Seeing Chen Yuan walk in, Tao Qingyuan put down the dossier in his hand, glanced at him, and said:

"You're back so soon?"

He remembered that Chen Yuan had said it would take about that many days, but only five or six days had passed, which surprised him somewhat.

After he approved it, Chen Yuan could have stayed at home for a few more days to cultivate.

"This subordinate is eager to do meritorious service and couldn't sit still."

Hearing the meaning in Tao Qingyuan's words, Chen Yuan smiled and said.

"You kid..." Tao Qingyuan stroked his beard and laughed twice.

Within the Southern Ridge Celestial Patrol Division, besides Zhang Xuan, no one else dared to speak to him like that. However, he wasn't angry. Under normal circumstances, he was quite approachable.

There was nothing wrong with joking with his subordinates appropriately.

"Coincidentally, there's just a mission. If you want to do meritorious service, I'll give it to you." Tao Qingyuan said, looking at Chen Yuan with a smile.

Chen Yuan naturally sat down to Tao Qingyuan's left:

"What mission?"

"This official received a message from the Yunyang Prefecture Celestial Patrol Division stating that the Faceless Gentleman, Miao Renfeng, has appeared in Yunyang Prefecture recently and is likely being pursued, possibly fleeing into the territory of our Southern Ridge Prefecture."

"How about handing it over to you to investigate? This guy's strength is very weak. Any Celestial Patrol Envoy can defeat him, but his movement technique is somewhat unusual. Moreover, he's skilled at changing faces, making him difficult to catch."

"But it's no big deal if you can't catch him. There won't be any punishment."

Then, Tao Qingyuan tossed the dossier in his hand to Chen Yuan.

Taking the dossier, Chen Yuan pretended to read it through. He didn't intend to reveal that Miao Renfeng had already died in his hands, because if this matter was exposed, the deaths of Qinglian Sword Sect and Xuan Ci would be impossible to hide.

"Lord, this mission is too easy and not suitable for this subordinate." Chen Yuan smiled and placed the dossier aside.

Tao Qingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly. This was the first time he had seen someone complain about a mission being too easy. In the past, the Celestial Patrol Envoys didn't like high-difficulty missions, even though the rewards were greater.

But the corresponding dangers would also be higher.

"What kind of mission do you want?"

Tao Qingyuan's expression turned serious, already sensing the hidden meaning in Chen Yuan's words, knowing that he wasn't here for a casual visit.

"A mission to severely damage the Azure Flood Dragon Society and the Chang Le Gang!"

Chen Yuan said with a mysterious smile.

Tao Qingyuan frowned, his eyes narrowing as he stared at Chen Yuan:

"What do you want to do?"

The size of the Azure Flood Dragon Society and the Chang Le Gang was beyond Chen Yuan's ability to shake, but since he had said these words, he probably had some plan. If it wasn't too dangerous, it might be worth a try.

The previous incident had indeed angered him. If there was an opportunity, Tao Qingyuan wouldn't mind taking action.

"Lord also knows that the Azure Flood Dragon Society has been besieging and intercepting the Chang Le Gang recently, nibbling away at a lot of their interests. These two forces are fighting fiercely in the prefecture city."

"This is damaging the reputation of our Celestial Patrol Division."

Tao Qingyuan didn't speak, continuing to wait for Chen Yuan to continue.

After the preamble, Chen Yuan went straight to the point:

"And we can profit from their struggle. The major forces in Southern Ridge Prefecture seem to be on the same front against pressure from the imperial court, but in reality, they are at odds with each other."

"The Divine Firmament Hall and the Dragon Tiger Gate have grudges between them and are currently fighting endlessly. The Azure Flood Dragon Society and the Chang Le Gang are also fighting to the death. As long as we win over one of these forces, and with the power of the imperial court, not to mention annihilation, at least a severe blow is simple."

"Do you think winning over a force is that simple?"

If it were that simple, the imperial court would have done it long ago.

"It might not have been possible before, but it is now. This subordinate has obtained solid evidence that Bei Haisheng of the Chang Le Gang is colluding with Lin Beihan of the Azure Flood Dragon Society's Blood Kill Hall."

"Lord, what do you think Shi Yunlong will think after learning about this?"

"Even the vice leader of a major gang has betrayed Shi Yunlong. Wouldn't he be furious? How could he possibly continue to join forces with the Azure Flood Dragon Society?"

"Solid evidence?"

Tao Qingyuan looked somewhat suspicious.

He thought Chen Yuan might be framing them. Such things were common within the Celestial Patrol Division, and Chen Yuan had a great feud with Bei Haisheng, so the logic made sense.

Chen Yuan didn't hide anything, telling him about his plan to kill Bei Haisheng, and also revealing that his subordinates had accidentally seen Bei Haisheng meeting with Lin Beihan.

"This subordinate thinks that compared to the Chang Le Gang, the Celestial Patrol Division should target the Azure Flood Dragon Society. They dominate the Yun River, and their strength will skyrocket once they annex the Chang Le Gang."

"At that time, once another Transcendent Profound Realm expert breaks through, it won't be so easy to deal with them."

"But the Chang Le Gang is the opposite. They have been severely weakened recently and won't be able to recover for a while. After severely damaging the Azure Flood Dragon Society, dealing with the Chang Le Gang will be much easier."

"As long as Shi Yunlong helps the imperial court, he won't be able to gain a foothold in the Southern Ridge Jianghu in the future and can only rely on the imperial court, or rather... rely on you, Lord."

Chen Yuan told Tao Qingyuan most of his plans in one go.

He didn't choose to hide anything, partly to gain Tao Qingyuan's trust, and partly because he didn't want him to suspect him.

"Did you come up with all of this yourself?"

Tao Qingyuan was silent for a long time, weighing the feasibility of Chen Yuan's words. After much calculation, it might be somewhat dangerous, but it was worth a try. Even if it failed, there wouldn't be much loss.

After all, the one who should be anxious now is Shi Yunlong, not him!

"People like to think about random things when they're idle." Chen Yuan nodded in agreement.

Tao Qingyuan now looked at Chen Yuan with new eyes. Before, he only thought Chen Yuan had good talent and was a promising individual, but now it seemed that

His mind was also very sharp.

Combined with his talent, his future achievements might be even greater.

However, he was too bloodthirsty!

Killing someone's son wasn't enough; he had to completely eradicate the problem.

Of course, this wasn't necessarily a flaw. Whether in the imperial court or walking the Jianghu, a decisive character was essential. Every strong person in this era

Was a decisive and ruthless individual!

Without extraordinary willpower, even with high talent, one would just be a reckless fool.

"Don't rush with this matter. I'll test Shi Yunlong's reaction first. If he's willing to accept the imperial court's help, it won't be too late to take action."

"As for taking action, who do you want to use as a breakthrough?"

Chen Yuan's words were about inflicting heavy damage, not annihilating the Azure Flood Dragon Society. This meant he wasn't targeting Tang Qian. Rashly annihilating the Azure Flood Dragon Society wasn't too difficult.

But if Tang Qian escaped, that would be a real problem.

A Transcendent Profound Realm expert lying in wait, ready to retaliate at any time, would give him a headache even.

"Lin Beihan! He's Tang Qian's adopted son, in charge of the Azure Flood Dragon Society's strongest Blood Kill Hall, holding a high position and great power. Killing him would definitely be a major loss for the Azure Flood Dragon Society."

"And the Azure Flood Dragon Society wouldn't let it go, and would definitely fight the Chang Le Gang to the death."

"Moreover, his men once intercepted this subordinate. I want to settle these scores with him..." Chen Yuan's mouth curled into a smile.

"You want to kill Lin Beihan?"

Tao Qingyuan stared at Chen Yuan, wondering where his confidence came from. Did he think that after killing Liu Changkong, he could kill Lin Beihan? Thinking of this, he looked at Chen Yuan and advised:

"Lin Beihan's strength is not comparable to Liu Changkong. Liu Changkong only recently broke through and could only rely on evil aura to harm you. Lin Beihan is an old Ning Sha martial artist."

"According to informants from the Azure Flood Dragon Society, he is already preparing to transform evil aura into Gang energy. He has killed three martial artists in the same realm and retreated unscathed from the hands of a Heaven Gang martial artist."

"In my opinion, it's better to leave it to Nie Qiyun to take action."

"Only when you reach the Ning Sha Realm will you be qualified to be his opponent."

Chen Yuan smiled and didn't explain, but instead stretched out his palm.

*Whoosh!*

A layer of Xuan black Yin Sha instantly condensed.

The temperature inside the hall seemed to drop slightly.

Tao Qingyuan's gaze instantly froze, somewhat shocked, his pupils shrinking as he remained silent for a moment:

"Your departure these past few days was to break through?"

"Reporting to Lord, the breakthrough was just a side effect. This time, this subordinate had some matters to attend to."

"Where did you condense your evil aura?"

Tao Qingyuan was puzzled. Chen Yuan shouldn't have any background, so how could he suddenly condense evil aura? He had been preparing to find a place with Yin Sha for Chen Yuan after he reached the peak of Qi Gathering.

Of course, this was on the condition that Chen Yuan had enough merit to exchange for it, which was why he had given the Miao Renfeng case to Chen Yuan, so that he could accumulate merit.

But now it seemed that it wasn't necessary.

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered:

"This subordinate... condensed the evil aura in Ping An County. I wouldn't dare to hide it from Lord. This subordinate already knew that there was evil aura in a certain place, but it was relatively sparse, only enough for one person."

"This time, after returning and finishing my business, I felt that my cultivation was almost there, so I decided to do it all at once and enter the Ning Sha Realm as soon as possible."

Tao Qingyuan glanced at Chen Yuan. Of course, he didn't believe Chen Yuan's explanation, but he didn't continue to ask. A place with Yin Sha was a valuable treasure.

But Chen Yuan was obviously unwilling to say more, so he let it go.

When Chen Yuan felt he could hand it over, he would naturally do so. Forcing him now would only backfire. If it was really as he said, and the place with Yin Sha was extremely small, it wouldn't be worth the loss.

"So it seems you had the confidence to deal with Lin Beihan after entering the Ning Sha Realm."

Chen Yuan didn't make any other excuses, but instead nodded slightly.

"I understand. Go back first. Don't make any attempts to test Lin Beihan, and don't investigate his crimes. The Celestial Patrol Division has all this information."

"After things go smoothly with Shi Yunlong, I'll let you know."

"This subordinate takes his leave."

Having achieved his goal, Chen Yuan had no need to stay any longer. Now everything was ready, and he only needed the opportune moment.

With his strength, he wasn't qualified to contact Shi Yunlong, let alone have an equal conversation with him. He could only rely on Tao Qingyuan. Fortunately, he was quite interested in his proposal.

Of course, all of this was basically within Chen Yuan's expectations!

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