God of Pets

Chapter 770 Messenger

Faced with that terrifying attack, Chen Guan originally wanted to withstand it head-on.

However, the force did not cause him any damage after it struck him. The strange force, like a stream of water, enveloped Chen Guan's body and rushed directly into the cave, breaking through the jade rock layer, but Chen Guan was unharmed.

Although Chen Guan himself should be able to withstand this blow, the terrifying power still shocked him.

"The power of the secret laws is truly immense," Chen Guan thought to himself.

Now he understood that Xiu Jieming had indeed planned this all along. This Seven Senses Escape Technique allowed him to retire successfully without being held accountable, while also demonstrating his power.

If Chen Guan defeats the Heavenly Court Army, Zu Ting and Commander Ji will likely have to continue employing people from the Xiu family, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain the Heavenly Court Army's interests in Tianzhu Cave.

Chen Guan did not take the opportunity to launch an offensive against the Heavenly Court army. He understood Xiu Jieming's true intentions and gained a deeper understanding of Xiu Jieming's previous actions.

Xiu Jieming used underhanded tactics to make Jiang Tianqing win against Jiang Qiemo, which was not considered problematic at the time.

If Xiu Jieming were still alive and had won this battle, there would be no problem.

But now, that's a huge problem.

With Xiu Jieming gone and the incident involving Jiang Tianqing and Jiang Qiemo, the rift between the aristocratic families and the Heavenly Court Army is like a powder keg with a lit fuse, ready to explode at any moment.

Chen Guan only needs to wait a while for the Heavenly Army to detonate the lightning; perhaps then he can win without a fight.

Of course, Chen Guan wanted to wait, mainly because his secret treasure had not yet been restored. If a real battle broke out, the Heavenly Court's more than one million soldiers and many generals would not be insignificant. No matter who won, both sides would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Chen Guan originally thought that after this battle, the Heavenly Court army would have to invite people from the Xiu family to take charge of the army again.

Several days passed, and the Heavenly Army was still temporarily replaced by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief Xiu Jieming, who remained holed up and did not come out, nor did a new Commander-in-Chief arrive.

In fact, Xiu Jieming is currently under investigation.

The supervisory department summoned Xiu Jieming to find out whether he had used his full strength in that attack, and whether it was necessary to use his Seventh Sense at that time, etc.

Xiu Jieming cooperated with the investigation by the Inspectorate, explaining the situation and circumstances at the time, as well as the effects of the Secret Law he had awakened.

The supervisory department repeatedly questioned and investigated, but could not find any problems, and in the end had no choice but to let Xiu Jieming leave.

The Xiu family is deeply rooted and has a long history. Even if the judge wants to take action against the Xiu family, he must make preparations in advance and cannot directly target Xiu Jieming.

As long as the Xiu family remains standing, no one will dare to really touch Xiu Jieming.

The storm had only just begun, just as Chen Guan had predicted.

Large families continued to withdraw their members from the Heavenly Court Army, and within just a few days, the number of mid-level officers in the Heavenly Court Army had decreased by one-third.

Even within the twenty-four armies locked in a stalemate with the Southern Heavenly Kingdom, a large number of officers directly defected from the Heavenly Court Army and joined Chen Guan's side. This meant that the ten great families were openly rebelling against the Heavenly Court Army. More and more officers were leaving the Heavenly Court Army for the Southern Heavenly Kingdom, but the Heavenly Court Army remained holed up, which puzzled Chen Guan.

"If this continues, the morale of the Heavenly Army will only continue to decline. If we don't fight a battle soon, their morale will completely collapse. They are still hiding in the shadows. What are they planning to do?" Chen Guan felt that something was amiss and that he had to find out what kind of conspiracy the Heavenly Army was plotting.

Chen Guan summoned the officers who had switched sides from the ten major families and asked them about their situation.

These officers also found it strange that the Heavenly Court Army had not reacted or taken any measures this time, allowing them to rebel without using any countermeasures, which seemed to indicate a lack of effort.

Chen Guan knew that the ancestral court could not afford to give up. Tianzhu Cave Heaven was their largest resource base. If they lost it, nearly half of their resource acquisition channels in the cave heaven would be cut off. How would they maintain the effective development of the Heavenly Court Army then?
Not just the cave heavens, but without strong resource support, how can they supply fresh blood to the great cave heavens?
Therefore, they definitely didn't want to lose Tianzhu Cave, but Chen Guan thought of all the possibilities and still couldn't figure out what they were planning to do.

This time is different from the past. In the past, the ancestral temple could get the support of the ten major families, and everything it did went smoothly.

But this time, the ten major families are on the opposite side. What tricks can they possibly pull?
This feeling of not being able to figure out what the other party is thinking is very unpleasant. Chen Guan decided to find out what the Heavenly Court Army and the Ancestral Court were up to.

So Chen Guan put on makeup and quietly left Tianzhu Cave.

He was going to Ziyang City to find Gao Weiqiang and have him go and find out what kind of conspiracy the Heavenly Court Army was plotting.

Chen Guan had just secretly returned to Ziyang City when Teng Mingli rushed over: "Big brother, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, I really couldn't have kept you here any longer."

"What's going on? Have the demons attacked again? Or has the Heavenly Void Palace made a comeback? I haven't seen anyone attacking our Ziyang City," Chen Guan said with a smile.

"No, it was the ancestral court that sent an envoy," Fujimi Rei said.

"The ancestral court sent an envoy?" Chen Guan was taken aback upon hearing this, then a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips as he thought to himself, "No way?"

“He is indeed an envoy of the ancestral court. His identity and documents are in order. I have already sent someone to the ancestral court to verify that he is indeed an envoy of the ancestral court.”

Teng Mingli said with a hint of excitement, "The ancestral court sent people here this time to acknowledge our legal status here. From now on, we can rightfully be the masters of this place..."

"Do we need the ancestral court's recognition?" Chen Guan looked at Teng Mingli with a strange expression, wondering what she was thinking.

Fujina Rei paused for a moment, then asked, "Don't you need it?"

"Why do you think it's necessary?" Chen Guan asked in return.

“Because the ancestral temple is the legitimate one,” Fujina Rei replied.

Chen Guan nodded, somewhat understanding Teng Mingli's thoughts. He looked directly into Teng Mingli's eyes and said seriously, "Teng, you must remember, we ourselves are the orthodox, we don't need anyone's recognition, including the ancestral court. If one day the ancestral court goes against our ideals, then the ancestral court is heretical, while we will always be the purest orthodox."

"Understood, I'll drive the people from the ancestral temple away right away," Teng Mingli said earnestly after listening.

“No need. I still need to meet them. If I’m not mistaken, they’re not just looking for us to acknowledge our existence; there’s something very interesting going on,” Chen Guan said, squinting his eyes.

(End of this chapter)