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Chapter 313 Who is in the Hall? (Three more updates, please subscribe)

Yuan Chengkai had already sensed Lin Rui. He opened his eyes and glanced at Lin Rui, his eyes fierce and cold, full of murderous intent.

Lin Rui did not flinch and glared back fiercely!
He had never been afraid of this guy in Wangcheng County, and now that he had entered Luojing, he had even less to fear.

Yuan Chengkai then snorted coldly and closed his eyes again, looking as if he didn't want to pay attention.

At this time, Lin Rui's senior sister Meng Weiyun had already walked out of the guest hall of the inn.

"Don't pay any attention to him, Junior Brother. He's just an old dog with a lot of evil and misfortune. Once the court finds him guilty, he'll be executed by axe, cauldron, or boiling water sooner or later."

"Twelve, I pay my respects to you, Senior Sister!" Lin Rui hurriedly bowed to Meng Weiyun, then curiously asked, "Didn't the court order Yuan Chengkai to come to the capital on his own accord? Why does he look like this?"

Meng Weiyun said, hands behind his back, "That was originally a favor granted to him by the court. The officials in the court took into consideration the Yuan family's long service to the court and his own achievements since entering the government, so they wanted to give him respect. Unexpectedly, he harbored resentment and even dared to collude with gangsters to assassinate his colleagues. Therefore, the court ordered me to arrest him and bring him to the capital to face charges."

There was a sneer and murderous intent in her eyes.

This Yuan Chengkai was originally the political enemy of their Third Divine Envoy faction. This time he even dared to join forces with Qi Yan, the Flame Blade, to secretly help assassinate Lin Rui. How could she tolerate this?

These two people almost caused her junior brother to die in the river, and also caused her master to lose the position of commander of the Anti-Traitor Bureau that he had worked so hard to get.

So after receiving the news, Meng Weiyun rushed over and directly broke Yuan Chengkai's hands and feet.

The court asked her to personally escort Yuan Chengkai to the capital, but this was actually a procedure completed later by the third divine envoy.

Lin Rui was secretly shocked when he heard this, and guessed that Meng Weiyun's cultivation level might have broken through to the seventh level.

Yuan Chengkai is a powerful warrior of the eighth realm. Even if this Zhanlong will not fight with Meng Weiyun due to the law, not everyone can take him down.

Lin Rui deduced the general situation in his mind, and then bowed to Meng Weiyun gratefully: "Thank you, Senior Sister, for helping me vent this anger."

"There's no need for that. It was my carelessness that nearly put you in such a desperate situation. I was just like a thief closing a door and trying to patch up a leak in the river."

Meng Weiyun was full of vigor after recovering from her injuries. She shook her head slightly and said sarcastically, "Besides, this old dog's injuries aren't serious. He doesn't look as miserable as he appears. He's deliberately playing the victim so that the emperor can't just sit back and watch."

She then glanced around and said, "Let's go in. It's not convenient to talk here."

Meng Weiyun took Lin Rui into the post station and walked into the innermost courtyard.

After taking a seat in the living room, she personally poured tea for Lin Rui. "I heard that when you entered the capital, you resolutely declined three shiploads of local specialties from your fellow villagers. You didn't stop at any of the counties along the way, and you refused all the expensive gifts from officials along the way. I'm very pleased that you can be such an honest official. Master was also very happy to hear this."

In fact, after Meng Weiyun captured Yuan Chengkai, he and another uncle had been lurking and following Lin Rui's official ship. On the one hand, they were watching Lin Rui's entry into the capital, and on the other hand, they wanted to see whether the magician who was proficient in medicine and resurrected the Flame Blade Qi Yan would make a move again, and wanted to catch any clues about this person.

The reason why Lin Rui was able to live so peacefully on the ship for more than a month was that some of her secret enemies had been secretly dealt with by the two of them.

So Meng Weiyun watched Lin Rui all the way to Beijing, and saw with her own eyes that this junior brother was consistent in his words and deeds and had high moral character, which proved that she was right about him.

Lin Rui felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He thought that the 'Chengyi' he collected along the way, plus the 'Rule of Duty' he collected at the dock just now, the total income was more than 30 taels of magic silver.

Is this considered clean?

Lin Rui cupped his hands and said, "I dare not! Twelve is loved and respected by Senior Sister and recommended to Master as his disciple. I have been appointed Commander of the Anti-Traitor Bureau. I should serve Master, be honest and self-disciplined, and perform my duties conscientiously! By the way -"

He signaled with his eyes to Wang Sen, who was standing respectfully outside the room, to place a mahogany box in front of Meng Weiyun.

When Wang Sen opened the wooden box, Meng Weiyun raised her eyebrows immediately: "Is this the Heavenly Demon Injection you bought for me, Junior Brother?"

She took a quick inventory and looked surprised. "It's the same. Junior brother is really reliable. He actually bought these injections for only 38 taels. I wonder if this channel of yours can still be used? If these injections are effective, I would like to buy another batch. The total amount will be around one million taels of magic silver."

Meng Weiyun has a lot of forces behind her, and some of her close subordinates are also very eager for the Tianmo Injection, but they have not been able to find a reliable and cheap channel.

Lin Rui hesitated after hearing this, and said reluctantly, "Then I'll ask for you, Senior Sister. They told me that if I want to buy anything in the future, I can just contact them. They said they can provide a large amount of items below the sixth realm, and they can also consider items from the seventh to eighth realm.

However, Senior Sister, as the saying goes, those who are not of my kind must have different hearts. I feel that those demons from outside the domain harbor evil intentions, with ulterior motives, causing chaos everywhere. It is best to use less of their things."

Wang Sen, who was standing behind, almost couldn't hold back when he heard this.

He thought that he was worthy of being called Brother Rui. If this deal was done, Lin Rui might be able to earn 700 million federal coins.

This person, however, still put on an expression of being forced to do so, very reluctantly earning Senior Sister's money. Wang Sen's joy soon faded. After Meng Weiyun explained to Lin Rui the principle of 'learning from the devil to control the devil', she looked at him coldly: "Twelve, as the captain of the personal guard, you should be doing the Heavenly Demon Test, right?"

Wang Sen felt his scalp tingling after hearing this, realizing that Meng Weiyun also suspected that he was a demon from outside the domain.

However, his mental strength was very strong, and at this moment he just bowed silently to show his respect.

"Exactly!" Lin Rui smiled faintly. "I've already reported it to him. He'll go to the Censorate the day after tomorrow to do the Heavenly Demon Test. Twenty-Seven and I grew up together, and we're both disciples of the Yamen. There's absolutely no problem with him. However, since I'm going to be working in the Traitor Investigation Bureau in the future, I still have to test him. Not only Twenty-Seven, but also me, the master."

Meng Weiyun frowned. She actually wanted to personally arrange a high-intensity demon test for Wang Erqi.

However, since Lin Twelve arranged for the Demon Test of the Censorate, she had to let go of this idea, otherwise it would seem that she did not trust this junior brother.

Wang Erqi is only 19 years old. If he is a demon from outside the domain, then there is almost no possibility that he will pass the demon test.

Looking at Wang Erqi's frank expression, with no sense of guilt at all, maybe she and Zhuang Mingyue were just overthinking it.

She waved her hand again, asking Lin Rui's followers to step back a few steps before asking, "Tomorrow morning, I will personally take you to see Master. But before that, there are some things I need to explain to you, Junior Brother. Do you have any understanding of the situation in the capital during your journey north?"

"I drank and chatted with the officials along the way and learned a little bit from them, but not much."

Lin Rui's face was solemn. "It is said that the current situation in the court is related to the Emperor's impending abdication. There are rumors that the Great Song Dynasty is about to end, and the First Divine Envoy may have a hope of ruling the world. Therefore, the struggle between the First Divine Envoy and the Emperor is extremely fierce. The Emperor has the Second Divine Envoy as his aid, and the First Divine Envoy has Master as his support."

Lin Rui's real intelligence channel actually comes from the Security Bureau. As far as he knows, the struggle in the Luojing court is indeed intensifying.

According to the decree of the "gods", each emperor of the Song Dynasty could not reign for more than 400 years, but the current emperor of the Song Dynasty has been on the throne for 380 years and is about to abdicate.

So now not only are several princes of the Song Dynasty ready to make a move, but even the first divine envoy has some ideas.

After all, the previous Zhou dynasty only lasted about 7000 years, while the Song Dynasty has been around for 6700 years, so its lifespan may be coming to an end.

The three current divine messengers all have great hopes of replacing the Song Dynasty royal family and becoming the masters of the "Eastern Antarctic Continent", a land covering millions of miles.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty himself did not seem to intend to sit idly by and wait for death. He tried his best to strengthen the imperial power in the court and in all the provinces. This led to undercurrents in Luoyang and constant disputes in the court for several years.

Meng Weiyun smiled predictably upon hearing this. "These local officials are so caught up in the fog, how could they possibly know the truth? The First Divine Envoy has always been both using us and guarding against us, and the Second Divine Envoy doesn't truly want to help the Emperor rectify the government. Otherwise, how could you have been appointed to the most crucial position within the Imperial City Administration, the 'Commander of the Traitor Assassination Bureau'?"

Lin Rui nodded thoughtfully after hearing this. What Meng Weiyun said was consistent with the intelligence analysis within the Security Bureau.

For the bigwigs in the court, the third divine envoy is currently the least threatening. When the parties were deadlocked, they finally compromised and let Lin Rui get this important and lucrative position.

Meng Weiyun sighed slightly at this point: "Our Master actually has no intention of getting involved in the conflict between the three of them. You may not know that Master also came from a poor family before, but now she is in a high position and only wants to use the power in her hands to do something practical for the people of the world. The problem is that she has come to this point and many things are beyond her control.

Now, not only are the Emperor and the First Divine Envoy threatening us, but the candidate Divine Envoys are also eyeing Master's position, making Master's situation increasingly difficult. Furthermore, although the Great Song has been established for 6700 years, the world is indeed in turmoil, with wolves in power, demons rampant, and corrupt and cruel officials everywhere. However, our Master believes that if we can resolutely clean up the government and rectify the laws, the Great Song can still be saved. The problem is that if Master wants to realize his ambitions, he must seize some power."

Lin Rui pondered for a moment and understood what his senior sister meant. He bowed and said, "I understand. After taking office, I will act impartially, crack down on corruption and promote integrity, eliminate corruption and promote good, and build a solid foundation!"

Meng Weiyun raised the corners of her lips when she heard this, thinking that this junior brother was indeed a smart man. He understood what she meant in just a few words, which made her feel relieved.

The master now has to rely on the power of the First Divine Envoy to protect himself, but as for the master and her original intention, they hope that the Song Dynasty will last as long as possible.

On the one hand, they really don't want to see the world fall into chaos and the people suffer; on the other hand, their foundation is unstable and their strength is too weak. Once the world is in chaos, it will be difficult for them to hold on until the day when the new dynasty is established.

Meng Weiyun then changed the subject: "Twelve, you've already met your colleagues at the dock, right? How did you feel?"

"They are all elite soldiers and generals!" Lin Rui's face was solemn. "Among them, Yan Zhe, the guardian of the 16th prison, and Luo Tianman, the guardian of the 20th prison, are both outstanding and impressive."

Meng Weiyun was even more satisfied. Her junior brother was not only very good at judging people, but also very good at winning people's hearts. With his ability, he would definitely be able to secure the position of commander.

Just as she was about to continue, she heard a woman's voice outside, "Where are Commander Lin Twelve and Miss Zhou Yunxi of the Wangcheng Zhou family? I'm Zhao Yingxu, the Chief Censor of the Zhao Mansion. I'm here on my grandfather's orders. I beg you to spare a moment to see me."

"Zhao Yingxu, the Chief Censor of the Zhao Mansion?" Lin Rui was about to search online when he heard someone say loudly, "Excuse me, is Lord Lin Twelve, the Commander of the Traitor Investigation Bureau, here? I, Yu Wendan, am here to report on Chief Censor Zhao Yang. He is actually a demon from beyond the realm. His real name is Linghu Mingde, a retired two-star demon marshal!"

Lin Rui couldn't help but blink, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Linghu Mingde? Isn't that Fang Ranran's grandfather, the first president of Mingde University?
He was both angry and alert, wondering who this person was who dared to sue his relatives and friends?

(End of this chapter)