Lu Yurong glanced at him but did not refute. She knew she could not hide it from him.
Chu Li laughed and said, "You're quite bold!"
"Who would've thought I'd find something so shocking." Lu Yurong scoffed with a helpless look on her face.
She was a newly appointed official, and she wanted to rectify the foul atmosphere in the Secret Guardians Hall.
Gu Yu had only been in office for a short while but he had caused a lot of trouble in the Secret Guardians Hall. She was too lazy to make it up little by little. She wanted to frighten them in one go. Investigating and killing the disciples of the Holy Church of Light was the most effective.
The disciples of the Holy Church of Light in Fairy's Capital were people who risked their lives to meet death. They all treated death as a shortcut to ascend to the Outland.
Once these fellows were discovered, they would perish together and it would be difficult for them to survive. Even if they managed to capture them, they would quickly escape with their lives and easily ascend to the Great Light Realm.
The secret guardians of the Secret Guardians Hall trembled in fear when faced with such people. They had to be alert or they would die if they were not careful.
The Secret Guardians Hall became very efficient when they were nervous. They quickly found information about Prince Kang's consort.
She could not suppress Chen Donghai's report in public. Otherwise, the secret guardians would look down on her. She would not be able to command them and it would take more time and effort.
After thinking for a while, she decided to continue investigating and not give up halfway.
Of course, she understood that Chen Donghai wanted to go against her. Hence, she assigned him a task and sent him far away. She would deal with him when she had time.
Chu Li said, "It's not a good idea to use the consort as bait."
"She's a disciple of the Holy Church of Light!" Lu Yurong said coldly, "She's not a consort!"
Chu Li shook his head. "She didn't do anything to harm the Ji Dynasty."
"Her existence is harmful to the Ji Dynasty." Lu Yurong sneered. "Prince Kang asked you for help. Are you going to plead for him?"
"The Emperor knows about this too." Chu Li said, "But he's too embarrassed to point it out."
"I won't stop." Lu Yurong shook her head. "If she really didn't harm the Ji Dynasty, then it's fine. Otherwise, the Emperor can deal with her."
Chu Li said, "Seems like you know what to investigate."
He speculated maliciously that the Emperor might also be curious about whether Princess Kang had done anything harmful to the Great Ji all these years, so he did not say anything. The Emperor was always suspicious and alone, no matter who became the Emperor, it was the same.
Lu Yurong said, "If Princess Kang did not do it, I will not accuse her."
Chu Li gave a fist salute and smiled. "Thank you very much."
Whether it was done or not was often decided by Lu Yurong's words. If it was not found out, it could be said that it was suspicious. If it was found out, it could be said that it was wrong. In short, Lu Yurong's words determined Princess Kang's situation.
Of course, even if Princess Kang did something harmful to the Great Ji Dynasty, the Emperor would probably not kill her. At most, Prince Kang would be sent to supervise the construction of the Imperial Mausoleum.
If Lu Yurong wanted to establish her authority, she could just say that Princess Kang was suspicious. The Emperor would send Prince Kang and the others to the Imperial Mausoleum, and Lu Yurong's authority would be established. From then on, who in Luoyang would dare to be presumptuous with her?
So he owed Lu Yurong another favor.
Lu Yurong asked, "Would she really dare to betray the Holy Church of Light?"
"The Holy Church of Light might have forgotten about her." Chu Li shook his head. "The Holy Church of Light would never forgive a traitor."
Lu Yurong said, "So it's hard for her to survive."
If she investigated, the Holy Church of Light would definitely know. Even if they did not care about her, they would remember now.
"The best way is to play dead." Lu Yurong said, "I'll get someone to kill her."
Chu Li smiled.
Both of them had the same idea.
Playing dead would solve the problem once and for all. Unfortunately, Prince Kang and his wife had not made up their mind.
Chu Li said, "You're going to send someone to the Holy Church of Light as an undercover, right?"
Lu Yurong chuckled and did not say anything.
Chu Li said, "Maybe you don't have a predecessor, so you're not clear about some things. Don't go undercover in the Holy Church of Light."
Lu Yurong frowned. "They're only allowed to come to the Great Ji Dynasty. We can't go there?"
"You can go to other places, even Jade Capital, but don't go to the Holy Church of Light. The Secret Guardians Hall has sent many secret guardians to the Holy Church of Light over the years, but none of them succeeded. The Saint of the Holy Church of Light, Sun Mingyue, has the ability to see through people's hearts. Going there would be suicide. "Chu Li frowned.
"That powerful?" Lu Yurong was deep in thought. "No wonder."
She did not find any information about the Holy Church of Light in the Secret Guardians Hall's dossier.
Chu Li said, "Don't tell me you've already sent them out?"
"I'm choosing." Lu Yurong said, "I thought the people from Mei Er Courtyard would be suitable."
Chu Li smiled.
Lu Yurong said with a smile, "Chu Li, your Mei Er Courtyard is really powerful. No wonder Gu Yu was so mad. Mei Er Courtyard has the most Grandmasters, as well as tracking experts and investigation experts. The best of them are all in Mei Er Courtyard, but they only listen to you."
Chu Li said, "I'll tell them."
"If this goes on, I'll be ruthless." Lu Yurong said.
Chu Li nodded. "Don't forget our promise!"
"Of course!" Lu Yurong said, "Chu Li, I realized that you're very familiar with the Holy Church of Light."
Chu Li frowned and stared at her. "What are you trying to say?"
"Before Gu Yu died, he said that you're in cahoots with the Holy Church of Light." Lu Yurong's eyes were clear as water as she glanced at him.
Chu Li frowned. "Why are you bringing this up again!"
"Gu Yu may be incompetent and muddle-headed, but it might not be a lie." Lu Yurong shook her head. "He knows that slandering you is useless. He must've found evidence."
Chu Li laughed. "You're so imaginative!"
Lu Yurong was unmoved. Her watery eyes were still scanning his face, trying to see every change in his expression.
Unfortunately, Chu Li's expression was calm and his smile was not forced.
Lu Yurong smiled. "I think you know the Holy Church of Light very well. There's only one explanation."
Chu Li smiled without saying anything. He was not anxious at all.
Lu Yurong had been testing him. Seeing how calm he was, she was more certain of her guess.
She said slowly, "Chu Li, did you sneak into the Holy Church of Light?"
Chu Li laughed. "You're imagining things again!"
"The Saint of the Holy Church of Light can see through people's hearts. No one in the Ji Dynasty knows about this. The Secret Guardians Hall didn't have this information. How did you know?" Lu Yurong smiled.
"I guessed," Chu Li said.
"You don't say things that you're not sure about." Lu Yurong smiled and shook her head. Her eyes were still fixed on him. She did not give up on testing him. She smiled. "So you're very sure. The only possibility is that you've seen it yourself."
"There's no shadow. I'm very busy. I don't have time to waste on them. You should think about serious matters. Don't bother me all the time!" Chu Li scoffed.
Lu Yurong shook her head. "Time. Others might not be able to do it but you have divine powers. You can travel thousands of miles in an instant!"
Chu Li rubbed his forehead. "Your way of thinking is really … I don't know what to say."
"You admit it, right?" Lu Yurong smiled.
She enjoyed this feeling very much. Finally, she could hold her head high and suppress him.
Chu Li said, "There's no such thing. Why would I admit it? I'll tell the people in Mei Er Courtyard. Think of an idea about Consort Kang faking her death. I'll tell them. "
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