Chapter 36

The court session was reconvened.

Since the ghost soldiers hijacked the military pay and the ghosts and gods demanded lives, the Han Wang had suddenly become diligent, frequently convening court sessions.

This was hard on Ji Wuye, Zhang Kaidi, and the others; unlike the Han Wang who lived in the palace, they lived outside, so every morning, they had to get up earlier to arrive at the palace in time.

Ji Wuye was reluctant to leave his bed of comfort, while Zhang Kaidi was simply old; for an elderly man, getting a good night's sleep was not an easy thing. Furthermore, the chief judges were all officials of his faction, and their successive deaths had left him in a bad mood recently, and his sleep had also been affected to a certain degree. Having finally fallen asleep, he had to get up early to attend the court session, which was truly quite difficult.

However, what was fortunate was probably that Ji Wuye's previous act of playing with fire did not bring the fire onto him, but rather, the man named Su Xuan took over the investigation.

Could they know the latest progress of the investigation in today's court session?

Zhang Kaidi was very curious.

Equally curious was Ji Wuye; if it weren't for the fact that the 100,000 taels of gold were already in his pocket, he would be too lazy to abandon his bed of comfort and get up early to attend court sessions every day like this.

According to his subordinates, that man went to Soul-Breaking Valley to investigate the case, and that man really believed the disappearance of the military pay was the work of ghosts and gods.

So, could he find any clues?

Ji Wuye had more of a thought of wanting to see Su Xuan make a fool of himself.

As the many civil and military officials arrived, they took their places in the palace hall one after another.

The Han Wang sat on the throne and went straight to the point, speaking of the main matter.

"Since the ghost soldiers hijacked the military pay and the ghosts and gods demanded lives, the city has been in a state of panic recently, and I have also been terrified. Fortunately, Mr. Su has vast supernatural powers and has offered his help; now, the location of the lost military pay has been found!"

"Found?!"

"He actually really found it?"

Once the Han Wang said this, the many officials in the court looked at each other and discussed it; to say they were not shocked would obviously be impossible.

Ji Wuye's pupils also contracted slightly.

He did not expect the Han Wang to give such an answer.

He subconsciously wanted to say, "Impossible!"

That military pay was still in his hands, and he had hidden it extremely securely; it was impossible for outsiders to find it.

Just at this moment, he heard the Han Wang say again: "Mr. Su!"

Su Xuan stepped into the court hall slowly once again, and he gave a Daoist salute to the Han Wang in a leisurely manner.

Upon seeing Su Xuan, the Chancellor Zhang Kaidi immediately asked, "Has Mr. Su really found the lost military pay?"

If it were the Zhang Kaidi of the past, he would have always kept his distance from wandering sorcerers like Su Xuan; he advocated Confucianism and respected ghosts and gods while keeping them at a distance, but he had to admit that Su Xuan had indeed helped the State of Han quite a bit.

If Su Xuan hadn't used his mysterious methods to summon rain that day, he didn't know how long that drought would have lasted, subsequently affecting the common people of the State of Han.

Today, if Su Xuan helped them find the lost military pay again, that would obviously be another great achievement.

Facing Zhang Kaidi's gaze, Su Xuan said calmly, "I am proficient in the art of communicating with the netherworld and can communicate with ghosts and gods. In order to find the lost military pay, I personally took a trip to Soul-Breaking Valley, which is where the military pay was lost. If the disappearance of the military pay was the work of ghosts and gods, they would surely leave some clues."

"As a result, it exceeded my expectations!"

"According to the ghosts and gods wandering in Soul-Breaking Valley, the military pay was not hijacked by them."

"According to them, the military pay vanished on its own after encountering water!"

"Nonsense!" Ji Wuye's voice was cold as he reprimanded Su Xuan, "Are you using the excuse of ghosts and gods to absolve yourself because you couldn't find any clues?"

He knew better than anyone what was going on with that military pay; he did not expect that Su Xuan, without interrogating those who escorted the military pay, would actually discover that the military pay vanished on its own due to rainwater.

However, Su Xuan's mistake was explaining it with the theory of ghosts and gods.

He knew better than anyone whether there were ghosts and gods.

There were no so-called ghost soldiers at all, so Su Xuan's words were an out-and-out lie.

"The General seems not to believe my words!" Su Xuan was not annoyed, and facing Ji Wuye, he said, "However, the facts are just so!"

The others, some of whom belonged to Ji Wuye, seeing their boss speak, also began to question Su Xuan.

"The General is right; the matter of the military pay vanishing upon encountering water is truly too bizarre. If it wasn't the work of ghosts and gods, it is truly hard to explain this matter!"

Many officials looked at Su Xuan at the same time, wanting to see how Su Xuan would explain it.

"Actually, it is not hard to explain!" Su Xuan said calmly, "The world is vast and full of wonders. In this world, there are some minerals similar to gold. As far as I know, there is a mineral commonly known as 'Water-Dissolving Gold' that dissolves when it encounters water and burns when it encounters fire!"