Chapter 324: Chapter 146: Empress’s Great Breakdown Battle! (Happy New Year’s Eve!) _2
Sun Senior Palace Lady served at her side, feeling somewhat puzzled.
This page of the memorial, Her Majesty has been looking at it for an hour...
Ever since leaving the Lin Residence that day, Her Majesty seemed a bit absent-minded, often dazing alone, her cheeks alternately red and white...
"Your Majesty."
"Hmm?"
The Empress snapped back to reality and asked, "What’s wrong?"
Sun Senior Palace Lady cautiously said, "It’s almost lunch time, perhaps you should take a break?"
"I’m not hungry, there’s no need for the Imperial Kitchen to prepare anything."
The Empress closed the document, placed it aside, and asked, "How’s the preparation at the Imperial College?"
Sun Senior Palace Lady replied, "The Imperial College has added a new course ’Jianghu Ethics’, notifications have been sent to those first-rate sects, but no response has been received yet..."
The Empress’s beautiful face subtly grew somber.
Governance of the sects is a long process, it can’t be accomplished overnight.
The last Heavenly Element Martial Examination was only the beginning, next we should employ both reward and punishment, suppressing and educating simultaneously.
This time with the new courses at the Imperial College, all major sects are required to send more than ten direct disciples to partake in the studies, potentially gaining an opportunity to enter the court as officials.
This move is intended to both restrain and divide.
The initial plan was to have the Eight Great Sects set an example, but they seem indifferent to this.
"At the Heavenly Element Martial Examination, Chen Mo gave me a surprise, I thought it might have a certain deterrent effect, but for now, it seems the intensity is still insufficient..."
The Empress squinted as her jade fingers rhythmically tapped the table.
Although Chen Mo outperformed Shi Yun the monk, becoming the new Qingyun Leaderboard champion, causing quite a stir in the Jianghu.
But fundamentally, he is currently just a Fifth Grade Martial Artist, where he will go in the future is still unknown.
Given time, he might become a Grandmaster fearsome in the region, but he could also accidentally perish or exhaust his talents, becoming ordinary... such things frequently occur in history.
In this chaotic world, only those geniuses who survive are the true geniuses.
"Since they don’t want to drink a toast, they’d better prepare for a punishment..."
Cold light flashed in the Empress’s eyes, as she said chillingly, "Have the Sect Inspection Bureau present all recent activities of the major sects, if we are to use the blade, there needs to be a suitable reason."
"Yes."
Sun Senior Palace Lady responded and withdrew.
The palace regained its tranquility, and the Empress picked up the desk document, continuing to read.
However, shortly thereafter, she threw it aside, rubbed her temples with distress, and inexplicably blushed.
"It’s all because of that little thief..."
"Last time I was really drunk, it doesn’t count..."
...
Demon Suppression Department.
In the front courtyard, Li Siya said helplessly, "Brother Qu, I truly cannot contact Mr. Chen."
The disheveled man with exploding hair frowned and said, "Don’t try to fool me, within our department, you and Chen Mo have the best relationship, and your sister is a Deputy Thousand Households of the Sky Scale Guard, how could you not know his whereabouts?"
"Since the Heavenly Human Martial Exam, Mr. Chen has been recuperating in his residence and not long ago went to the government, then right after went out on a mission..." Li Siya shook his head, "Regarding the Array Dao, I have questions to consult with Mr. Chen, I’m more concerned than you."
The man with exploding hair saw he wasn’t lying and decided not to press further.
Looking at the copper furnace split in half, he tightly furrowed his brows.
"This time the timing was just right, why did the furnace explode?"
"In the previous instances, Chen Mo could immediately identify where the problem lay, surely he is an Alchemy Dao expert, if only he were here..."
Li Siya shook his head and said, "Brother, why not directly consult Elder Ling?"
The man with exploding hair snorted coldly, "That old man is so nauseating, every time I ask him questions, he talks in circles with me, I’d rather ask Chen Mo, at least he speaks straightforwardly."
"..."
Li Siya was momentarily speechless.
In the Demon Suppression Department, Brother Qu is indeed unique in daring to speak of Elder Ling in such a manner.
"If there is any news about Chen Mo, you must inform me immediately."
"Don’t worry, Brother Qu."
...
Deep inside the Demon Suppression Department’s small courtyard, the copper kettle sitting on the stove puffed and bubbled.
Ling Yishan leaned back on the deck chair, furrowing his brow, and asked, "What do you mean by losing track?"
Yuan Junfeng stood with his head lowered and said, "That day I was secretly following Chen Mo to West Desolate Mountain, found Ning Zhi was engaging in a fight, Chen Mo intervened and rescued her using the Five Elements Escape Talisman."
"I initially wanted to continue chasing, but then sensed the Daoist Venerable’s presence..."
"Daoist Venerable?"
Ling Yishan’s pupils narrowed, "That mad woman came down the mountain?"
Yuan Junfeng nodded and said, "With the Daoist Venerable present, Ning Zhi definitely won’t be in danger, so I didn’t continue..."
He hadn’t finished speaking.
Mainly because that Daoist Venerable has a quirky and unpredictable nature, if their mood sour, there’s nowhere to seek reason even if beaten up.
Ling Yishan pondered for a moment and asked, "Who was the person that had a conflict with Zhi’er, has their identity been discovered?"
Yuan Junfeng said with slight suspicion, "It should be from the Demon Clan... But strangely, it initially targeted Ning Zhi, but upon Chen Mo’s appearance, immediately shifted focus, seemingly considering Chen Mo more significant..."
"Demon Clan?"
Ling Yishan’s mouth twitched, "Looks like this lad has made quite a few enemies."
He pondered for a moment and said, "Once Chen Mo returns to Tiandu City, have him visit the Demon Suppression Department, after all, he did save Zhi’er, and deserves acknowledgment."
"Yes."
Yuan Junfeng responded and exited.
Ling Yishan reached for the scorching copper kettle, pouring the boiling water into the teacup, a refreshing fragrance permeating the air.
"Ji Hongxiu wouldn’t head down the mountain without reason, what exactly is she scheming..."