God of Pets

Chapter 278 Plum Blossom Pagoda

Today, the Qilin Legion received several uninvited guests.

Ji Nanhong, accompanied by Jiang Tianqing and several deputy commanders, welcomed these inspectors from the Ancestral Court.

Even though Ji Nanhong is Commander Ji's daughter, these inspectors still maintained an air of officialdom and superiority.

The Inspection Office was originally established to supervise the various military regions and officials at all levels. It is also directly under the Chief Judge, and theoretically, they have the power to supervise the Heavenly Army.

However, due to the existence of Commander Ji, the Supervision Department has never actually had any real supervisory role over the Heavenly Army.

Ji Nanhong was not quite sure why the Supervision Department would come to the Beiman Mountain Secret Realm at this time, and why they would come directly to her Qilin Legion.

Many thoughts flashed through Ji Nanhong's mind: "Could it be that because of my father's health, the Chief Judge no longer trusts the Ji family? Or is it that the Chief Judge is unwilling to let me take over the Heavenly Court Army, which is why he sent someone to interfere?"

"Commander Ji, my name is Mei Qingta, and I am an inspector from the Inspection Department. I am here to investigate some matters, and I ask for your cooperation." The man showed his work ID. He was wearing a uniform, his hair was neatly styled, and he wore black metal-framed glasses. His voice was nothing special, but his expression was cold, clearly that of a government employee.

"Of course, I wonder what kind of cooperation Inspector Mei needs from me?" Ji Nanhong asked.

"I need all the information about Beast Valley, as well as everything taken out of it. Everyone who has been inside Beast Valley must be temporarily transferred here to my command. Also, Beast Valley must be sealed off immediately. No one, including members of the Qilin Legion, is allowed to enter or leave without permission..." Mei Qingta finished stating his demands in one breath.

"Inspector Mei, please wait a moment. Let me check where the person is first," Ji Nanhong said, getting up and walking out.

Mei Qingta did not stop them, but said to the people around him, "Go to Hundred Beast Valley first and seal it off."

Several inspectors left to carry out their orders. Ji Nanhong frowned slightly. This Mei Qingta showed no respect for the Heavenly Army. She hadn't even given her permission before ordering the sealing off of Hundred Beast Valley.

Ji Nanhong had just returned last night and knew nothing about the Hundred Beast Valley. She found a place and asked Jiang Tianqing what was going on and what the Hundred Beast Valley was.

"The report on Hundred Beast Valley is on your office desk. I guess you just got back and haven't had a chance to read it yet. Let me tell you about it first." Jiang Tianqing recounted the events at Hundred Beast Valley.

After listening, Ji Nanhong sighed and said, "You guys were too careless. You should have kept this place a secret. Now that it's been discovered, people want to come and snatch this piece of the pie."

"Because testing was required, someone was sent out with the samples. I guess that's where the problem occurred," Jiang Tianqing said.

"Never mind that for now. Since the Supervision Department sent people over so quickly, it means that Hundred Beast Valley is no ordinary place. They must be determined to take it. Go and inform Bai Yueguang and Zhu Hongzhi immediately, and don't let them clash with Mei Qingta." Ji Nanhong told Jiang Tianqing to go to Hundred Beast Valley.

"What should we do about the Valley of Beasts?" Jiang Tianqing asked before leaving.

“They’ve all come, probably with orders from above. We can’t refuse them. Let them all go back. If anyone’s to blame, it’s their own carelessness in leaking the information. They can’t blame anyone else,” Ji Nanhong said after thinking for a moment.

She knew that not allowing it was definitely not an option, at least not to confront the Supervision Department directly. Confronting the Supervision Department was tantamount to confronting the presiding judge, and no matter the reason, it would likely arouse the presiding judge's dissatisfaction and suspicion. Ji Nanhong would not do such a thing.

However, Ji Nanhong could not hand over her people to the Supervision Department. She also knew that the Supervision Department needed these people to serve as guides and cannon fodder when entering Hundred Beast Valley. This included Chen Guan, Jiang Tianqing, Bai Yueguang, and Zhu Hongzhi. Putting aside the others, she could not let Chen Guan take this risk.

After a moment's thought, Ji Nanhong went out and came to the Meiqing Pagoda again.

"Inspector Mei, I have already sent people to hand over many matters concerning Hundred Beast Valley. Would you like to go and take a look now?" Ji Nanhong said with a smile.

"No rush. Commander Ji, please assign me the members of the Qilin Legion who have entered the Valley of Beasts first." Mei Qingta didn't move, but simply pushed up his glasses and looked at Ji Nanhong.

"Among the soldiers stationed outside the valley, there are scouts who have entered the valley to conduct reconnaissance. I've asked them to cooperate with the supervisory department." Ji Nanhong took a step back, intending to give a few of the scouts to them.

"Commander Ji, I mean all of them." Mei Qingta took out a small notebook, opened it, and said, "As far as I know, Bai Yueguang, the battalion commander of the Jade Qilin Battalion under the Qilin Corps, Zhu Hongzhi, the battalion commander of the Ink Qilin Battalion, Jiang Tianqing of the Cloud Qilin Battalion, and Chen Guan, the battalion commander of the Vanguard Battalion, have all entered the Valley of Beasts. Please assign them to me, Commander Ji."

“The Qilin Legion has just been established, and there is still a lot of work for them to do. I’m afraid they won’t be able to assist the inspection team.” Ji Nanhong’s face darkened.

The other party's investigation was so thorough that it's impossible for them not to know the background of these people, nor could they not know who Chen Guan was to her.

Now they're specifically naming Chen Guan to be cannon fodder, isn't that targeting her?
Ji Nanhong is still unclear whether the supervisory department is targeting her alone or the entire Ji family.

Mei Qingta wasn't angry. She took a document out of her briefcase and handed it to Ji Nanhong.

"Commander Ji, this is a document personally signed by the presiding judge. You can take a look," Mei Qingta said calmly.

Ji Nanhong saw the general content of the document, which stated that the Heavenly Army should unconditionally cooperate with the work of the Supervision Department, and that everything should be based on the needs of Meiqing Tower, without any deviation.

Ji Nanhong's mood sank to the bottom. Mei Qingta came with this document and specifically to ask for Chen Guan. If she didn't release him, it would be tantamount to disobeying the court chief's order, and it would be difficult for her to take over the Heavenly Court Army in the future.

The judge could not allow someone who disobeyed his orders to take control of the Heavenly Army.

"Inspector Mei, I can get the Jade Kirin Camp and the Ink Kirin Camp to cooperate with you. The others are all second-level awakening cultivators and can't be of much help." Ji Nanhong took another step back; she had no other choice.

“Commander Ji, I think you didn’t hear me clearly. I didn’t express myself clearly. Let me say it again: everyone who has entered Hundred Beast Valley, no matter who they are, must be assigned to me and cooperate with my work.” Mei Qingta said calmly.

“I’m sorry, Inspector Mei, I’m afraid I can’t meet your request. Some of the people you mentioned have already been sent out to work and are not currently in the Corps. I can’t help you with that.” Ji Nanhong said coldly, looking at him.

"Commander Ji, you should really think this through. This is an order personally signed by the Chief Judge. I believe you and I both know the consequences if anyone disobeys. This is not a good thing for you, Commander Ji, or the Heavenly Army. You don't need to lose something important for such a trivial matter, do you agree?"

Mei Qingta placed a list in front of Ji Nanhong and said, "I will pretend I didn't hear what you just said. Please gather everyone on the list and assign them to me."

Ji Nanhong glanced at the list, and sure enough, Chen Guan's name was on it, and he was at the top.

(End of this chapter)