From Joy of Life to Becoming a Saint

Chapter 85 The Cause of the World's Chaos

Yan Xiaoyi clasped his fists and bowed: "I accept your command."

Emperor Qing nodded and waved his hand at him: "There is nothing for you to do now, go down first."

"Yes, I will retire."

After Yan Xiaoyi left, only Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping were left in the room. These two people at the top of Qing Kingdom's power were not only extraordinary in status and position, but also had intelligence and strategies that were not even a fraction of that of ordinary people.

Neither of the two bosses, each with his own thoughts, spoke first. Emperor Qing continued to fiddle with his bow and arrow, while Chen Pingping stood by respectfully, as if waiting for the emperor's order at any time.

I don’t know how long it took... Maybe Emperor Qing couldn’t bear it anymore and Chen Pingping spoke first.

"Chen Pingping."

Chen Pingping immediately turned his wheelchair and saluted respectfully: "I am here."

Emperor Qing smiled and said, "If I don't tell you, you won't tell me, right?"

Chen Pingping raised his hand calmly: "Your Majesty, as a subject, I cannot do anything unless Your Majesty speaks. Everything must be done in accordance with Your Majesty's order."

"Everything is in accordance with the Holy Order."

Emperor Qing threw away the bow and arrow in his hand, put his hands behind his back and stared at Chen Pingping, as if he wanted to see something from his face.

Chen Pingping raised his eyes calmly, like a loyal old slave, obediently accepting the scrutiny of his master.

After a long while, Emperor Qing waved his hand and chuckled: "Haha... You seem to be loyal and dutiful, but in fact you are capricious and unpredictable."

"Since you won't tell me anything unless I ask you, and you won't do anything unless I tell you, then what's the point of me having you as the director of the Inspection Institute?"

Faced with this kind of question, if a minister with a slightly worse mentality came, even if he did not have any bad thoughts in his mind, he would be frightened and at a loss what to do by the powerful oppression of Emperor Qing.

But Chen Pingping was not at all flustered, and said calmly: "Your Majesty."

"As a subject, it is my duty to relieve Your Majesty's worries when Your Majesty is unable to be distracted. For the rest, it is up to Your Majesty to make the final decision."

This answer was quite perfect, but Emperor Qing felt a little unhappy when he heard it. He snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and turned around.

"Huh, you're quite smooth."

Emperor Qing walked over to the jade couch and sat down, asking, "Tell me, how did the Inspection Institute investigate a little-known person to the point that even you, the director of the Inspection Institute, dare not make a decision?"

"Since this person has such an extraordinary ability, why did he not discover it until now?"

When Chen Pingping heard Emperor Qing asking about this, he took out the sorted information, pushed his wheelchair forward and presented it with both hands.

Then he returned to his original position, and while Emperor Qing was reading, he explained considerately: "Your Majesty, after joint discussion and analysis by various departments of the Inspection Institute, combined with Chen Qiye's life experience, it can be basically confirmed that there is no problem with this person's identity."

"But many things about this person are extremely strange. In fact... if some of the conjectures are true, then this person... may become the cause of chaos in the world."

Emperor Qing looked at him in confusion.

"Now that you are so decisive, why did you say just now that you did not recommend taking action against this person?"

"Your Majesty, please read it first. Although such a person is very dangerous, there may be surprises if we use him."

Emperor Qing said nothing more and continued to look at the information in his hand.

The more he read, the more solemn Emperor Qing's eyes became, and various emotions such as confusion and hesitation appeared one by one.

After reading it, he slammed the letter heavily on the table.

"Chen Pingping, do you think this person can be used?"

Chen Pingping shook his head upon hearing this: "Your Majesty, this person has a lax character and does not respect the imperial power. He can be used, but whether he can be recruited or not is beyond the question. His behavior is not suitable for being an official."

"Humph! Nowadays, there are so many people in this world who disrespect the imperial power. Not to mention those outside the system, even within the court, how many people truly respect the imperial power in their hearts?"

"It doesn't matter whether I respect you or not. As long as you can do your job well and not be a traitor, I will be relieved."

"Besides, he is still a ninth-rank official. If a ninth-rank official wants to leave, the imperial court really can't do anything to him. The Grand Master is above the imperial dynasty, and a ninth-rank official is also capable of wandering on the edge of the law." "The imperial power... has long lost its deterrent power."

Chen Pingping raised his hand solemnly: "Your Majesty, you are too kind."

Emperor Qing chuckled and shook his head, and didn't say any more on this issue.

Changing the subject, he asked, "Chen Pingping, when you read Chen Qiye's life story, did you have any special feelings?"

"This person... seems to be quite similar to Fan Xian in some of his behaviors. He is also somewhat different from the people around him. He is the third person like him besides Fan Xian and his mother."

Chen Pingping nodded: "That's why I said that if we use this person well, there might be a surprise."

"If it is confirmed that he can really train experts in a short period of time, then the only explanation for such a strange ability is that it is related to the temple."

Emperor Qing narrowed his eyes slightly: "Temple."

"Indeed, the temple has too many inexplicable supernatural powers, but from the information collected so far, I can't find any clues related to the temple."

"In this case, we should really hold back and observe carefully before making any decisions."

"so···"

"You send someone to tell this person with my order that I don't care whether he is the one who took Si Lili away or not. As long as he can help the Inspection Office find the missing Si Lili, I will reward him."

"Also, find a way to guide Chen Qiye and Fan Xian to go to Northern Qi together."

"If you can't do it, let Fan Xian do it."

Chen Pingping pursed his lips and answered irrelevantly: "Your Majesty, Fan Xian said that he is indeed not familiar with this person, but Fan Ruoruo may be interested in this person."

Emperor Qing glanced at him and said, "I didn't say Fan Xian was familiar with him!"

"But now that you've reminded me, I think it would be better if Fan Ruoruo came forward."

Chen Pingping hesitated and said, "Given Fan Xian's personality... I'm afraid he wouldn't agree to use his sister."

"Chen Pingping."

Emperor Qing suddenly got angry.

Chen Pingping said calmly: "I'm here."

"Do you believe that I will punish you for the crime of disrespect?"

Chen Pingping bowed and said, "I dare not."

"Fan Ruoruo obviously has feelings for this person, so this doesn't count as exploitation. Fan Xian won't say much, on the contrary he will support his sister."

"Humph."

Emperor Qing snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and said, "I am tired, you can leave."

"Your Majesty, I take my leave."

After Chen Pingping left, Emperor Qing looked in the direction he left and muttered to himself.

"What a thoughtful old dog."

As Chen Pingping pushed his wheelchair out of the imperial study, the respect in his eyes was gone, and instead became dark and deep, which made people shudder.

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Chen Qiye, who shocked several bigwigs of Qing Kingdom with a single sword move, had no idea that the impact of his move would be much more terrifying than he had imagined.

When he returned home, he did not just wait foolishly for others to judge him, but made some preparations.

The first thing is to prepare a route for yourself so that you can escape at any time.

Although it is common sense that the Inspection Institute would not make a big move against him after knowing his strength, but as the saying goes, one should be prepared for the worst. What if they think he is a nuisance and would attack him at any cost even though they know that the Grand Master cannot kill him without him? They can't just sit there and wait for death.

(End of this chapter)