"Who knows if you moved or not?"

Chen Yuan, with his hands behind his back, walked into the ancestral hall. His gaze swept over the memorial tablets of the Yang family's ancestors, and suddenly, his eyes focused. He noticed a black stone wall, uneven and inlaid on the opposite wall.

Chen Yuan felt a surge of excitement.

If he wasn't mistaken, this stone wall should contain the Tai Xuan True Scripture he was looking for.

Finally, he found it!

He had been anticipating this for so long, even risking his life by inciting Yang Wanlou to intercept him. Wasn't it all for this stone wall and the Tai Xuan True Scripture it held?

At the peak of Bone Refinement, he was finally about to advance to a higher realm.

It hadn't been easy!

Thinking to himself, Chen Yuan opened his Celestial Eye, a burst of intense azure light illuminating his vision.

No mistake!

The Sky Survey Envoys Chen Yuan brought opened the chests one by one, their eyes burning as they stared at the contents. They were filled with gleaming silver.

It was even more alluring than beautiful women.

Roughly estimated, there were about thirty thousand taels of silver, a huge fortune. No wonder Zhang Xuan was so determined to find this batch of silver.

Finding this silver was a great achievement!

Several Sky Survey Envoys were breathing heavily, their eyes glancing at Chen Yuan from time to time, but they quickly lowered their heads.

Yang Wanlou, who was on the ground, quickly stood up upon seeing this scene. He walked to a chest of silver, picked up a few silver ingots, and walked to Chen Yuan with a fawning smile, saying:

"Lord Chen, let me go. All this silver is yours. This official guarantees that no one will ever know."

"With this official's power, it's enough to establish you in Nanling City."

Chen Yuan's expression turned serious, and he scolded:

"Presumptuous! You dare to tempt Chen like this!"

"After entering the imperial court, Chen swore an oath to be irreconcilable with corruption!"

"Yang Wanlou, you've misjudged me!"

As he spoke, Chen Yuan's gaze swept over the Sky Survey Envoys and the silver on the ground. Yang Wanlou hadn't misjudged him; he really wanted this silver.

What a pity...

With so many Sky Survey Envoys present, Chen Yuan couldn't kill Yang Wanlou. Otherwise, Chen Yuan might have actually embezzled this silver. With it, Chen Yuan's future cultivation would be secured.

However, even if he wanted to take a gamble and carry it away, it would be troublesome. This silver wasn't light, and Chen Yuan didn't have any storage treasures. He could only abandon it with a heavy heart...

The only thing that comforted Chen Yuan was that he had found the Tai Xuan Scripture.

Previously, Envoy Lu Yang had said that when the Sky Survey Department destroyed a family, half could be turned over to the government, and half could be kept for themselves. But this embezzled silver... Chen Yuan didn't know how much he would be able to get.

Yang Wanlou's face stiffened, and he lowered his head in shame.

Once, when he entered the officialdom, he was so upright and honest. Even the Governor praised him after hearing about it, giving him a chance to advance.

Unfortunately...

In the end, he couldn't resist the temptation of corruption and fell into the abyss.

The Sky Survey Envoys nearby also lowered their heads quickly, not daring to covet the silver.

"There's so much silver, I'm afraid I can't count it all. You guys help me count it..." Chen Yuan looked at the Sky Survey Envoys.

They were overjoyed, understanding the meaning behind Chen Yuan's words.

They could skim a little off the top. A few hundred taels of silver was their salary for many years.

Before officially becoming Sky Survey Envoys, their salaries were no different from ordinary constables, only less than two taels of silver per month. Only after becoming official Sky Survey Envoys could they receive seven or eight taels of silver per month.

"Thank you, Lord."

"Thank you, Lord!"

Although Chen Yuan was about the same rank as them, just an official Sky Survey Envoy, they still sincerely called him "Lord!"

They greatly admired Chen Yuan's way of doing things.

He wasn't greedy himself, but he was lenient to those who worked under him. In the future, when he reached a higher position, he would definitely be a good official.

"Sima Yang, now that the evidence is conclusive, tell me, how did you obtain this batch of silver, and how did you kill Yan..."

Chen Yuan stared at Yang Wanlou.

He sighed, knowing he had no more chances. He slowly said in a low voice, "Back then, Prefect..."

According to his account, the former Prefect was preparing to transport the embezzled silver to Xuezhou through the Cloud River, and he, Yang Wanlou, happened to be in charge of grain transportation, which required his approval.

At first, Yang Wanlou didn't know what it was. Since the Prefect had given instructions, he just needed to handle it well. But coincidentally, a coolie carrying a box accidentally tripped, breaking a hole in the bottom of the box.

Revealing a glimmer of silver...

After that, the news reached his ears through the housekeeper. He realized that the batch of items was likely silver. After investigation, it was indeed the case!

Afterwards, Yang Wanlou, fearing that the matter would be exposed, killed all the coolies who transported the silver that day and threw their bodies into the Cloud River. He acted as if nothing had happened, fearing implication.

He even prayed that the batch of silver would leave quickly.

Because he had already sensed that he might be involved in a major event.

But later, the Sky Survey Department suddenly took action and arrested the Prefect. The Prefect died mysteriously in prison, and a major purge was launched in Nanling Prefecture.

Many officials related to the Prefect were arrested.

As for him, because he was relatively discreet, and almost no one knew about his connection with the Prefect, he narrowly escaped.

Later, the housekeeper suggested that he secretly embezzle the batch of silver. Anyway, the Prefect was dead, and no one knew that the box contained silver. He, due to his son's sake, couldn't resist the temptation and used means to embezzle the silver.

And through the Azure Serpent Society, he killed many people who were somewhat related to the matter.

Afterwards, he hid the silver in the Yang family ancestral hall, intending to take it out and use it after the storm subsided. Unexpectedly, an affair with Yan...

Accidentally revealed the location of the Yang family ancestral hall, and she saw the batch of silver.

In order not to be exposed, Yang Wanlou killed her, threw her into the well, and disguised it as drowning. Who knew that this matter would be known by Chen Yuan, so there was today's event.

Chen Yuan listened with interest. It turned out that Yang Wanlou, this guy, looked upright and concerned for the people, but in reality, he was a corrupt and lecherous person, even his daughter-in-law was not spared.

"Does your son know?"

Yang Wanlou's face was flushed, somewhat ashamed, but he still nodded.

His affair with the Yang woman was actually consensual. After all, Yang Qing'an was half-crippled and could not perform human affairs, and Yan wanted to experience that kind of pleasure.

Yang Wanlou was both lecherous and wanted to leave a descendant.

Anyway, they were all of the Yang family lineage.

Chen Yuan hooked the corner of his mouth, revealing a smile, and shook his head. Yang Qing'an, this kid, really...

Ant Forest is just for fun.

Real afforestation still depends on him!

"Alright, since Sima Yang is so sensible, this official won't torture you. Everything will be handed over to the government for disposal. Take him away!"

Chen Yuan waved his hand.

"Yes."

"Yes."

Two Sky Survey Envoys escorted Yang Wanlou away.

"Order the other Sky Survey Envoys in the mansion to move all this silver back to the Sky Survey Department!"

Although they weren't in the same system, since the silver had arrived in his hands, the priority was to escort it back to the Sky Survey Department.

"Yes."

"Yes."

In just a short period of time, the silver in the Yang family ancestral hall was moved away by the Sky Survey Envoys, leaving only empty memorial tablets, somewhat eerie in the light of the candles.

"Lord, you..."

Several Sky Survey Envoys looked at Chen Yuan standing silently in front of the memorial tablets, motionless, somewhat puzzled.

"You guys go up first. Chen has some things to ponder. By the way, help me guard the entrance. Do not allow anyone to come in and disturb my thoughts!"

Chen Yuan said with his back to them.

"Yes."

The men responded.

They didn't dare disobey Chen Yuan's words.

Chen Yuan not only possessed strength that they couldn't reach, but he was also very generous to them, while he himself didn't embezzle even a tael of silver. Such a person was worthy of respect.

Soon, the men left.

The stone door was closed again, and only Chen Yuan was left in the entire ancestral hall.

He shifted his gaze and slowly came to the black stone wall, quietly watching for a moment, thinking about how to see the scriptures.

If the Tai Xuan Scripture was so easy to see, the Yang family wouldn't be unaware.

Suddenly, Chen Yuan thought of the Qi Luck altar suppressing the Blood Fiend Saber earlier, and his eyes lit up. He gently placed his hand on the black stone wall.

One breath,

Two breaths,

Three breaths...

Just as Chen Yuan frowned and wanted to retract his palm, in an instant, a stream of azure light burst out from Chen Yuan's body and poured into the stone wall.

The next moment.

"Crack, crack..."

The black stone wall began to peel off, like paint falling to the ground.

After about ten breaths of time, the black stone wall had completely peeled off a layer, revealing the things on it. With azure as the base, countless dense, mysterious characters shone brightly on it.

It seemed to be echoing each other.

"This is... Tadpole script?"

Looking at the tadpole-like characters on the stone wall, Chen Yuan frowned. He didn't recognize these characters. How could he use them to cultivate? Wouldn't it be all for naught if he obtained the Tai Xuan Scripture but couldn't cultivate it...

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and decided to try the method he used earlier, touching it with Qi Luck to see if he could cultivate.

He once again covered his palm on a tadpole character closest to him.

His palm touched it lightly, and the tadpole character jumped into Chen Yuan's arm. Subsequently, all the tadpole characters on the entire stone wall trembled and jumped from the stone wall.

They jumped into Chen Yuan's body in a scramble.

Streams of cool air moved within Chen Yuan's body. He tried to control it with his mind, and suddenly he was overjoyed. When he focused his mind on those streams of air,

A sense of enlightenment surged into his heart.

Tai Xuan True Scripture!

"The Way of Heaven diminishes what is in excess and..."

Dimly, Chen Yuan seemed to hear an extremely plain voice, coming from within his body. Thinking of this, Chen Yuan quickly sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

Letting those streams of air echo in his body with the chanting of the scriptures.

Between heaven and earth.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, invisible to the naked eye, condensed into a vortex above Chen Yuan's head and was slowly drawn into Chen Yuan's body!

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