When Duke Yun left the prince's residence, his expression turned extremely sullen. The Vice General and Senior Feng did not dare to say anything.
After a while, the Vice General said softly, "How can it be like this? Logically speaking, the Eighth Prince should not fear the Misty Rain Pavilion too much."
Duke Yun retorted coldly, "Isn't the reason simple? The succession race is about to begin. The various princes are getting restless. Naturally, the Eighth Prince does not want to cause any trouble at this critical juncture. "
The succession race!
If there were no special circumstances, the emperor had to abdicate for one hundred years. Then, the most outstanding prince would be chosen from the princes to inherit the throne.
The Yanwu Dynasty's emperor could only hold the throne for one hundred years.
This was to provide fresh blood to the dynasty, maintain its vitality, and prevent it from becoming rigid.
No matter how ancient a dynasty was, once it became rigid, its Luck would decline, and the nation's Luck would fall.
Since ancient times, there had never been a lack of such examples.
Hence, the rulers of the various dynasties and empires would not remain on the throne for long. No matter how brilliant or valiant one was, the dynasty's system would inevitably become rigid after a long time.
This was something unavoidable. The dynasty had to change every hundred years, maintaining its vitality at all times.
This filled the entire dynasty with competitiveness, not daring to slack off.
Now, the Yanwu Dynasty's Yan Emperor had been on the throne for eighty years. It was time to choose the crown prince.
The various princes competed in secret, all for the sake of coming out on top in the succession race and ascending to the throne.
This was why the Eighth Prince Wang Feng felt so frustrated.
At this crucial moment, Monarch Yu stirred up trouble for him. How could he not feel frustrated?
It would have been fine if it were in the past.
Now, how could Wang Feng stand up for him?
After Duke Yun came out, he calmly thought about it and guessed the crux of the matter.
"Duke, are we just going to let Monarch Yu's grudge go? If the Eighth Prince does not agree, we can go and seek help from the other princes, "the Vice General at the side suggested. Duke Yun had been in the empire for many years. As a chess piece in the fight for the crown prince, he was still very attractive to the other princes. "That's right.
Duke Yun said indifferently, "No prince would offend a Heavenly Alliance envoy inspector at this time and place. However, I will definitely take revenge for Ling`er. Even if I have to use my glory to do so, I will not refuse. Let's go to the Divine Sword Pavilion. "
The Divine Sword Pavilion was a Rank 7 sect of the Yanwu Dynasty, possessing deep accumulations.
However, although it wasn't called the God Sword Pavilion, it didn't have much to do with the God Sword Family. One was an aristocratic family, and the other was a sect. Because of the competition for the Way of the Sword, there was even some friction between them.
As Duke Yun rushed to the Divine Sword Pavilion, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion's Pavilion Master also received news of the Heavenly Alliance's Xiao Chen's appearance.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion was the top pleasure quarter in the imperial capital Yan City.
They would know that this Smiling Daughter Pavilion was not as simple as a pleasure quarter. Its accumulations were much deeper than expected.
"Pavilion Master, we have already confirmed that Xiao Chen is the new envoy inspector of the Heavenly Alliance."
In the pavilion, a black-clothed man presented the latest intelligence to a mysterious woman behind a curtain of black hair.
"Xiao Chen … if I recall correctly, the Fairy Basket that the Astral Plucking Bandit Jiang He stole back then is in his hands, right?" the mysterious woman sighed.
"Yes. We have made several deductions. The missing Fairy Basket is definitely not with Jiang He. There is only one possibility. After he stole the Fairy Basket, he casually gave it to Xiao Chen. "
"Good! It would be fine if he were somewhere else. However, since he is in the imperial capital Yan City, we have to make him hand over the Fairy Basket. "
As the mysterious woman spoke softly, she exuded a tyrannical air that clearly did not belong to a woman in a pleasure quarter.
"Understood."
--- At the same time, at the summit of Spirit Vulture Mountain, a Buddhist sect holy land outside the imperial capital, the Hidden Spirit Temple, a place invisible to the naked eye:
A handsome-looking monk looked at the note in his hand and revealed a smile.
"Unexpectedly, you came to the Yanwu Dynasty. It looks like I have to make some time to go down the mountain."
This monk was none other than Yuan Zhen, who had interacted with Xiao Chen a few times in the Faux God World. ---
The night had not ended, and dawn approached.
In a small courtyard beside the Misty Rain Pavilion, Xiao Chen, Mo Chen, and Bao`er were still awake. The two were organizing the information that Su Ye sent someone to hand over.
Previously, Su Ye had been the acting envoy inspector.
Now that Xiao Chen was here, they naturally had to slowly familiarize themselves with the information.
However, Bao`er and Mo Chen were the ones organizing the information. Xiao Chen did not pay much attention to it. After lighting an incense burner and consuming a Soul Accumulating Pill, Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes, condensing his Soul Energy.
Everyone had their own specialties. Sorting out the messy information was not Xiao Chen's forte.
If Bao`er and Mo Chen did it, they would get twice the result with half the effort. If Xiao Chen did it, he would end up making things more complicated.
The Deity Image materialized by the Soul Accumulating Pill in Xiao Chen's Soul Pool slowly faded away.
There were three Divine Vein rings under the Blue Dragon Divine Seal. With the Soul Accumulating Pill's refinement, the first Divine Vein ring was completely cleansed. Compared to the other two Divine Vein rings, the third Divine Vein ring was resplendent and filled with a divine nature.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a bright light flashed in them.
He had already finished refining the first Divine Vein ring. Only two remained. After he finished refining them, the Soul Energy that he inherited from the divine flame would truly belong to him, becoming his accumulations.
"Big Brother Xiao, Bao`er and I discovered something interesting," Mo Chen said softly as she put down the scroll in her hand.
Seeing Xiao Chen open his eyes, Mo Chen put down the scroll in her hand and said softly, "Big Brother Xiao, Bao`er and I discovered something interesting."
Mo Chen raised his eyebrows and asked out of curiosity, "Oh? Let's hear it."
"We discovered that, aside from the Misty Rain Pavilion, all the other pleasure quarters in Yan City belong to the same organization. The other pleasure quarters are actually all part of the same organization. This organization is even older than the Heavenly Alliance! "
A thought occurred to Xiao Chen. He asked seriously, "What organization is it?"
"The Pleasure Quarter Alliance," Mo Chen said calmly.
"There are more than one thousand pleasure quarters in the imperial capital, all belonging to this organization. Only the Misty Rain Pavilion is not. In the Pleasure Quarter Alliance, the one with the best business and the highest status is the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Compared to the Misty Rain Pavilion, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion not only has deeper accumulations, but its layout is also much better. "
Smiling Daughter Pavilion:
Xiao Chen thought to himself, What a familiar name. That's right … I once went to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.
Jiang He had stolen the Fairy Basket from there. It seemed to be their holy relic.
"The background of this Pleasure Quarter Alliance is extremely mysterious. Even now, no one knows about it. In the Yanwu Dynasty, it firmly suppresses the Heavenly Alliance. More importantly, this organization has a wide network. Many of the princes, kings, and Noble Clans have unclear connections to it, "Mo Chen said in a somewhat reserved manner after a pause.
More importantly, this organization has a lot of connections. Many of the princes, kings, and Noble Clans have unclear connections to it.
As for what kind of unclear connections they had, Xiao Chen naturally understood. The heads of the pleasure quarters all had their own charms. It was not difficult for them to bewitch others.
How many men could resist their charms?
If they ran into a threat, they would not waste their efforts. There would be many benefactors coming to their aid.
Xiao Chen muttered, "Pleasure quarters and assassins are ancient occupations that naturally existed since the epoch. With the existence of the Pleasure Quarter Alliance, the Misty Rain Pavilion has been able to thrive, prospering and surviving until now. She is not simple. Su Ye … this woman is somewhat terrifying. "
"Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh! "Figures tore through the air. It was Nangong Feng and the others, who had returned.
They had inquired about the strength of the Heavenly Alliance's ten merchant associations and came to report.
Over the course of the night, the group thoroughly investigated how many experts the ten great merchant associations had and how strong they were.
Xiao Chen listened carefully. Soon, he understood what was going on, gaining a rough understanding of the situation.
"Xiao Chen, these ten merchant associations have deep connections with the local Noble Clans. I can even sense the royal bloodline aura of some of the Sovereign Emperor experts overseeing them.
This is extremely strange, "Nangong Feng said with a somewhat grave expression.
Mo Yu said indifferently, "No wonder the Heavenly Alliance has been unable to expand in the Yanwu Dynasty. Its profits are strangely low. These people are all traitors, colluding with outsiders to split the profits. How can the Heavenly Alliance expand? "
Xiao Chen said calmly, "It is more or less as I guessed. The previous three envoy inspectors were probably involved. They hindered the interests of some people and died mysteriously. "
The Heavenly Alliance's headquarters controlled the best Alchemists, blacksmiths, and blacksmiths in the world. The quality of the Medicinal Pills, weapons, and Secret Treasures they refined went without saying.
In terms of doing business, the subordinate merchant associations had the support of the Heavenly Alliance's headquarters.
How could the other merchant associations compete with them?
The current situation happened because the network of interests was too large and too deep. Even the Heavenly Alliance could not do anything about it.
It was not that the Heavenly Alliance's headquarters did not know about such a situation. They had thought of forcefully taking back authority.
However, the result was the strange deaths of three envoy inspectors, leaving the Heavenly Alliance's faction in the Yanwu Dynasty to maintain its current state.
Hence, the envoy inspector position remained empty for so many years, with Su Ye managing it.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a ray of sunlight shone in from the window. Xiao Chen turned his head to look. The sky was already bright.
"Wu Meng … Wu Meng is not back yet?"
Xiao Chen's face sank slightly. Wu Meng, who he sent to follow Su Ye, had not returned even after dawn.
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