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The matter of the wolf demon and the evil spirits near the capital massacring villages has not yet been resolved. In addition, there are more and more strange and evil spirits in the Great Zhou. If the Zhengui Division falls into chaos at this time, the fortune of the Great Zhou will probably decline significantly before long. Therefore, Xiong Qingcang wants Fan Yaodong to return to the Zhengui Division.

Fan Yaodong deserves much credit for the Zhen Gui Si's current scale of development. If he could return to the Zhen Gui Si, he could quickly stabilize the situation even without taking personal action.

As for the Empress Dowager making them take the blame for the Zhengui Division, that's out of the question. Anyone with a modicum of intelligence can see why Fan Yaodong suddenly resigned from his position as commander of the Zhengui Division and left the division. It's obvious he didn't want to take the blame.

When Xiong Qingcang took the initiative to suggest that Fan Yaodong return in front of Pei Shuhua, he was indirectly expressing his desire not to take the blame. At the same time, he was also reminding Pei Shuhua that the strange and evil spirits were becoming increasingly rampant, so the Zhengui Division could not be allowed to operate in disarray.

Upon hearing Xiong Qingcang's words, Pei Shuhua coldly replied, "Since Director Xiong has no interest in this position, then please leave. As for whether or not to bring Fan Yaodong back, that's not your concern."

Xiong Qingcang then bowed and said, "This humble subject takes his leave!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiong Qingcang turned and left the Imperial Study. Seeing Xiong Qingcang's departing figure, the black aura on Pei Shuhua's body suddenly burst forth and ran rampant throughout the Imperial Study.

She realized that everyone in the Zhengui Division was a coward who feared death, and probably none of them were willing to take the blame.

If the Zhengui Division is unwilling to cooperate, then things will be troublesome.

She couldn't possibly give Lu Chen a task by giving her orders herself, could she?

Arranging for Lu Chen to enter the Zhengui Division already revealed her intention to target the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. If she were to personally assign Lu Chen a task, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion would definitely hold her accountable immediately.

However, now that she has sent Lu Chen to the Zhengui Division, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has already stood on the opposite side of her, and now the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has even formed an alliance with Emperor Zhou.

At this point, it doesn't seem inappropriate for her to be a bit more aggressive, since the powerful figures in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion all know that she is the one behind it all.

Since the Bureau of Demon Suppression is unwilling to cooperate, then we should find a way to force them.

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A few days later, news came from the Zhengui Division that the newly appointed commander, He Dongqi, had been severely injured by a wolf demon and was bedridden. He had voluntarily submitted his resignation.

Although Fan Yaodong's departure had attracted some attention, the discussion was not very intense. However, now that such an important department as the Zhengui Division has had two commanders suffer serious injuries from that wolf demon in the short term, it is impossible for ordinary people to feel worried and fearful.

Just how terrifyingly powerful was that wolf demon that stormed into the capital? It was able to severely injure two commanders of the Demon Suppression Bureau in one fell swoop. If even the commanders of the Demon Suppression Bureau were no match for that wolf demon, wouldn't ordinary people only be slaughtered by that wolf demon?

This time, the wolf demon caused great panic among the people of the capital, and many small families considered leaving the capital.

Even some officials in the capital began to worry. Most officials could guess why Fan Yaodong and He Dongqi were so badly injured by the wolf demon. They also suspected that the two of them did not want to take the blame, so they used this method to get away.

But despite their suspicions, what if these two were really severely injured by that wolf demon? That was a wolf demon of the Earth Realm, and not every court official had an Earth Realm expert protecting them.

Who knows, one night that wolf demon might come to their house and slaughter their whole family.

Immediately, officials in the court submitted memorials requesting that troops be mobilized to assist the Zhengui Division in slaying the wolf demon.

Normally, ordinary troops are not allowed to enter the city, because no one can say for sure when the army might storm the palace and stage a coup.

However, this wolf demon incident had caused too much of a stir, creating widespread panic. Most importantly, two commanders of the Demon Suppression Division had been severely injured, and many in the capital no longer believed the Division could handle the wolf demon. ...

The Prince of Zhennan's Mansion.

Lu Chen sat in the pavilion in the outer courtyard, listening to the conversation between several Zhengui Guards from the Zhengui Division, and couldn't help but feel like laughing.

He never expected that the position of commander of the Zhengui Division would become one that no one wanted.

Lu Chen then asked, "I heard that Chief Xiong of the Zhengui Division is also from the Earth Realm? Why isn't he appointed as the commander?"

While organizing the files in his hands, a member of the Zhengui Guard said, "Director Xiong said that he was not capable enough and asked Commander Fan to return to the Zhengui Guard to take control of the overall situation."

Lu Chen said, "Since no one is willing to be the commander, why not give the position to someone in the royal family?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the eyes of the Zhengui Guards who were organizing the files lit up. That's right, they could temporarily give up the position of commander to someone in the royal family.

In this way, the royal family will no longer be able to take action against Lu Chen and then shift the blame.

The Zhengui Guards that Lu Chen chose to assist him in handling the files were quite knowledgeable about the affairs of the Zhengui Division and were also aware of the current situation in the court. Therefore, in their view, the method proposed by Lu Chen was highly feasible.

And most importantly, there really is a royal family member who is quite suitable to serve as commander. Although her strength is not very good at the moment, what the Zhengui Division needs most right now is not a strong person, but someone who can stabilize the situation.

At this moment, a member of the Zhengui Guard reminded Lu Chen, "Young Master Lu, aren't you afraid that after that member of the royal family becomes the commander of the Zhengui Division, he will send you out to carry out dangerous missions?"

Lu Chen said nonchalantly, "Why should the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion be afraid of those schemes?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the Zhengui Guards subconsciously glanced at Zhao Yu and his two companions not far away. They thought to themselves, "That's true. With three Earth Realm experts protecting him, killing him probably won't be so easy."

At this moment, a guard carrying a stack of files said, "Young Master Lu, these files need to be delivered to the Bureau of Ghosts and Demons. I'll be heading back to the Bureau now."

Lu Chen said, "Okay."

The guard then left the outer courtyard with the dossier in his hand.

After the ghost-suppressing guard left, Lu Chen looked at a file in his hand and asked, "It seems there have been quite a few cases of evil spirits massacring villages recently?"

The files that Lu Chen compiled were collected from various places. While browsing through these files, Lu Chen discovered many records of evil spirits massacring villages. Most importantly, no matter which local authorities were responsible for suppressing evil spirits, they could not find out what kind of evil spirits were responsible for the massacres. They only knew that the evil spirits would dig out hearts.

One of the Zhengui Guards said, "These past few days, the officials of the Zhengui Division have been having a headache over this matter. The wolf demon issue has not yet been resolved, and a case of an evil spirit massacring a village has also occurred near the capital."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen pondered for a moment, then continued flipping through the files without giving it much thought.

He flipped through these files mainly to understand the strange and evil spirits of this world. He was curious whether the strangeness of this world and the strangeness of the Ghost Realm had any other similarities. (End of Chapter)