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The Imperial Study.

Wearing a dark gold robe, Pei Shuhua sat at a desk made of golden nanmu wood. Looking at the memorial in her hand, she snorted and said, "Fan Yaodong is quite a clever man. I just told him to take good care of Lu Chen, and he was severely injured by a wolf demon from the Earth Realm who appeared out of nowhere."

Pei Shuhua wasn't stupid. Fan Yaodong had been in the Zhengui Division for countless years, and his strength was considerable; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hold that position. With Fan Yaodong's strength, he could handle not only mid-stage Earth Realm evil spirits, but also late-stage and even peak Earth Realm evil spirits.

A martial artist at the Earth Realm can live for thousands of years. Judging from Fan Yaodong's lifespan, he is currently in his prime. How could he possibly be no match for a wolf demon at the mid-Earth Realm, especially when he is burning his life force?

After burning his blood and qi, he not only suffered severe injuries, but also allowed the wolf demon in the mid-stage of the Earth Realm to escape, which was clearly intentional on Fan Yaodong's part.

As for why Fan Yaodong did this, it's obvious that he didn't want to take the blame, didn't want to offend the Zhennan Prince's Mansion and Emperor Zhou, and wanted to protect himself.

After reading the memorial, Pei Shuhua said to a stunningly beautiful maid beside her, "Since Fan Yaodong wants to protect himself, then I will grant his wish and draft an imperial edict..."

Forced relationships are never sweet. Fan Yaodong didn't want to take the blame, and Pei Shuhua couldn't force him. Of course, Pei Shuhua wouldn't punish Fan Yaodong severely out of anger. After all, Fan Yaodong had been operating in the Town Ghost Bureau for so many years, and the Town Ghost Bureau was basically full of Fan Yaodong's people. If you offended Fan Yaodong, you would indirectly offend the entire Town Ghost Bureau.

Since Fan Yaodong doesn't want to take the blame, let's find someone else who is willing to.

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The Bureau of Deception and Strange Tales.

He Dongqi sat on the high seat in the council hall and glanced at his colleagues from the Zhengui Division below.

He was full of vigor and high spirits at that moment. He had worked hard for this position for countless years.

The news that Fan Yaodong was going to step down as commander of the Zhen Gui Si had spread throughout the capital. It was probably true, and He Dongqi was the most qualified person to be the next commander of the Zhen Gui Si.

Moreover, Fan Yaodong had already said that he had recommended him to His Majesty as the next commander. Although he disliked Fan Yaodong, he had to admit that given Fan Yaodong's position in the Zhengui Division, the court would most likely choose whoever he recommended as the next commander.

If the imperial court were to parachute in someone from elsewhere to serve as the commander of the Zhengui Division, they would most likely be ousted after a short time.

At this moment, He Dongqi said, "Everyone, what do you think about the Earth Realm Wolf Demon that broke into the capital this time?"

For He Dongqi, the most urgent task is to deal with the wolf demon. If he fails to deal with this Earth Realm wolf demon, even if he becomes the commander, few people in the Zhengui Division will likely respect him.

A new broom sweeps clean, and his first act was to properly handle the matter of the wolf demons in the territories.

Just then, a commander said, "My lord, it's impossible for a demonic creature of the Earth Realm to appear in the capital without any warning. Therefore, I suspect that this wolf demon is not a pure demon, but rather a spirit warrior who has been turned into a demonic creature by the backlash of spiritual energy."

After a spiritual warrior suffers a backlash, they are very likely to become a strange and evil spirit. As for what kind of strange and evil spirit they will become, it all depends on what kind of spiritual energy the spiritual warrior absorbed from the body of a strange and evil spirit before suffering the backlash.

Hearing the commander's words, He Dongqi stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "Since this wolf demon is a terrestrial evil spirit, it proves that this spirit warrior was also at the terrestrial level when he suffered the backlash of the spirit evil. But I have never heard of any terrestrial spirit warrior in the capital suffering the backlash of the spirit evil..."

At this moment, a commander suddenly remembered something and immediately said, "Sir, there is..."

Before the commander could finish speaking, the voice of the imperial eunuch came from the entrance of the council hall, "Imperial edict has arrived!!!" Upon hearing this, He Dongqi immediately stood up from his chair and led the high-ranking officials of the Zhengui Division to the entrance.

Soon, the eunuch carrying the imperial edict stepped into the council hall.

Everyone in the hall immediately knelt down, and the eunuch delivering the decree announced, "By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees..."

As the imperial edict was read aloud, He Dongqi finally felt relieved. Although he knew that since Fan Yaodong had recommended him, the position of commander was likely to be his, no one could say for sure whether Fan Yaodong was deceiving him or whether the Empress Dowager had her own ideas.

Now that the imperial edict clearly states that he will take over as the commander of the Zhengui Division, he can unleash his full potential and ignite his first major campaign.

After dismissing the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, He Dongqi happily took the edict and returned to his high seat. At this moment, he gently rubbed the armrest of the chair with one hand. Now, this position was finally his.

At this moment, all the high-ranking officials of the Zhengui Division bowed to He Dongqi and said, "Greetings, Commander!"

He Dongqi snapped out of his daze and said with a smile, "No need for formalities!"

"Alright, let's continue our discussion about the wolf demon."

The most urgent task is to kill that wolf demon as soon as possible. If the wolf demon is allowed to commit more crimes, he will inevitably be impeached.

He needs to achieve results to secure his position, and killing that Earth Realm wolf demon is one such achievement.

After He Dongqi finished speaking, he thought of what the commander had said earlier, and looked at him and said, "You just said that a martial artist at the Earth Realm suffered a backlash from spiritual energy?"

The commander quickly replied, "Yes, sir, have you forgotten the Prince of Zhennan?"

Upon hearing the words "Prince of Zhennan," He Dongqi was struck dumb, his previous joy vanished, and his face turned slightly pale.

The Zhengui Division does indeed have the responsibility of supervising all spiritual warriors in the world, but this does not include all spiritual warriors, such as those from the royal family or the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

So at first, He Dongqi didn't even think about the Prince of Zhennan. It wasn't until the commander mentioned the Prince of Zhennan that He Dongqi remembered the recent rumors that the Prince of Zhennan had suffered a severe backlash from the evil spirits and was on the verge of death.

Thinking about this, He Dongqi couldn't help but break out in a fine sweat.

Thinking about it carefully, Fan Yaodong has been in charge of the Zhengui Division for so many years, and his strength is beyond doubt. Moreover, he had a fight with Fan Yaodong when he broke through not long ago, and he was almost completely suppressed by Fan Yaodong.

Despite Fan Yaodong's formidable strength, he was no match for the wolf demon. Even after burning his life force, the wolf demon still managed to escape. If the wolf demon was indeed transformed from a spirit warrior, it means that it possessed immense power even when it was still a spirit warrior, which explains why Fan Yaodong couldn't gain any advantage against it.

Aside from the royal family's martial artists, the first powerful Earth Realm martial artist that comes to mind in the capital is the Prince of Zhennan.

The thought was terrifying, and He Dongqi felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

At this moment, a commander tentatively asked, "Sir, should we send someone to the Prince of Zhennan's residence to inquire about the Prince of Zhennan's situation?" (End of Chapter)