Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 209 Zhao Qian'an, you still say you don't know martial arts?

"Master Zhao, are you saying that you, a mere mortal, managed to survive the assassination attempt by a third-rank supernatural warrior?"

"Yes."

"Not even a scratch left?"

"It was just a fluke."

Inside the office of the Astronomical Observatory, Qi Lianzhi looked at Zhao Qian'an who was sitting opposite him.

The officials of the Astronomical Patrol who were standing behind Qilian Zhi looked at each other in bewilderment as they listened to their general questioning this seemingly powerless young man.

At the end of the questioning, Qi Lianzhi finally couldn't help himself and slammed the table and shouted: "Zhao Qian'an, you still say you don't know martial arts?"

Zhao Qi'an rubbed his brows, looking somewhat helpless, and said, "General Qi, have you forgotten that I am not a prisoner? Does it matter whether I know martial arts or not?"

Qi Lianzhi then remembered that Zhao Qi'an was a victim of assassination, and couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "I'm just curious, just asking casually, just asking casually..."

He shouted to his men beside him, "Come here, bring some tea to Lord Zhao."

Zhao Qi'an waved his hand and said calmly: "Don't bother, I just want to ask, when can I leave?"

Originally, as he was a victim of assassination and an official of the imperial court, he did not need to be taken to the General Office for questioning by the Astronomical Observatory. There would be people from the Astronomical Observatory who would go to his house to question him.

The biggest problem that brought him to the Astronomical Observatory by Qilianzhi was the deaf-mute old servant beside Zhao Qian'an.

Qi Lianzhi then turned serious and said, "According to the Daqian Law, all warriors entering the capital must register with the Heavenly Patrol. Lord Zhao, you are also an official appointed by the court. How can you allow someone around you to break the law? Moreover, he is a great man in the realm of creation. According to reason, he cannot enter the capital without an imperial decree."

Kyoto City has extremely strict control over celestial warriors. If they are only third or fourth rank warriors, it's still okay. As long as they leave a trace of blood and record a certificate, they can move freely in Kyoto City and generally will not be subject to too many restrictions.

But once you reach the realm of creation, the supervision is very strict and you are not allowed to enter the capital without the emperor's order.

This is also the reason why Mr. Nie followed Zhao Qian'an but never came to the Astronomical Observatory to reveal his identity.

Now, the assassination at Qianbu Gallery had exposed Nie Xiuyuan's cultivation level, and the troubles from the Patrol Sky Observatory had come knocking on his door.

Now Zhao Qian'an was invited by Qilianzhi to sit in the guest hall, while Nie Xiuyuan was still recording blood qi in the quiet room nearby. He had to compare it one by one with the blood qi of warriors collected from the unsolved cases of the previous Patrol of the Astronomical Observatory to make sure that no crimes had been committed before.

Zhao Qi'an said, "After all, I am alone in Kyoto, and my family is worried about me, so I asked Elder Nie to stay with me. Can you make an exception?"

Qi Lianzhi shook his head and said, "National laws are ruthless, how can there be any room for compromise?"

Zhao Qi'an frowned slightly: "Then I wonder what the punishment will be?"

"If the person next to you has not committed any crime, we can just ask him to leave Kyoto. However, considering that he entered the capital without permission and stayed there for more than ten years, this matter will be difficult to handle..."

"General Qi, please feel free to speak."

"You have to pay a fine."

Qi Lianzhi thought for a moment and added emphatically, "The fines are really quite a lot."

Zhao Qi'an chuckled twice with a forced smile.

Everyone knows that a fine is nothing to the Zhao family.
What really concerned Zhao Qi'an was the fact that Mr. Nie was going to be expelled from Kyoto.

To be honest, he had long been accustomed to Mr. Nie always being by his side.

It has been like this since I was young.

If Nie Xiuyuan had to leave Kyoto, it would not just be a simple loss of a helper for him. Moreover, he also needed such a powerful person to protect him. Otherwise, if something like what happened today happened, would he have to do it himself?

Qi Lianzhi saw that Zhao Qi'an had been silent for a long time, and thought that he was unwilling to let the person beside him leave Beijing. When he was about to speak, he suddenly heard Zhao Qi'an say:
"Why did the Astronomical Observatory take so long to arrive today?"

He was slightly startled, his expression became a little strange for a moment, his eyes wandered, and he didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

The place where Zhao Qi'an was assassinated was in the Qianbu Corridor in the inner city.

What is Qianbu Gallery?
That's where many government offices are located. Even the headquarters of the Observatory is not far from here, and the inspections there are extremely strict.

But in such a place, where celestial warriors were fighting, it took the Patrol of Astronomy a full half hour to arrive.

It is normal for Zhao Qi'an to ask questions now.

But Qilianzhi was in a dilemma. He couldn't say that the Imperial Master wanted to wait and see for a while and told them to go over later, right?
He coughed lightly and said, "The guard who was guarding the celestial sphere in the prison neglected his duty and failed to notice the warning of the celestial sphere in time. I have dismissed him and investigated him. Sir Zhao, rest assured that I will give him an explanation."

Qi Lianzhi was not a good liar. After he said this, his originally dark face turned red and his eyes kept wandering.

Zhao Qi'an stared at him and said word by word, "If Elder Nie hadn't been there, I would have been murdered. Would General Qi have used the word 'negligence' to get rid of the Zhao family from the East Sea?"

"This……"

Qi Lianzhi stared and was speechless for a moment.

If the eldest son of the Zhao family in the East China Sea died in Kyoto, the Astronomical Observatory would be in big trouble.

What's more, this Lord Zhao is the son-in-law of the current emperor. This identity makes things even more troublesome.

Qi Lianzhi lowered his voice and said, "What does Lord Zhao want? If you want the one beside you to stay in Kyoto, that's impossible. Please don't make it difficult for me."

Seeing that he was showing weakness, Zhao Qi'an's expression softened a bit, and he said, "I won't make it difficult for General Qi, but the emperor's birthday is approaching, and the capital is full of people of all kinds. In order to prevent what happened today from happening again, how about at least waiting until the birthday banquet is over before letting Elder Nie leave the capital?"

Qi Lianzhi hesitated for a moment.

Why did the Daqian Dynasty not allow warriors of the second-grade Creation Realm to enter the capital without permission? It was because when warriors reached this stage, their destructive power had reached an uncontrollable level.

If a warrior in the supernatural power realm goes crazy, at most he will destroy a few streets and kill thousands of civilians. That's the worst that can happen. The Sky Patrol will send strong men to suppress him in minutes.

But if a powerful being in the realm of creation had evil thoughts in his mind, he could destroy half of Kyoto City in an instant, and you wouldn’t even have time to react.

Zhao Qi'an softened his attitude at this time and advised: "The Zhao family of Donghai will be the guarantor, and besides, hasn't Mr. Nie also been in Kyoto for ten years?"

"This is a huge matter. I need to consult the Imperial Master first."

Qi Lianzhi finally decided to kick the ball back to the national teacher.

After all, if the Imperial Master had not wanted to wait and see for a while, he would not have let Zhao Qi'an take advantage of this weakness and make use of the situation.

No matter what Zhao Qian said, Qi Lianzhi remained unmoved and insisted that the Imperial Master make the decision.

Seeing that Qilianzhi refused to give in, he had no choice but to agree and see what the imperial teacher meant.

The topic quickly turned back to the person who committed the assassination today.

"By the way, I wonder who the assassin is? What grudge does he have against me?"

(End of this chapter)