Ascension to the Gods

Chapter 487 The Strange Bird of West Pond

Chapter 487 The Strange Bird of West Pond
"May I have your name."

Jiang Jian glanced at him.

The guard raised his head, feeling flattered: "Your Excellency, I am Li Changhe, the deputy captain of the guard."

"good."

Jiang Jian nodded, "From now on, you are the captain of the personal guard, leading twenty personal guards."

Li Changhe's pupils contracted, he put down the fruit plate, and his face showed barely suppressed joy: "Thank you, sir!"

The captain of the personal guard is a deputy governor-level official.

Although it sounds like he's only slightly taller than the vice-captain.

But actually.

The treatment they receive is worlds apart!
Jiang Jiandao said, "Set off immediately for the last resource point."

Li Changhe, his face beaming with excitement, cupped his hands in greeting and replied, "Yes!"

As Li Changhe left.

Jiang Jian withdrew his gaze and looked at the holographic screen, at the star map of the twelve prefectures of Xisha.

Li Changhe was promoted not because of a fruit platter.

All the way.

Li Changhe is efficient and has a keen eye for detail.

This saved Jiang a lot of effort.

"There's only one left."

Jiang Jian stared at the points of light on the star map, his brows furrowing slightly.

Xisha Circuit, twelve prefectures.

The governor's airship swept through the land with the force of thunder.

By this time, the number of officials arrested and imprisoned had exceeded three hundred.

Like autumn winds sweeping away fallen leaves, the corruption at all major resource points has been thoroughly investigated and cleared up!
at the same time.

Procedures for recovering spiritual resources.

It proceeded in an orderly and synchronized manner.

The missing resource points in the reservoir are gradually being filled.

just.

Xisha Dao Star Map.

The only remaining resource point.

It displays a glaring bright red color.

This means.

The inventory deficit has exceeded half!
on the screen.

The guards appeared and reported the information.

"Qingling Creek".

"A rare resource site within the territory of Xing'an Prefecture."

"The throughput information of the warehouse has always been normal."

"An hour ago, it suddenly turned bright red, indicating that the inventory was more than half empty."

Looking at the holographic screen.

Jiang Jian felt a bad premonition deep in his heart.

They blatantly embezzled public funds.

The officials of Xing'an Prefecture did not have such audacity.

Even if you are a registered voter, if you dare to do this, you will inevitably have to go through the Soul Refining Platform.

Boom!

The giant ship suddenly shuddered and slowed down.

The transparent barriers around them quietly disappeared.

below.

It is within the territory of Xing'an Prefecture.

The night passed.

At the edge of the sky, a magnificent ice-blue hue appears.

The twelve prefectures of Xisha were already in a state of panic, with everyone feeling insecure.

but.

The Xing'an Prefecture below, however, was utterly silent.

Looking from afar.

There wasn't a single person in sight on the Qingling Creek.

“Your Excellency, this place is eerie.”

Li Changhe stepped forward, his expression solemn.

"Qingling Creek should have 50,000 water workers drawing water day and night."

"But now, there is no one on either side of the stream."

On the throne.

Jiang Jian stopped cultivating, his eyes turning slightly cold, and said, "I'm afraid it's more than that."

"Go and take another look now; you should make some new discoveries."

Hear this.

Li Changhe was taken aback, but didn't think much of it.

He accepted the order and turned to walk towards the watchtower.

As the giant ship descended.

The scenery of Qingling Creek became even clearer.

"Lord Governor!"

Li Changhe glanced down, his expression changed drastically, and he turned around abruptly, exclaiming, "Something's wrong!"

"The entire Qingling Creek is almost completely dry!"

While talking.

Li Changhe's expression.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, it turned as pale as paper!
Qingling Creek is extremely precious.

Xisha Road is one of the three rare resource sites.

But now.

The entire stream underwent such a dramatic change in a short period of time.

The Zhenling Guard, who monitored the abnormalities, should bear primary responsibility.

The Governor's personal guard also had secondary responsibilities!

"I've already seen it."

"Take men to the Xing'an government office immediately."

"Arrest all the officials."

Jiang met him expressionlessly and gave his instructions.

With one step, he disappeared directly from the deck.

next moment.

The black light scattered and then reassembled.

Jiang Jian's figure landed on the bank of Qingling Creek.

The soil underfoot was soft, revealing the exposed riverbed.

intermediate.

It was a small stream, clear and shallow, with the bottom visible.

It flowed intermittently and with difficulty.

"The entire stream has been emptied out."

Looking at this scene.

Jiang Jian's expression turned gloomy.

Qingling Creek is a renewable resource.

Its stream is azure blue and flows in a natural cycle.

It is almost inexhaustible.

In the document.

The Qingling Creek roars and surges, like a boiling sea.

It stretches for ten miles.

Even a handful of stream water is an invaluable spiritual material.

But now.

What appeared before us was a nearly dried-up puddle.

"grown ups!"

"The prefectural official of Xing'an Prefecture has disappeared without a trace!"

"The other officials have also mostly fled."

"I've captured the rest!"

Li Changhe lowered himself down, not daring to raise his head.

behind him.

The giant ship slowly descended.

The remaining guards, escorting the Xing'an Prefecture officials, landed in front of Jiang Jian.

"Your Majesty the Governor."

"The highest-ranking official left is this deputy prefect."

A team member stepped forward and reported in a low voice.

Jiang Jian lowered his gaze and looked at the trembling official: "Tell me."

"Sir, spare your life!"

The deputy prefect's face turned deathly pale, and he knelt down with a thud, crying out, "This has nothing to do with me!"

next to.

One of the team members' faces turned cold, and he kicked the child hard, shouting, "The adults are asking you a question! Answer truthfully!"

"I said! I said!"

The deputy prefect trembled, fear showing in his eyes. "An hour ago, a strange bird the size of a mountain flew over from the border of the demon kingdom."

"It swallowed most of the stream in one gulp!"

"Thousands of plumbers and hundreds of officials were swallowed by the strange bird!"

"The rest of the people almost all ran away in fear!"

beside him.

The guards asked, "Why didn't you run away? Where is your lord?"

The deputy prefect swallowed hard. "I had originally hidden myself, but after seeing the strange bird leave, I led my men back to the government office."

"As for the Lord of the Manor, I haven't seen him at all!"

The team member's face turned cold: "If you still won't tell the truth, you're asking for death!"

The deputy prefect knelt on the ground, his face contorted with grief, and looked at Jiang Jian: "Governor, I really didn't lie!"

"Let him go."

Jiang Jian said calmly.

The team members exchanged glances and released the deputy prefect.

The deputy prefect's face lit up with joy, and he bowed to Jiang Jian, saying, "Your Excellency, the Governor-General is wise!"

boom!
A white light flashed!
The deputy prefect remained still, maintaining his original posture.

The joy of surviving a disaster still lingered on his face.

But his body was under the spotlight of everyone.

It collapsed inch by inch, turning into dust!

See this scene.

Several guards couldn't help but change their expressions and hurriedly retreated!
Jiang Jian dispelled the sword energy between his fingers and walked to the pile of dust.

His expression was solemn. He searched inside for a moment and took out a feather.

"This deputy prefect has long been corrupted in his mind."

"Intentionally leaving feathers behind."

"Is it to show off, or to provoke?"

Jiang Jian stared at the feather, her gaze icy.

It can swallow the Qingling Stream in one gulp.

This strange bird is clearly a creature from the Divine Platform Realm.

just.

The border of the Demon Kingdom.

There is a barrier set up by the Mirror Master True Lord using the Mirror of Heaven.

Foreign creatures cannot easily enter.

Unless, of course, there are officials of the prefectural rank.

Holding the warrant, he personally opened the door.

"Lord Governor!"

A team member landed and reported in a deep voice, "The men below have just discovered that the Xing'an Prefecture treasury has also been completely ransacked!"

Hear this.

The guards all looked extremely grim.

The governor has just taken office.

This is how such a huge mess was made.

We ourselves are not without blame.

at this time.

The sequence of events is already very clear.

The officials of Xing'an Prefecture colluded with the outside world of Shentai Realm to empty the entire Qingling Stream and steal the prefecture's treasures.

Xisha Road.

It is a place with scarce resources.

There are only three rare resource points.

Apart from Baicaoshan.

Qingling Creek is the most important one.

Jiang Jian's short-term training plan also requires a large amount of stream water.

The officials of Xing'an Prefecture committed such a shocking act right under their noses.

This made Jiang Jian's gaze turn icy cold.

"Please punish me, Your Excellency!"

"We guards are incompetent; please punish us, Your Honor!"

"Please punish me, Governor!"

All the guards knelt down and offered their apologies.

The edge of a dried-up riverbank.

Other officials of the Governor's Office witnessed this scene.

They all knelt down before Jiang Jian without daring to utter a sound.

After the deathly silence.

The voice of the white-robed youth came clearly: "Li Changhe."

Li Changhe raised his head: "My lord."

Jiang Jiandao said, "Go and inform Gao Qi, and ask him what his Zhenling Guards are doing."

"Then summarize the situation here."

"Report to the imperial court in the name of the Xisha Governor's Office."

Li Changhe solemnly replied, "Yes!"

At this time.

The end of the sky.

A weary voice came through.

"No need to ask."

"The incident happened suddenly; it was indeed an oversight on the part of our Zhenling Guard."

Amidst the surging clouds.

Gao Qi, accompanied by the Zhenling Guards, landed.

His eyes were dark-circled, and he looked very unwell.

"The Zhenling Guard has already investigated the whole story."

Gao Qi walked up to Jiang Jian, his tone filled with helplessness.

"That strange bird is a true disciple of the Heavenly Law Sword Pavilion, responsible for guarding the West Pond Pavilion."

"It's only separated from our Xisha Road by the Witch's Abyss."

"It bribed the prefectural official of Xing'an Prefecture, and the two of them colluded from the inside to use the official's warrant to open the gates of the demon kingdom's border and swallow up Qinglingxi."

"As for the officials of Xing'an Prefecture."

"According to the investigation by Zhenling Guard."

"He has already crossed the Witch's Abyss and gone to the territory of the Heavenly Law Sword Pavilion."

After a brief silence.

Jiang Jian said coldly, "Since the Zhenling Guard discovered something amiss, why didn't they report it sooner?"

Gao Qi rubbed his forehead: "They hid it too well. Without finding any substantial evidence, we can't make any rash conclusions."

“The officials of Xing’an Prefecture are, after all, from the electorate. Not everyone is like you, able to act arbitrarily and report later.”

His words carried a subtle barb.

After all, the two were officials of the same rank.

Clearly, this was Jiang Jian's questioning.

This made the spirit-suppressing messenger lose face.

This moment.

The Zhenling Guards behind Gao Qi.

The governor's personal guards who met with Jiang.

A subtle standoff is forming.

One of the Zhenling Guards was incredibly audacious, setting his wary gaze on Jiang Jian!

"presumptuous."

Jiang Jian stood on the shore and glanced at the man.

With an icy tone, his snow-white robes billowed up!

moment.

It possessed an extremely terrifying aura, surging out wildly!

boom!
Invisible ripples sweep across all directions!
Many of the Zhenling Guards' expressions changed, and they all retreated!

The impolite Zhenling Guard was hit by a large amount of energy, as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer in the chest, and he knelt on the ground with a pained expression on his face!
"white."

Gao Qi stepped forward, blocking the Zhenling Guard, and spoke in a deep voice.

“I will give you an explanation for the Zhenling Guard’s negligence.”

A small cauldron appeared above his head.

This completely neutralized the aura emanating from Jiang Jian.

They were in the wrong.

Gao Qi didn't want to cause any more trouble.

Jiang Jian was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay."

The words fell.

Jiang Jian, accompanied by his personal guards, boarded the governor's giant ship and slowly sailed away from Xing'an Prefecture.

He knew it in his heart.

There is no real benefit to raising prices.

The most important thing now is still to complete the Grand Tutor's mission.

Gao Qi took over the mess in Xing'an Prefecture.

I don't need to worry about Qinglingxi for now.

After the report is submitted to the imperial court, a solution will naturally be found.

In addition to advancing the Zhang Xuan dismemberment case.

My own cultivation plan should also be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

"The Governor's Mansion's treasury, plus the spiritual materials obtained from various resource points, is enough for me to cultivate for a period of time."

On the throne of the giant ship.

Jiang Jian took stock of the available resources and felt a little relieved.

He knows.

I am on Xisha Road.

He had already left the officials of the twelve prefectures with the impression of being cold and impartial.

Actually.

This was precisely what Jiang Jian did intentionally.

I have only one purpose.

It means using the resources of the Taoist temple to support one's own cultivation.

Apart from the high-ranking Zhenling Guards.

There's no need for me to care about the other government offices in Xisha.

Qingling Creek, riverbank.

After the governor's airship departed.

The faces of these Zhenling Guards were all rather grim.

As the top-level violent government agency.

They have never suffered such injustice since taking office.

"This new governor is utterly arrogant!"

"Your Excellency, our Zhenling Division oversees the local area; how can we allow him to suppress us?"

"Those men in the Governor's personal guard are no match for us!"

Several close guards of the town surrounded Gao Qi and began to speak one after another.

Gao Qi squinted and didn't say anything.

Actually.

He knows better than anyone else.

Both I and Jiang Jian are outsiders.

Whether it's the Zhenling Guard or the Governor's Personal Guard.

They are not loyal to themselves.

Rather, it refers to the official position one holds.

"You're right!"

Gao Qi stopped his thoughts, his face showing anger. "When the time is right, I'll make him pay!"

next second.

Gao Qi changed the subject and looked at the Zhenling Guard who provided the intelligence: "Xu Kuo, you take three Zhenling Guards and continue to collect information about Qinglingxi."

"The rest of you, come with me back to the Zhenling Division and proceed with the Zhang Xuan dismemberment case!"

The words fell.

Gao Qi didn't wait for them to react.

They boarded the aircraft and flew towards the Spirit Division of Xisha Road.

The remaining Zhenling Guards exchanged glances, their expressions varied.

Especially Xu Kuo.

He lowered his head, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

Clearly, they were not satisfied with the arrangements made for Gao Qi.

at the same time.

Gao Qi leaned against his cabin seat and opened his contacts.

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