Covering the Sky: I, Wang Teng, truly lack the bearing of an emperor.

Chapter 348 Return to the Northern Plains, the Twelve Kings of the Wang Family

Even the God King had never seen such a wondrous object. He picked up a leaf and examined it intently.

He cultivates the Hengyu Emperor Scripture, which is related to fire, so the God King is particularly sensitive to this kind of thing.

At first glance, he could tell that this seemingly ordinary leaf actually contained the power of the Dao of Fire, making it a top-grade treasure of the fire attribute.

If he were given this single leaf, it would definitely help him make further progress in his cultivation of the Hengyu Emperor Scripture!
If this leaf were given to a powerful figure in the Jiang family, it might even give rise to a Dao-Slaying King in this era.

A single leaf can absolutely unleash the power of an ultimate warrior!
"This leaf..." the God King said in surprise.

He could tell that the leaf was valuable, so he didn't want to take advantage of Wang Teng, a junior.

"These leaves are too precious. Keep them for your own cultivation. Besides, you've already cultivated the Eternal Universe Emperor Scripture, so you should need these leaves too."

The God-King spoke and pushed the five leaves back.

“This leaf comes from the deepest part of the Fire Domain. I obtained some by chance. I thought that you, senior, should also need these things when cultivating the Hengyu Emperor Scripture, so I brought some for you,” Wang Teng said.

"And I did indeed keep some for my own cultivation, so please don't be shy, senior," Wang Teng said earnestly.

He even took out some more leaves to prove himself.

Seeing so many leaves in Wang Teng's hand, the God King finally nodded and accepted the five leaves.

"These leaves contain profound truths and can greatly help in cultivating fire-related techniques. You must make good use of them; they will definitely allow you to advance further." After accepting the leaves, the God King did not forget to instruct Wang Teng to cultivate diligently.

"This junior will keep in mind the teachings of the God King." Wang Teng nodded earnestly.

In fact, Wang Teng had already started working on it when he first got these leaves. The first leaf transformed into Daoist essence and was absorbed by him.

Those Daoist insights transformed into understanding, surging into Wang Teng's body and allowing him to advance further in his cultivation of the Hengyu Emperor Scripture and the Ancient Sun Scripture.

"Alright, that's good." The God-King nodded slowly.

After delivering the leaves, Wang Teng was about to leave.

He was supposed to go to Zhongzhou, but several months have passed and he's still in Donghuang.

We've already wasted so much time, so let's try not to waste any more time now.

After leaving the Divine King Palace, Wang Teng did not meet with anyone else.

Some people have already said goodbye, so it's not appropriate for them to go back now. Others, although they haven't said goodbye, are all in seclusion cultivating, striving to break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm. Wang Teng won't be able to see them if he goes now.

"It actually feels rather desolate," Wang Teng couldn't help but chuckle.

There weren't many people I really wanted to see when I returned to the Northern Region this time.

He had already arranged almost everything here, so there was no need to waste any more time.

Therefore, Wang Teng directly took the domain gate and returned to the Northern Plains.

Unlike when Wang Teng first arrived in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, the Northern Plains has now undergone almost earth-shattering changes.

It's not a change in the environment, because Beiyuan is still sparsely populated and remains the most environmentally harsh place among the five major regions of Beidou.

However, Kitahara is much better in other aspects nowadays.

The most obvious point is that the local customs in Kitahara are much better now than before.

Previously, the Northern Plains were sparsely populated and inhabited by fierce people. Moreover, there were many bandits who ravaged the vast ice plains of the Northern Plains, even more so than the Northern Wilderness.

Some of them were even raised by spoiled brats within the royal family of Beiyuan. These bandits, relying on their strength and background, ran rampant in Beiyuan, causing widespread resentment and misery among the people.

However, after Wang Teng rectified the Wang family, such incidents became less and less frequent, and now they have almost disappeared.

Because if anyone in the Wang family is found to be colluding with bandits, it will be a serious crime, and even the Supreme Elder cannot save their life.

Under such circumstances, who would dare to collude with outside bandits?
Moreover, the Wang Family's Gongdao Hall has been organizing manpower to deal with the bandits from the outside world.

These tasks were no longer arranged by Wang Teng, but were carried out spontaneously by the people of the Wang Family's Justice Hall.

After bringing the Wang family under control, they set their sights on the entire Northern Plains.

As the largest family in Kitahara, they have sorted out their internal affairs and naturally hope that Kitahara will get better and better.

Therefore, the once unbridled bandits have now disappeared from the snowy plains of the North Plains.

It's highly unlikely that Beiyuan is currently enjoying favorable weather and national prosperity. After all, only a few years have passed since Wang Teng began to govern the Wang family, to the time when the Gongdaotang (Court of Justice) gained absolute control over the Wang family, and now.

However, several years have passed and Kitahara has indeed undergone significant changes.

Wang Teng did not return directly to the Wang family upon his return to Beiyuan. Instead, he traveled around Beiyuan, experiencing its changes.

"It's getting better and better," Wang Teng thought to himself.

Currently, Beiyuan is inferior to other forces in all aspects, but in the future it may be able to be compared with other places.

Along the way, Wang Teng sensed the changes in Beiyuan and became increasingly satisfied with the Wang family members.

Wang Teng did not return to the Wang family in a grand manner. He returned quietly, using the Void Technique to hide in the void, avoiding the attention of many elders and even the Supreme Elder of the Wang family, and arrived at the deepest part of the Hall of Justice.

Very few people can enter this place; it is protected by a barrier. Apart from the core members of the Justice Hall, no one else can enter at all.

This place is filled with countless jade slips, which contain information about various events that the Gongdaotang (Court of Justice) has handled over the years.

Each jade slip corresponds to a matter handled by the Gongdao Hall.

This was also what Wang Teng asked Gongdaotang to do back then.

Now, Wang Teng has quietly arrived here, using his divine sense to scan these jade slips and examine the files of the Gongdao Hall over the years.

Wang Teng's current divine sense far surpasses that of others at the same level, even though he appears to be at the third level of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

However, in reality, every one of his abilities far surpasses that of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, and even the divine sense of cultivators in the Sendai Secret Realm cannot compare with Wang Teng's.

Under the sweep of such powerful and terrifying divine sense, Wang Teng quickly saw what had happened at the Gongdao Hall during this period and learned about everything the Gongdao Hall had handled over the years.

Wang Teng was very satisfied with the vast majority of the solutions.

Only a few things were handled in a way that did not meet Wang Teng's expectations, but from the perspective of fairness and legal principles, the people in the Justice Group handled them without any problems.

From Wang Teng's perspective, however, they focused too much on fairness and legal principles, thus neglecting other things.

"I should remind them later that the law is not without its own fairness and human compassion," Wang Teng pondered.

Being too cold-hearted is also not good.

Once the most critical period has passed and the principles of justice have taken root in people's hearts, some requirements can now be appropriately relaxed to prevent the Wang family members from being turned into mere machines.

Overall, however, the people at Gongdaotang did a perfect job. They wrote down everything Wang Teng said and have adhered to his teachings for many years.

From this point of view alone, the people at the Justice Hall have done a perfect job.

After spending a short while reading through all the content, Wang Teng did not leave, but instead went to the main hall of the Gongdao Hall.

There is no one here, not because of dereliction of duty, but because there is no one here unless there are special circumstances. The Hall of Justice is so big that it is impossible for everyone to be crammed into one hall.

After daybreak, someone finally arrived at the main hall of the Gongdaotang (Court of Justice).

The slender young woman arrived at the Justice Hall, ready to take her seat as usual, when she looked up and saw that familiar figure.

The girl froze for a moment, her mouth agape.

Wang Teng smiled when he saw the girl.

"Young Master! You're back!" the young girl exclaimed excitedly, her delicate, unadorned face filled with excitement and shock. "Yes, I'm back," Wang Teng nodded with a smile.

The person in front of him was Wang Teng's confidante and most capable subordinate, Yu'er, the maid who had grown up with him.

When he left the Wang family, he handed over the position of acting head of the Gongdao Hall to Yu'er. Over the years, Yu'er has managed everything in an orderly manner.

Although others have also made great contributions, it must be said that without Yu'er's leadership, Gongdaotang might not be as successful as it is today.

Yu'er was overjoyed to see Wang Teng return.

Although she watched this young master grow up, she wasn't much older than Wang Teng. The two were about the same age, and Wang Teng never looked down on her. Rather than being master and servant, they were more like good friends and confidants.

She hadn't seen Wang Teng for a long time, and it would be a lie to say she didn't miss him.

"How have you been feeling at the Wang family's place lately?" Wang Teng asked with a smile.

"I feel very good in the Wang family. With the young master around, everyone in the Wang family treats me with great respect. No one stopped me when I was carrying out the mission of the Gongdao Hall," Yu'er said.

"That's good!" Wang Teng nodded, then looked at the loyal girl, "Would you like to go out and explore?"

Upon hearing Wang Teng's words, the young girl Yu'er was slightly taken aback, as if she hadn't expected Wang Teng to ask such a question.

"Why are you stunned? Are you interested in going out and seeing the world, experiencing the talents and customs of other places?" Wang Teng asked again.

"Does the young master want me to leave the Wang family?" the girl asked, a slight change in her expression.

“It’s not that I don’t want you to stay in the Wang family, but you’ve been in the Wang family for so long, presiding over the Hall of Justice, and your contributions are obvious to all. So I want to ask you if you would like to go out into the world as a member of the Wang family, to see the customs and talents of the outside world. You shouldn’t be bound by the Hall of Justice.”

Wang Teng spoke with a smile.

Upon hearing Wang Teng's words, the girl opposite him breathed a sigh of relief, her expression melting like spring snow, and a bright and cheerful smile appeared on her face.

“I think things are pretty good right now. I can stay in the Wang family and work for the young master.” Yu’er said, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at Wang Teng.

Although she was born into the royal family, she was not a member of the royal family; she was merely a maidservant.

The typical life trajectory of someone like her was to serve a young master or princess in the Wang family, and then retire behind the scenes to do odd jobs once the child grew up.

If they are lucky, they may encounter a master with a good temperament; if they are unlucky, their lives will be particularly bleak.

However, Yu'er never dared to dream of meeting a young master with a personality like Wang Teng. Her current status and achievements in the Wang family are beyond what a maid could achieve.

“You don’t need to be rigid in your thinking. You also have the right to leave the Wang family. Now that the Gongdao Hall is on the right track, with my father here, we don’t need to worry about everything here. You can also leave the Wang family and travel to the Northern Plains, Eastern Wilderness, or even more distant places as a prodigy of the Wang family.”

Wang Teng spoke first.

Yu'er's cultivation level has now reached the third minor stage of the Four Extremes Secret Realm. Although this level is not considered to be in the top tier, it can still be considered within the category of geniuses.

Moreover, the cultivation method that Yu'er practiced was specially selected for her by Wang Teng, and it is one of the legitimate inheritances of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

She could even bluntly say that when it comes to the lineage relationship with the Ruthless Great Emperor, even if the Holy Son of Yaoguang came, he would have to call Yu'er Senior Sister.

In terms of combat strength, few people at the same level can rival her.

"Moreover, it's not just you. The other twelve members of the Gongdao Hall can also temporarily leave the Gongdao Hall to venture out into the outside world. After all, you are all very promising talents of the Wang family. There's no need to spend all your time on this matter. It's most important to delegate authority appropriately and let the Wang family members gradually come into contact with the Gongdao Hall and try to pass on the Gongdao Hall."

Wang Teng continued speaking.

That's also the purpose of his return this time.

The Hall of Justice is very important; it is the most important institution in the Wang family. The people in the Hall of Justice determine whether the younger generation of the Wang family dares to continue to act recklessly and be spoiled brats.

However, the Gongdaotang (Court of Justice) cannot remain solely in the hands of the Wang family. If the Wang family is to truly improve, the Gongdaotang must be passed down. In other words, the Gongdaotang must try to pass it on to others and continue to operate normally in order to be considered a true success.

"I understand!" Yu'er nodded upon hearing this.

At first, she thought Wang Teng wanted to drive her out of the Wang family so that he could give the power of Gongdaotang to someone else, but now she realized that she had been worrying too much.

"When the other people arrive later, let's call them over as well," Wang Teng said.

Yu'er nodded, and soon the other dozen or so people in charge of the Gongdaotang arrived.

These were the twelve people Wang Teng initially appointed to take charge of the Justice Hall. These people, including Yu'er, were all Wang Teng's confidants and the most trustworthy among the younger generation of the Wang family.

Upon learning of the young master's return, the twelve dukes of the Wang family were all overjoyed.

Longing is one thing, trust is another, and anticipation for what the young master will bring them this time is yet another.

"I came back this time mainly to take a look around, and also to remind you that you can go out and travel. As for the power of the Justice Hall, you can choose to distribute it to the elders who have performed well during this period, so as to complete the first power transition of the Justice Hall," Wang Teng said.

This process is destined to be very complicated, after all, this is the first change of power in the Wang Family's Hall of Justice, and both the selection of personnel and the subsequent tests will take a lot of time.

However, this is also an essential process.

The Wang family will continue to pass down the family business. They can't rely on the first generation to run the Gongdaotang forever, can they?

Wang Teng returned this time specifically to do this.

However, he did not show up directly at the beginning.

He merely relayed the message through the words of the powerful patriarch of the Wang family; the rest depended on the performance of the people from the Wang family's Gongdao Hall.

Okay, after this period of experience in managing the Justice Hall, they handled everything very well. Although there was a slight mishap, the change of power was completed in just two months.

The selected elders were all elders whom they had trusted during this period.

As for what happens next, that depends on their performance.

During the power transition, Wang Teng finally came forward, and only then did the others realize that Wang Teng had returned and had been secretly watching the matter.

One of the elders' expressions changed immediately.

He originally thought Wang Teng was not there and wanted to interfere in the affairs of the Gongdao Hall by recommending his own people to join. After being rejected, he lost his temper once. Although he did not openly target the Gongdao Hall, he expressed his dissatisfaction in secret.

Upon seeing Wang Teng, the Supreme Elder was utterly distraught and immediately went to Wang Teng to beg for forgiveness.

This attitude shocked everyone, yet it also felt quite reasonable.

The events Wang Teng experienced in the Northern Region had already reached the Wang family. How could the Wang family not know about Wang Teng's current strength and potential?

"Be more careful next time. I don't want this to happen again," Wang Teng said coldly.

After returning to the Wang family, he finally displayed the aura of a top prodigy among the younger generation.

His mere presence on the throne of the Hall of Justice instilled a sense of oppression in everyone.

This aura was so intimidating, it was truly invincible. Even without saying a word or making a single move, just a sweep of his gaze was enough to make everyone afraid to disobey.

Even the Supreme Elders couldn't help but lower their heads when they met Wang Teng's gaze, not daring to look him directly in the eye.

“I have been following the first power transition of the Gongdao Hall, and overall I am quite satisfied. Even if I and the core members of the Gongdao Hall are not in the Wang family, I will still have the means to monitor the situation of the entire Wang family. So even if you enter the Gongdao Hall, don’t think that you can do whatever you want.”

Wang Teng spoke calmly, his voice seemingly devoid of emotion, yet everyone dared not disregard his words.

Wang Teng's words immediately made those who entered the Hall of Justice take things seriously.

They didn't even know if Wang Teng had any way to remotely monitor their actions, but they simply dared not disobey Wang Teng's orders.

After dealing with the matter at the Gongdaotang, Wang Teng was summoned by his father, Wang Chengkun, and returned to his residence.

Here he saw his long-lost younger brother.

Wang Chong lived up to expectations, and his current level of skill surprised even Wang Teng.

(End of this chapter)