No taboos

Chapter 549 Repentance and Teaching Affairs (8,000 words)
On what day did the Imperial Censor see his own destiny?
Xu Yuan knew that his "absolute freedom" was special and invisible to other cultivators, but he didn't know if the Supervisor could see it.

The carriage rolled along, and Xu Yuan sat inside, frowning in thought. He then took out the black wooden box and examined it closely.

I didn't look at it carefully when Zang Tianlan handed it over.

Following his advisor's instructions, Zang Tianlan delivered the items and the message, then left with Wenren Luo.

Miss Jinxi ultimately did not appear in the rain in Beidu. Oil-paper umbrellas, sorrowful people, by the post road, a farewell lasting ten miles.

Although His Highness didn't say it, he was overjoyed. When they parted, he whispered in Xu Yuan's ear: "I'll go to Jiaozhi to find you in the second half of the year."

The veterans at Guangning Gate in Beidu found today very strange.

Why are there so many cats on the city wall today?

Just now, a group left Beidu through this gate.

Then cats, some fat and some thin, nimbly leaped up the steps to the gatehouse and onto the double-eaved hip roof of the city gate tower.

They crouch like the roof ridge beasts of the palace.

"Meow-"

Dafu followed behind "Dreams Come True" and heard the distant call.

It immediately leaped into the air and shouted loudly towards the city gate.

It's a bit of a shame that Dafu couldn't bring back any more of his "sisters" on this trip.

However, a legend remains in the imperial city.

Today, as I leave the capital, the Imperial City Cats have come to see me off, and we've made a promise: We will definitely hone our skills and wait for your return, where we will fight again and avenge our previous defeat!
Dafu isn't afraid of you? He accepted the challenge without hesitation.

Inside the carriage, Xu Yuan discovered that the dark wood was something he couldn't identify.

Uncle Mao was a carpenter, and Xu Yuan had played in the alley since he was a child, so he was very familiar with all kinds of wood.

Xu Yuan subconsciously tapped the hole with his finger, making two soft tapping sounds.

Unexpectedly, two more tapping sounds came from inside the box!
It was as if something inside was responding to Xu Yuan!
Xu Yuan was startled and stared at the wooden box—there was no movement inside the box again.

Xu Yuan raised his hand, wanting to try again, but after hesitating for a long time, he decided to give up.

Put the wooden box away properly; we can't test it anymore.

This was arranged by the Chief Supervisor. Although it came at the cost of his most important destiny, it truly solved the problem!

In fact, Xu Yuan's expectations for this wooden box for the upcoming battle on the Ghost Festival (July 15th) even surpassed those of the top official in the imperial court.

But... Xu Yuan took a deep breath. Was he really going to sacrifice his "unrestricted" nature?

But it seems that only "no taboos" is the most reasonable.

This destiny is inherently incompatible with all kinds of evil spirits.

The reason I couldn't suppress Master Ruan was because my skill level wasn't high enough.

Xu Yuan couldn't help but wonder: Could this box contain some kind of trickery by the Supervisor, using "burning" as the price to unleash the full power of "no taboos"?

In turn, how to restrain Lord Ruan Tian?

Moreover, Xu Yuan always felt that the connection between "the criminals of Hegong Lane and Guiwu Mountain" was preordained.

He ate the June worm and ended up with the result of "no taboos"!
Xu Yuan suppressed his various thoughts and got out of the car.

The group moved quickly, already seventy or eighty li away from Beidu.

The weather cleared up, and the sky was a clear blue.

The sunlight was warm and gentle.

Xu Yuan leaned against the side of the carriage, his legs dangling outside and swinging gently.

Lang Xiaoba was still bruised and swollen, riding his horse alongside the adults.

He was in a state of high spirits.

Xu Yuan glanced at him and said in surprise, "Little Eight, are you about to be promoted to the sixth rank?"

Lang Xiaoba's martial arts skills were already considered seventh-rate when he was in Zhancheng.

Ji Shuangqiu was promoted to the seventh rank earlier than him.

He was always one step ahead of him.

However, during these few days in Beidu, Lang Xiaoba was "guided" by Zang Tianlan every day.

Although it was almost always one-sided beatings, the gains were indeed significant.

Lang Xiaoba grinned, which pulled at the scars on his face, causing his eyes to twitch in pain.

"I estimate that in another ten days or so, I'll be promoted to the sixth rank." Lang Xiaoba was still very happy.

Although he estimated it would take another ten days or so, he was secretly putting in a lot of effort to try to get promoted to the sixth rank on the way back, so that he could give Ji Shuangqiu a good beating once he entered Champa!
After walking for a short while, they arrived at a small town called "Beiwangkou" to the west of Beidu, where the group stopped.

Not long after, Fu Jingyu and Zhang Meng arrived to meet up.

The team headed south, heading towards Fengxian Wharf, a hundred miles away.

Fengxian is about 200 li away from Beidu, and its location is quite awkward. Not many ships stop here, so the dock is deserted.

Xu Yuan asked Yu Yunhang to hire a boat, preferably a fast steamboat.

Yu Yunhang returned after working for an hour: "Sir, we really can't find a fast steamer. Let's take a boat to Fenyang Prefecture first. It's a big dock there, and there should be fast steamers there."

Everyone agrees.

But since there was no time to set off today, we stayed overnight in Feng County.

There are inns of all levels at the main wharf, but the wharf in Fengxian is mostly used for small boats, so the inns here are not considered high-end.

The group made do for one night and boarded the ship the next day.

In one day, we arrived at Fenyang Prefecture without incident.

This place is indeed much more prosperous. Yu Yunhang went out to find a boat and returned to report to the adults: "There are a few fast steamships heading southwest. There are still seats available. They are willing to give us a ride, but the furthest they can go is Qianyang Prefecture."

There are no fast ferries available at the dock today. Perhaps we should wait and see if there are any empty boats tomorrow, then we can hire one to take us back to Champa.

Xu Yuan didn't want to wait any longer: "Let's take this one. It'll be more convenient to go back to Champa once we get to Qianyang Prefecture."

"Yes."

Even fast ferries without dragon flags have to dock at the pier at night.

It took three days to drive from Fenyang Prefecture to Qianyang Prefecture.

When I last came, almost all the high-ranking officials in Guizhou Province were there to greet me at the dock.

This time, however, it happened quietly.

Everyone obediently lined up with the fast ferry and sailed into the dock.

Even the river inspectors at the dock did not appear.

When Zhou Leizi arrived at the dock, the Guizhou Provincial Governor held his hand and chatted warmly with him. The governor's trusted advisors even promised Zhou Leizi that he could come to the governor's office to find him if he needed anything in the future.

This time, coming back was like a bucket of cold water being poured over my head.

Zhou Leizi felt a little embarrassed as he recalled the admonition his elders had given him.

I was so carried away and didn't know my place back then.

The fast ship unloaded its cargo upon reaching Qianyang Prefecture, and the next day it would head north back to Fenyang Prefecture.

Xu Yuan and his group also disembarked. Yu Yunhang first coordinated everyone to disembark, and then went to find an inn without stopping.

After searching for more than half an hour, it was getting dark. Yu Yunhang returned, panting, "Sir, we only found one place that was clean enough. We'll have to make do for the night."

Most of the inns at the pier have regular customers.

For example, a business, after staying at the hotel this time, made an appointment with the hotel for their next visit.

The hotel will reserve the room specifically for this purpose.

The guesthouse is fully booked.

The place Yu Yunhang found was only mid-range, and Yu Yunhang felt that it was unfair to his parents. Xu Yuan, however, didn't care, as long as it was clean and they could rest there.

The inn was a bit far from the pier. When everyone came in, there was a little girl of about eight or nine years old playing with a little boy of about four or five years old behind the railing on the second floor.

The two little ones huddled behind the wooden railing, curiously watching Xu Yuan and his group below.

"Second Aunt, come back quickly." A voice called out from inside the room.

The little girl responded and took her brother's hand, heading back home.

Xu Yuan's room was arranged right next to theirs.

Downstairs, Yu Yunhang was still explaining various things to the shop owner.

"We don't need to prepare dinner for you, but we'd like to use your kitchen. We have our own cook..."

After agreeing on the rent, Liu Hu immediately went to the kitchen to cook for Master Xu.

The shop owner sat downstairs calculating the accounts on an abacus. A moment later, his own cook, wearing an apron, emerged from the kitchen, looking at him with admiration, and said, "Boss, you've broadened my horizons!"
Who is this distinguished guest? The chef he brought with him is skilled enough to run a restaurant in Qianyang Prefecture.

The knife skills, the control of the heat—wow, I've never seen such superb craftsmanship in my entire life!

The shopkeeper glanced at him and scolded, "Don't pry into the customers' business!"

"Hehe, I'm not asking, I just admire you..."

Upstairs in the room, the little girl and her family overheard the cook's conversation downstairs.

This family of five includes a man in his forties who is thin and refined.

He was with his wife and three children.

The eldest son is twelve years old, the little girl is the second daughter, and the younger brother is the third child.

They were eating in the room, with a tall martial arts practitioner standing to the side.

“My lord,” Wu Xiu heard the cook’s words and his heart stirred. He said, “My lord, please enjoy your meal. I’ll be going out for a moment.”

Wu Xiu went to another room on the other side.

There were two other people in the room.

Upon seeing Wu Xiu enter, the two immediately stood up and asked in low voices, "Did you come here for the master?"

They also heard what the cook said.

Wu Xiu: "Not necessarily. Xiao Ye, go and find out their background."

"Okay." The younger of the two got up and went out.

……

As Zhou Leizi was going upstairs, another person came down the stairs.

The stairs were narrow, and the two barely managed to pass each other.

Xiao Ye stomped downstairs and reached a corner. A hand emerged from under her sleeve, holding something in its grasp.

Zhou Leizi's waist tag.

Xiao Ye's eyes narrowed, and she quickly went upstairs into the room, placing the waist tag on the table between the three of them.

"The Department of Purification?" The three breathed a sigh of relief.

Of the three departments in charge of strange affairs, the Department of Exorcism has the best reputation.

If it were the Demon Extermination Army or the Mountain and River Division, they would be on edge.

The oldest of the three was an old man in his fifties.

He was wearing a pair of brown crystal glasses and holding a pair of walnuts in his hands.

"Eighth Master, how about..." he hesitated, "go and discuss it with them, and ask them to look out for us?"

Xiao Ye gave a cold laugh: "They're all henchmen of the imperial court, how could they possibly help you, sir?"

The martial arts expert, "Eighth Master," also shook his head: "Uncle Sun, these officials are all minding their own business. We've asked the government for help along the way, but what happened? Who cared about us?"

Uncle Sun then stopped talking and continued fiddling with the walnuts.

Eighth Master said, "Lord Wei thwarted the conspiracy of the Chan Sect sorcerers and saved hundreds of thousands of people in Shangsha County!"

Since we have been entrusted by the people of the county to escort Lord Wei to Champa to take up his post, we will risk our lives to ensure that Lord Wei and his family arrive in Champa safely.

Once we reach Champa, those heretical followers of the Repentance Cult will surely dare not attempt to assassinate you again!

Uncle Sun nodded: "Eighth Master is right."

They weren't officials and couldn't understand why local government offices refused to lend a helping hand when Lord Wei had done good deeds and been promoted by the court, only to be assassinated by the Chan Sect on his way to his new post.

There were seven of them when they left Shangsha County, but by the time they reached Qianyang Prefecture, only three of them remained.

But Lord Wei is like a second parent to hundreds of thousands of people in Shangsha County.

They are just one of those hundreds of thousands of people.

Now that I've accepted this task, I'll risk my life to ensure Lord Wei's safe arrival.

None of them were scholars; they had grown up in the streets and all they knew was the way of the martial arts world: to repay kindness.

Eighth Master nodded and pointed to the waist tag: "Xiao Ye, take the things back."

Just as Xiao Ye was about to agree, she heard a knock on the door.

"Who?" Eighth Master asked warily.

A voice sounded from outside the door: "Friends, I lost something and wanted to ask if you found it."

The three of them frowned and tensed.

Xiao Ye asked Eighth Master with her eyes: What should we do?
These lackeys of the imperial court are very shrewd.

Eighth Master thought for a moment and said to the outside, "I'm sorry, we didn't find anything. Why don't you look around the inn? Maybe you can find it."

As he spoke, Eighth Master winked at Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye immediately grabbed the waist token and, as nimble as a monkey, climbed out of the window.

"Hehe." Zhou Leizi chuckled from outside, but still left.

Not long after, Zhou Leizi found his waist tag under a table downstairs.

Zhou Leizi grabbed the waist token and went back to his room.

He shared a room with Di Youzhi: "That kid must have stolen it!"

Zhou Leizi was the last to go upstairs because he had scattered several seeds around the inn, in the backyard, and on the roof.

The seeds quickly took root and sprouted.

The leaves open, some like eyes, some like ears.

These things no longer required instructions from adults; Zhou Leizi used his own "method" to put the entire inn under surveillance.

Just now, when Xiao Ye climbed out of the window, the leaves on the roof saw it.

Di Youzhi glared at them: "How dare you! You've laid your claws on us!"

Zhou Leizi: "We'll definitely teach them a lesson!"

The Three Offices of Strange Affairs acted very arrogantly.

They only became much more restrained because they were following Xu Yuan.

But the way the Exorcism Bureau behaves is ingrained in their very being.

After Zhou Leizi and Di Youzhi made their decision, two small plants on the roof were pulled up and slowly moved to the area above Xiao Ye's room.

One of them had its ear blades pressed tightly against the roof.

The other eye protruded from the top of the window, peeking furtively into the room.

"Should I tell the adults?"

"A few petty thieves, do we need an adult to intervene?" Di Youzhi raised his eyebrows.

Zhou Leizi, who was fearless, stroked his chin and began to think about how to teach these petty thieves a lesson, when a sound came from downstairs.

"Innkeeper, how many rooms are left in this inn? We'd like to book them all."

Zhou Leizi leaned closer to the window and looked down.

Three people walked in. They were all wearing straw hats.

Dressed in all black.

The shopkeeper greeted them with a smile: "Please come in, sir. We have eight superior rooms left. If you book them all, we'll give you a discount. It'll only cost one tael of silver."

Snapped!
A silver ingot was slammed onto the table.

"Keep the extra money in the account first, and we'll settle it last."

"Okay."

"Shopkeeper, close down. Don't do business with other people anymore."

The shopkeeper quickly called the waiter to help put up the door panel.

"Prepare some wine and food and bring them to the room."

The three of them then went upstairs.

When the three appeared, Zhou Leizi noticed that Xiao Ye and the other two were tense and on guard.

Zhou Leizi gestured to Di Youzhi, silently mouthing to him: They're coming for them.

Di Youzhi remained calm, knocked on the master's door, and went in to report in a low voice: "Sir, three people have arrived. They seem to have a grudge against the guests next door."

Xu Yuan raised his eyes and ordered, "This is not our Champa."

If they don't do it in front of us, then we'll ignore them.

If they dare to take direct action, then arrest them all and hand them over to the Grand Canal Administration tomorrow.

"As ordered."

Xu Yuan looked at Di Youzhi: "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Di Youzhi still told the story of Xiao Ye stealing Zhou Leizi's waist token, and then said, "I'm afraid it's just some dog-eat-dog fighting between some gangsters."

The officials in the imperial court's law enforcement agencies really looked down on those江湖 (jianghu) secret societies.

In the past, didn't large political groups like the Pingtian Society have to pay regular fees to the Exorcism Bureau in Champa?

Xu Yuan frowned, somewhat displeased.

Lord Xu felt that since Zhou Leizi had discovered that his waist token had been stolen and was certain that it was Xiao Ye who had stolen it, he should take immediate action to apprehend the thief.

After all that, we've missed the chance to catch the thief red-handed.

Zhou Leizi is still too frivolous and needs more training.

"Keep an eye on them, make sure they don't hurt any innocent people."

"Yes." Di Youzhi withdrew.

Di Youzhi was already a sixth-rate expert, which was considered quite skilled.

For dealing with ordinary gangs and secret societies, there's no need for the adults to take action; Di Youzhi is more than enough.

But as soon as Di Youzhi left, Xu Yuan's expression changed.

A thick fog quickly spread and enveloped the entire inn!
The door across the street creaked open, and the three men in black robes and straw hats came out.

They stood on the second-floor railing, arrogantly shouting to the entire inn:
"The Repentance and Repentance Teachings are in charge!"

"Those who are not involved should stay in the room. Those who are too curious may lose their heads!"

Then, Xu Yuan heard another slam of the door, followed by shouts from outside.

The two sides have already engaged in combat.

Xu Yuan opened the door, crossed his arms, and stood in the doorway looking outside.

"Ah!"

The three men in straw hats sneered, "So there really are some who aren't afraid of death!"

If he hadn't mentioned the name "Repentance Sect," Xu Yuan really wouldn't have bothered to look at it.

Xu Yuan remembered that Bai Hu had said that the main sphere of influence of the Repentance Sect was in the southwest of Zhengzhou.

This time, we actually encountered it.

The three men in straw hats were clearly superior in strength.

The three opponents were completely suppressed.

That martial arts practitioner was only an eighth-rate martial artist, and his strength was even far inferior to that of Xiao Ba when he was an eighth-rate martial artist.

The other young man was a madman, who had grown another hand from under his left arm. He held a short sword and a dagger in all three hands, but he was only a low-level fighter and the weakest of the three in terms of combat strength.

Now it's mainly that old man who's keeping things going.

The old man was also a low-level charlatan, but the magic he practiced was extremely mysterious.

He kept performing one "magic trick" after another in his hands.

Especially his two walnuts, which, when thrown out, would turn into poisonous snakes, throwing knives, and gunpowder canisters.

Of the three men in straw hats, one was a sixth-rate person and the other two were seventh-rate.

They pursued them relentlessly, starting from Shangsha County, but the group managed to escape several times.

Although he had killed three of the other side, he was already extremely agitated.

Today, when we finally caught up with them in Qianyang Prefecture, we were pleasantly surprised to find that they were staying at an inn!
They thought this was the Qianyang Prefecture Wharf, and would be safer, so they wouldn't dare to kill people openly on the wharf.
Little did they know that my Repentance Sect also wielded considerable influence in Qianyang Prefecture!

The three of them were determined to resolve the issue tonight.

The sixth-rate man in the straw hat was a pill cultivator. His sword pellet flew out and trembled in the air, splitting into three sharp blades that landed and entangled the three of them.

He said to his two men, "I'll take care of them. You two go and kill Wei Gang's family first!"
Then take care of that one who likes to watch the show too!

"Yes!"

The two immediately turned and rushed into the room next door.

A little girl screamed in fright from behind the room door.

He only managed to utter half a sound before someone covered his mouth.

Two low-level cultivators wearing straw hats, one a divine cultivator and the other a pill cultivator.

The divine cultivator originally controlled two Yin soldiers.

He stomped his foot again, and the shadow beneath him wriggled and rose, from which a ghostly snake emerged!
It swam swiftly and slipped through the crack in the door.

A chorus of screams immediately erupted in the room.

Eighth Master's eyes widened in fury, and ignoring the pill-shaped sword-shaped object, he turned and lunged forward, shouting, "Lord Wei—"

"You're asking for death!" the sixth-rate man in the straw hat sneered. "You can't even take care of yourself, yet you want to save others!"

One of the three sharp blades formed from the sword pellet fell downwards, about to pierce the martial artist's back.

Suddenly, the blade was entangled by a rope and could not move.

Meanwhile, the demonic snake that the divine cultivator possessed was also grabbed by the tail by a hand.

The serpent charged forward with all its might, only to find itself being pulled back. Enraged, it turned back and opened its fangs to bite the hand.

Xu Yuan was getting a little impatient.

With a flick of his wrist, he tossed out the "Ten Thousand Souls Handkerchief".

The handkerchief fluttered down, and the yin energy surged like waves.

The three men in straw hats had also used a craftsman's item from the guild to cover the entire inn, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

As a result, this artifact has now been completely submerged by the "Ten Thousand Souls Cloth"!
Now it has become a "Ten Thousand Souls Cloak" sealing off the entire inn.

The three sword pellets were instantly frozen and unable to move under the Yin energy of the Ten Thousand Souls Cloak.

The ghostly snake, along with the two Yin soldiers beside the divine cultivator, also froze in shock.

Beads of cold sweat, the size of soybeans, rolled down the foreheads of the three men in straw hats!

The sixth-rate alchemist spat out a mouthful of fire, trying to protect himself from the surging yin energy around him.

But as soon as he released his sixth-rate "internal fire," it was extinguished with a "poof"!

The sixth-rate alchemist immediately felt a surge of yin energy invading his body, even rushing directly into his abdomen, about to corrupt his inner core!

"Your Excellency..." the sixth-rate alchemist began with difficulty, "We are from the Repentance Sect, please give us some face!"

Xu Yuan snorted coldly and said, "This official is targeting your Repentance Sect!"

The sixth-rate alchemist wanted to speak again, at least to try and build a connection. The Chan Sect had deep roots in the southwest of Zhengzhou and secretly associated with many officials.

What if the flood washes away the Dragon King Temple?

But Xu Yuan didn't give him another chance to speak. The Yin energy of the "Ten Thousand Souls Cloak" fell down, and the sixth-rate alchemist coughed up blood and fainted.

Yin energy has already invaded his inner core!
Xu Yuan was too lazy to waste his breath arguing with this idiot.

You sealed off the inn, arrogantly proclaimed the name of the Repentance Sect, and even warned against peeping—at this time, someone still dared to open the door wide and stand right next to you watching. Aren't you vigilant?
Do you still think that such a brazen person is someone you can easily deal with?

These members of the demonic cult are of truly low quality!
It's probably through some unorthodox methods within the church that they managed to raise the level of these members.

The other two men in straw hats were even more obvious; the moment the sixth-rate alchemist coughed up blood and fainted, they immediately knelt down, pleading, "Hero, spare my life..."

Eighth Master saw a glimmer of hope and rushed to Xu Yuan, kneeling down with a thud: "Your Excellency of the Exorcism Bureau, we are not bad people. Our Lord Wei is about to take up his post as the Prefect of Champa..."

Xu Yuan was surprised. What a coincidence!

Di Youzhi and the others also rushed over: "My lord..."

Xu Yuan turned and went back to his room: "Take care of this, and then invite that Lord Wei over for a chat."

"As ordered."

Xu Yuan flicked his finger, and the "Ten Thousand Souls Handkerchief" was retrieved.

Di Youzhi led his men and arrested the three men wearing straw hats.

Then Di Youzhi went to the room of the three men in straw hats.

The artifact they used to seal the inn was placed in the room.

This thing is a strange rock, covered in blood of some unknown substance that cannot be washed or wiped off. There is also a broken eyeball stuck in the blood!

This is a piece made by a sixth-rate craftsman.

Di Youzhi's chest and abdomen swelled up, as if he were about to breathe fire and burn the thing.

"Wait a minute." Lang Xiaoba suddenly pulled Di Youzhi from behind.

Lang Xiaoba stepped forward, staring at the crafted object, and couldn't help but lick his lips: "Can I have it?"

Di Youzhi looked at him: "Are you sure you can do it?"

Lang Xiaoba was conflicted; he had an instinctive urge to take the bait.

Moreover, I am absolutely certain that as long as the bait is taken, I can be promoted to the sixth rank!

But he wasn't sure if he could digest the bait.

"I'll go ask the adults."

Lang Xiaoba turned around and rushed back to Xu Yuan's room. Xu Yuan waved his hand dismissively, "Go find Liu Hu to help you."

Lang Xiaoba slapped his forehead, beaming with joy, and said, "Look at my brain, how come I didn't think of that?"

It's normal that you wouldn't think of that.

Di Youzhi was guarding the artifact in that room when he heard Liu Hu's angry voice approaching from afar: "Don't pull me... Hey hey hey..."

Liu Hu was dragged in by Lang Xiaoba.

They cleaned the outside corridor thoroughly.

Lang Xiaoba stared at the craftsman's object, drooling: "This is it! If you help me this time, I'll definitely help you if you ever get into a fight!"

Lang Xiaoba thumped his chest loudly.

Liu Hu muttered to himself, "I spend all day in the kitchen, why would I get into a fight?"

But Liu Hu still circled the artifact a few times. After thinking carefully, he drew out a sharp knife, activated his "Ghost Banquet Technique," and launched "Cooking Ghosts."

After a series of clanging sounds as the blade struck the strange rock, Liu Hu dissected the crafted object into many small pieces.

Liu Hu used his sharp knife to separate a portion: "These are edible, the rest are waste. Let Old Di burn them."

Lang Xiaoba immediately opened his mouth wide and swallowed the edible part.

Fortunately, this thing was crafted; if it were a sixth-rate strange artifact, Liu Hu wouldn't be able to handle it right now.

Liu Hu wiped his knife clean, tucked it into his waistband, and walked away with his hands behind his back. Once outside, he muttered to himself, "That idiot got my clothes dirty. When I get back, I'll make Ji Shuangqiu wash my clothes for three months straight..."

Lang Xiaoba was bewildered: I dirtied his clothes, why should Ji Shuangqiu wash them?

But a wave of drowsiness washed over him.

He wasn't very bright to begin with, and the intense "post-meal drowsiness" prevented him from thinking.

Lang Xiaoba ignored everything, let out a long yawn, and said to Di Youzhi, "I'm going back to sleep."

Di Youzhi was spewing fire, burning the waste materials, and couldn't reply, so he waved his hand.

The three men, including Eighth Master, stood in the outer corridor and saw the sixth-rate craftsmanship item inside the room.

They also saw how Lang Xiaoba and his team handled this crafted item.

The three were speechless.

This is... such a waste!

Given the strength of that lord, it's not surprising that his subordinates were able to handle this artifact.

But this is an incredibly valuable sixth-rate craftsman's item!

It was just destroyed like that, and fed to that martial arts cultivator?!
Although these weren't their spoils, the three of them still felt...so heartbroken!
If I had a piece of sixth-rate craftsmanship, I would hold it in my arms day and night, and I wouldn't want to put it down even when I sleep!

Where would it be directly destroyed to provide bait?
Yu Yunhang had already invited Lord Wei to Xu Yuan's room.

"My name is Wei Gang, and I have been transferred from the position of magistrate of Shangsha County to the position of prefect of Zhancheng," Lord Wei introduced himself.

Xu Yuan asked, "May I take a look at the official document issued by the magistrate?"

“Of course.” Wei Gang took out all the necessary documents and handed them to Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan carefully confirmed that everything was correct, then handed it back to Wei Gang and said with a smile, "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. I am Xu Yuan, the head of the Champa Purification Bureau. From now on, we will be serving as officials in the same city. I hope you will take good care of me in the future, Lord Wei."

Wei Gang was overjoyed: "What a coincidence! It's too kind of you to say you're looking out for me. If I hadn't met Lord Xu tonight, I would have lost my life at the hands of those heretics from the Repentance Sect."

Wei Gang stood up, formally clasped his hands and bowed deeply: "First of all, thank you, Lord Xu, for saving the lives of my whole family."

Xu Yuan helped him up, repeatedly telling him not to be so polite.

The door to the room was open, and outside were Di Youzhi and a few others, as well as the three men, including Eighth Master. They saw the two gentlemen chatting happily.

Sun Shuxin said with relief, "With Lord Wei in Champa and Lord Xu assisting him, he will surely be able to realize his life's ambitions. It's much better than in our Shangsha County."

Eighth Master and Xiao Ye nodded together.

When Lord Wei wanted to do something in Shangsha County, he would always infringe on the interests of this or that family, and then he would be reprimanded by his superiors or hindered by the county officials.

None of them noticed the strange expressions on the faces of Di Youzhi and the others beside them.

These guys are still too inexperienced.

They have no idea what kind of life the previous governor of Champa lived, yet they still expect Lord Xu to assist him?

Inside the room, Xu Yuan had already asked, "Why did these people from the Repentance Cult try to assassinate you, sir?"

Wei Gang was indignant: "The Repentance Sect is utterly depraved!"
Outside of Shangsha County, there was a place called Sanxian Lake, which was not very large and of low quality.

However, the Repentance Sect colluded with the Zhou family, a prominent clan in the county, and secretly planted a "penetrating eye" in the Three Realms, attempting to gain access to the Underworld!
If they succeed, that remote and uncivilized place will expand for hundreds of miles, encompassing the entire Shangsha County!
Hundreds of thousands of people will become food for the evil spirits!

Xu Yuan nodded: "You ruined the Chan Sect's plans, so they want to kill you to vent their anger."

Wei Gang nodded.

"Who is behind the repentance sect in the events in Shangsha County?"

Wei Gang shook his head in disappointment: "We didn't find anything. The Zhou family destroyed all the relevant clues."

(End of this chapter)