Yangshui County City, outside the Xuantian Bureau.
Military official Tao Bing was yawning in boredom.
There were many governmental organizations in the county city. The highest authority was naturally the Governor's Office and the bureaus under it. Other than that, there were the local government, the third class and the sixth branch, the martial arts school, the various military camps, and so on.
The Xuantian Bureau was the department in charge of the Daoist officials in the Central Plains.
This system was very different from that of the Fufeng Protectorate.
After all, the Fufeng Protectorate was a government organization. The Protector General had the military and political power. He could even assign Daoist officials to his subordinates. It was almost half a military town. There was no such good thing in the Central Plains.
Tao Bing was the old man of the Xuantian Bureau. His grandfather and father had always been here. It was the same for him to take over his father's business.
Old Tao's family relied on accumulating merits to exchange for a martial arts heirloom. They had always wanted to train a Connate Martial Artist to become the Vice Commissioner of Evil Slayer and have an official.
Alas, this wish never came true. Tao Bing's talent was not good. He was also worn down by all kinds of pleasures. As a guard, he enjoyed himself every day.
One day, he saw a young man walking over. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to stop him. "Don't be presumptuous outside the Xuantian Bureau. You are …"
Before he could finish his sentence, he saw the unfamiliar young man throw out a waist token.
"Rank eight law enforcer?"
Tao Bing's expression turned serious. He hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Sir! Please come in! "
"Who is in charge of the Xuantian Bureau?"
Chung Shen-soo asked casually as he strode in.
"The Xuantian Bureau is naturally led by Doctor Lei Xiao. However, he is often in seclusion and has set up eight departments. May I know why you are here?"
Tao Bing asked carefully and nervously.
"I'm here on official business. I'm here to look for information," Chung Shen-soo answered casually.
"This is a small matter. You don't have to go to the department. Just go to the third room and find Taoist Peach Blossom," Tao Bing hurriedly said.
"Yes, thank you!"
Chung Shen-soo threw out a White Emperor coin and walked into the Xuantian Bureau.
Tao Bing beamed with joy as he took a bite of the White Emperor Coin and sighed, "As expected of the Daoist Official, you're so generous. Sigh … when can I break through to the Innate Stage?"
Thinking of this, he felt a little sad. He planned to have a good drink after work to comfort his wounded heart.
…
The inner rooms of the Xuantian Bureau were divided according to the four directions of Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Each room was numbered, making it very easy to find.
Chung Shen-soo went to room number three. The door of the room was wide open, and there were many bookshelves inside. A young Daoist with peach blossom eyes was lying on a wooden armchair.
When he saw Chung Shen-soo enter, he couldn't help but stand up and bow. "This humble Taoist, Peach Blossom, greets fellow Daoist."
"I am Su Daozhi, the law enforcer of the Fufeng Protectorate!
Chung Shen-soo took out his waist tag and verified his identity. "I want to check the latest intelligence in Luozhou."
"Fellow Daoist, as a major eighth rank cultivator, it's naturally not a problem for you to have access to a year's worth of information below the earth-rank."
Taoist Peach Blossom smiled. "Fellow Daoist, please wait for a moment. I'll go get it for you."
Chung Shen-soo sat down, and a few maidservants dressed like young girls immediately served him fragrant tea and snacks.
He took a sip of the tea and found that it was actually not bad. The maidservants were all bright and beautiful, and they smiled sweetly. He couldn't help but think that Taoist Peach Blossom really enjoyed himself.
After waiting for seven minutes, Taoist Peach Blossom returned with a smile and a scroll. "Everything you wanted to see is here."
"Thank you."
Chung Shen-soo could be considered to be familiar with the government. As he thanked Taoist Peach Blossom, he gave him a Yellow Emperor coin. As expected, Taoist Peach Blossom was as happy as Tao Bing.
He was a little speechless, but it was other people's business how they liked to live, so he continued to read the scroll.
His gaze was like lightning, reading ten lines at a glance. When he saw one, his expression suddenly changed.
"In the autumn of the seventh year of Wucheng, Luo Qiaoshan, the Evil Daoist Sen Yunzi of the Mountain of Wholehearted Meditation, became a demon and killed 381 people from the Luo Village. Taoist Sen Yi was his accomplice and purposely covered it up. He was extremely vicious and deranged. Later, Xuandu's First Physician Wang Qiaoren led a team to annihilate his entire family, and the Daoist scriptures were confiscated by the government …"
The lines of words that had yet to dry made Chung Shen-soo's hair stand on end. He felt like he was watching a farce again.
The scene of Taoist Sen Yi bowing deeply to send him off seemed to appear before his eyes again.
There's no Black Lotus Cult, no strange things. Everything has been covered up!
It looks like Taoist Sen Yi drew the worst lot. The Xuantian Bureau that he sent the documents to was most likely infiltrated by the Black Lotus Cult. That's why his entire family was killed and he was made a scapegoat. Although it's not exactly a scapegoat, Sen Yunzi was indeed the one who killed them …
The Black Lotus Cult is so powerful? It's really dangerous. If I continued to cultivate in seclusion in the Wholehearted Meditation, wouldn't I be implicated as well? Perhaps I'm already implicated now?
Putting everything else aside, there's a huge problem with that Wang Qiaoren. He's an Inferior Grade 5 Xuandu Physician? Is he a Magical Ability cultivator?
However, Taoist Sen Yi will probably play down the news about him.
Furthermore, so what if it's revealed?
That's Childe Shen-soo's doing. What does it have to do with me, Su Daozhi?
"This Luozhou is filled with monsters … From this, I'm afraid the world is not peaceful …"
Chung Shen-soo sighed to himself. He flipped the page and looked at the other news.
After a long time, he put down the dossier and rubbed his forehead.
At the side, Taoist Sen Hua Hua got a maidservant to bring a pot of wine. He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, I won't ask why you're here. It's just that you've come from afar. I have a pot of peach blossom wine that I brewed myself here. I'll give it to you as a gift."
"Many thanks."
Chung Shen-soo took the wine cup and felt that the wine was light and smooth. There was also a cool spiritual vigor that flowed down his throat. He could not help but smile. "Good wine!"
"This is the only thing I like." Taoist Peach Blossom's peach blossom eyes squinted as he smiled.
The two of them continued chatting for a while. Chung Shen-soo then asked if there were any large-scale cultivator gatherings nearby. He then told Chung Shen-soo about his need to search for astral and malevolent energy.
Astral Fiend Cultivators, unless their cultivation of Nine Yin and Eight Yang reached perfection, would always have a need for Astral Fiend Qi. This was a very normal thing.
"The best trading partner for us Dao officials is naturally the Imperial Court." When Taoist Sen Hua Hua talked about this, he immediately became interested. "It's a pity that our positions are still too low. If we were Rank Seven Demon Subduing Envoy, we would be able to receive a strand of malevolent energy from the Xuantian Bureau as salary every few years. Of course, it's the most common malevolent energy, but it's worth a hundred Yellow Emperor's money …"
"Exchanging Daoist books and ancient books with merit from the Imperial Court … is actually a disadvantage. The only advantage is that they're honest and won't take it by force. The Xuantian Bureau still cares about their reputation in this aspect. Of course, the price is too high, and it's not suitable for us … Dao officials also have a need for exchange, but there's even more demand for itinerant cultivators. Thus, some semi-official markets have been formed. There's one nearby. On the surface, it's managed by the Mirrorcloud Sect, and it's located on Xu Ling Mountain …"
Taoist Sen Hua Hua explained some of the details in detail, which benefited Chung Shen-soo a lot.
The two of them drank three cups in a row. Only then did Chung Shen-soo express his gratitude and leave.
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