CHAPTER 191: CHAPTER 165 A PLAY (SEEKING SUBSCRIPTION)_3

"And if Xun Yu is a demon, then why didn’t the Demon-Revealing Array just detect it?"

"Or is there some unknown secret behind all of this?"

A slight pause.

The City Lord’s gaze surreptitiously swept over the few people present.

After seeing the knowing expressions among them, suddenly he understood something.

"This isn’t some unknown secret; it’s simply something I don’t know about."

"Everyone else here seems to be aware of this, except me who is completely in the dark."

"I’m the only one kept in the dark here!"

"Heavens protect me, please let there be no mistakes, no mistakes."

Filled with shock, the City Lord dared not say anything rashly.

He was very aware that often it’s best not to draw attention, for the Imperial Decree Department is the Imperial Decree Department, and times have changed.

But...

But why does Yuchi seem to know more than I do? It’s not fair, not fair!

The silence on site was broken by Song Yinghan.

She stepped forward, the White Fox Mask appearing in front of Xun Yu: "Could Yuchi and I have a private chat with you?"

Having said this, her gaze swept over the other three present.

Xun Yu nodded calmly: "Why not."

The three of them walked into an adjacent room under the gaze of the other three.

The room was then enveloped in a Restriction so that the conversation inside could not be heard outside.

...

Outside the room, the small relay station was empty, and the three people stood there with different expressions.

The Jiangzhou City Lord’s face was plastered with a smile.

Up until now, he couldn’t tell what was true or false, nor did he know what was currently happening.

His eyes darted around a couple of times.

He only knew this was a good opportunity, a chance to build relations with other institutions.

Usually, their Imperial Decree Department barely had any presence.

But this time, he had indeed encountered individuals from both the Celestial Capital Department and the Demon-slaying Bureau simultaneously.

With an insincere smile, the Jiangzhou City Lord wanted to make a good impression in front of these two.

At the same time, see if he could subtly extract some information?

He clumsily bowed to Chen Weiran and Yuan Tiangang, then said: "Honorable sirs..."

"Get lost!!"

"Get lost!!"

Yuan Tiangang and Chen Weiran stopped him in unison from continuing his chain of flattery.

"Oh, okay."

His face immediately turned awkward, but in an instant, the City Lord recovered his usual smile.

He even took the initiative to apologize:

"Sorry, sirs, speaking in the drizzle is not convenient, the rain pattering down is such nice weather."

Feeling their murderous stares, he immediately understood.

"I’ll get lost..."

"Honored sirs, if there’s anything you need, feel free to call upon me at any time. I am at your service."

Having said that, he hurried away, his horse bursting with power, the wheels skidding on the ground as he left.

"Loners should stay on the fringes."

"What’s all the fuss about?"

Chen Weiran and Yuan Tiangang watched the City Lord leave in silence.

They’d rather talk to a duck than with someone from the Imperial Decree Department.

It’s filthy, too oily.

And after the City Lord boarded his carriage and left,

His entire face in the coach turned dark.

The City Lord cursed in his heart:

"If the Celestial Mandate Department were still around, you’d all have to bow to me."

"Damn it, now just about anyone can bully us in the Imperial Decree Department?"

"Ah, only the common folk fear me now!"

The Imperial Decree Department is the one with the least confidence.

Ultimately, it’s because everyone in the Imperial Decree Department is mortal.

Many years ago, the Imperial Decree Department and the Defense Department were once a single institution, known as the Celestial Mandate Department.

Back when the world was unsettled, the government had three major institutions.

The Demon-slaying Bureau, Celestial Capital Department, and Celestial Mandate Department.

Once peace was established, the Celestial Mandate Department grew too arrogant, wielding both power and the army of cultivators, causing discontent in the Demon-slaying Bureau and the Celestial Capital Department.

The two factions, at odds, almost rebelled.

No solution.

In the end, the Celestial Mandate Department split into the Imperial Decree Department, and its actual officials became part of the Defense Department.

Thus, the Four Major Institutions came into being, a compromise born out of necessity.

"In the olden days, this City Lord was a significant figure!"

"Now I’ve fallen from grace to be bullied."

It’s like something.

In the past, I could urinate against the wind three meters, now even with the wind I wet my shoes.

Without military power, I’m a tiger without limbs and teeth.

Apart from the tiger’s skin that holds some dignity...

Everything else is gone.