Star Trace Gate

Chapter 941 In the town of Beifeng, where everyone has their own agenda, he takes office.

The young marquis claimed that the successor of the Human Emperor was his nemesis and that he possessed precise information about his whereabouts. This news directly ignited the bloody welcoming banquet. Not only did it shock the high-ranking officials sitting on the stage, but it also stirred greed in the hearts of the lowly henchmen who were only responsible for escorting and killing people, causing them to become completely excited.

What kind of significance does the successor of the Human Emperor hold? He is comparable to the heir of a chaotic god, an ancient prince, the hope of the future order, and once he reaches the Touching Dao Realm, he can influence the course of a golden age. Furthermore, if one day he truly ascends to the other side of the Great Dao and seizes the divine throne, he will undoubtedly suppress all enemies of the present world, becoming invincible and eternal, single-handedly supporting the entire human realm.

This assessment is no exaggeration, because every human emperor who ascended to the other side of the divine path has accomplished this. For example, countless years ago, the last human emperor of the Nine-Nine Heavens ascended to the heavens, leading countless friends of order, personally ending the tides, and burning his own Great Dao. Behind the eternal light, he raised his sword in the Heavenly Prison Land, completely sealing away the ominous, which remains to this day.

The eight characters “The Imperial Way will not perish, and the light will be eternally lost” are not merely flattery, but a true reflection of the fact that in the Heavenly Prison Land, the tides have ceased and the Great Way is forever sealed.

Therefore, for those in the chaotic faction, these successive emperors are mortal enemies. Whoever manages to kill them before they reach the Dao will undoubtedly achieve eternal fame and unparalleled merit. Regardless of what rewards the various factions in the chaos will bestow upon the emperor slayer or what status they will be elevated to, the mere faction of killing an emperor is enough to ensure the prosperity of their descendants for generations to come.

Now, the Little Human Emperor has not only arrived at the migration site of 251, but is also amidst the chaos of war, with countless remnant souls and wandering travelers. As such, the sect behind him cannot guarantee his absolute safety. If accurate information about his whereabouts were obtained at this time, killing him or capturing him alive would not only be a pipe dream, but not even too difficult.

Take Niu Dali for example. He could directly gather hundreds of bald men at the fourth rank and add dozens of fifth rank men to capture them alive and send them to the Chaos Headquarters.

Therefore, the high-ranking officials on the stage must have felt incredibly excited and thrilled when faced with the allure of such unparalleled achievements. It's similar to the feeling of saving up for three months, skipping dinner, and then heading to a spa to wait for a blind box to select a character.

On the high platform, Moro, who had been silent all along, looked at the young marquis with bright eyes. After pondering for a while, he transmitted his voice to Niu Dali and said, "He may be lying, but if there is even a one in ten thousand chance that he is telling the truth, then killing him here... will definitely be held accountable."

“That makes sense, that makes sense!” Niu Dali nodded repeatedly.

Not far away, Wang Anquan also chimed in at the opportune moment, whispering, "Lord Niu, I think this person can be kept here for now, and then interrogated thoroughly."

“Hmm…!” Niu Dali was certainly not sure if the young master was lying, but he dared not gamble, and he did not want to miss this opportunity.

He had already made up his mind and was preparing to have the young marquis taken away and placed under separate supervision. But just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

"brush!"

Niu Dali frowned slightly, then raised his hand and flipped it over, revealing a jade pendant-shaped Buddhist amulet in his palm.

This treasure is called the "Spirit Communication Jade Butterfly," a communication device exclusively used by the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon of Tianzhao Temple. As long as both parties are located in the migration area, they can exchange written letters regardless of the distance between them, thus achieving timely communication.

However, not every bald man possessed this item; it was issued based on their official rank and status. Only monks of the fourth rank or higher were qualified to communicate directly with Tianzhao Temple. Among those present, besides Wang Tudou, Ren Ye, Mo Luo, Wang Anquan, and Niu Dali also possessed such magical artifacts.

After Niu Dali took out the Spirit Jade Disc, he only needed to release a slight burst of divine sense to perceive a line of small characters appearing on the front of the disc. The content was concise, consisting of only one sentence: "Beifeng Town is the northern gateway to Tiandu, an extremely important pass. The identities of the prisoners within are bound to be extremely complex. You must not act rashly, lest you bring disaster upon yourself. The temple will send someone to interrogate them subsequently."

"Um?!"

After Niu Dali sensed the small print, he immediately raised his eyebrows and his face turned extremely ugly.

Although the messenger did not use any signature or explicitly indicate which government department it came from, a little thought would reveal that it was likely the Chan Chan Office of Tianzhao Temple issuing an order directly to him, bypassing his direct superiors. The wording used also included terms like "reckless" and "disaster."

This wording is undoubtedly very serious and severe, not at all like that of one's superior authority, much less one's master. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered to omit a signature or identify themselves.

Therefore, Niu Dali was naturally furious after understanding the order. He had only spontaneously decided to host this welcoming banquet, and the formal decision wasn't made until noon. If no one had informed on him, the Chan Monastery would have had no way of knowing.

The communication function of the Spirit Jade Disc is instantaneous. As long as someone writes a message here, someone in Tianzhao Temple will receive it immediately. In other words... after the banquet begins, all the officials sitting at the table may secretly send messages to the temple to report, which is why the Chan Monastery issued this stern warning.

After sensing the spirit jade disc, Niu Dali raised his right arm and slammed it on the table.

"Oh!"

A deafening thud rang out, and everyone looked at him in bewilderment, as if asking, "What the hell is wrong with you? What's gotten into you this time?"

"Damn it... I kindly organized a welcome banquet, hoping everyone would make a little money. Heh... but I never expected someone to secretly report me." Niu Dali cursed and said bluntly, "Since someone can't stand this, then I won't bother trying to win them over. If this drinking is so unpleasant, then let's not drink it."

"Wow!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly stood up and overturned the wine table in front of him, causing it to spin countless times in the air before crashing heavily onto the ground below, spilling wine and food all over the floor.

Ren was completely dumbfounded, thinking to himself, "This guy is seriously crazy! Whatever your grievances, you can't vent like this! Everyone here is of high status and position; who are you trying to impress? This is just plain offensive!"

"I'm not drinking anymore, I'm leaving!"

Niu Dali, as arrogant as a child, pointed at the young marquis as he walked down the steps and said, "Put this kid in solitary confinement. I'll interrogate him myself later. Take the rest of the prisoners back to the cell... and wait for the temple to send someone to interrogate them."

As soon as he finished speaking, he left with his shirt open, walking with his feet turned out, ignoring everyone else, and leaving with the bald man beside him.

The once lively welcome banquet instantly fell silent. Everyone stared at Niu Dali's departing figure, thinking that they should avoid provoking him as much as possible in the future, because he really had a neurotic aura that suggested he might take off his pants at any moment and inexplicably vomit in everyone's mouth.

Such a person is impossible to guard against. He may not even know what he's going to do next, so naturally, others can't fathom his thoughts at all.

"Hehe, that's just how Lord Niu is... He'll be fine in a bit." Wang Anquan immediately said, "Come, come, let's continue drinking!"

“The table’s already overturned, there’s no point in drinking anymore. We’ve been traveling for the past three days… and we’re a bit tired, so we’ll head back now.” Wang Tudou slowly stood up and politely said to Wang Anquan, “Lord Wang, thank you for your hospitality. I’ll come to your residence again tomorrow.”

"That's good...that's good too, haha!" Wang Anquan laughed and agreed.

“Alright, we’re a bit tired too, let’s call it a day,” Moro said slowly as he stood up.

"In that case, let's have another drink after you all officially take office. Haha, we have a long life ahead of us, let's keep in touch and visit each other more often...!" Wang Anquan greeted everyone warmly and personally stood up to see them off.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone left the garrison together.

……

Ren is about to take up a post in the "Inner Palace Supply Office". This office was temporarily added after Beifeng Town was captured. Therefore, its office is not located in the Inner Palace compound, but in a separate courtyard only two miles away from the Inner Palace compound.

After he and Lord Chu left the garrison, they were taken to the Inner Palace Supply Depot by a carriage arranged by Wang Anquan.

After the two were admitted to the hospital, more than a dozen civil officials from the Imperial Household Department came to visit their new superiors, hoping to become acquainted with them. It took Ren about an hour to get rid of them.

The Imperial Household's Supply Depot was a small courtyard of about 400-500 square meters. In addition to a two-story main building, there were two file rooms and a review room that could accommodate more than a dozen people working at the same time.

As the chief official, Ren naturally lived in the main building on the second floor, and was also served by two temporary clerks without official positions. His personal treatment was many times better than when he was in the Illusion Village.

After helping Ren tidy up his private residence, the junior official sensibly left.

Ren Ye sat down in the spacious and quiet main hall of the bedroom, sipping tea and turning his head to look at the sunset outside the window. He said softly, "Damn it, young marquis... this time it's going to be difficult."

"That's definitely going to be difficult." Master Chu picked up the fruit on the plate and started showing off: "He insisted on betraying us so thoroughly, mentioning the whereabouts of the Human Emperor's successor right off the bat... This will definitely attract the special attention of all the forces in Beifeng Town. Although he won't get his last meal, for a while afterward, I estimate that there will be quite a few people watching him even when he's taking a dump."

Ren sighed, "Damn it, our park has always had a wonderful atmosphere of unity, friendship, harmony, and mutual assistance. How could such a shameless traitor have emerged?!"

"Unity and friendship?! I mean, can we stop using any word we can find?" Master Chu rolled his eyes. "That young marquis entered Qingliang Prefecture and did nothing, yet he was swindled out of millions of Star Sources... and you're telling me this is unity and friendship? Seriously... from what I've observed, he's probably been planning to betray you for quite some time now...!"

"Bullshit! He's clearly my brother, my dearest friend and family!" Ren Ye raised an eyebrow and said, "Just like you, we've both been through life and death together."

“Brother, I really advise you not to be too confident.” Master Chu’s old face flushed red. “To be honest, the young marquis was able to hold out until a knife was held to his throat before betraying you, but if it were me, I wouldn’t give the other party the chance to use torture to interrogate you. From the very beginning, I would betray your confession, and I could even go so far as to… how many times you moved your fingers when you touched the little songstress’s cleavage!”

"You're a beast!" Ren Ye was so angry that his teeth itched. He jumped up and pointed at him, cursing, "Senior White-Striped Chicken must have been blind to give you such a great opportunity."

Chu Daoye, shameless and unconcerned about the other party's angry curses, simply ate his fruit and analyzed, "Daoye, I still think... we can't save the young marquis in a short time. His confession will not only attract the attention of many forces in Beifeng Town, but even Tianzhao Temple might send someone to inquire about the information. For some time to come, he will definitely be imprisoned in solitary confinement, isolated from the world... We two are completely in the dark, and if we act rashly, we could easily get ourselves into trouble as well."

Ren lowered his head and pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "I don't think it's very likely that Tianzhao Temple is involved."