ALL NOVEL Chapter 104
Chapter 104: No Secret in the Capital of Great Xia that the Shadow Guards Don’t Know
Ying Baiyi took Wenhua away.
The remaining people could only follow his orders, pretending that nothing had happened and continuing with their work.
Of course, it was impossible to truly conceal such a significant matter as the abolishment of a third-rank official outside the palace walls.
What Ying Baiyi did was merely suppress the issue, keeping it from spreading to more people.
This was to avoid a protest from numerous officials.
As shadow guards, they must report any matters to their top leader, Ying.
As for whether or not to report this to Emperor Xia, and how to do so, that was Ying’s concern.
So, after sending Wenhua home, Ying Baiyi hurried to the palace to report this incident to Ying.
…
On the other side.
Qin Bei, who had just been pushed out of the treasury, looked inside.
He felt somewhat displeased.
Because he hadn’t managed to take Wenhua’s life.
“Forget it, I’ll spare your life today and claim it tomorrow.”
Qin Bei looked at the Qiankun bag in his hand and reluctantly accepted this outcome.
After all, the guy’s already been crippled; that was sufficient.
…
Zhang Quande was a bit puzzled when he saw only Qin Bei come out.
However, upon seeing the Qiankun bag in Qin Bei’s hand, he immediately put on a cheerful face and approached.
“Your Highness, you’ve received all the spirit stones!”
“Yeah, there were a few twists and turns, but the outcome is good.”
“Well, that’s great.”
Zhang Quande smiled as he spoke.
“The follow-up matters are up to you. Remember to return this Qiankun bag to Captain Feiyu; you’ll divide the spirit stones inside fifty-fifty, right?”
Qin Bei had stuffed a large number of spirit stones into his Qiankun bag.
This bag wasn’t just any bag; it belonged to the national treasury, and Qin Bei didn’t want to take it home and attract trouble.
So, he left ten thousand spirit stones in the Qiankun bag and handed it to Zhang Quande.
“This… Your Highness, you asked me to assist you. This shows your esteem for me. How could I possibly accept your spirit stones for such a trivial task?”
Zhang Quande was flabbergasted upon hearing there were still spirit stones left.
“Just take it if I give it. Just remember one share belongs to Captain Feiyu.”
Qin Bei wouldn’t give him a chance to be polite.
“Yes, yes, I will definitely follow your Highness’s instructions. I will indeed keep Captain Feiyu’s share! You can leave all the subsequent matters to me; I’ll complete them meticulously.”
Zhang Quande immediately became serious.
Taking spirit stones out of the treasury wasn’t that simple.
There were still many tasks that required Zhang Quande, the person in charge, to handle.
That’s why Qin Bei left the spirit stones.
It’s only natural to provide benefits when asking people to do something.
“Then you can take care of your own business. I have something else to do, so I’ll be leaving first.”
Qin Bei didn’t plan to linger.
With the spirit stones in hand, they needed to be spent.
Otherwise, if Emperor Xia found out he had crippled Wenhua, the funds might get recalled.
So it was better to spend them quickly.
As long as he burned through the cash, when it came time to return the money, he could say he didn’t have any!
And that would give him the strong rationale to refuse!
No matter how furious they got, if he had no money, then he simply had no money.
This was Qin Bei’s most genuine thought.
And he was flawlessly executing this plan.
…
“Hey~ Captain Feiyu, why did you take so long to come out? I’ve been waiting forever!”
Zhang Quande had been waiting outside the treasury for Feiyu’s return.
Satisfied to hand over the Qiankun bag and spirit stones.
But waiting half an hour had frayed his nerves.
“Oh~ That… I got held up for a bit.”
Feiyu was clearly distracted.
His mind was still filled with Qin Bei’s imposing figure.
So impressive.
He had beaten him senseless for a minor disagreement and even directly crippled his cultivation.
“This is the Qiankun bag that Prince Bei asked me to return to you. It still has five thousand spirit stones inside. Wow~ Prince Bei is incredibly generous.”
Zhang Quande handed the Qiankun bag to Feiyu.
“What? Who gave it to you?”
Feiyu darted away as if someone had stepped on his tail.
“What’s wrong with you? It was given by Prince Bei! Who else would be so generous? Seems those rumors were just fabrications. Although Prince Bei is of high standing, he isn’t arrogant at all. Where’s the outrageous demeanor everyone talks about?”
Zhang Quande shook his head in dismay.
His face full of righteous indignation.
“Hiss~”
Feiyu inhaled sharply.
Looking at Zhang Quande, he really wanted to explain just what Prince Bei was like.
In fact, he was even more ruthless than the rumors suggested. He acted friendly because no one had managed to provoke him.
“I can’t accept these spirit stones. Helping Prince Bei is an obligation; why should I take his spirit stones?”
Feiyu declared firmly.
Inside, he was tempted, but his mind insisted that Prince Bei’s things were too dangerous to touch.
“I thought the same, but Prince Bei insisted on giving them to us. So, of course, we can’t refuse. Just take them with peace of mind. Who’s going to cause you trouble, anyway?”
Zhang Quande chuckled.
Feiyu:…
“If you knew how these spirit stones were obtained, I believe you’d dream of returning them to him at night.”
Feiyu thought to himself.
But in the end, he still accepted the spirit stones.
He reasoned that although Prince Bei was somewhat cruel to Wenhua, he treated those who helped him quite well.
Surely, he wouldn’t end up in their situation someday…
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Over here.
After Qin Bei obtained the spirit stones, he immediately headed to the auction house of Langya Pavilion.
The person receiving him was none other than the star of the auction house, Fei Fei.
“What does Prince Bei wish for today?”
Fei Fei glanced at the man before her. How long had it been since their last meeting?
The man had already made a name for himself throughout Cangzhou.
Now, forget about the territory of Great Xia; many places in Cangzhou were aware of a figure like Qin Bei.
He’d monopolized the battle power list of two realms in the cultivation world consecutively.
This occurrence hadn’t happened for an undefined period.
After the challenge from Ye Jianxiu, a disciple of the Sword Sect.
Everyone was eagerly awaiting Langya Pavilion’s announcement of the list, wanting to see if Qin Bei could once again dominate the Foundation Establishment Power Ranking.
Sadly, it seemed Langya Pavilion had intentionally left Qin Bei out of the battle power list in the cultivation world; he was only listed as number one in the Foundation Establishment Power Ranking in Cangzhou Continent.
Some believed Qin Bei’s strength wasn’t yet sufficient to enter the top hundred in the cultivation world.
After all, according to rumors, Qin Bei was merely a sixth-level Foundation Establishment cultivator.
But as a member of Langya Pavilion, Fei Fei was privy to some insider information.
This man had already cleared the fifth floor of the Royal Demon Suppression Tower.
What’s more, he was the only one throughout history to achieve that level of Saint difficulty.
However, Langya Pavilion had never publicized such news; only the top brass was in the loop.
Fei Fei also caught wind that a shadow guard had made a trip to Langya Pavilion’s secret base in the capital.
After that, the news about Qin Bei started dwindling.