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Chapter 623 - 87: Where Are We Now? [Seeking for Monthly Tickets!]"_1

Chapter 623: Chapter 87: Where Are We Now? [Seeking for Monthly Tickets!]"_1

Inside the Night Dragon Palace, the Emperor unrolled a small scroll, scrutinizing its content, his eyebrows knitted together.

"What is this Mars entity trying to achieve? Disturbing the Qinghong Banquet, initiating martial law within the palace..." He muttered to himself, "Could it be planning to force its way into the Imperial City?"

Behind him, Officer Lao Lishi chuckled, "Your Majesty is overthinking. Unless a divine being emerges into this world, nobody could cause any trouble in Yu Capital City."

This was not blind confidence, but that Yu Capital City indeed gathered a formidable power.

Within only the Imperial City, there resided the Guardians and Yao Dengxian, who are both Tianyuan cultivators. The Regent Residence housed the Regent Leader and Warden Zuo, who were also of the same strength. The Sky-north Prison outside the city was dominated by the Prison King. The Ascending Dragon Academy had President Gong Yangqi and Vice President Shentu Yang, and the Chonglou Temple of the nation had the State Preceptor...

Just these eight readily apparent Tianyuan cultivators alone, with the Imperial Court at the center, have a united strength exceeding any of the top Immortal Sects. Even the Penglai Upper Sect could not compete.

Causing distruption in Yu Capital City would not catch the attention of cultivators of this stature. But, once their attention is caught, the reaction would be swift and thunderous.

Who could stir up such a storm?

Of course, the Emperor knew that it was unlikely. No matter how much trouble Mars stirred up, it would only be done in secret.

It’s just that these actions were peculiar.

The early discovery of the body of the Empress Consort was unexpected. Normally, her body would have been found an hour before the Qinghong Banquet with the palace on high alert.

Officials attending the banquet would have been trapped in the city, unable to leave for a short period of time.

The first thought that would come to anyone’s mind was whether they wanted to annihilate all the officials and the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty in one fell swoop. But that was simply impossible.

The Emperor shook his head and said again, "Or perhaps the one who killed the Empress Consort wasn’t someone from Mars, but someone who discovered some of Mars’ scheming and wanted to prevent it from occurring. The Empress Consort was likely the one working for Mars..."

He was not emotionally ready to accept this idea.

Although the Empress Consort had previously snuck into the Dragon Feeding Supervisor’s area to teach Little Golden Dragon an escape plan, it could well be that the murderer was masquerading as her even then.

For this favorite concubine who had accompanied him for several years, the Emperor always hesitated to imagine her wrongdoing.

However, everything still depended on the results of the final investigation.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then asked, "What stage of the investigation has Chu Liang reached?"

"She has come to the..." Officer Lao Lishi squinted into the distance as if observing the situation afar, then answered, "The step of setting fire to Yuhua Palace."

For some reason, the Emperor’s brows twitched at this.

Solving cases also involve this step?

...

"What is this all about?" Yao Guang, in a frantic tone, said, "Your Highness the Royal Younger Brother, Heavenly Official Li, after you’ve finished your investigation, please leave, I still need to work in the palace. Once this fire starts, I will surely be punished."

"As long as you can find something, who would dare to say you’re not supposed to?" Chu Liang said.

"What if no evidence is discovered?" Yao Guang retorted.

"Then I will go and talk to His Majesty, what’s there to be afraid of? Relax..." Chu Liang placed a hand on her shoulder, reassuringly saying, "We’re all in this together."

In front of them, the Divine Dragon Fire burned fiercely, unstoppable and spreading rapidly. In a short time, the entire palace was turned into ashes, leaving no ruins behind.

Amid the darkness, an object became apparent.

A jade ring, which should have been hidden within a secret compartment in the wall, was now revealed. The wall was gone. The secret compartment was gone. Only the ring had fallen to the floor.

Chu Liang went forward to take a closer look and indeed, it was a magical storage tool. However, without the command code, it could not be opened.

He tried to burn it again using the Divine Dragon Fire but it remained sturdy.

It seems my aggressive disassembly still falls short compared to my master.

That bout of fire just now is, of course, my master’s style of doing things. It seems a bit reckless at times, but its convenience cannot be denied.

"I’ll do it." Li Chengfeng sighed, drawing his sword.

Swish——

A sound of splitting air, and the ring shattered accordingly.

The items stored within were scattered all over the floor.

"What is this?" Yao Guang cried out in astonishment.

They began to pick up the items, examining them closely one by one.

The largest item was a silk scroll. Unrolling it, to their surprise, it was the Imperial City Panorama that included not only the aboveground structures, but also clearly marked the arrangements underneath, including many forbidden areas and secret realms-

"Ah"—Yao Guang let out a cry and quickly covered his eyes, not daring to look again.

Seeing Chu Liang was still looking, he reminded him, "Your Highness, possession or peeking at the imperial city’s map is a capital crime."

"Oh, then I won’t look anymore," said Chu Liang, stealing another glance before rolling up the scroll.

Have you memorized all of it?!

Yao Guang was terrified but didn’t dare to make a sound.

The next item was a red porcelain bottle tightly sealed with Array Runes. Chu Liang removed the seal and opened the lid.

Inside was about half a bottle of viscous red liquid, similar to lava.

"Lava Poison!" Li Chengfeng yelled at once, his expression instantly changed.

What kind of strange poison is it this time? Chu Liang looked at him puzzledly.

Li Chengfeng quickly replaced the lid and lowered his voice, "Let this bottle of poison stay in your hand. The three of us will watch it together. No one is allowed to put it away."

"What kind of poison requires such caution?" Chu Liang asked.

"Lava poison is an extreme poison that propagates with fire; it melts in divine fire, and anyone who comes into contact with the poisoned fire will be killed instantly as it corrodes the bones and pierces the heart." Li Chengfeng paused before continuing, "For an ordinary person, even if they take it, it won’t cause much harm, only when in contact with fire it will turn toxic. Only one kind of people, those who have divine fire in their bodies, would die instantly if they took it."

"Divine Fire Life." Chu Liang added.

"Correct." Li Chengfeng said, "Therefore, this poison is an absolute forbidden drug in our dynasty. It’s a capital crime to manufacture or possesses it."

So it’s a poison targeting the Imperial Family. No wonder he is so alarmed.

It’s a bit scary to think that an imperial concubine has this poison.

Next, they picked up the Breaking Method Golden Hairpin, on which complex array patterns were carved. Li Chengfeng recognized it at a glance, "This is the Breaking Method Array Rune pattern that can penetrate divine skill defenses, it should be the Breaking Method Golden Hairpin that is ranked first among over two hundred items in Ten Thousand Treasures Record."

Looking at the objects, Chu Liang quickly connected them in his mind.

Lava Poison... Breaking Method Golden Hairpin, this is clearly a plan to kill someone with Divine Fire Life, and a highly cultivated one at that. The answer was almost screaming at him.

The Emperor, being a Seventh Realm cultivator, if he simply ingested the lava poison, he might not die immediately, suffering severe injuries at best. But if at that moment, the Breaking Method Golden Hairpin was used to attack, it would be fatal.

A workflow with strong specificity.

As they inspect the next item, Yao Guang’s face turns pale.

It’s a gold badge, engraved with the mark of Dragon Feeding Supervisor.

"This is the token control by Dragon Feeding Supervisor..." Li Chengfeng hesitated, then continued, "Only Officer Yao should have it."