The Heavenly Secret Unit's Marshal was the highest commander of the Heavenly Secret Unit. He was the strongest person in the Starfall Dynasty, and his status was practically on equal footing with the Emperor.
Furthermore, during special times, such as wars with other dynasties, even the Emperor would have to be wary of the Marshal. After all, the Marshal was the true controller of the Starfall Dynasty's battle prowess.
Marshal Xiao Ding had suddenly fallen seriously ill. This was a huge matter that could shock the entire court. However, apart from the upper echelons of the dynasty, no one else knew about it.
Therefore, after receiving the news, Xing Jue and the others immediately set off and rushed towards the headquarters of the Heavenly Secret Unit without stopping. This was because they had received an even worse piece of news.
The position of Marshal of the Heavenly Secret Unit had actually been taken over by the current Prime Minister, Wang Qiang. Although it was only a temporary position, he still held great authority over the Heavenly Secret Unit.
Wang Qiang was from the Ironblood Continent. He was cunning and ambitious. It was already extremely dangerous for him to become the Prime Minister of the Imperial City. Now that he had become the temporary Marshal, how could Xing Jue and the others be at ease?
As for the experts sent by the headquarters of the Heavenly Secret Unit to support Xing Jue and the others, General Zhao had already informed them about Xing Jue's safety and Xue Mei's death. Therefore, they had already returned halfway.
"Lord Execution Judge, that Wang Qiang is currently a very popular person by His Majesty's side. His Majesty can be said to listen to everything he says."
"However, Wang Qiang is not someone who knows his place. He's narrow-minded, sinister and cunning. On the day he became the Prime Minister, he imprisoned those who had competed with him for the position of Prime Minister on the charge of colluding with the enemy."
"You must know that those people were generals of the Heavenly Secret Unit before they went to the Imperial City. Not only were they extremely intelligent, but they were also rare battle prowess in the dynasty."
"However, because of Wang Qiang's incitement and the inconclusive evidence, they were thrown into prison by His Majesty and were no longer placed in an important position. Their fates were truly tragic."
"Furthermore, that Wang Qiang has long held a grudge against Lord Xing Jue. Now that he has become the Acting Marshal of the Heavenly Secret Battalion, I'm afraid he'll do something bad to Lord!"
In the palace, General Zhao reminded Xing Jue worriedly. Although General Zhao was also from the Mortal Realm, he was not from the Iron Blood Continent, so he was extremely disgusted with Wang Qiang.
It could be said that apart from the people of the Iron Blood Continent, practically no one in the Secret Division had a good impression of Prime Minister Wang Qiang.
"No matter how ambitious that Wang Qiang is, he is only a minister. Even if he is the Marshal, he is only acting. Doesn't he still have to listen to the emperor? Could it be that he dares to rebel? "Xing Jue said disapprovingly.
"That's true. However, before Wang Qiang entered the Imperial City, he was a very powerful general in the Secret Heaven Battalion. It's said that he even fought with Lord Marshal for the position of Marshal."
"In any case, this Wang Qiang's strength cannot be underestimated. He has been an intermediate wargod for many years, and I've heard that he is on the verge of becoming an advanced wargod."
"If Lord Marshal really falls ill and Wang Qiang breaks through to the advanced wargod level, the position of Marshal of the Secret Heaven Battalion will definitely belong to him."
"When that time comes, no one in the Starfall Dynasty will be his match."
"And with his ambition, he might really rebel!!!" General Zhao said worriedly.
After hearing General Zhao's words, the previously disapproving Xing Jue couldn't help but furrow his brows. He hadn't been in the Starfall Dynasty for long, so he wasn't very familiar with the affairs of the dynasty.
Now that he had a deeper understanding of Wang Qiang, Xing Jue also felt that Wang Qiang wasn't as simple as he seemed. Perhaps it really was as General Zhao said. In the future, when he obtains power, he might rebel and seize the power of the dynasty!
Xing Jue even suspected that Lord Marshal's sudden illness might have something to do with Wang Qiang. After all, Lord Marshal had just come out of seclusion a few days ago, and his body was still very healthy. With his advanced wargod level strength, what kind of illness could force him to this state?
Carrying all sorts of suspicions, Xing Jue and the others finally arrived at the headquarters of the Secret Heaven Battalion a few days later. However, just as Xing Jue and the others entered the headquarters, they were called to the Military Hall by Prime Minister Wang Qiang, the current acting Marshal of the Secret Heaven Battalion.
The Military Hall was the highest hall of the Secret Heaven Battalion. At this moment, on both sides of the hall stood dozens of generals of the Secret Heaven Battalion. These people were all wargod experts, but apart from that, they had one thing in common: they were all generals of the Ironblood Continent.
Apart from them, there were two other people standing in the middle of the hall. One was Xing Jue, the other was General Zhao.
At this moment, Xing Jue and General Zhao were staring at the seat of honor in the hall. This was because there was an old man with a head full of white hair sitting on the Marshal's throne high up in the air.
Although this old man had a head full of white hair, his entire body emitted an extraordinary aura. This aura was extremely cold, causing people to shiver. The gaze in his eyes, in particular, caused people to feel uneasy. He was Wang Qiang!
"General Zhao, you can leave first!" Suddenly, Wang Qiang, who was sitting at the seat of honor, waved his hand at General Zhao, indicating for him to leave.
"This subordinate obeys!"
General Zhao was startled at first. However, even though he was extremely unwilling, he didn't dare to disobey Wang Qiang's orders. He could only take a meaningful glance at Xing Jue before leaving the hall.
Bang!
"How dare you, Xing Jue! Do you know your crime?!"
Wang Qiang suddenly pointed at Xing Jue and shouted as soon as General Zhao left the hall. It was as if Xing Jue had committed a heinous crime.
"This subordinate doesn't know what you mean by that?"
Xing Jue didn't seem surprised by Wang Qiang's sudden accusation. Not only was he not afraid, but he even acted like he didn't know what Wang Qiang was talking about.
"Very well, Xing Jue. As a mere commander, you actually dared to trespass into the headquarters of the Secret Heaven Battalion. This is a great disrespect to the heroes of the Secret Heaven Battalion.
However, on account of the fact that you have only joined the Secret Heaven Battalion for a short period of time, this Marshal will not hold it against you.
However, I didn't expect you to slander the Imperial City's Minister, Lord Li, and say that he slaughtered his own people.
This is simply blasphemy against the Imperial City. Just this alone is enough for me to sentence you to death! Do you have anything else to explain? "Seeing Xing Jue's appearance, Wang Qiang became even more furious. He pointed at Xing Jue and roared.
Earlier, Wang Qiang had already asked Xing Jue and General Zhao about their trip to Sand City to investigate the matter of Lord Li's entire family being slaughtered. Xing Jue and General Zhao didn't hide anything and told him everything truthfully.
"My Lord, I'm not the only one who said this. Didn't General Zhao say it as well?"
"Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to question me like this?" Xing Jue said calmly.
"Impudent! Are you saying that this Marshal is targeting you?!" Wang Qiang roared angrily.
"Marshal, this Xing Jue is stubborn. I don't think there's any need to talk to him. Just drag him out and execute him!"
"That's right, Marshal. This Xing Jue is obviously looking down on you and the dynasty's discipline. This kind of person should be executed!"
At this moment, the generals in the hall also began to speak. They were all Wang Qiang's confidants. Just like Wang Qiang, they saw Xing Jue as a thorn in their side.
As for the reason why they hated Xing Jue, it was because Xing Jue had reported Zhang Hong to the Emperor, which led to Zhang Hong's execution. Today, their purpose here was very clear. They wanted to find an excuse to execute Xing Jue.
However, Xing Jue wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he watched everything in front of him with a faint smile, as if he was watching a group of clowns performing acrobatics.
"Xing Jue, what are you laughing at?" Finally, a general could no longer stand Xing Jue's calm smile and pointed at Xing Jue angrily.
"What am I laughing at? I'm laughing at your ignorance!!!! "
"I, Xing Jue, am indeed only a general captain. However, I was personally rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor!"
"In addition, this time, General Zhao and I went to the Sand City to investigate the case of the Li Residence under the orders of Marshal Xiao Ding and His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Now that the results of the investigation are out, whether you believe it or not is His Majesty the Emperor's business. What does it have to do with you?"
"Today, I told you about the case of the Li Residence because I'm giving you face."
"However, I advise you not to ask what you shouldn't ask, and not to interfere in what you shouldn't. Otherwise, if His Majesty the Emperor blames you, you won't be able to bear the consequences!!!"
Suddenly, the smile on Xing Jue's face instantly turned gloomy. His gaze was like a torch, and his tone was stern. He actually reprimanded Wang Qiang and the others in a loud voice. Furthermore, he did not show any mercy, as if he was a high and mighty king reprimanding his incompetent subordinates.
At this moment, those dignified generals, dignified War Gods, were stunned by the aura emitted by Xing Jue. They had almost forgotten that behind Xing Jue was His Majesty, the Emperor. At this moment, they were actually terrified.
"Brat, you actually brought up the Emperor!"
"I don't mind telling you, today, even if you bring up the Emperor himself, you won't be able to escape death."
"Someone, push Xing Jue out and execute him!"
Wang Qiang's expression was extremely ugly as he was reprimanded by Xing Jue in such a manner. He was completely enraged. As the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, to be reprimanded by a mere Commander was simply a great humiliation. At this moment, Wang Qiang had already made up his mind. No matter what, he would execute Xing Jue.
Even if His Majesty were to blame him in the future, he would definitely kill Xing Jue today. Furthermore, he would use proper methods to kill him. That was because not only did he want to avenge Zhang Hong, he also wanted to establish his might. He wanted to let those in the Divine Secret Camp who refused to obey him know the power that he, Wang Qiang, possessed in the Starfall Dynasty!
Moreover, he had sufficient confidence that His Majesty would definitely not do anything to him because of a lowly existence like Xing Jue. At most, he would reprimand him, but he would definitely not be punished!
"Understood!"
At this moment, the generals who were initially frightened by Xing Jue's words instantly regained their previous imposing manner after hearing Wang Qiang's words. One should know that in terms of his relationship with His Majesty, Wang Qiang was the person closest to the Emperor in the current dynasty.
Although the Emperor had helped Xing Jue to kill General Zhang Hong of the Iron Blood Continent, it was indeed because Zhang Hong had committed a crime that he should not have committed. Therefore, even though Wang Qiang had pleaded for leniency, it was to no avail.
However, deep down in their hearts, they firmly believed that in the eyes of the Emperor, Sir Wang Qiang was the true trusted aide. He was the Emperor's favorite. Therefore, after hearing Wang Qiang's reminder, they did not hesitate and took a large step forward. The aura of a beginner level Wargod erupted as they prepared to bring Xing Jue out of the hall and execute him!
"His Majesty has arrived ~ ~ ~ ~ ~!"
However, just as they arrived in front of Xing Jue, a loud and clear voice suddenly rang out from outside the hall. When this voice entered everyone's ears, apart from Xing Jue, almost everyone's faces were filled with dissatisfaction and panic. A strange trace of fear actually surfaced in their eyes!
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