Mingjing City is the capital of Ganzhao Dao Kingdom. Although Ganzhao Dao Kingdom is only a third-class Dao Kingdom, due to the special status of its ruler, the scale of Ganzhao Dao Kingdom is actually similar to that of a second-class country.

Wanzhao Taoist Palace is the Taoist palace where Yao Cheng Daozun, the ruler of the Wanzhao Taoist Kingdom, resides.

Inside the Jinming Hall, Taoist Master Yao Cheng sat high up in the hall in a black Taoist robe. Standing to his lower left was a young man also dressed in black. He was Taoist Master Yao Cheng's eldest son, the Crown Prince of Ganzhao Dao Kingdom, 'Yao Xiang'.

In the center of the Jinming Hall, there stood a man with the Shaoqing seal on his waist. He was a member of the Yao family in Yujing City.

"Lord, this is the news that the clan leader asked me to bring." The man bowed to Taoist Master Yao Cheng and reported.

The clan leader he mentioned was Yao Hong, the clan leader of the Yao family in Yujing City. The news he brought was naturally that Yao Shu was captured by Fang Jian and what happened at the meeting table three days ago.

After listening to this, Daoist Master Yao Cheng said, "Did Daoist Master Tai Zhang die because of this calamity?"

"Yes." The man also had a look of surprise on his face. He said, "Word has spread throughout Yujing City that the ashes of Daoist Master Taizhang are being enshrined in the main hall of the Court of Justice."

Daoist Master Yao Cheng's eyes were filled with shock. "Every generation has its own heroes and outstanding individuals. I never thought that Daoist Master Tai Zhang, a great master who had ruled the Court Law Department for eons, would fall to a junior in such a confused manner. The younger generation is truly formidable."

Yao Xiang asked, "Father, my younger brother has been captured by Fang Jian and is being held in the Night Patrol Mansion. What should we do?"

Daoist Master Yao Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Yao Shu acted on his own initiative and provoked a conflict without authorization, killing over a hundred state officials. Let's keep him in the Night Patrol for a few days."

Yao Xiang was stunned when he heard this and said, "Father, this matter concerns the national dignity. Even if my brother is at fault, he should be rescued from the Night Patrol Mansion first, and then you should issue an imperial edict to reprimand him."

Upon hearing this, Daoist Master Yao Cheng asked the man, "Yao Xing, how much do you know about Fang Jian?"

When Yao Xing heard Daozun Yao Cheng's question, he quickly bowed and said, "My Lord, I don't know much about Fang Jian, but I have heard of some of his deeds."

Daoist Master Yao Cheng smiled and said, "Tell me about it."

Yao Xing immediately told Daoist Prime Minister Yao all of Fang Jian's deeds in Yujing City, but it didn't take much time. After all, Fang Jian's deeds were not many, mainly the four things of 'establishing authority by patrolling the palace at night', 'the case of Lie Heng', 'annihilating the Jinwu tribe', and 'pacifying the Honglutai'.

Regarding the three events of the Lie Heng case, the destruction of the Jinwu tribe, and the pacification of the Honglutai, Yao Cheng Daozun was at most surprised by Fang Jian's methods. What shocked him the most was how Fang Jian, while establishing his authority during the night patrol, killed those officials who had pardon orders on them without suffering any backlash from the pardon orders.

However, Yao Xing was unable to explain Daoist Master Yao Cheng's question. "I don't understand it at this time, but I heard that the five ministers later received a decree from Daoist Master Taichu. After receiving the decree, the five ministers never mentioned the matter again."

"Oh? So, this Fang Jian has quite a background." Daoist Master Yao Cheng smiled faintly, then said, "From these events, it can be seen that Fang Jian is a man of principle and ruthless means. You can't force such a person with power, unless you have the power to wipe him out instantly. But now it seems that this Fang Jian is not easy to get rid of."

At this point, Daozun Yao Cheng turned to Yao Xing and asked, "You said that he had previously captured the son of Lie Yi, the Minister of Justice, and that it was Lie Yi who finally gathered over a million dusts of influence to redeem Lie Heng?"

"Yes, my lord." Yao Xing bowed and said.

Daoist Master Yao Cheng said calmly, "Then Yao Shu should be priced the same. Who is the envoy of our Gan Zhao Dao Nation stationed in Yu Jing City?"

Yao Xiang reported, "It's Shang Qing Feng Li."

Upon hearing this, Daoist Master Yao Cheng immediately said, "Issue an imperial decree, and send a great force of 1.5 million dust to Yujing. Order Shangqing Fengli to take this great force of 1.5 million dust to Yexun Mansion to redeem Yao Shu."

Yao Xiang was slightly startled and said, "Father, redeem me?"

"Yes." Daoist Master Yao Cheng said, "Redeem her. Now is not the time to argue with the Night Patrol. Your aunt's affairs will soon be in big trouble."

Yao Xiang frowned and said, "Hasn't the Council already sent an envoy to take my aunt back to Yujing?"

Daoist Master Yao Cheng said calmly, "Those are two lives: a young master held hostage in Yujing, and a crown prince. It won't be so easy to deal with them."

Yao Xiang frowned, and Daoist Master Yao Cheng looked at him and said, "Do as I say first."

"Yes." Hearing his father say this, Yao Xiang had no choice but to obey.

Soon after, the imperial edict and the general trend were ready. Yao Xiang handed them to Yao Xing. After Yao Xing took them, Yao Cheng Dao Zun said, "You must return to Yujing as soon as possible and personally hand over the imperial edict and the general trend to Fengli Shangqing."

Yao Xing put away the imperial edict and the Jingyu treasure chest, then bowed and said, "I will obey the king's order."

Daoist Master Yao Cheng nodded, and then said to Yao Xiang: "Reward Yao Xing with 20,000 dust."

"Yes, father." Yao Xiang bowed and replied.

Yao Xing was delighted and quickly bowed and said, "Your nephew Yao Xing thanks the king for the reward."

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Fuyudao State and Qunji Mountain.

A group of a hundred immortal bandits was passing through Qunji Mountain. At this time, an immortal bandit from the Daluojin Immortal Realm quickly caught up with the two immortal bandit leaders, "Big Brother, Second Brother."

The two bandit leaders in front heard this voice and immediately stopped. When the bandit from the Golden Immortal Realm caught up, he asked, "Tian Dan, what's going on?"

The bandit named Tian Dan said to the two leaders, "Big Brother, Second Brother, just now our brothers who were on patrol outside discovered a dead aura appearing more than 30 miles away from us."

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