King of Creation-Chapter 1373: 1358: The Miserable Ji Jia

Chapter 1373: Chapter 1358: The Miserable Ji Jia
Luoyi Imperial Palace.
“What? Changle has gone to the branch of the Heavenly Temple?” The Holy Son of Heaven, Great Zhou, Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long, who was reviewing memorials, looked up in astonishment upon hearing this , his expression gradually becoming furious.
“Mixing with those bald thieves of the Heavenly Temple?
What is she trying to do; does she even regard me as her father anymore?” In anger, Ren Venerate Emperor casually threw a pile of memorials in front of him toward the ing eunuch, scaring the entire inner attendants to their knees, kowtowing.
Chief Eunuch Yu Chaoen silently stepped forward, waved his hand to signal those inner attendants to leave, and then slowly picked up the scattered memorials, placing them back on the imperial desk.
“Your Majesty, the Princess Changle in your heart is still the one from a few years ago who only loved flowers and pets, isn’t she?”
Yu Chaoen’s tone was respectful but carried a different undertone, “Your Majesty, as the saying goes, traveling ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books. What Princess Changle experienced in the foreign realm is far more rewarding than ten thousand miles.”
Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long’s expression turned somewhat somber, “You mean, Changle… has grown up?”
“Not just grown up, Your Majesty. Since Princess Changle returned, she has made three requests to you, none of which you agreed to!” Yu Chaoen reminded.
“That’s because her requests…”
Before the words were finished, Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long abruptly stopped speaking, quickly realizing as the supreme ruler of the Great Zhou.
“It seems my Changle truly has grown up…” Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long sighed with some emotion, “Has that matter been verified?”
“In response to Your Majesty, the palace nanny has already checked, and Princess Changle is currently still intact!” Yu Chaoen answered.
“It seems the young Captain Ye behaved well, and it’s not in vain that I granted him the rank of Viscount! However, since he accepted my reward, he must serve me diligently!”
After pondering for a few moments, Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long wrote out an imperial decree, stamped it with the seal, and casually tossed it to Yu Chaoen, “When Changle returns, if it’s confirmed that she hasn’t… then give her this decree!”
“Since she wants it, I will give it to her, after all, she has grown up…”
…..
At the same time, within the Mansion of the Duke of the Secret Kingdom, Western Patrol Xio Qiangu and Junior Heavenly Officer Xio Feng were secretly discussing inside the Silent Chamber.
However, the two figures from the Xio family were seated to the left and right, respectively, while a silver-haired old man, who bore a resemblance to Xio Feng, sat in the center.
“It seems the old Emperor is using Heh Shen’s death as an excuse, using the fiefdom as the skeleton, and the key position of Second Wind Patrol Envoy as the flesh and blood, trying to drive a wedge into the Xio family’s domain.” Junior Heavenly Officer Xio Feng’s expression was somewhat dark.
“I’ve studied that Ye’s background and had contact with him; his strength is indeed extraordinary, not to be dealt with by anyone below the Dark Palace Realm, and he’s also a ruthless character.”
“Most importantly, from my estimation, since the old Emperor made such an arrangement, he wouldn’t send the boy to his death in vain. He would definitely give him a secret decree, to be used at a critical moment to counterbalance us, and the heir of Marquis Haiyuan Jianguo is another problem!” Xio Feng said.
Western Patrol Xio Qiangu sneered suddenly, “The heir of Marquis Haiyuan, that one is simple to deal with, being in the prime of youth and quite fond of seduction. I secretly send a few fox demons over, and in no more than one or two years, he would die from exhaustion and depletion.
By that time, if the Marquis Haiyuan’s lineage passes two or three generations in a few short years, hmph, any deep-seated feud may be forgotten! Now, the only troublesome one is that Ye.”
If we eliminate him too fast, the old Emperor’s face may not look good, and he might come to trouble us!”
The silver-haired old man, who had been silent, spoke, “Whether quickly or not, eliminating him is not the issue! The key is, you need to eliminate him reasonably, so even the old Emperor can’t find fault!”
“Uncle’s meaning?” Western Patrol Xio Qiangu turned his gaze to the silver-haired old man.
“If you must act, then act decisively! And do it so swiftly that it catches them off guard. Understand? Only this can prove the Xio family’s control over the western region. Of course, it must be reasonable; politically, it needs to be justifiable, understand?” the silver-haired old man stated.
After pondering for a moment, Western Patrol Xio Qiangu nodded, “I understand Uncle’s meaning. For those who dare to overreach into Xio family territory, a nail must be cut off immediately to prevent more from encroaching!”
The silver-haired elder slightly nodded, half-closing his eyes.
“Good, then I’ll make arrangements. That boy will take at least half a month to a month to reach the fiefdom, which is plenty of time for me to carefully plan a great gift for him! Just in time, to avenge Heh!”
Upon these words, Junior Heavenly Officer Xio Feng’s expression turned exceedingly grim, “Remember, send that boy’s Divine Soul to me. If I don’t let him experience the torture of a thousand ghosts consuming his soul, it wouldn’t ease this old fellow’s grudge.
Heh, under this old fellow’s guidance for nineteen years, was just starting to shine, and then this boy destroyed him!”
After the Xio family altered their young members’ names and sent them to be trained by the Heavenly Patrol Department, placing them in critical positions one by one, this was the fundamental reason for the Xio family’s firm control over the Heavenly Patrol Department’s Western Patrol forces, both openly and covertly, and one of their means of hiding their strength.
If Ren Venerate Emperor knew that nearly half of the heads of the Heavenly Patrol Department’s Western Patrol bore the surname Xio, he wouldn’t be as optimistic as he is now.
If Ye were here and heard this revelation, he would probably be greatly shocked and would reassess his grievances with the Xio family.
….
Backyard of the branch of the Heavenly Temple!
“Old Ghost Baili, this Ye is a special guest that I specifically asked Princess Changle to invite. Isn’t that reason enough?” Before Ye Zhen could explain, the voice of Green Hall Master Mu Xu echoed.
“Moreover, Old Ghost Baili, you know well that Princess Changle and this Ye are esteemed guests of our Green Hall and highly significant to us. Yet these two little things are causing interference here. I must ask, what is their intention?
Are they deliberately sabotaging our Green Hall’s opportunity for growth, or trying to cut in halfway?”
“Nonsense, Old Ghost Mu, am I that kind of person?”
…..
To the astonishment of Ye Zhen and Princess Changle, what initially was a matter Ye Zhen created in self-defense turned into an internal squabble between Baili Fei and Mu Xu. One speculated while the other refused to concede.
Where people gather, conflicts arise. Evidently, the Heavenly Temple is not as monolithic as it seems, and internal strife is quite severe.
Otherwise, the Thunder Hall would not hate Ye Zhen to the bone, while the Green Hall remains determined to stay close to him.
The two old fellows soon engaged in a real quarrel, but the Vice Hall Masters behind them were no pushovers, quickly intervening to mediate. The discussion was quickly brought back to the main topic: how Weie Yu, Ji Jia, Princess Changle, and Ye Zhen came into conflict in the first place.
Princess Changle didn’t rush to answer, instead looking toward Ye Zhen.
“Luckily, the two Hall Masters asked this point. If you hadn’t, I would have thought everyone in your Heavenly Temple were robbers! This Ji Jia, knowing that I have an Acquired Spirit Treasure of the Thunder Element, immediately demanded it from me upon meeting today without a word!”
“When the demand failed, he attempted to seize it by force and even called upon his master Weie Yu for help. If it weren’t for our skills, hmph!” Ye Zhen sneered in disdain.
Upon hearing this, both Baili Fei and Mu Xu were stunned.
The Acquired Spirit Treasure is indeed precious, especially to people like Ji Jia and Weie Yu, whose envy is perhaps understandable. This scenario is indeed possible.
“Weie Yu, how do you explain this?” asked Moon Palace Master Baili Fei grimly.
The Divine Master Weie Yu, who was just rescued from that terrifying state with Baili Fei’s help, still looked green all over, though most of the curses had been dispelled.
Upon being asked by the Moon Palace Master, his face turned awkward.
This is… hard to answer!
Ye Zhen wasn’t wrong; the master-disciple duo indeed sought the Acquired Spirit Treasure, but the real reason was their suspicion that Ye Zhen, or someone behind him, was the scoundrel who plucked their fruit and stole their Innate Spiritual Object and Kui Niu’s remains back then.
They wanted to verify their suspicion.
The aura of an Innate Spiritual Object is not easily assimilated.
If Ye Zhen could reveal that Acquired Spirit Treasure and allow them a moment to sense it, they could ascertain whether Ye Zhen was indeed the one who stole their Innate Spiritual Object.
Nonetheless, they currently felt more suspicious of Ye Zhen.
However, they didn’t dare say this aloud!
No other reason, just that their actions back then were secretive, with intentions to hog the Innate Spiritual Treasure for themselves.
For the Heavenly Temple, perhaps Acquired Spirit Treasures aren’t much, but Innate Spiritual Treasures are incredibly rare. Every piece is a must-contend-for item.
If they were to answer honestly, and let the upper echelons of the Heavenly Temple know that due to their greed, the opportunity to acquire one Innate Spiritual Treasure and numerous Acquired Spirit Treasures went amiss, they might very well face severe punishment.
Therefore, Weie Yu would never divulge the truth, and he found himself at a loss for words in response.
Moreover, he could not quickly think of a better excuse at the moment.
His silence, in effect, admitted to Ye Zhen’s account, causing Moon Palace Master Baili Fei to blow his top in anger.
How embarrassing!
Failing to steal something right at the doorstep and being beaten so, truly….
“Useless, utterly……” Baili Fei couldn’t express his rage, “Both you and your disciple, face the wall for a year’s reflection!”
“Now get out!”
Before Spirit Master Weie Yu and his disciple Ji Jia could leave, Moon Palace Master Baili Fei dispiritedly vanished first, having felt he lost face.
As for Ji Jia, who later woke up and vomited thrice in blood due to getting beaten needlessly and then punished by being made to face a wall for a year by the Moon Palace Master—well, that’s another story!
Green Hall Master Mu Xu cheerfully waved and conjured a verdant bridge of reception, “Your Highness, Ye, please come up; we need to have a good talk!”