Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 897 - 561: Stupefied

Chapter 897: Chapter 561: Stupefied

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan was visibly stunned for a moment, and then he immediately asked:

"Was it Huang Shiwei who did that?"

Lou Ji softly hummed in response, finding Xu Yuan’s reaction a bit odd, but nonetheless she casually said:

"Trust is mutual, how could we possibly trust him if he doesn’t produce a substantial and convincing token of allegiance?"

"..."

A moment of silence passed, and the smile at the corner of Xu Yuan’s lips uncontrollably began to curl upwards.

Just the thought of Huang Shiwei’s identity being exposed when the truth comes out, standing by his side, watching the desperate reaction on that upright young constable’s face, Xu Yuan felt an inexplicably pathological pleasure.

Pleasure.

So much pleasure!

However, realizing that he was losing control of his expression, Xu Yuan quickly coughed lightly to compose himself.

His reaction was overly villainous, which was bad, not good...

On the way back to the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Lou Ji had everything arranged. When the group of three passed through a narrow alley, Lou Ji temporarily used spellcraft to cloak them, and a prepared carriage swapped places like a leopard cat switching with the prince.

Aside from those who were tailing them and within range of investigation, the exhausted Lou Ji also told Xu Yuan some details about the Qin Family.

Although Su Jinxuan, the insider, was not very effective, the Black Scale Guards, relying on their sterling professional expertise, managed to uncover some clues.

The Qin Family seemed to be backed by some Hidden Sects.

Although the extinction of the Levitation Stone veins had turned Sect’s secret realms into history, there still existed some secret realms that hadn’t yet collapsed, passed down to this day.

The sects hidden within these spatial secret realms are called Hidden Sects.

They are all sects that opted to wait and watch during the assault on Jiatiange that happened ten thousand years ago.

A group of old relics that have survived through the rise and fall of imperial dynasties over ten thousand years.

Because their sects still possess some Levitation Stone stocks maintaining the operation of their realms, in normal times, they mostly stick to their little corners, except for occasionally sending people out to recruit talented disciples, and secretly relocating some ordinary humans, for the most part, they have little interaction with the outside world.

However, since the stockpile of Levitation Stones in each Hidden Sect is finite; once depleted, the spatial realms on which the Hidden Sects depend for survival will gradually break apart until they are completely torn asunder.

Yet, before this happens, the Hidden Sects wouldn’t just wait for their doom; they often choose to make a hard landing some parts of their spatial realms onto the Central Lands.

Like the sudden appearance of the Jiatiange massive tower on the edge of the wastelands.

Through ten thousand years, whenever chaos arises, several Hidden Sects would suddenly emerge in the Central Earth Fourteen States, or that very chaos might be orchestrated by the Hidden Sects.

In the historical books within Prime Minister’s Mansion, it is recorded that the Great Yan Ancestor’s greatest rival in conquering the realm was a Hidden Sect dubbed Taihua Gate.

Of course, not all Hidden Sects possess such strength.

Opening a secret realm requires a Saint, but sustaining it only requires formations and materials.

Through the passage of time, the majority of them don’t even compare to the mid-tier sects within the Dayan Territory.

Closing off from the world can always be a reason for being left behind.

Only a few sects that persist with the capability to interfere in the Central Earth Fourteen States still maintain the strength they had before going into hiding.

Like Jiatiange.

If the Qin Family is indeed backed by some Hidden Sects, then it is indeed tough for the Prime Minister’s Mansion to investigate.

The history of Prime Minister’s Mansion is comparatively shallow.

Because these Hidden Sects have, over ten thousand years, formed an extremely secretive system, around the whole world, probably only the Dayan Royal Family, with the knowledge they’ve accumulated over a millennium, holds some information about a few of these Hidden Sects.

According to the plan originally conceived by Li Yaoxuan and his father, this intelligence was supposed to be shared when they raised an army to "reduce the vassals," but plans cannot keep up with changes; under the current situation, expecting Li Yaoxuan to share this intelligence with Prime Minister’s Mansion is like a fool’s dream.

To cooperate? Go fall into that trap!

Really difficult to manage.

Lou Ji seemed to notice Xu Yuan’s expression was amiss and gently spoke up to explain:

"Instead of worrying about this, why not think about what exactly the Qin Family wants to obtain from the Secret Investigation Department; we are actually prepared for the matters relating to the Hidden Sects, as every chaotic era over these ten thousand years has seen a few jump out from some hidden corner."

Prepared?

If those preparations really worked, the Cangyuan in the Prime Minister’s Mansion wouldn’t have inexplicably suffered a catastrophic loss.

Xu Yuan critiqued in his heart, yet still softly replied:

"Does the Qin Family not leave any clues at all?"

"Clues..."

Muttering softly, Lou Ji furrowed her brows, lowered her crossed leg, switched directions, and due to the force, her split skirt was pulled up, revealing a significant expanse of fair skin.

Xu Yuan glanced at her, then shifted his gaze to Xiao Bai across from him.

Bai Muxi sat with her legs together, her posture straight, holding a half-unwrapped gift box in her arms, looking exceedingly well-behaved.

Tsk, ephemeral beauty, steadfast welfare provider.

Mentally rolling his eyes, Lou Ji’s gentle voice then floated over:

"These are just some useless odds and ends, if Changtian is interested, I can have someone send these files to the inner courtyard after I return to the mansion?"

Now that this elder sister said so, it seemed like no useful information had truly been gathered.

However, after some brief contemplation, Xu Yuan still nodded:

"Alright, send them over today."

...

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai suddenly trembled slightly, subtly tightening the grip on the gift box she was holding, just enough to reveal the cat ear headpiece and the short-handled duster within.