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Chapter 732 The Sleeping Unofficial Dragon Vein (2 Updates)
The waiting time should have been extremely agonizing, but there were just too many people here.

Everyone was talking at once, and many of them were sweating. When the breeze blew by, the stench was... tsk tsk tsk, it was just awful.

Unfortunately, Yunran had an extremely keen sense of smell, so in the end she could only silently add a protective shield to herself, lest she be suffocated by the stench before sunrise.

With that interruption, time flew by.

The moment the sun broke through the clouds, everyone exclaimed "Wow!"

Even Xuan Chu was quite shocked by what he saw.

It turns out that standing atop the mountain and witnessing the sunrise is incredibly awe-inspiring.

Yunran's phone rang at that very inopportune moment.

Fortunately, she had already witnessed the moment the sun broke through the clouds; otherwise, she would have really taken her anger out on the person who called.

Looking down, oh, it was Xie Xuzhi, the sugar daddy, calling. Oh well, it's alright then.

Yun Ran answered the phone: "Director Xie, good morning~"

Xie Xuzhi looked at the sky outside; it was just beginning to get light.

Given Yunran's usual grumpy mood when she wakes up, it felt strange that she answered the phone so quickly and in such a soft tone.

"I'm back. I'll be at Wuhuang Mountain this afternoon."

Yunran thought Xie Xuzhi's call was a 'warning' to her, after all, she rarely took action, and when she did, it was devastating.

With so many tourists at Wuhuang Mountain, any slight disturbance could cause a massacre.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll take it easy."

Xie Xuzhi: ...

Is that what he meant? Also, why is Yunran now answering questions first? That's not a good sign.

“I know you know what you're doing, I just want to say, be careful. I had someone investigate overnight, and the situation at Wuhuang Mountain is a bit complicated…”

If Yun Ran hadn't mentioned the problem at Wuhuang Mountain, Xie Xuzhi would never have imagined that there were actually five 'sleeping' unofficial dragon veins there.

When the Special Administration Bureau was first established, it sent its subordinates to investigate unusual phenomena in various places, and dragon veins were one of the targets of the investigation.

If a dragon vein falls into the hands of an evil cultivator, the danger it poses is astonishing, but severing the dragon vein directly is not an easy task.

Even a dormant dragon vein, once out of control, can cause earthquakes and mudslides, which are the least of its problems.

Therefore, in areas where the Special Administration Bureau discovers dragon veins, corresponding personnel will be assigned to guard them.

Peace and tranquility are best, at least they can protect the local people and allow the surrounding mountains, flowers, trees and plants to flourish.

However, if the dragon vein truly develops sentience, or even becomes a demonic dragon, the Special Administration Bureau members will, if necessary, sacrifice everything to slay the demonic dragon.

The Huangding Manor in Haicheng is built on a dragon vein, precisely to prevent the dragon vein from giving birth to a demonic dragon spirit.

Nowadays, the dragon veins of Wuhuang Mountain are not recorded at all.

This can only mean one thing: hundreds of years ago, someone within the Special Administration Bureau tampered with things, and that person was clearly not of low rank.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to erase the records so cleanly, and for so many years, no one would have noticed anything amiss.

At this moment, Xie Xuzhi had a feeling that the big net that had been making him uneasy was about to emerge.

When he took over the Special Administration Bureau, he immediately began to appoint young people who were not from prominent families.

Many people said he was young and impetuous, and some even thought he wanted to cultivate his own people and eliminate dissidents. Only Xie Xuzhi himself knew that he was just feeling uneasy and wanted to have a backup plan.

Now, it turns out that his perception was correct; Yunran was indeed his lucky star.

Unlike in the past, this time Xie Xuzhi did not rush to suppress the matter, but only sent his confidants or trusted members of the Xuanmen aristocratic families.

After working non-stop for two days, he returned to China and went straight back to the headquarters of the Special Administration Bureau without taking a break.

Although those who were urgently summoned had some doubts, no one dared to question anything.

In just over a year, everyone could clearly feel Xie Xuzhi's oppressive aura growing heavier and heavier.

When Xie Xuzhi entered, everyone stood up and bowed respectfully to him.

"Thank you, Director Xie!"

Xie Xuzhi was followed by eight people, each carrying a briefcase.

If this weren't the headquarters of the Special Administration Bureau, the scene right now would really resemble a scene from a TV show where a domineering CEO suddenly appears in a conference room.

Xie Xuzhi walked to his seat and sat down.

The others were still standing, but as soon as Xie Xuzhi sat down, his gaze casually swept over them, and everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Even those who were originally Xie Xuzhi's confidants were secretly wondering about it.

He kept reflecting on whether he had done something wrong before, or whether there was something they hadn't found out, but someone had reported it to Director Xie.

Just when everyone's hearts were pounding in their throats, Xie Xuzhi spoke up: "Please sit down."

Despite Xie Xuzhi's words, no one dared to be so carefree as to sit down like they usually did.

Everyone straightened their backs, only daring to sit on about a third of the stool.

"Minister in charge of investigating anomalies in various regions, stand up!"

Minister Zhou, who had just sat down, was brought back up again before he could even settle down.

He stood up in a flash.

Although I don't know what it is, attitude is very important.

"Director Xie, it's me."

Xie Xuzhi knew it was him, of course. He knew exactly where everyone in the Special Administration Bureau was, except for the lowest-level personnel in various places.

"Minister Zhou, right? Can you tell me, over the years, have the people under your command really been diligently carrying out their duties?"

Upon hearing this, although no one knew what was going on, everyone had already begun to curse Minister Zhou in their hearts.

They've suffered an undeserved misfortune; it must be that someone under Minister Zhou neglected their duties and was caught red-handed by Director Xie's men.

Now look what's happened! It's clearly their problem, yet they're all stuck here, bearing the brunt of Director Xie's anger. How wronged they are!

Minister Zhou was also cursing his subordinates in his heart; they were all the first to rush to apply for subsidies.

The one suffering now is this minister who has been out of touch with the grassroots for many years. How could he know what the people below have been up to!
Back then, he only managed to avoid being framed and purged by being pragmatic.

Before I could even sit down properly, that knife above my head floated over again.

No matter how angry or wronged he felt, Minister Zhou dared not evade Xie's questions, much less claim that he knew nothing.

He carefully chose his words: "Director Xie, has something happened?"