Chapter 1135

In the study, Xuan Wuji listened as General Ji Xia reported on the events of the past few days, skipping over the unnecessary parts and focusing on the fact that within a portion of the Beast Pen City's sewer system there existed a cell for confining magical beasts, and that in this same area there was also a hidden underground slave-trading venue.

Upon hearing this much, Xuan Wuji's expression only furrowed slightly, but the words that followed made his brows knit tight at once, and his right hand even clenched into a fist.

General Ji Xia gave a detailed account of what had happened at that underground slave venue. On the surface it was an underground slave-trading market, but in reality it was a covert underground experimental base, carrying out a special drug called the Beast Transformation Type. This drug used slaves for inhumane experiments, treating their lives as worthless as grass.

She also recounted what she had seen in the experimental logs. Although the drug caused the death of most of the slaves, a portion of them would still luckily survive, and thereby become monsters capable of beast transformation, like beastmen—no, half-beastmen!

Experimenting with half-beastmen!

These half-beastmen not only possessed physical qualities and combat ability superior to humans, but also had the ability to recover from injuries rapidly. The experimental logs also seemed to mention that these test subjects could become excellent special soldiers.

All along, the laboratory had regularly shipped successful test subjects off to other places for special training. Now there was no telling how many test subjects had already been successfully experimented on, nor how many of the empire's citizens had already been persecuted.

How could such a cruel matter not anger General Ji Xia? Thus, she freed the slaves and even killed off most of the experimenters.

"Does Lin Cheng know about this?" After General Ji Xia finished speaking, Xuan Wuji asked with an icy expression.

It was a time when the empire was about to fall into turmoil; it seemed some people had long had their eye on this moment and could not resist coming out to stir up trouble.

"Lin Cheng knows, and it was he who told me to come ask the Legion Commander for help. He said the people behind this are no longer something they can continue to investigate," General Ji Xia replied truthfully.

"That's right, the lad Lin Cheng is as clever as ever. After you freed the slaves, this matter has undoubtedly been laid out in the open, and continuing the investigation would absolutely be dangerous… You've come at just the right time. Do you have that drug on you?"

Xuan Wuji recalled that the current City Lord of Beast Pen City should be someone from the Tang family, and they had always been very close to the Third Imperial Prince. This matter was very likely related to the Third Imperial Prince. Your Majesty is advanced in years, and the heir to the throne had originally been settled, but the Eldest Imperial Prince was unexpectedly gravely wounded and still had not woken up.

This was precisely why the princes below had, to varying degrees, begun to entertain some out-of-bounds ideas.

"Yes, Lin Cheng specifically instructed me to bring the evidence." General Ji Xia took the Beast Transformation Type drug out of her spatial ring and handed it to the Legion Commander.

Carefully placing the finger-sized so-called Beast Transformation drug on his palm, Xuan Wuji examined it closely but could not make out anything unusual. He only knew that the transparent container holding the drug was made of glass, a material that had only become popular in the empire in recent years, and that it could be made so exquisite and compact showed that the forces behind it had invested no small amount of money and resources.

"With this drug as evidence, I can now submit a memorial and request instructions from Your Majesty." Xuan Wuji carefully stored the drug in his spatial ring. This was important evidence for bringing a charge against the Tang family, and absolutely nothing could happen to it.

"Legion Commander, Beast Pen City seems to have been sealed off now, and Lin Cheng is still inside…" General Ji Xia reminded him with some concern.

"It's fine, that lad is sharp as ever. Even if he stays a few more days, nothing will happen to him. If anything were to happen, he'd probably be the first to run, haha." Xuan Wuji still understood Lin Cheng quite well.

This really was Lin Cheng's way of doing things. The matter of the underground slave-trading venue was handled by my lord, and General Ji Xia was a member of the Eternal Night Legion. Even if anything was uncovered, what did it have to do with him?

On the surface, each of the empire's major legions belonged to their respective Legion Commanders, but in secret they reported directly to him. This also meant that only in important circumstances would the Legion Commanders of the various major legions report directly to him through special urgent intelligence.

This kind of emergency was enough to rouse the old Emperor's vigilance, and it was also because such urgent intelligence letters were often considered by the various Legion Commanders as very likely to disrupt or threaten the empire's existing security. After seeing the contents of the intelligence, it was just as expected.

The old Emperor, his face ashen, burned the intelligence at the candle flame beside him.

The letter briefly stated that Beast Pen City was secretly conducting alchemical experiments. On the surface it was a slave-trading venue, but in reality it was covertly carrying out experiments to transform humans into half-beast, half-human monsters, followed by special training. The Eternal Night Legion had now obtained key evidence and specially requested that Your Majesty issue an order for a thorough investigation.

Investigate!

Of course it must be investigated!

Not only must it be investigated, but the mastermind behind it must also be dragged out!

What does Beast Pen City want to do? Secretly conducting such monster experiments without reporting it, and even secretly training monster soldiers—its intentions are already treasonous! Its heart must be punished!

"Guards!"

"Your Majesty, this old servant is here…" a chief steward with hair and beard white as snow bowed and presented himself.

"Who is in charge of Beast Pen City?" the old Emperor asked with a face full of fury.

The chief steward was inwardly startled, not knowing why His Majesty had flown into such a rage.