Chapter 33

The importance of the Heaven Travel Sword Sect incident in the eyes of those who know is unparalleled; it announces that the struggle for the succession has entered a white-hot stage of starting to take action.

The princess was almost killed, Qi Wang was demoted to a commoner, and the situation was turbulent.

But ordinary people don't know the connection between the Heaven Travel Sword Sect and the royal family, and everyone's eyes are more focused on another matter.

The Sixth Young Master of the Huo family was investigating the murder case in the old residence in Xiazhou, and somehow found out that City Lord Xu Bingkun was colluding with demons. The Sixth Young Master fought bravely and died at the hands of demons. His left and right guards feared punishment, killed the other guards, and fled.

This can also be considered one of the most eye-catching things in recent years.

It's not because the City Lord colluded with demons; similar things actually happen often. It's not because many people died; fewer people died than in the Heaven Travel Sword Sect.

It's because the Huo family, such a high-ranking family and prosperous force, had a legitimate son killed. How many years has it been since this happened...

No matter how many mud-legged people die, it's not as eye-catching as the death of a Huo Young Master.

Huo family head Huo Xingyuan angrily smashed an antique porcelain vase at home: "Bastard! How was the Sixth protected in Xiazhou!"

A group of Huo family members around looked at their noses and hearts, not daring to make a sound.

Ever since Huo Xingyuan was granted the title of First-Class Marquis of Zhenyuan, Grand Tutor Huo passed the position of family head to him, and he himself was in a semi-retired state. At this time, Grand Tutor Huo leaned on the chair, squinting at his son's anger, and it took a long time before he slowly interrupted: "How do you see the ins and outs reported by Xiazhou?"

Huo Xingyuan said angrily: "Obviously impossible! Although the Sixth is not successful, he is very loyal to the Huo Lei brothers. How could they pit the Sixth to death?"

Grand Tutor Huo said lightly: "What if the elixir matter was leaked and there was a huge temptation in front of them?"

Huo Xingyuan fell silent.

Although it is impossible for the Huo family members themselves to leak the elixir matter, they also know how some brainless descendants operate—several of them hid the elixir in the shadows, thinking it was safer, but they didn't think that the shadows could also leak secrets.

Once the elixir matter is leaked, anything that happens is not strange, and it's not strange for the Huo family to be raided.

The so-called sweet potato proposal was just a fuse to get the Huo family into the capital. The real key to Grand Tutor Huo regaining favor was when the Emperor was seriously injured by the Demon Emperor, Grand Tutor Huo cured him seven or eight times under the name of an ancestral immortal elixir. This great merit is the key.

If it were known that the Huo family didn't have an immortal elixir, but a pill furnace, and the so-called ancestral immortal elixir was just something tried a few years ago, and the efficacy was not even as good as what Huo Yu has now... then the Huo family is dead.

Thinking that this matter might be leaked, Huo Xingyuan didn't even have the energy to get angry. He frowned and weighed it for a long time before whispering: "If it was really something they did because they coveted the elixir, I'm afraid we can't make it public and can only swallow the dumb loss."

"I'm afraid they also saw that we didn't dare to make it public..." Grand Tutor Huo sighed: "The Sixth fought against demons and died heroically. It's not in vain to have this posthumous name. It's not appropriate to create more trouble... Of course, no matter how we recognize it on the surface, this matter cannot be listened to just because of what Xiazhou says. At least investigate it carefully. Xingyuan, you choose a capable person to take over this City Lord, and keep your eyes open this time..."

Huo Xingyuan was a bit embarrassed: "Xu Bingkun was recommended by us, and now he has caused such a big mess, the Emperor is furious. I'm afraid the new Xiazhou City Lord will not be willing to use our people again..."

"Who the Emperor uses is the Emperor's business, can't you pull them over? Besides, we just want to seek justice for the child, not to do anything illegal."

"Yes."

"In addition... is that Lu Xingzhou really the Seventh..."

Huo Xingyuan's face was a bit ugly: "This matter... shall I send someone to investigate a little more?"

Grand Tutor Huo ignored him and whispered as if to himself: "He is mixed with the Highness... If he really is..."

Huo Xingyuan narrowed his eyes, grasping his father's meaning. The people in the hall looked at each other, with different expressions.

The Huo family didn't know who Shen Tang was before, but after the Qi Wang was deposed this time, it was really hard not to know. Under the current situation, no one dares to openly deal with Shen Tang in the short term. Even if other princes want to deal with her, I'm afraid they can only secretly suppress her through some gang struggle means, let alone them.

If Huo Shang and Shen Tang are mixed together, then the deduction of future changes...

"If he really is the Seventh..." Grand Tutor Huo sighed: "Let people contact him first to see if it is possible to resolve his hatred. If not..."

The words didn't continue, Huo Xingyuan knew the meaning and nodded: "I know."

Grand Tutor Huo looked around at the children and grandchildren in the hall and said coldly: "No matter if the Sixth died because of this reason or not... in short, whoever still puts the elixir in the shadow, take it all back, and deal with the shadow."

Everyone bowed and saluted: "Yes."

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"Why don't you let me return to the capital!" Sheng Yuanyao threw a tantrum at the subordinates sent by her father in the Demon Suppression Division: "Even if you don't mention my hard work in breaking several major cases here, he should look at how many risks there are in Xiazhou in this short time, right? Am I still his biological daughter!"

When saying this, Sheng Yuanyao still felt a little guilty.

For several major cases, her credit for solving the cases is very hard to evaluate. One was the Huo family servant murder case, which she concluded was done by Huo Shang, but "Huo Shang" was wandering under her nose, and the relationship was quite good; one was the Huo family guard and Liu Qingcang death case, the conclusion of which was completely fake; then the Huo Yu case, from the cause of Huo Yu coming here to the cause of Huo Yu's death, she could almost be counted as one of the murderers.

What is worth praising is the case of the City Lord secretly raising demons, and fighting demons without retreating, and finally returning with the demon corpse. But this credit, which is most worth bragging about, was inexplicably divided by half by Huo Yu, who did nothing. At least now the focus of others' discussion is Huo Yu, not her.

It's a mess... She really doesn't want to mix it up anymore. It's better to return to the capital to listen to orders and do things. At least there are not so many entanglements.

The subordinate was helpless: "Miss, you have only been here for less than a month, how can you go back? There is no such rule for performing duties in the world."

"Less of that, isn't this kind of rule decided by him? How many times have they used reasons like 'merit is enough'? My merits are enough for a promotion!" Sheng Yuanyao said angrily: "What a month, do you know how I spent this month?"

"Uh..." The subordinate lowered his voice: "Miss, Huo Six died here, everyone has to bear some responsibility..."

Sheng Yuanyao exploded: "Don't tell me you're going to suppress my credit? I worked hard to fight demons, with my head on my belt! What does it have to do with us that Huo Yu is a waste!"

"No, no, at most postpone it, just don't stimulate the Huo family at this juncture."

Sheng Yuanyao was furious, but she also knew this was normal. It was good that the credit wasn't cut.

The subordinate said again: "In addition, the decree just issued in the capital, you may not know..."

Sheng Yuanyao pricked up her ears: "What melon?"

"The Emperor issued a decree to protect the Heaven Travel Sword Sect."

Sheng Yuanyao was inexplicable for a while: "So what?"

The subordinate's voice became lower: "Shen's Firm is the Heaven Travel Sword Sect."

Sheng Yuanyao: "!"

"Your father didn't dare to tell you before, fearing that you were young and couldn't hide things. Now you can say it... I think most of the Shen's Firm will change back to the Heaven Travel Sword Sect's signboard in the next few days."

Sheng Yuanyao paced back and forth, very entangled: "There are really many melons about them..."

"There will definitely be many storms in the future. We don't know the specific inside story, but your father must know. Since your father still thinks it is beneficial for you to stay in Xiazhou, then it must be really beneficial."

"Okay." The biggest hobby of eating melons finally covered up other entanglements. Sheng Yuanyao snorted coldly: "Anyway, Lu Xingzhou doesn't know how many favors he owes me. If I can't do things, I'll go to him."

Do it as soon as she says it. Sheng Yuanyao grabbed a booklet and went out to find Lu Xingzhou directly: "I had something to find him anyway."

Arriving at Shen's Firm, the guards didn't dare to stop Sheng Yuanyao. Sheng Yuanyao went straight in. Lu Xingzhou was indeed refining elixirs in the elixir room.

What is surprising is that the person helping out is not Anuo, but Dugu Qingli standing straight behind him as a guard.

Sheng Yuanyao almost wanted to ask when you two got together, but seeing the calm appearance of the two, she held back and didn't ask, just euphemistically said: "Where is Anuo?"

"Shen Tang went to find Liu Yan'er. The two sides don't know each other, but Anuo is familiar with her, so she took her to make an introduction."

"So you swapped, and transferred Miss Dugu to protect you?"

"Yes."

Sheng Yuanyao felt weird. This is inside Shen's Firm, why are you so nervous? Is the elixir being refined very important?

The elixir being refined is indeed important. This is the elixir for Lu Xingzhou to treat his own legs.

Theoretically, the first batch refined should be elixirs for bone recovery, first put the bones together, then continue the tendons, and finally restore the muscles.

But other medicines are more difficult. Now Lu Xingzhou is still trying his hand first, refining the simplest tendon-continuing medicine.

Lu Xingzhou's situation is really much more troublesome than Shen Tang's, because he was very young when his legs were broken. These years, his lower legs have lacked growth, and now even his bones are deformed. Even if they are connected, he must use medicine to stimulate bone growth to the extent that they match, which is extremely difficult. Finally, the recovery of the muscles that have been atrophied for ten years is equally extremely troublesome. I don't know if that fruit as the main material is enough to be responsible for so many things.

So Lu Xingzhou's mind has always been very heavy. Sheng Yuanyao's arrival couldn't distract him, so he just asked casually: "What is the purpose of Commander Sheng coming here?"

Sheng Yuanyao said: "You know that the Demon Suppression Division is also responsible for compiling the list of strong people in the world, right? Group Heroes List, Demon List."

"Know, it's a pity that there is no beauty list. It would be fragrant if you eat melons and eat this..."

Sheng Yuanyao: "..."

Lu Xingzhou said again: "In short, this has nothing to do with us, right? I am a mere Seventh Grade..."

"Your cultivation is average, but Miss Dugu is under eighteen, Fifth Grade Upper Stage, which should have been on the New Talent List of the Group Heroes List long ago. It has always been unknown, which is the dereliction of duty of the Demon Suppression Division. And you, a nineteen-year-old Seventh Grade Upper Stage Alchemist, are also qualified to enter the sub-lists of various professions."

Dugu Qingli said: "I won't enter the list. Will you force me on it?"

"Yes." Sheng Yuanyao said: "There are so many demonic cultivators, we won't ask for their opinions, we just list them according to their combat achievements. At least we are familiar, so I came to inform you. In addition, not only Miss Dugu, but also Anuo, this is even more outrageous..."

Dugu Qingli said: "Does the Demon Suppression Division listen to the royal family?"

Sheng Yuanyao said honestly: "That is natural."

"Then you go back. Later there will be a princess's oral instruction, telling you not to list it."

Sheng Yuanyao: "?"

Lu Xingzhou suddenly interjected: "Lu supports the work of the Demon Suppression Division, you can list me on the Alchemist sub-list."

Sheng Yuanyao felt that Lu Xingzhou gave her face, and her mood improved a bit: "You didn't hide your clumsiness before, now you don't hide it?"

"No way, now I sold it to Shen's Firm... A firm that has an alchemist on the list is a useful signboard, which is beneficial to subsequent development."

Sheng Yuanyao was expressionless.

It turns out that your face is not given to me, but to Shen Tang.

(End of this chapter)