I, a minor character, fell into the Shura field of the heroine and the villain

Her master, who had been so kind to her, had passed away.

It turns out that my mother was not living a life of compromise for the sake of her own wealth and fame.

She also understood why the Dongfang family ended up in that state.

I also witnessed my enemy's suicide.

But she did not feel the satisfaction of revenge, only endless emptiness.

The two relatives who loved her the most in her life were gone, and she felt like there was a huge void in her heart.

That's why she was so eager to seek warmth to fill the void in her heart.

Although he sometimes annoyed her, he did provide her with enough emotional support.

Thinking of the gifts he gave her and the way he teased her with a playful smile, she became more determined in her decision.

She used to be such a serious and rigid person.

But after he broke into her world, everything was in chaos.

Zhao Kangping tightened his embrace, pressing her back against his chest so that she could clearly feel his heartbeat.

He said, "No, this secretive situation won't last long. I will find a time to confess to my senior sister."

After communicating with his senior sister for so long, he also understood the bottom line that she could accept.

His senior sister's wife didn't forbid him from looking for other women, but the newcomer must be able to respect her as the principal wife and know her background well.

It just so happened that Dongfang Jingrou had been her senior sister's secretary for so many years, which completely met her requirements.

I just don't know what her expression would be when he told her that he secretly ate her secretary.

However, Dongfang Jingrou said, "No, let's not talk about it yet. I'm not mentally prepared yet."

Is this love between them?

She didn't quite understand, she just needed someone to comfort her.

He appeared and filled the missing piece. Just like that, he became the first and only man in her life who entered her heart.

The woman turned around, pressed her forehead against his chest, and said, "Do you like me?"

This was a test of her lack of confidence. Even if she was just a lover, she still had her own greed.

She hoped that he was sincere to her, but he obviously had several women, so how much could she get?

Because of greed, she also wanted to get more, but this was not up to her will.

Zhao Kangping's eyes widened, and he put his hand on her forehead, puzzled: "Are you okay? I don't like you, why should I practice dual cultivation with you?"

Although he didn't have a good impression of her when they first met.

But I have to admit that she is indeed a very beautiful woman.

At first I wanted to tease her, but later I became more and more curious to see what a serious woman like her would look like after falling.

As it turns out, she is actually a woman who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and a bit reserved.

"Then your love is a bit cheap." The woman said in a resentful tone, pouting. She cursed this sentimental man in her heart, but in fact she still couldn't let him go.

"Really? But I am sincere to every woman I have." He grabbed one of her hands and pressed it against his chest, where his strong heart was beating strongly.

"Okay, okay, I get it, you bad guy." She tried to slap his hand away, but failed.

"So what if I'm a bad guy? Don't you like me being bad to you?" He lifted her jade-like chin, and her touch was as smooth as jade.

"Hate you, you bastard..." Her words stopped here because she couldn't speak anymore.

……

The sunlight outside shone in, but the two of them showed no sign of getting up.

Zhao Kangping opened his eyes first, and the first thing he saw was Dongfang Jingrou, who was as obedient as a kitten.

At this time, he remembered that he wanted to ask her about the situation of the Wang family last night.

As a result, they were so busy making love that they forgot about their important business.

But seeing that she didn't seem to be about to wake up immediately, he continued to lie down.

In fact, Dongfang Jingrou was also awake. When she recalled the madness of last night, she felt a little embarrassed to face him.

She had thought about resisting before, but when she saw him being so proactive, she really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

She felt it herself and found that her cultivation had reached the eighth level of Nascent Soul.

This kind of cultivation speed was much faster than her previous silent and ascetic practice. She was afraid that she would become addicted to this man because of the desire for such a quick cultivation.

She was actually very conflicted. She wanted to keep a distance from him, but she couldn't help getting close to him.

Perhaps it was because she had tasted the sweetness of sex for the first time, she found herself becoming increasingly unable to resist him.

Her breathing became disordered because of her chaotic mood, and her eyelashes blinked unnaturally.

"Are you awake now?" Zhao Kangping also noticed that she was pretending to be asleep.

Seeing that she was exposed, she didn't continue to pretend. She said with some embarrassment, "Why?"

"It's those people from the Wang family. Jingrou, you can tell me what happened now, right?"

"Uh, this."

She thought the man would humiliate her again when he woke up in the morning.

The result was actually a serious discussion. Was it because my thoughts were too dirty? No, I must have been led astray by him.

She cleared her throat and said seriously, "It's not that complicated, but it can't be explained in just a few words."

"That's right. Wang Tingyue does have some accounts of the Wang family selling those tributes. But these only prove that the Wang family was involved in this matter."

When they only received this information, they were still worried that they might not be able to convict all five major families.

But new clues soon emerged.

"We later interrogated Wang Zhisheng. He was very tight-lipped at first, but he became quiet after being subjected to several different kinds of torture."

"According to his account, those involved in the tribute smuggling included the five major families and the He family, but they had different divisions of labor, the depth of their involvement varied, and the benefits they received also varied."

"The Yang family was responsible for transportation and provided security during the shipment. They also received the most benefits."

"Next is the Wang family. They are responsible for contacting customers and collecting payments."

"A certain elder from the Shen family was in charge of receiving tributes from the various lower sects in the Holy Land. He was the one who secretly withheld the portion that they had embezzled, and when he reported it, he would report less."

"As for the He family, when He Weiyuan was the city lord, he provided cover for those people. After all, many of the key tasks in this process are carried out within Chuanliu City. Without the city lord's support, their actions would not have been so smooth."

"The remaining families also have some division of labor, but it's relatively unimportant."

According to the young men from the Wang family, the five major families had started smuggling tributes a long time ago.

This is even a very important part of their gray income.

It is a serious matter no matter where the situation occurs if the materials donated by affiliated sects or family forces are embezzled.

However, these parasites cooperated with each other and were able to deceive their superiors and subordinates for so many years.

"This matter must be investigated. We must follow the clues and investigate thoroughly." Zhao Kangping was very angry. He grew up in the holy land and had a strong sense of belonging to the holy land.

This sense of belonging was not due to how deep his love for the Holy Land was.

just because of.

Master, um, cross it out.

He, his senior sister, and his disciples all grew up here, and they have many memories here.

What's more, the person who is the Holy Lord now is his senior sister and wife.

A considerable portion of these materials offered by the lower sects went into the Holy Land's treasury, and the senior sister had priority control over the Holy Land's treasury.

Whether it is used to reward or punish the disciples of the Holy Land, or kept for personal use, the Holy Lord has the right to decide.

However, he now knew that the tributes sent to the Holy Land were actually leftovers. Perhaps some of the best items had been withheld and then sold or pocketed.

The thought of this kind of thing gives me goosebumps and makes me feel sick at the same time.

"I know this, and the Holy Lord knows it too. She also means the same thing, and has instructed the Holy Maiden to investigate thoroughly."

"Our current plan is to track their smuggling routes and uncover their smuggling dens one by one."

"Also, we must strictly investigate the inner sect elder named Shen. The Holy Lord means that the task of accepting these tributes will be handed over to you, the City Lord, in the future." The woman rubbed her sleepy eyes and said.

Because Chuanliu City was originally a subsidiary city of the Holy Land, the city lord here was also selected from the Holy Land's vassal forces. However, this time it was Zhao Kangping, one of the seven hall masters of the Holy Land, who took the position.

As a transit station connecting Zi Yang Holy Land with the outside world, Chuan Liu City is extremely important to the holy land.

Mu Wanyi wants to firmly control this place, which will help her to secure her position as the Holy Lord.

That's why she tried her best to push Zhao Kangping to be the city lord.

"There's one more thing. The Saint is new to Suzaku Hall. She doesn't understand many things and may need to consult me ​​frequently."

"Maybe she'll need me and ask me to come over."

"So I might be running back and forth between the Holy Land and River City quite often in the next period of time."

After she stepped down from her position at Suzaku, she actually still had a lot of handover work to do.

The Holy Lord did not seem to have any intention of appointing a new Suzaku, as she was not sure whether the subsequent Suzaku would be 100% loyal to her.

Although Suzaku Hall is almost completely controlled by Mu Wanyi, there is no guarantee that people from the Supreme Elders’ faction have not infiltrated it.

In fact, the Holy Lord had also sent people to infiltrate the other faction, and this kind of reciprocity definitely existed. That's why she didn't re-select Suzaku after Dongfang Jingrou left office. Instead, she let Bai Qianqian temporarily take over Suzaku Hall under the pretext of training a saint.

"It seems you will be busy from now on." Zhao Kangping stroked her cheek gently.

She pressed his warm hand with one hand and said, "Once the Saint is familiar with the situation in Suzaku Hall, I won't have to go there so often."

"It just so happens that this incident of the five major families embezzling tributes can give her some practice."

"I guess as the city lord, you should be able to cooperate with her in some ways."

Hearing this, Zhao Kangping was a little confused: "Me? I haven't officially become the city lord yet, so I'm not familiar with the situation here."

Dongfang Jingrou: "Don't you find it strange? Even after He Weiyuan resigned as city lord, their smuggling activities have not stopped."

"Through interrogation, we learned that the last time they made a delivery was about ten days ago. That was exactly the day the He family had the accident."

Zhao Kangping's eyes turned. "You mean, even without the He family's cooperation, their process will still continue?"

The woman nodded and said, "Yes, we didn't know before. But now that we know about this situation, we can't let these villains continue to commit crimes under our noses."

Here we have to mention the tribute system of the affiliated forces of the Zi Yang Holy Land.

Because the Holy Land has many affiliated forces, the tributes they offer are also a major source of financial income for the Holy Land.

This tribute system is somewhat similar to the one between the ancient Eastern countries and their tributary states in the past.

The affiliated forces will offer some elixirs, talismans or rare treasures, and the Zi Yang Holy Land will not take these things for nothing. In addition to providing protection to these forces, the Holy Land may reward them with some spirit stones or some secret manuals of martial arts if it is pleased.

Of course, the martial arts secret manuals given away would definitely not be the particularly rare high-end goods in the holy land, but often inferior goods that the holy land looked down upon.

But when these skills fall into the hands of the lower sect, they become a very remarkable inheritance.

There are many affiliated forces in the holy land, and the distances between them and the Zi Yang Holy Land are also different.

Taking into account the different distances, different subordinate forces paid tribute at different times. Some of the closer ones paid tribute once a year, but the value of the materials they offered each time was relatively low.

Those who live farther away and find it less convenient to travel can come less often, perhaps once every three to five years, but they will need to bring more tribute each time.

Dongfang Jingrou continued, "Every time different factions sent tribute, the items that were confiscated were only a small amount. They couldn't possibly sell every little bit they confiscated; that wouldn't be cost-effective."

"So there's actually a warehouse in the city specifically for storing the withheld tribute. Once a certain amount has accumulated, they'll resell it."

When she said this, Zhao Kangping immediately understood what she meant.

"Are we going to find that warehouse? How come Wang Zhisheng and Wang Tingyue don't know the location of the warehouse?" Zhao Kangping asked.

Dongfang Jingrou: "I really don't know. They only know some information from their elders, but these younger generations are actually not qualified to participate in these gray industries."

At first, they suspected Wang Zhisheng was being stubborn and refusing to speak, but after trying various torture methods, he always gave the same answer. He didn't give in until he fainted from the pain.

It seems that he is indeed unaware.

However, they have learned a lot of information and have a direction for further investigation.

"Okay, you are really awesome. Come on, give me a kiss, mua~" Zhao Kangping had been unhappy with those aristocratic families for a long time. If he had the chance to pull them down from their high position, he would be very happy to help.