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The Prince of Zhennan continued, "In any case, we finally have a lead in the case of the massacre of the village."

"Now that we know it was Huang Quan Sect who did it, things will be much easier."

"Next, we only need to investigate the Yellow Springs Cult. Once we find the location of the Yellow Springs Cult's headquarters, we can eradicate the Yellow Springs Cult."

Lu Chen then said, "Speaking of the Yellow Springs Cult, I'm more curious about what that monster is all about."

At this point, Lu Chen's gaze fell on Li Xuan, who was kneeling on the ground, and he asked, "Are you sure what you saw was a monster, and not a human in disguise?"

Li Xuan quickly said, "Young Master Lu, I saw it very clearly. Although that monster was wearing a red robe, the tentacles it stretched out were definitely not human-made, and its claws were not human hands, but more like the claws of some kind of demon."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said with a puzzled look, "So, that monster must be an evil spirit or a strange creature. Then why didn't the Ghost Suppression Division's Ghost Tracking Disc react before? If it was an evil spirit or a strange creature, the Ghost Suppression Division should have used the Ghost Tracking Disc to track its aura long ago."

The Prince of Zhennan said, "This is also a question that has been on my mind."

In this world, all kinds of monsters are called evil spirits, and the aura of evil spirits can be sensed by the Evil-Chasing Disc.

Moreover, since that evil spirit made a move, it would leave behind a trace of its aura; it wouldn't be completely devoid of any trace.

If no evil spirits or malevolent energy remain, then it's more likely a human disguised as a monster.

After thinking for a while, neither the father nor the son could come up with any ideas.

Just then, a guard from the Prince's residence entered the courtyard and said to the Prince of Zhennan, "Your Majesty, there is an imperial decree from the palace."

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Zhennan immediately walked out of the courtyard, and Lu Chen followed suit, wanting to see what imperial edict the Empress Dowager had issued.

Upon seeing the Prince of Zhennan, the eunuch handed him the imperial edict and said, "His Majesty has instructed me to remind the Prince of Zhennan that since the Demon Kings have appeared, please eliminate those Demon Kings as soon as possible and help the Great Zhou Dynasty to stabilize."

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Zhennan accepted the imperial edict and said calmly, "Go back and tell His Majesty that I will seal those few evil kings as soon as possible."

The eunuch said, "Now that the imperial edict has been delivered, I will return home."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch delivering the decree turned and left without hesitation.

After the eunuch who delivered the decree left, the Prince of Zhennan opened the imperial edict in his hand, glanced at it briefly, and then handed it to Lu Chen, who was standing to the side.

Lu Chen took the imperial edict, glanced at it, and said with a smile, "The royal family really can't wait, afraid of giving us too much time to grow."

The royal family was well aware that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion wanted to reappear under the guise of this strange crisis. Naturally, they did not want to see the Zhennan Prince's Mansion grow stronger again, so they would try to urge the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to seal those strange kings as soon as possible.

In this way, the Prince of Zhennan's mansion would have no excuse to continue to grow stronger.

At this moment, Zhennan Wang thought of the battle of Redstone City. He turned to Lu Chen and said, "By the way, Fan Yaodong brought new information about the Ghost King today. Come with me to the study."

Originally, the Prince of Zhennan intended to have the letter from Redstone City delivered directly to Lu Chen, but since Lu Chen was now in front of him, he decided to talk to him about the Ghost King in person.

The father and son then went to the study.

Upon entering the study, the Prince of Zhennan handed the letters on the desk to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen took the letter, opened it, and glanced at it, his face remaining expressionless. The Prince of Zhennan, however, was now inclined to investigate. He asked, "If it were you, what would you do?"

Lu Chen said without hesitation, "Although Redstone City is remote, that's relative to the capital. My father's fiefdom is in Jiangnan. If those evil kings are allowed to grow, the wave of evil spirits may very well impact my father's fiefdom."

"Currently, the Great Zhou's fortune still has a strong suppression of evil spirits and strange phenomena. Now that we have discovered the traces of those few ghost kings, we should indeed find a way to seal them away."

If they hadn't discovered where those few demon kings were, Lu Chen wouldn't have thought about sealing them away; instead, he would have focused on strengthening the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

But now that their location has been discovered, they must be sealed away.

Lu Chen didn't want to see the four Ghost Kings become stronger, and he could still suppress them for now, with the price he paid being relatively small.

If they were to devour more blood and become stronger, and by the time their strength increased to the point where they could single-handedly deal with those demon kings, it would be uncertain whether Guangling County would still exist.

Moreover, if this drags on, countless civilians in the Great Zhou Dynasty will die.

Although Lu Chen was once a powerful figure in the Spirit Realm, he was not entirely cold-blooded and ruthless. Otherwise, he would not have fought to the death with the Strange Ancestor to protect the Spirit Realm back then.

The Prince of Zhennan was very satisfied with Lu Chen's answer.

They could indeed raise bandits to enhance their own power, but that depends on the circumstances. A terrifying existence like the Ghost King is completely beyond the control of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Therefore, they must eliminate them.

Moreover, sealing those few demon kings inside the Demon Suppression Tower would be a greater deterrent to the royal family.

After all, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion now controls the Zhengui Tower, and they can release those ghost kings at any time if they want.

At this moment, the Prince of Zhennan said, "Now that we have clues about the monster that massacred the village, we should also investigate this Yellow Spring Cult properly. I'm going to the Bureau of Demon Suppression first."

At this point, the Prince of Zhennan prepared to go to the Zhengui Division and have its members shift the focus of their investigation back to the Huangquan Cult.

However, at that moment, a guard dressed in black robes rushed into the study with quick and light steps, knelt down in front of the Prince of Zhennan, handed him the intelligence report, and said, "Your Majesty, an urgent report from Guangling County."

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Zhennan immediately felt a bad premonition. He quickly took the bamboo tube containing the letter from the guard, opened it, and took out the letter from the tube.

His sharp eyes swept over the letter, and his expression immediately turned serious, his brows furrowing.

Seeing the Prince of Zhennan in this state, Lu Chen asked curiously, "What happened in Guangling County?"

The fact that the Prince of Zhennan could show such an expression proves that something must have happened in Guangling County, and it must be something serious.

The Prince of Zhennan immediately handed the letter to Lu Chen. Lu Chen took the letter and quickly glanced at it. The letter stated that a large number of villages in Guangling County had been massacred recently, just like the situation in the villages near the capital.

The hearts of the villagers were ripped out, and no evil spirits or strange occurrences were left at the scene.

The Prince of Zhennan snorted coldly, and his aura suddenly burst forth: "This Yellow Springs Sect is really courting death. I haven't even dealt with them yet, and they actually dare to come and provoke me."

They were just about to begin investigating the Yellow Springs Cult when the Yellow Springs Cult started causing trouble in his fiefdom.

The Prince of Zhennan suspected that the Yellow Springs Sect was deliberately targeting him. After all, he was now the leader of the Zhengui Division, which was under the jurisdiction of the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion. Perhaps the Yellow Springs Sect was giving the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion a warning, or some kind of intimidation, to stop the investigation. (End of Chapter)