, not daring to take any real treasures.”

“The whereabouts of those treasures are what’s truly important.”

Wang Shan suddenly said, “My lord, such matters cannot be uncovered through these means.”

“Oh?” Li Ping’an turned his head to look, casually offering Wang Shan a chair.

Wang Shan gave a bow of thanks, “Thank you, my lord.”

“Explain in detail, what’s going on?”

“Yes,” Wang Shan glanced around but didn’t hide much, and spoke slowly, “From 6,500 to 4,200 years ago, the Hall Master of the Treasure Hall was the Golden Immortal, Wen Huaiwu.”

“Wen Huaiwu?”

Li Ping’an raised an eyebrow lightly: “Is there a problem with this person?”

“His conduct was dubious.

He had few military achievements in ancient times, and after his promotion to Golden Immortal, he became a commander.”

Wang Shan spoke softly:

“During his tenure as the Hall Master of the Treasure Hall, there were frequent incidents, such as fires, guards stealing, and he always dealt with them loudly.”

“About 4,000 years ago, his term ended.

At that time, there was a small-scale war in the Western Continent, a few Golden Immortals died, he was swallowed by a great demon, and not a trace of his bones remained.”

Not a trace of his bones remained?

Li Ping’an and Wang Shan exchanged a look.

Wang Shan didn’t say much more, just gave a respectful bow, then sat on the wooden chair.

Li Ping’an leaned back in his chair, a finger rubbing his temple, and gazed ahead, lost in thought.

Wang Shan had been seriously injured before because he was investigating Wanmo Heaven and was ambushed by a ferocious demon from there.

In other words, Wang Shan must have already touched on the tail of Wanmo Heaven…

Li Ping’an turned to look at Wang Shan.

The latter perked up, waiting for Li Ping’an to ask questions.

“It’s nothing,” Li Ping’an asked, “How is your injury?”

Wang Shan hurriedly responded, “Thank you for your concern, my lord.

I’m no longer in grave danger, but I will need some time to return to my peak.

If I were to engage in Magical Combat now, I could only match a third or fourth rank Heavenly Immortal.”

“Impressive.”

Li Ping’an gave a thumbs up, then mentioned he would meditate and began to focus on his practice, quietly awaiting the results.

The immortal officials of the Eastern Alliance demonstrated their efficiency by surrendering very quickly.

In less than half a day, the preliminary results were in.

Li Ping’an, holding a Jade Talisman, looked at the list on it and sighed softly.

The elder Tianli asked, “Ping’an, look, eighty percent of the hole has been patched.

For those with significant amounts, should we tie them up and send them to Minister Feng?”

“Send those few Golden Immortals over, and the others, strip of their posts and put them under house arrest for a time,” Li Ping’an said.

“Elder, what about those 1,300 various treasures?

Why are there less than 300 retrieved on this list?”

“This,” Elder Tianli glanced around, strengthened the barrier around them, and said in a deep voice, “I’ve also been investigating for half the day using my ways, and those over a thousand treasures were taken away thousands of years ago, including the Sunset Divine Arrow that you wanted.”

“Who took them away?”

“The one responsible for the Treasure Hall at that time was called Wen Huaiwu, a Golden Immortal, who has died in battle.”

Elder Tianli sighed:

“Unexpectedly, they’ve made it so there’s no proof of their death.

The stolen treasures were almost all switched with fakes; there didn’t seem to be any problem at the time.”

“I’ve calculated it; if these treasures were to be refined into magical weapons, they would constitute a formidable force not to be underestimated.”

Li Ping’an rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

Xu Sheng stroked his beard and asked, “Three Alliances, one person certainly couldn’t have done all this; there must be an organization behind it.”

“Indeed,” Elder Tianli said gravely, “I fear it is the work of the Western faction.”

Li Ping’an asked, “Is there a possibility that those treasures ended up in Wanmo Heaven?”

Elder Tianli said, “Eight or nine out of ten, it was the work of that group.”

“Then I understand.”

Li Ping’an suddenly smiled.

Qing Su asked, “What’s the matter?”

“This trip wasn’t a waste; at least now I know who my future enemies are.”

Li Ping’an said:

“Elder, please continue to investigate this matter.

I’m going to visit the Holy Mother Palace to accomplish the task set by His Majesty.

“If you find any clues later on, you must tell me.

“I will take the lead in this investigation in the future, as long as His Majesty does not take back my Xuanyuan Sword Command, I will see this through to the end with them…

Elder, I mean, if by chance you’re involved with those people, extricate yourself as soon as possible.”

“What are you fretting about!”

Elder Tianli cursed:

“My heart is only for His Majesty, His Majesty and His Majesty alone!

I’m just aggrieved that so much combat power has been directly lost.”

Li Ping’an smirked, “If only you, elder, had strictly enforced discipline six thousand years ago, we wouldn’t have so many problems now.”

“Do you think I haven’t tried?”

Elder Tianli let out a dejected sigh:

“Do you think I want to gloss things over?

Do I need a junior to teach me such simple principles?

“Fine, let’s not talk about this anymore.

In the future, it will all be your young people’s era, and we old immortals will take these problems with us when we go.

“Are you going to the Nuwa Palace right now?”

“I’ve already released the news.”

Li Ping’an said with a smile and raised eyebrow:

“I made it a point to mention several times that I am going to the Nuwa Palace to carry out His Majesty’s orders.

I’m sure they too have prepared in advance, so I can face much less trouble.”

“Ah, this!” Elder Tianli muttered, “I thought you had just let it slip, and I told them not to spread the news of this place unnecessarily.”

Li Ping’an glared and yelled, “Thank you so much!”

“No big deal, no big deal.

Keep the thanks in your heart; there’s no need to say it out loud,” Tianli chuckled, “I’ll arrange a large ship for you, three thousand immortal soldiers, and two Golden Immortal generals.

How about that?”