Chapter 79

When Li Chen returned to the Imperial Palace, it was already approaching dusk.

Just as he arrived at his resting place, the Chief Eunuch, Eunuch Cui, ran over.

Seeing that there was no one around, he handed Li Chen something.

"Your Majesty, this is something the Fifth Prince entrusted this old servant to pass on to you."

Li Chen picked it up and took a look; it was the first volume of the "Imperial Dragon Holy Scripture."

It seems Li Ran still remembered his promise; being able to start working so quickly proved that he was indeed trying to curry favor with Li Chen.

Because Li Ran knew that if he wanted revenge, it would be best to obtain Li Chen's help.

Regarding the Sage Realm, if you can curry favor, definitely don't offend them.

It's the same old saying: who would dare to make an enemy of a Sage Realm cultivator for no reason? That would be asking for trouble.

Not to mention that Li Chen was also the Emperor, and his power was terrifying.

"You tell Li Ran to cultivate with peace of mind; if he needs anything, let me know."

After Li Chen finished speaking, he took the "Imperial Dragon Holy Scripture" back to his room to study.

On the other side, at the Imperial Capital government office.

In the past few days, Lin Yue'e had become notorious.

At the beginning, she only arrested some second-generation youths of the Imperial Capital, but now she was directly arresting their fathers.

In any case, if she had evidence, she would arrest them; after verifying the facts, she would judge them as the law dictated, and she didn't care who the other party was.

According to Lin Yue'e's thinking, the Emperor's token was in her hands; this thing was the Emperor's trust in her, not a decoration.

The more I arrest, doesn't that prove my ability is stronger?

One could see that the Imperial Capital's prison had ushered in an unprecedented golden age; the people arrested here even included serving officials.

Don't ask why Lin Yue'e dared to arrest them; just ask if those who were arrested dared to resist.

On ordinary days, these people were arrogant and domineering, relying on their power to make some places foul and chaotic.

When Lin Yue'e was studying at the Combat Academy, she always remembered a passage.

Since one eats the Emperor's salary, one has the duties of a subject.

Lin Yue'e was a relatively pure person; since she was on the job and receiving a salary, she had her own principles and professional ethics.

Just like now, as she led her team walking down the street, the common people felt very secure seeing her, and some even took the initiative to come up and greet her.

Those children passing by even said they wanted to become people like her in the future.

That feeling of being deeply loved made Lin Yue'e very satisfied.

Conversely, those second-generation youths and officials would take a detour when they saw her, fearing they might bump into her and be arrested and locked up.

Inside the Imperial Capital government office, near the end of the workday, the Chief Constable came to the place where Lin Yue'e worked.

At this hour, Lin Yue'e was inside checking case files; she had just finished and was preparing to leave.

"Chief Constable, are you looking for me for something?"

"Actually, it's nothing major, but could we step aside to talk?"

Lin Yue'e had a pretty good impression of this Chief Constable; it was said that he was also a graduate of the Fire Combat Academy.

So when Lin Yue'e first encountered trouble, he, as a "senior," was constantly helping out.

Lin Yue'e nodded and followed the Chief Constable away.

The two of them arrived at the inner courtyard of the government office, a place where no one was around, and the Chief Constable said earnestly: "Yue'e, if you keep arresting people like this, they will retaliate against you in the future; you need to consider this clearly."

The Chief Constable was referring to those people with greater power; according to his thinking, if Lin Yue'e wanted to boost her performance, she should just arrest those without strong backing.

Even if it were those fallen noble families or first-rate cultivation clans, arresting them wouldn't really matter; they couldn't stir up any trouble, and the government office could handle them.

But now, she was arresting more and more fiercely, and had even started arresting imperial relatives.

The Chief Constable felt his scalp tingle when he saw these people. Hearing this, Lin Yue'e said with a serious face: "Chief Constable, how can you be sure that I will only be a constable in the future?"

The Emperor gave me the token; he definitely wants me to handle things for him.

He sees that I dare to arrest; the more fiercely I arrest, the more the Emperor will think I am capable!

As long as my performance goes up, my future position won't be low.

If I hold the Emperor's token and only bully these small characters, then what is the meaning of the token? How would the Emperor view me?

I am just relatively straightforward, that doesn't mean I'm stupid!

This sentence directly stunned the Chief Constable.

Oh right, I was worried about this junior and wanted to teach her how to conduct herself, fearing she would offend too many people.

But what if her future power surpasses these people? Then these people wouldn't dare to retaliate against her at all.

If it were anyone else, saying this would be a joke.

But don't forget, Lin Yue'e has the backing of Li Chen, an Emperor in the Sage Realm.

As long as Li Chen doesn't have any problems, then Lin Yue'e won't have many problems either.

!

Who would have thought that this fledgling junior actually understood the meaning of the "token."

Truly, the younger generation is to be feared!

Finally, the Chief Constable sighed and said: "Fine, you're right. Regardless, our government office supports you. Don't look at how the Viceroy is worried every day; recently, we've collected quite a lot in fines, and that guy is happy too. He's renovated many of the interior decorations in the office and even raised our salaries, hahahaha."

After the Chief Constable finished this sentence, he felt relieved.

He had indeed underestimated Lin Yue'e.

Recalling the year he graduated from the Fire Combat Academy.

Full of ambition, he had also fought against the powerful for the sake of fairness, even ending up bloodied and bruised.

At that time, he was high-spirited, but who knows when he became this slick and smooth person.

It was time to make a change, to find that self from his youth, and to shed hot blood for the Imperial Capital once more!

Seeming to see through the Chief Constable's thoughts, Lin Yue'e patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Chief Constable, don't do anything reckless; I have the token, but you don't."

Chief Constable: "..."

Alright, I'll just go back to being that slick version of myself!

Lin Yue'e wasn't joking; if I cause trouble, I have the Emperor's backing, but if you cause trouble, you have to bear it yourself; you still need to consider the consequences.

Different people have different ways of living.

Besides, there is only one Emperor's token, and I don't have the authority to give it to you.

After chatting with the Chief Constable for a while, Lin Yue'e left the government office, preparing to find someone.

Because she hadn't completed her "main quest" for today yet.

Li Chen had the palace eunuchs tell her to find a way to target the Prince of Zhennan, Xu Zifeng.

Although Lin Yue'e didn't know what this meant, since the Emperor said so, he must have his reasons.

Whatever the Emperor says, she does.

It must be said that Lin Yue'e's efficiency was truly high.

Because that evening, while Li Chen was studying the "Imperial Dragon Holy Scripture," a eunuch under the Empress Dowager came to report that someone requested an audience with Li Chen.

Since it was a eunuch under the Empress Dowager, the meaning was obvious: it was to trouble Li Chen to give some face.

For such a small matter, the Empress Dowager was indeed embarrassed to come in person.

A moment after receiving Li Chen's permission, a beautiful woman dressed in simple yet elegant robes walked slowly into the study.

Her face was haggard, and her eyes flashed with anxiety and expectation; she was clearly here for something.

"This subject's wife pays respects to Your Majesty; may Your Majesty live for ten thousand years."

(End of chapter)