The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 290 Please, Mr. Lang, look after me.
Lang Jiuchuan forced the two Taoist priests from the Enforcement Hall to retreat, then turned around and saw Gong Shiliu's awe-inspiring gaze. He blinked and beckoned them to sit down in the side room that had been set up as a reception room.

Gong Qi looked at Lang Jiuchuan and said, "Why do I feel like you're targeting that Daoist Yangmingzi? Is it because he comes from the Rong family?"

"Yes, I have a grudge against the Rong family."

Gong Qi was taken aback.

Lang Jiuchuan laughed again: "A blood feud."

Gong Qi's pupils contracted slightly. She said this with a smile, but the smile didn't reach her eyes; she was serious and genuinely had a grudge against the Rong family.

Is the Rong family's current scandal related to her?

Since things were already out in the open, Lang Jiuchuan didn't hold back and asked directly, "Young Master Gong's refusal of the marriage means he's also refusing the Rong family's young master's offer?"

“The young master had no intention of a marriage alliance. The Rong family…” Gong Qi glanced at her and said, “There are rumors in the Daoist community that the young master of the Rong family suffered a qi deviation during his seclusion last year, losing his Dao roots and destroying his Dao heart. Isn’t their coming to discuss marriage now just an attempt to suppress those rumors with good news?”

"Oh, is that really true?" Lang Jiuchuan looked at him, their eyes meeting. "Then Young Master Rong, has he really gone mad from practicing qi cultivation?"

Gong Qi said calmly, "It's hard to make a judgment on such matters without evidence. However, it's true that Young Master Rong has been in seclusion for a long time. But it's hard to say whether he has entered a state of enlightenment in seclusion. You also cultivate, so you should know that there is no fixed time for this. A year is not long, and three years is not short."

"Anyway, whether it's true or not, your young master has already refused. So if the marriage alliance between your Gong family and the Rong family fails, the other side will only try to form an even better alliance." She lowered her eyes. A marriage alliance is a must. If the Gong family doesn't have one, what about the Feng family, or the royal family?
However, it's a good thing that the Rong family suffered a setback.

"You said you have a blood feud with the Rong family, what if the Gong family agrees to this marriage..."

Lang Jiuchuan smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I'm the kind of person who judges by the matter, not the person. If I have a mortal enemy, it's only against certain people. As for others, as long as they don't provoke me, I won't bother dealing with them. But if they get in my way, then I'm sorry."

I have to get my hands on it!

Anyone who blocks my way will be killed, whether they are a god or a Buddha!
Lang Jiuchuan then asked, "By the way, what did you mean when you said that your Xuan Alliance's Enforcement Hall is about to become a thing of the past?"

Gong Qi straightened his expression and said, "The Special Inspection Department is about to be established. Currently, they are selecting a location for the office and choosing personnel. In the future, the Xuanmeng Law Enforcement Hall will be merged there, but not too many people will be needed."

Lang Jiuchuan understood and said, "In other words, the arena between the royal family and the Xuan family has been officially set up."

Gong Qi smiled bitterly, "That's indeed the case."

"However, once this Supervisory Office is established, both sides will send personnel. The Xuan Clan, boasting of their cultivation, will certainly look down on ordinary civil and military officials, while the officials will also despise the Xuan Clan's aloof attitude. There will definitely be many misunderstandings. With such clear distinctions, harmonious cooperation will likely require a lot of adjustment, and there will be plenty of drama to watch. If they can't get along, the Supervisory Office will become nothing more than a decoration." Once this office becomes a decoration, the royal family and the Xuan Clan will become completely opposed. At that time, it will be a situation where one side prevails over the other.

Lang Jiuchuan frowned. When those in power fight for power, it is often the people below who suffer. He hoped that innocent civilians would not be harmed in the end.

She picked up her teacup and took a sip. The tea was a bit bitter, so she put it down and tapped the teacup lightly. "Since the royal family is determined to promote the establishment of this department, they will naturally protect the weaker party. If the Xuan Clan uses Taoist arts to harm their colleagues, once discovered, they will be punished according to the severity of the circumstances. Those who commit serious offenses will have their cultivation revoked. By the way, I'm also going to join the Surveillance Department."

Lang Jiuchuan looked at Gong Qi in surprise: "You?"

"The Supervisory Office is responsible for supervising the actions of the Xuan Clan and the Taoist sect. From now on, some cases involving evil spirits and ghosts harming people will also be handled here. It can be considered as establishing a public government office for Da Dan, instead of the past, where people had nowhere to turn for help or spent countless manpower and resources to ask the Xuan Clan to send someone to do things. Now, if someone complains to the Supervisory Office, it must be investigated and handled."

Lang Jiuchuan then said, "In that case, ordinary officials who work with the Xuan Clan must have strong birth charts, be fierce and resolute enough, and be bold and meticulous enough."

Investigating a case isn't something you can do just by calculating with your fingers.

Gong Qi nodded, looked at her, and asked, "Are you interested in going?"

"Do you think I'm just looking for trouble because I have nothing better to do?" Lang Jiuchuan scoffed. Was she stupid to put herself in such a shackle?
Gong Qi coaxed patiently: "I heard that the salary inside is also very generous, with longevity pills and life-saving talismans. If you make great merits, you will also receive magical artifacts. If you make even greater merits, you might be able to get a Foundation Establishment Pill... But, you don't lack these things anyway."

She is the epitome of a talisman created from a single spark of inspiration; why would she need those talismans?
Even if it's just elixirs, she should be able to practice them if she wants to; she's so intelligent, she understands things very quickly.

Upon hearing about the Foundation Establishment Pill, Lang Jiuchuan asked, "How many Foundation Establishment cultivators are currently registered? Can anyone refine this pill?"

Gong Qi shook his head: "Spiritual energy is becoming increasingly scarce, and some rare and precious materials are hard to find. It's not easy to refine pills, and it's even harder to make them. Just passing the pill tribulation is not guaranteed. This is all due to insufficient cultivation precision. Of course, this is the current situation of the Xuan Clan. Whether there are any truly reclusive masters who can refine them is unknown, after all, those people are very well hidden. As far as I know, the existing Foundation Establishment Pills were also accumulated by our ancestors in the past."

"If that's the case, you don't even have enough for yourself, yet you're willing to give it away as a reward?" Lang Jiuchuan said, "Even if you haven't reached the Foundation Establishment stage, such pills are still better than longevity pills, right?"

"Those in the Xuanmen sect claim to have entered the Dao, but they all cultivate in the secular world. As the saying goes, wealth moves people's hearts. Without a good meal dangling in front of them, who would be willing to risk their life?" Gong Qi sighed. "If such an oversight agency is established, when a case is submitted, should it be investigated? Once it is investigated, should the law be used to fight? Does fighting consume cultivation? If they lose, will they lose their lives? It's not that I underestimate the Xuan clan, but among these clans, how many fellow Daoists are truly willing to sacrifice their personal interests for the greater good? The last battle against the zombies proved it. Those who fled in the face of battle, those who were greedy for life and afraid of death, could not be counted on two hands."

Lang Jiuchuan Yimo.

"The existence of the Inspectorate is only possible because there are benefits to be gained first, so most of these benefits come from the royal family's treasury."

In other words, the royal family valued the establishment of this department more than anyone else. That makes sense; those in positions of power must fulfill their responsibilities. To maintain their position as top leaders and prevent their subordinates from overthrowing them, they naturally had to exert great effort to suppress them, thus preventing any trouble from arising.

Wealth can be a powerful motivator, and this applies to everyone.

Gong Qi's melancholy expression vanished, replaced by his usual carefree demeanor. He grinned and said, "From now on, I'll be working in Wujing. Please look after me, Master Lang!"

Lang Jiu's heart skipped a beat. He blinked and said, "If there's anything the Supervisory Department can't handle, as long as you can afford the wages for hiring outside workers, Wan Shi Pu is always open to you."

If it's profitable, then cooperation isn't out of the question.