Chapter 116: Lord Dingtian is also ignorant of the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth, actually daring to compare wit

"Xiao Ming, your efficiency in handling matters recently is not bad. This official is promoting you to 'Constable.' Go to the warehouse later to collect some rewards, and keep up the good work."

Pang Jin's words were filled with affirmation.

A constable is an official staff member of the Ministry of Justice, enjoying the treatment of having a position.

Xiao Ming could be said to have been regularized; now if he continued to perform meritorious service, he could slowly improve his status.

Originally, he had to wait for the quarterly selection to be promoted, but since Xiao Ming, this Son of Luck, had strong handling ability, this was also an exceptional promotion by the Minister of Justice.

Pang Jin had a certain right to appoint, so naturally, he could promote Xiao Ming.

The reason for doing so was also to let Xiao Ming handle matters more attentively.

He couldn't just keep drawing big cakes; even a cow or horse couldn't be bullied like that.

Hearing that he had been regularized, Xiao Ming was overjoyed inside.

"Thank you, Minister, for your cultivation. This subordinate will definitely do his best to handle matters for the Minister."

He didn't expect it to be so fast, and there were rewards, which indeed let Xiao Ming taste the sweetness.

Next, he only needed to work harder, and he could mix into the middle level of the Ministry of Justice, which was a small official. According to his master's statement, he could then cultivate his own subordinates, which was also the first step of being a powerful minister.

Take it slow; anyway, Chu Ruoyan had already entered the palace for many days and had been favored by the Emperor so many times, so it didn't matter if it was a few hundred more times.

He only needed to guard Lin Yue'e; Lin Yue'e was Xiao Ming's new bottom line.

"Now, I have a task for you to handle, and it is very dangerous. Do you dare?" Pang Jin said, his expression very serious.

If it were anyone else, they would fear such danger, but Xiao Ming didn't fear it; he only feared there was no danger.

His own strength was already strong, and he had his master secretly helping him.

The more dangerous, the higher the return.

"What is there not to dare? Minister Pang, rest assured, this subordinate will definitely complete the task." Xiao Ming said solemnly.

Seeing his appearance, Pang Jin was very satisfied; he liked this kind of energetic young man.

After letting Xiao Ming close the door, Pang Jin showed him the information about the Crown Wang Wang Shizi of the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an Li Yang and the Crown Wang Wang Shizi's guard Fan Kuai.

He couldn't take this out; he could only look at it here to avoid leaking it and causing accidents.

When Xiao Ming saw it, he realized how dangerous it was.

That was the Crown Wang Wang Shizi of a top royal family; if exposed carelessly, he would definitely be retaliated against.

If it were someone else, seeing this, they might already be somewhat fearful.

But was Xiao Ming afraid? Of course not; he didn't even put the Emperor in his eyes. When there were no other people, this kid would call him "dog Emperor" one after another, and he had no awe for the royal family.

After reading, Xiao Ming directly bragged, guaranteeing that he would even find out the underpants of the Crown Wang Wang Shizi of the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an Li Yang.

Pang Jin patted his shoulder, encouraging him while also sharing some of his own experience with him.

It could be seen that Pang Jin somewhat treated Xiao Ming as a trusted aide to cultivate.

After Xiao Ming left the Ministry of Justice, he decided to find Lin Yue'e for the first time.

At this time, the Sage's remnant soul called out to him.

"According to the records in the data, the imperial capital's first fast knife Fan Kuai is a peak Heavenly Abyss Realm expert, famous in the imperial capital for a long time, and his strength is certainly nothing to say. He died so unclearly; you must be careful, maybe there really is a Sage Realm expert hidden in the imperial capital."

The Sage's remnant soul really didn't expect Xiao Ming to be able to contact this case so quickly.

Even if he wasn't the main case-handling personnel and was just investigating in the dark, once involved, it wouldn't be easy to get out.

"Master is right. When I first arrived in the imperial capital, I had heard of this person, Fan Kuai. Not only is his blade technique hard, but he is also unique in tracking, so his anti-tracking should also be very strong. It is said that he once fought a Sage Realm expert and was able to retreat unscathed. It is hard to imagine such a person dying silently, so the Crown Wang Wang Shizi of the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an Li Yang has a great suspicion, because he is one of the few who could make Fan Kuai have no defense."

As long as Xiao Ming calmed down, he still had the head to solve cases.

Wanting to know how Fan Kuai died, there must be clues on Li Yang.

Pang Jin's difficulty lay in the fact that Li Yang's status was the Crown Wang Wang Shizi of the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an; this level of royal family couldn't be investigated just because the Ministry of Justice wanted to investigate.

Unless he got Li Chen's permission.

If he investigated directly, Li Yang would hide even deeper, so he could only find clues first.

Of course, all this was based on Li Yang not acting.

If he really was just a playboy, then there were even deeper people involved.

However, even so, investigating Li Yang was not wrong.

"You understand, this matter is confidential; you'd better not tell that female constable; she is the Emperor's person."

"Don't worry, Master, I have a sense of proportion."

It was precisely because Xiao Ming said this that the Sage's remnant soul was worried; you kid have a hammer of proportion.

After thinking, Xiao Ming decided to temporarily put this matter aside and still go to the government office to find Lin Yue'e.

At this time, Lin Yue'e was handling official business; Xiao Ming was a Ministry of Justice constable and had a good relationship with Lin Yue'e, so the people in the government office didn't stop him.

Seeing Xiao Ming come over, Lin Yue'e asked: "Any news today?"

In her eyes, she only had official business to talk about with Xiao Ming.

At this time, Xiao Ming almost blurted out the matter of Pang Jin asking him to investigate the Crown Wang Wang Shizi of the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an, but finally held back, and then said: "Minister Pang appreciates me very much and has exceptionally promoted me to constable. I'm not bragging to you, but after I handle the next case, it won't be long before I can mix into an official position in the Ministry of Justice."

Hearing this, Lin Yue'e cast a look of envy, making him somewhat floaty.

Pang Jin was the idol of students in the Combat Academy, and Lin Yue'e was no exception.

Actually, when graduating and being assigned, she also thought about entering the Ministry of Justice, but she was assigned to the government office.

Regarding promotion, Lin Yue'e's desire wasn't very high now.

Although Lin Yue'e was just a head constable, she had Li Chen's waist token, which was quite special.

Even a big official like Pang Jin couldn't easily offend her.

Take salary, for example; perhaps her "basic salary" wasn't much, but don't forget she had arrested many noble disciples, and the fines handed in by these people were not small, and her bonuses were also very high; even the government office Viceroy didn't dare to deduct her bonuses.

The Viceroy was also afraid that the next second, he would be arrested by Lin Yue'e and thrown into jail.

Don't guess whether she dares or not; she will know she was wrong once she arrests him.

"Then congratulations. I said with your skills, you should serve the country and share worries for His Majesty."

After all, they were colleagues, and they had been cooperating well recently, so Lin Yue'e naturally didn't stint on words of praise.

"That's right, we who serve should share worries for His Majesty."

When Xiao Ming said this, the Sage's remnant soul was despising him; you kid really have no principles, a few days ago you were wishing to cut the dog Emperor with one knife, and now you start labeling yourself as a court eagle dog?

The Sage's remnant soul didn't stop Xiao Ming from pursuing her, because pursuing Lin Yue'e didn't delay Xiao Ming's cultivation and work.

It was just hard to say how long this relationship could last.

Because the Sage's remnant soul couldn't see a trace of romantic love in Lin Yue'e's eyes.

But that didn't matter; the more heavily this kid was heartbroken, the faster his cultivation would improve.

The two chatted for a while, and Xiao Ming was very happy.

After Lin Yue'e said she had to handle official business, Xiao Ming sensibly left and busied himself with his own matters.

This was the specific reason why the Sage's remnant soul didn't stop Xiao Ming from pursuing her.

You know, in the past, when Xiao Ming pursued Chu Ruoyan, he was a tag-along from morning to night; that was called not doing his job.

On the way to the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an's Mansion, Xiao Ming brushed past a plain-looking man.

This was the first meeting between Xiao Ming and Chen Xuannan.

At that time, neither of them cared about each other, but fate seemed to begin to intertwine.

The Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an's Mansion was located in the first ring of the imperial capital, and the occupied area was very large; this scale was the first time Xiao Ming had seen it.

Even the Sage's remnant soul sighed that the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an's power was really not low; it looked like he had annexed the surrounding houses to expand, only then having this scale.

According to his statement, a single prince's mansion couldn't have this scale.

And this kind of thing also needed the Emperor's permission.

Xiao Ming could also see that there was a horse farm inside, and all kinds of famous horses were everywhere.

"My mother, I would believe it if you said this was the imperial palace."

This was the conclusion Xiao Ming reached after observing a circle.

"That's because you haven't been to the imperial palace; the imperial palace is much more imposing than here. But let's not talk about this first; the best way to get close to the Crown Wang Wang Shizi of the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an is to mix in."

At first, Xiao Ming thought mixing in meant climbing over the wall to lurk. However, the Sage's remnant soul didn't think it would work; if there really was a hidden Sage Realm expert inside, then being discovered would be death.

So the best way was to enter through regular channels and inquire about information.

At first, Xiao Ming considered mixing in by recruiting servants in the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an's Mansion, but the recruitment of the Wang Wang Shizi's Mansion was very strict, all needing those people with the imperial capital's "local household registration."

Only then could they be considered to know the roots and the bottom; Xiao Ming, this kind of outsider household registration, had no way to enter at all.

Xiao Ming returned to the Ministry of Justice and began to investigate the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an's files, finding that someone in the Wang Wang Shizi of Jing'an's Mansion had once been punished by His Majesty for forcibly seizing good farmland.

Xiao Ming felt, why not go to the place where good farmland was forcibly seized and see; maybe there were clues.

The Sage's remnant soul felt very confused; what clues could there be? But considering Xiao Ming's luck, he didn't speak, maybe there really were some.

Xiao Ming temporarily left the imperial capital and went on a business trip to handle the case.

In the Wang Wang Shizi of Zhennan's Mansion in the imperial capital, Xu Zifeng was still the same, released from the government office jail early in the morning.

After settling Ma Hei, he returned to the mansion.

Just preparing to return to his room to sit for a while, he was called over by Ji Lianyu.

!

He found his aunt's gaze becoming increasingly loving, and he didn't know why.

"Sit down, I have something to tell you," Ji Lianyu said earnestly.

Hearing there was something, Xu Zifeng sat in the living room.

Then Ji Lianyu asked him if he was going to participate in the Spring Hunt?

Xu Zifeng confirmed this, but he didn't say too much about the details.

Because he knew his aunt worried about him taking risks, and then making the Emperor look bad, and then exposing the Second Imperial Wang Wang Shizi, letting the two fight—how dangerous this was.

He didn't even mention Ma Hei, this helper.

Ji Lianyu only knew that the Wang Wang Shizi of Zhennan had the intention of rebelling, and then the army would press the border.

However, it wasn't just her who knew this; the nobles had all heard of it.

Ji Lianyu said: "Don't make mistakes in the last two days; perform well during the Spring Hunt. I have already agreed with the Empress Dowager; as long as you perform well, there will be unexpected surprises."

She could only say the Empress Dowager and didn't say His Majesty Li Chen.

As for what surprises there were, Ji Lianyu didn't know either; anyway, Li Chen had said so.

"I know, Aunt. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to rest." Xu Zifeng answered very casually and didn't feel that Ji Lianyu's words were hinting at anything.

However, his aunt was becoming increasingly rosy and alluring, and he really didn't dare to stay in the same room with his aunt, fearing he would make a mistake.

On the other side, Li Chen finished his official business and left the imperial palace.

Lin Yue'e had been waiting at the agreed location for a long time; she was Li Chen's wingman.

And according to the plan, if there was no progress tonight, Li Chen would take action personally.

Arriving at the afternoon mealtime, Li Chen and Lin Yue'e came to that familiar inn.

Arriving near the entrance, they saw a young man taking four subordinates out of the inn.

This was the second meeting between Li Chen and Zou Yi, but this time it was just passing by; Zou Yi was going out to handle business, and Li Chen was going in to handle business.

Still the old rule, Lin Yue'e kept watch in the dark on Lady Youlan who was eating, and Li Chen went to the door of the room where Lady Youlan lived, copying the content recorded by the recording stone in the room to the recording stone in his hand.

This time Li Chen felt there wasn't much hope either, because he hadn't seen Lord Dingtian appear all along.

If there was only Lady Youlan in the room, then apart from the murmurs during rest at night, there were no good sounds to hear.

Actually, Lord Dingtian had appeared, but he had already gone to the Yunlu Academy in the afternoon to discuss the final tactical arrangements with Master Yu, and after they finished talking, they drank, drinking until now.

It had to be said that in terms of cultivation, Yu Fuzi couldn't compare to Lord Dingtian, but as a great Confucian scholar, his understanding of the wonderful use of some things also made Lord Dingtian admire, and he even realized something.

Communication with cultivators of the same level often could benefit a lot.

And Lord Dingtian's Taoist companion was drinking with Li Chen.

At this moment, he still didn't know that his trump card was about to be exposed, and even completely dug away.

And the cause of all this was just an accidental discovery by the Son of Luck, Xiao Ming.

"Are these prepared specifically for me?"

Li Chen sat at Lady Youlan's table without hesitation and picked up chopsticks to eat directly.

Because this time, Lady Youlan ordered quite a lot of things, and coincidentally they were all types Li Chen loved to eat.

"Self-indulgent; I just have a poor appetite today."

Lady Youlan rolled a charming eye; even if she wasn't deliberately seducing, that kind of unintentional feeling could make people's hearts sway.

Lin Yue'e, as a woman, felt she was really too seductive.

She was thinking, if His Majesty took this woman in, wouldn't it cause chaos in the court?

Lady Youlan actually didn't lie; Lord Dingtian went out drinking every day, so how could she be in a good mood?

Anyway, she couldn't manage it; after this matter was handled, she would return to the Heavenly Derivation God Sect, out of sight, out of mind.

For this handsome young Sage Realm man in front of her, Lady Youlan only felt pleasing to the eye; she couldn't talk about liking him.

Women in the sect were originally very traditional, and that conservative concept was very strong; just chatting over a few meals wasn't enough to make her tear off her fig leaf.

In order not to alert the enemy, Li Chen didn't say anything excessive, just chatted simply about topics Lady Youlan was interested in, such as flowers and plants and where the imperial capital was more lively.

This meal didn't last long before it ended. After leaving the inn, Li Chen and Lin Yue'e came to a place nearby where no one was around.

At this moment, Lin Yue'e had already prepared for battle and asked Li Chen about the next arrangement.

Even if she couldn't help with the Sage Realm battle, when Li Chen took action, she could take people to arrest the Second Imperial Wang Wang Shizi.

According to the original plan, if there was no harvest this time, Li Chen would take action directly when Lord Dingtian came.

At this moment, Li Chen was listening to the content in the recording stone; he only needed to accelerate to find the segments with sound.

As a result, he really heard the plan of Lord Dingtian and Lady Youlan, but he didn't expect Yu Fuzi to participate.

When hearing that Lord Dingtian's trump card had a Soul-Controlling Needle that could control people, Li Chen revealed a smile.

A very interesting plan appeared in his mind; since you are going to deal with me tomorrow, don't blame me for playing fancy.

Perhaps by controlling these two people, he could solve the sect crisis of the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

More interestingly, in Li Chen's view, Lord Dingtian's plan was just a stage built for himself, and with the delivered Lady Youlan, don't waste it.

"That's it for today, you go back to rest first."

After listening to the content in the recording stone, Li Chen said to Lin Yue'e.

"Is His Majesty planning to find a helper?"

Lin Yue'e felt that Li Chen dealing with two Sage Realm experts alone might be somewhat strenuous.

"A helper? The two of them don't deserve it."

Li Chen's words were filled with confidence.

Don't look at the fact that there are three on the opposite side and one on his side; it could also become three on his side and one on the opposite side.

No one understood Yu Fuzi better than Li Chen; after all, Yu Fuzi was a reader who knew how to adapt.

Lord Dingtian wants to give me a surprise, right? I'll give you a surprise too.

Li Chen didn't need to tell Yu Fuzi in advance; at that time, he believed in Yu Fuzi's choice.

Lord Dingtian probably didn't know that "righteousness is often found among butchers, and the heartless are often readers."

The plan was already thought out; Li Chen let Lin Yue'e wait for news in the imperial capital. As long as the action on the Spring Hunt side was successful, Li Chen would have someone tell her, and she would directly lead the team to arrest the Second Imperial Wang Wang Shizi's forces left in the teaching workshop.

This time, he wouldn't let Li Xian go so easily.

I already gave you a chance to get lost, and you're still coming, right?

Li Chen felt that Lord Dingtian was also ignorant of the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth, actually daring to compare strength with me, and daring to compare heritage with our royal family.

I don't know your trump card, and I'm too lazy to bring tools. Since I know you are a needle-type weapon, I'll just bring a magnet-type prop, won't I?

According to Li Chen's concept, it might not be used at that time, but preparation certainly wouldn't be wrong.

Although it was full level, it was the first time fighting a Sage Realm expert, so just treat it as practicing hands.

Thinking of this, he even felt a sense of eagerness to try.

Lin Yue'e didn't know what Li Chen meant, but Li Chen's words were her orders; what she needed to do was execute them.

After parting here, Li Chen returned to the palace and went to the royal prop warehouse to take some things that might be useful.

The next day, the Spring Hunt officially began!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 117 =====