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Chapter 415 The Six Clans of the Great Xia Dynasty
Chen Xin glanced at the chopped peach wood and felt somewhat embarrassed.

A bolt of lightning struck, turning the entire peach tree into charred remains; there was no heartwood left to speak of.

Fortunately, this time he brought 'Lei Zhenzi' instead of an ordinary Yin Si-level disciple.

Otherwise, the entire peach orchard would be ruined.

In the time that followed, Chen Xin manipulated 'Lei Zhenzi' to gradually control the force.

After destroying five peach trees, they finally managed to create a peach tree whose heartwood was not completely charred by lightning.

Afterwards, Chen Xin prepared the remaining peach trees in the same way, and then left the place with the door knocker and reeds, satisfied.

As for what to do with this peach grove after it was struck by lightning, that's naturally left to the Bureau of Investigation to keep an eye on.

After discovering that the peach grove was located very close to the scenic area, he knew that he couldn't hide this from the Bureau of Investigation. That's why he revealed his supernatural abilities when the tourists threw stones at the Crow Prophet.

As he had expected, the Bureau of Investigation did indeed take notice of the situation.

Then it became simple. Chen Xin used the bargaining chip of mending the two Yin-Yang rifts to get the local Bureau of Investigation to cooperate in protecting the peach orchard for a whole year.

During this period, Chen Xin first stitched up one of the Yin-Yang cracks for them, and the remaining one would be paid for a year later when Taolin was back to normal.

In response, the local polling bureau stated that the newly developed tourist area of ​​Jiuhuagou Scenic Area will be closed for one year and will reopen after one year.

Multiple checkpoints and patrol personnel will be set up around the peach orchard to ensure its safety.

This behavior pleased Chen Xin.

However, to Chen Xin's surprise, as soon as he brought the doorman back to the Sanfeng Mountain base, he received a call from the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation.

Chen Xin thought there was news about the lightning-struck peach wood, but when he got there, he found that it wasn't what he thought.

Looking at Feng Jin and the others in the office, Crow Prophet turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Jin immediately asked, "Crow Walker, regarding the Three Peaks Mountain in Blood District Eight, did the Underworld do anything yesterday?"

"You don't know?"

The Raven Prophet's words startled everyone.

Chu Xiu then asked, "What do you know?"

The Raven Prophet looked at Chu Xiu and said, "That day, when I, the Thunder Elephant of the Underworld, was wandering in the netherworld, I happened to encounter people from your Bureau of Investigation and rescued them on the spur of the moment."

"Did they not go back after leaving Blood District 8?"

The Raven Prophet's words silenced everyone.

Although they had already made their guesses after seeing 'Thor' with people from the underworld in previous videos, they still believed that 'Thor' simply had connections with the underworld and did not associate 'Thor' with traveling to the underworld.

Or rather, they didn't want to associate the underworld with 'Thor'.

But now, when the Raven Prophet uttered this fact, their hopes were shattered.

It turns out that there is no 'Thor' at all, nor are there any other forces outside the underworld, and 'Thor' has absolutely no connection with Three Peaks Mountain!
Just thinking about their previous discussions makes me feel embarrassed.

Chu Xiu seemed somewhat unable to accept this, and asked again, "At that time, Nan Xuan and the others said that he appeared directly at the Golden Summit, and they did not see the presence of the Underworld around them."

The Raven Prophet tilted his head, looking at Chu Xiu as if he were a fool.

"so what?"

"So, so..."

Chu Xiu wanted to say that 'Thor' is not necessarily a person who walks in the underworld!

But why would the Raven Prophet need to deceive them?

Chen Xin looked at Chu Xiu, and then, through this inexplicable meeting, suddenly understood something.

Amused, he continued, prompting the Raven Prophet to ask, "So, you don't think that's a pilgrim from the underworld?"

Everyone was silent.

The Crow Prophet hopped on the table and came to Feng Jin.

"So, you think there are other entities in the underworld that have goodwill towards the Bureau of Investigation?"

"..."

Feng Jin remained silent.

The Crow Prophet leaped again and came to Chu Xiu.

"So, you think the underworld is no longer your only option?"

"So, do you think we could put our cooperation with the underworld on hold and look for other partners?"

Chu Xiu's face turned ugly.

He knew that the Raven Prophet's words were directed at him, after all, his attitude at the time, while not exactly malicious, was not exactly friendly either.

Listening to the words of the Raven Prophet, he felt that if he didn't do something to make up for his past attitude, something terrible might happen.

He immediately stood up, stood beside the chair, and bowed deeply to the Raven Prophet.

"Please forgive me, Crow Walker. The Bureau of Investigation has never intended to terminate its cooperation with the Underworld. The Underworld will always be a partner of the Bureau of Investigation. I apologize for my previous attitude!"

Chu Xiu's actions caused a change in the expressions of everyone in the conference room.

Although they didn't know what Chu Xiu and the Raven Prophet did when they met, it certainly wasn't something that would benefit their relationship.

In an instant, some were shocked, some were anxious, some were solemn, and some... had already made a decision in their hearts.

There was a half-minute silence in the meeting room. During this time, the Prophet Raven remained silent, while Chu Xiu kept bowing.

"Yeah, I think so too. The underworld will always be a partner of the Bureau of Investigation."

As he spoke, the Crow Prophet shifted his gaze from Chu Xiu to Feng Jin.

"So, you summoned me here to confirm the matter of the Thunder Elephant's Journey?"

"If that's the case, then you all know now, right?"

"As for the matter of the peach wood struck by lightning, if you can find one that meets the requirements, the underworld will trade with you for a talisman related to lightning."

After saying this, the Raven Prophet transformed back into feathers.

Everyone stared at the feather, and no one spoke until Feng Jin said, "Chu Xiu stays; the rest of you leave."

As everyone stood up and left, they all glanced at Chu Xiu, their expressions unreadable.

Chu Xiu seemed to know that he was about to face Feng Jin's fury, and he was prepared to be punished.

But after everyone left, Feng Jin said something that surprised him.

"I'm going to find Elder Zhang and talk to him about getting the Bureau of Investigation involved in exploring the ancient sites within the Great Xia territory."

Chu Xiu didn't understand.

"Chief, 'Thor' is gone. If we contact Old Zhang, would that work?"

Chu Xiu said with concern.

"Whether it works out or not, you have to go and meet them. Next, you need to work with the research department to select a group of usable people. If it works out, there may be a group of historical research scholars who will follow you. You need to think about all of this carefully and avoid causing any trouble."

Hearing Feng Jin's words, Chu Xiu was somewhat confused.

Why did Feng Jin, who was somewhat uncertain before, suddenly make up his mind after offending the Underworld?

Moreover, judging from his appearance, he seemed even more confident than after learning about 'Thor'.

With these questions in mind, Chu Xiu left the office.

Feng Jin knew of Chu Xiu's doubts, but did not explain.

In fact, what made him make this change was Chu Xiu's attitude when facing the Prophet Crow.

Even someone like Chu Xiu bowed his head and admitted his mistake to the underworld because the situation was not on his side. If something bigger happened in the future, would it be him, the director, or the leader of the Great Xia, or even the five elders of the Five Elders Association, who would have to come out and apologize?

At that time, will this Great Xia still be the Great Xia of humankind?

Feng Jin believed that the Five Elders Council and the leaders of Great Xia would not allow such a thing to happen.

Instead of using 'Thor' to negotiate with the higher-ups, it would be better to use this incident to create a sense of crisis among them.

After all, power is only power when it is in your own hands.

Feng Jin got up, returned to her office, picked up the phone again, and dialed the number.

"Mr. Zhang, there are some things I want to say to you in person."

"Then come on."

An aged but powerful voice came through the microphone.

After hanging up the phone, Feng Jin printed out some documents she had prepared beforehand and left the headquarters with them. ...

An hour later, Feng Jin arrived at the very center of Xia City.

Xia City is the center of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The headquarters of the Public Opinion Survey Bureau is here, as is the highest administrative body of the Great Xia government, and the elites of all 108 cities of Great Xia have gathered here.

If any country wants to throw the Great Xia into chaos, destroying Xia City would be the best option.

Unfortunately, the known methods are insufficient to achieve this goal.

Whether it's modern technology or the methods of cultivators, Xia City is protected by the most powerful forces.

Of course, this was before.

Xia City is no longer the safest place.

Or rather, no one on the entire planet Earth dares to claim that their defenses are impenetrable.

As for the reason, it's naturally the underworld!

get off.

Feng Jin looked at the huge garden in front of her, located in the central area of ​​Xia City.

There are five gardens like this in Xiacheng, belonging to the five major families of the Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu and Chen clans.

These five major surname families are the families to which the Five Elders of the Great Xia Dynasty belong.

The gardens of the five major families form a pentagon when viewed from above, and in the center of the pentagon there is a slightly smaller garden building.

That garden, its name is Xia, the Xia of Daxia (Great Xia).

The five major clans and the Xia family jointly control everything in the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

The garden that Feng Jin entered was the garden of the Zhang family, one of the five major surnames.

Even someone as capable as Feng Jin could only walk after entering the Zhang family garden.

Firstly, out of respect, and secondly, for safety... Feng Jin's safety!

Zhang's Garden may appear to consist only of artificial hills, pavilions, and ancient buildings, but in reality, it is full of deadly high-tech weapons.

Meanwhile, the guards among the Zhang family are all at least Yang Xiu who have trained their physical strengthening exercises to the sixth level, enabling them to contend with the blood calamity.

There is only Yang cultivation; there is no Yin cultivation.

As for how strong the strongest member of the Zhang family was, Feng Jin didn't know.

He knew one thing: the highest-level exercise routine in the Great Xia Dynasty was the seventh edition.

But in the Zhang family, the highest-level exercise routine is not the seventh version.

If one day an eighth version of the exercise routine appears in the open, it would mean that one of the six major clans has developed a higher-level version of the exercise routine, and that someone has already mastered it.

Do you think this is fair?

fair enough.

After all, most of the exercises were developed by the six major families from their own ancient books.

Without the heritage of the six major surname families, relying solely on folk practices, the exercise program may only have reached its fifth version or even lower.

After walking for about half an hour, Feng Jin finally arrived at the gate of a two-story ancient house made of blue bricks.

After waiting for a while, he was led inside to a hall to wait.

This wait lasted for five minutes.

But Feng Jin showed no impatience, sitting there like a stone statue.

Only when faint footsteps were heard did Feng Jin stand up, face the doorway, and wait.

Another half minute passed before a sprightly old man with a steady gait walked in.

He was called an old man only because of his appearance.

From behind, with his jet-black hair, not a single silver strand in sight, no one would guess that he is an eighty-year-old man.

"Daifeng is here. You've been waiting a long time."

The old man looked at Feng Jin.

When he smiles, wrinkles accumulate at the corners of his eyes, but his gaze remains as bright and sharp as a young man's.

"Old Zhang."

Feng Jin bowed respectfully.

"How is Xiaofeng doing lately? Does she still enjoy reading those storybooks?"

Feng Jin smiled and nodded: "Yes, a while ago, he even asked me to urge an author who had stopped updating to update."

"Haha."

The old man smiled.

"This kid, but he is indeed a bit lonely by himself. Try to meet his needs as much as possible. If there is anything inconvenient, you can contact Zhang Lin. She is now in charge of cultural and artistic publicity."

"Well, I see."

Feng Jin sat down after seeing the old man take his seat.

"Is this trip still because of that matter?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhang..."

Feng Jin expressed all her thoughts and fears about the underworld before placing the documents she had in her hands on the table for the old man.

The old man listened while flipping through the materials.

Gradually, his brows furrowed.

After a long while, the old man put down the materials.

"I've discussed the existence of the underworld with a few other old guys, and we all have reservations about it, but they don't think much of what you're talking about."

"The underworld is only wary of it. If something else is unearthed, then the Great Xia will truly be out of control."

"However, judging from the information you sent this time, the underworld is indeed quite complex."

"I don't know if they're deliberately not revealing all their cards, or if these are all the cards they have right now."

Feng Jin didn't say anything after hearing the old man's words.

He has said everything he needed to say; he just needs to wait for the old man to make a decision, rather than teaching him how to make one.

After a moment of silence, the old man looked at Feng Jin and said, "Actually, after the appearance of the underworld, I also went to the Zhang family's ancient sites to search."

"After all, if I really wanted to find someone, my ancestors would be the ones I could trust more easily. Unfortunately, I haven't found anything."

“I believe they all looked for it too, but like me, they probably couldn’t find it.”

Feng Jin looked at the old man, and was also deeply moved.

If none of the six surnames of the Great Xia Dynasty could find those relics in their respective ancestral remains, could the others find them?

Feng Jin was also somewhat uncertain at this moment.

"I was wondering before, is it because the Great Xia Dynasty lacks sufficient foundation?"

"Later I realized that it wasn't true. If such a thing really existed, I believe that the past of the Great Xia Dynasty must have existed."

"So it's not that the Great Xia lacks resources, perhaps... it's just that the time isn't right yet!"

The old man's words suddenly calmed Feng Jin's wavering heart.

Yes, perhaps it's just not the right time yet!
After all, the underworld was only revived because of the appearance of the chosen one. Do other beings also need some kind of trigger?
The more Feng Jin thought about it, the more determined she became.

"so……"

Upon hearing this, Feng Jin looked at the old man. As their eyes met, the old man slowly said, "I will talk to those old men about this matter."

"You can go and make preparations now."

Upon hearing this, Feng Jin's eyes lit up.

The old man's words clearly indicated that he was very confident!
Immediately, Feng Jin stood up and replied loudly, "Yes!"

……

(End of this chapter)