I'm a demon cultivator

Chapter 36 Four People, Six Alliances
Luozhou.

The headquarters of Qitian Pavilion, a special institution above the court, is located here.

Only in this main pavilion is there a complete forbidden area for the twelve zodiac animals. The other branch pavilions only have two basic configurations: the Rat and the Ox.

And they only have the right to detain people temporarily, and eventually they will be sent to the headquarters of Qitian Pavilion in Luozhou.

"What does the emperor mean?" The one who said this was Sanmu Jushi, one of the three vice-pavilion masters of Qitian Pavilion. He was born into a rich family and was also a disciple of an immortal sect. Because of his mediocre qualifications, he chose to enter the court as an official.

However, although he was an official of the imperial court, there was no respect in Sanmu Jushi's tone when he mentioned Emperor Di Yi.

This was not only because his family had supported Prince Yulong who was killed by Emperor Diyi, but also because the immortal sect he belonged to was Mount Xituo, which was located in the secluded place.

After hearing what Sanmu Layman said, Yun Shutian, one of the three deputy pavilion masters, put down the teacup in his hand and chuckled, "Layman, please be patient. I know you have already agreed with the Pavilion Master to leave the position of the Supervisor of Sword Dao to one of your disciples from Xituo Mountain. However, this is a different time, and it is a good thing for the emperor to intervene now."

"Good thing?" Mr. Sanmu frowned slightly. He couldn't see what good thing there was in this.

“The hermit came from the west and has been obsessed with alchemy over the years, so it is normal that he does not know the news that Tujian Mountain has found the child of destiny.” Yun Shutian said.

"The son of destiny predicted by the founder of Tujian Mountain is going down the mountain?" Sanmu Jushi couldn't help but reveal a look of realization. As a disciple of Xituo Mountain, he had also heard about the righteous plan of Tujian Mountain. But when he heard about it back then, there was no sign of when this righteous plan would be launched, so he didn't take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, before we knew it, this righteous plan had actually reached the time to begin.

"So, the position of the Sword Supervisor is not really a good job." Sanmu Jushi sighed, because the job of the Sword Supervisor is to supervise the sword practitioners in the world.

In the past, the holders of the Sword Supervisor position basically did not fulfill the duties of the position, thus making this position a lucrative job.

But ever since the son of destiny predicted and appointed by the founder of Tujian Mountain had come down the mountain, the position of the Sword Supervisor would undoubtedly mean that he would face off against that son of destiny.

Otherwise, Emperor Di Yi would definitely be angry.

"Is the sword-supervising commander appointed by the emperor capable of doing the job? Does he have any background?" asked Mr. Sanmu in surprise.

Among the three deputy pavilion masters, he is the one who has never been in charge of affairs.

Even on weekdays, he was too lazy to meet anyone unless they were his fellow alchemists.

Therefore, although it cannot be said that the Deputy Pavilion Master Sanmu Jushi is completely out of touch with the news, he is definitely not as well-informed as the spiritual officials in the Qitian Pavilion.

"Whether he is competent or not is the Emperor's decision, so I can't say for sure. However, the other party does have a rather special background. Layman, do you still remember the word game that the Emperor played back then?"

"Of course I remember. When I gave him the poisoned wine, I deceived that old villain Tan by saying that I would let his eldest son go. But I turned around and killed all the members of the Tan family, leaving only an illegitimate son... Hmm? Could this newly appointed Superintendent of Sword Arts be the illegitimate son of that old villain Tan?" Mr. Sanmu would also feel guilty.

"That's right." Yun Shutian nodded.

"It seems that the emperor feels guilty and wants to take the opportunity to kill the last member of the Tan family..." Mr. Sanmu immediately sneered.

Others may not know what kind of character the emperor has, but how can someone like him not know it? He is indecisive, yet ruthless.

With such a character, if the Tan family had not helped him with all their might, he would not have been able to sit firmly on the throne, let alone kill his brother, the Crown Prince Yulong.

"What a pity for old Tan, he is such a talented person." Although Sanmu Jushi did not like this man named Tan because of his stance, he had to deny that he was indeed a talented person.

It was entirely through the power of one person that a person who had no chance of becoming emperor was able to sit firmly on the throne.

"Brother Yun, why did the old villain Tan drink that cup of poisoned wine back then? If he didn't drink it, what could the emperor do?" Mr. Sanmu suddenly asked.

"Layman, the old thief Tan you mentioned was already old at that time. In addition, he suffered those injuries when he was young while helping the emperor to secure the throne. If I am not mistaken, the old thief probably didn't have much time left at that time, so he acted so decisively." Yun Shutian sighed.

The royal family has no relatives and the emperor is ruthless, nothing is more ruthless than this.

The two vice-pavilion masters wanted to continue talking, but at this time, a servant came quickly, stood outside the door and said, "Two pavilion masters, the new supervising sword general has arrived and is now bathing and changing clothes."

After traveling continuously through "Shui Ling Zun", even with twenty-seven years of practice, Tan Shuchang inevitably looked a little disheveled, with most of his clothes wet.

However, this is a normal situation when using "Shui Ling Zun" to travel, so as soon as Tan Shuchang came over, the person in charge of guarding the place brought him a change of clothes that had been prepared long ago.

"Is he here? We disappeared, so just take him to his new post. Oh, by the way, the emperor received a letter of complaint, saying that there is something wrong with the Ning family in Xizhou City, and designated the new Supervisor of Sword Arts to go to Xizhou City. First, you should ask someone to prepare what the Supervisor of Sword Arts may need, and then gather a group of ministers who were born near Xizhou City to await the orders of the new Supervisor of Sword Arts." Yun Shutian ordered casually.

As the deputy leader of the pavilion, Yun Shutian didn't even want to meet the Sword Supervisor General, who didn't know how long he would live but was certain to have a very short life.

If not for this, a Taoist general of the third rank is still very worth winning over.

Although the structure of Qitian Pavilion is simple and there are only four senior executives, there are no less than six alliances between these four people.

Everyone is being isolated, but everyone is also forming alliances.

When the servants outside heard Deputy Pavilion Master Yun's order, they hurriedly looked for someone to do the job.

So, when Tan Shuchang changed his clothes, used the sleeve magic to put the things he brought back into his sleeves, and walked out to ask someone so that he could meet his four "leaders", he found that there was a group of people waiting for him.

"I greet the Lord General of Swordsmanship!"

When these people saw Tan Shuchang, they immediately saluted.

"Master Daojiang, these are the best men in the pavilion. Each of them has at least ten years of practice skills. They can go with you to Xizhou City to investigate the Ning family." After one of them paid his respects, he stepped out of the crowd and introduced this group of pavilion scholars to Tan Shuchang.

However, when he said that he was going to Xizhou City to investigate the Ning family, these ministers, without exception, showed some strange expressions in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)