The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 290, Xuanyuan City
"As expected of a successor of the Holy Land, he defeated a Nascent Soul Realm tiger demon in just three moves."

Wu Liyun instructed her subordinates to put the tiger demon away, and then walked to the side of the eldest prince, Chu Junling, with a sigh on her face.

Chu Junling looked at the dying tiger demon: "It's not three moves, it's four moves."

Wu Liyun exclaimed "Ah!", glanced at Chu Junling, and quickly walked towards the tiger demon. She searched the tiger demon's body for a while, then turned back, her face showing both shock and regret: "The tiger demon's demon core is broken."

As he spoke, he frowned.

"But I clearly only saw three people make a move."

Chu Junling looked into the North Garrison Office: "The people from the four holy lands have all made their moves."

Wu Liyun's expression changed drastically: "The tiger demon's demon core was shattered by Hua Changxi of the Pill Saint Hall? When did she do it?"

Chu Junling: "She and the successor of the Array Saint Sect made their move at about the same time."

Wu Liyun paused for a moment: "To shatter the demon core of a mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm tiger demon with a single strike, that Hua Changxi is indeed not to be underestimated."

Even the eldest prince, at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, couldn't shatter the tiger demon's core with a single blow, but Hua Changxi could—she was a Spirit Platform Realm cultivator.

Chu Junling's lips curled into a smile: "Would you dare to challenge the royal family without some real skill?"

Wu Liyun found it difficult to respond to this, and could only say, "The successors of the various holy lands are indeed extraordinary."

Chu Junling turned to look at Wu Liyun, a smile appearing on his usually cold and serious face: "We are also descendants of the Holy Land. Let's go in and meet those four."

After Hua Changxi, Tong Yao, Jing Liao, and Yan Zhenzhen entered the Northern Garrison Command, they were taken to the council hall.

Xue Xian didn't put on airs and waited in the council hall early. When he saw the four of them enter, he didn't come out to greet them, but he still smiled, stood up, and personally guided them to their seats.

After the four people sat down, Xue Xian returned to the main seat and greeted them with a smile.

The three sacred sites of arrays, artifacts, and talismans are very low-key. In the past, when the royal family wanted to contact them, they were directly rejected.

But this time, after he went to the Department of Medicine to find Hua Changxi, the people from these three holy lands actually took the initiative to contact the royal family and stated that they would share the responsibility for the potential unrest caused by cultivators entering the capital.

It seems that all parties are paying close attention to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Department. It can be said that the Pharmaceutical Affairs Department has become the focus of attention in Beijing, and any event that occurs there will attract attention from all sides.

Xue Xian's gaze kept falling on Hua Changxi. To be honest, he didn't expect the royal family to actually choose not to pursue Hua Changxi.

He was incredibly impressed that a young girl of fifteen or sixteen could arouse the fear of the royal family.

Hua Changxi disliked exchanging pleasantries with unfamiliar people, especially when there was a clear conflict of interest. So she went straight to the point: "Lord Xue, we're all here now, so let's get down to business."

Xue Xian smiled without changing his expression and said, "There are still some people who haven't arrived yet."

Hua Changxi asked in surprise, "Who?"

Xue Xian laughed and said, "The people from the Central Holy Land haven't arrived yet."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Zhenzhen leaned forward and quickly whispered to Hua Changxi, "After we released the recruitment notice, the Minister of the Heavenly Department approached the elders of the Holy Land in the name of the Central Holy Land, saying that the five Holy Lands are closely connected and cannot abandon the Central Holy Land. They insisted that we also include the recruitment notice of the Central Holy Land."

"We should have told you this sooner, but the Holy Land has been arguing about who should be in charge of the 'Cultivators Entering the Capital' matter, so we haven't had time to think about it. Please don't be angry."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi said it didn't matter, and whether or not the Central Holy Land was involved would not affect her in the slightest.

After all, she only came up with the idea of ​​using the display artifact to play the recruitment announcements in turn; the specific operational details were handled by Tong Yao, Jing Liao, and Yan Zhenzhen.

Just then, Xue Xian suddenly stood up, strode to the door, and bowed in greeting: "This humble official greets the Crown Prince."

Hua Changxi turned her head and saw Chu Junling striding into the council hall with a woman.

Chu Junling raised his hand to help Xue Xian up: "Lord Xue, there is no need for this. The person standing in front of you today is not the eldest prince of the royal family, but Chu Junling, the right general of the Central Holy Land Demon Suppression Army."

Xue Xian was quick to understand and immediately changed his address to "General Chu".

Chu Junling nodded and looked up at the others in the council hall.

At this moment, Tong Yao, Jing Liao, and Yan Zhenzhen stood up and smiled as they bowed to Chu Junling as equals.

"The Palace of the Sacred Artifacts, Tong Yao."

"The Talisman Saint Pavilion is now clean."

"Yan Zhenzhen, of the Array Saint Sect."

Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi stood up and said, "Dan Sheng Hall, Hua Changxi."

Chu Junling returned the greeting with clasped hands: "Central Holy Land, Chu Junling."

After the five people finished greeting each other, Xue Xian was about to lead Chu Junling to the main seat.

Chu Junling did not accept the offer, but instead sat down at the lower end of the table, where she saw Hua Changxi and Yan Zhenzhen sitting opposite her.

Yan Zhenzhen was whispering to Hua Changxi: "I never expected that the person sent by the Central Holy Land to be in charge of the 'Cultivators Entering the Capital' matter would actually be Chu Junling."

Hua Changxi: "Is there something wrong with it?" Yan Zhenzhen smiled and said: "It's not wrong, it's absolutely right. The capital is the territory of the royal family. Even if the royal family has some ulterior motives, they won't really let the capital fall into chaos."

"Chu Junling is the eldest prince. He must care about the stability of the capital. With him around, we should be able to relax a bit."

Hua Changxi nodded in deep agreement: "Do you know the woman standing behind Chu Junling?"

Yan Zhenzhen: "Wu Liyun, the second daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an's family."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered: "She's the commander of the Women's Army?"

Yan Zhenzhen: "You know about the Women's Army too?"

Hua Changxi nodded: "I've heard people mention it."

Yan Zhenzhen said with admiration, "Wu Liyun is quite a character, being able to command an all-female army."

Hua Changxi showed agreement. "Early Nascent Soul stage, and also cultivating both body and magic, he is indeed a formidable figure."

Chu Junling's eyes flickered as she watched Hua Changxi and Yan Zhenzhen whispering to each other.

Wasn't Hua Changxi supposed to be a loner? But looking at her interactions with the successor of the Array Saint Sect, they seem quite familiar with each other.
Xue Xian returned to the main seat: "Now that everyone is here, let's begin discussing the matter of 'cultivators entering the capital'."

Tong Yao looked over and asked, "What are your thoughts, Lord Xue?"

Xue Xian: "Knights use martial arts to break the law. At the beginning of the rise of martial arts, many martial artists who suddenly gained great power committed murder and arson, which seriously threatened the safety of the people."

"In order to protect the safety of the people, the imperial court has been fighting wits and courage against martial artists for nearly a hundred years, constantly regulating the law and discipline, and finally successfully curbing the chaos caused by martial artists."

"During this period, the imperial army suffered countless casualties, and a great deal of manpower, financial resources, and countless other resources were wasted."

"These are clearly recorded in the annals of the Great Jin Dynasty. You can go and consult them for verification."

Tong Yao and the others were obviously aware of these matters, and they all nodded in agreement.

Xue Xian continued, "Everyone here is a cultivator. You should know that a cultivator's abilities are several levels higher than those of a martial artist. If a cultivator acts recklessly, the resulting harm is unimaginable."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone in the council chamber became serious and solemn.

Although the people present represented different forces, they all shared the same attitude towards the potential harm caused by cultivators entering the capital: they did not want cultivators to wreak havoc on the capital.

Tong Yao looked at Xue Xian: "I wonder what Lord Xue wants us to do?"

Hua Changxi, Yan Zhenzhen, and Jing also looked over.

Xue Xian glanced at Chu Junling and said, "Maintaining the security of the capital is the imperial court's inescapable responsibility. His Majesty has already issued an order that starting from the beginning of September, which is tomorrow, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, together with the Five City Garrison and the Six Doors, will patrol the capital."

"The influx of cultivators from various regions will undoubtedly greatly increase the burden on the imperial court, thus requiring the assistance of the five holy lands."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi looked at Tong Yao and the other two, and seeing that they were all deep in thought, she then looked at Chu Junling.

Chu Junling lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

Hua Changxi didn't want to passively wait for the royal family to assign tasks, so she spoke up directly: "In any case, the entry of cultivators into the capital is closely related to the recruitment of disciples by the five holy lands, and we have an inescapable responsibility."

"It is only right that the imperial court needs the assistance of the five holy sites."

"Regarding how to provide assistance, let me share my thoughts."

“The five holy lands each have their own strengths, so my idea is that those with money should contribute money, and those with strength should contribute strength. I can provide a batch of spiritual herbs and pills.”

After saying that, he looked at Tong Yao and the others, as if to say, "It's your turn to speak."

Jing was the first to respond: "This humble monk agrees with Benefactor Hua's method. The Talisman Saint Pavilion can provide some talismans."

Tong Yao smiled and said, "In that case, the Artifact Saint Palace will provide a batch of spiritual artifacts."

Yan Zhenzhen smiled as well: "Then the Holy Sect will provide the array plates and array flags."

Then everyone looked at Chu Junling.

Chu Junling's face showed no emotion: "The Central Holy Land will provide five demon-suppressing armies of one thousand men each."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi and the other three's eyes all flickered.

Hua Changxi thought: Chu Junling is indeed worthy of being a member of the royal family. He directly mobilized the Demon Suppression Army to help the royal family maintain the stability of the capital, and he did it so legitimately. What a clever move.

Tong Yao, Jing Liao, and Yan Zhenzhen thought: The Minister of the Heavenly Department is indeed brilliant. On the surface, the Demon Suppression Army is helping to maintain the stability of the capital, but in reality, they may be secretly preparing to take over the capital.

The capital city had another name in ancient times: Xuanyuan City.

Xuanyuan City, the heart of the Central Continent, is guarded by the Central Holy Land and protected by four other holy lands in the east, west, south, and north. The position of the Lord of Xuanyuan City is not one that the Chu royal family can hold onto.

(End of this chapter)