Qian Fen was stripped of his academic honors and imprisoned for fifteen years. Because his leg was broken, he was spared the caning, and his place as a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) was filled by the next candidate.
Madam Meng was punished with twenty strokes of the cane, and Xiao Yuanshan arranged for her to divorce Master Qi, so she would no longer be a member of the Xiao family.
The three scholars who led the disturbance were not innocent either. They eventually admitted that they were instigated by someone who paid them a large sum of money to lead the riot. They were punished with thirty strokes of the cane, stripped of their academic titles and never to be employed again, and imprisoned for five years.
The middle-aged man who had been egging on had his tongue cut out by Bai Mei on the spot.
The emperor then personally issued an edict explaining the ins and outs of the matter and clearing Xiao Zhixing's name.
This matter has caused a great uproar and will undoubtedly remain a hot topic in Shengjing and even the Great Sheng for a long time.
After bidding farewell to the emperor, Xiao Zhixing turned around and led his men to attack the residence of the fake prince, displaying a fierce and determined attitude.
The people and dogs were so frightened that they ran away.
"Dig this place up three feet deep, and take the hunting dogs with you, and continue the pursuit."
Two thousand of Xiao's soldiers surrounded the house. Xiao Zhixing strode in, his gaze sweeping over the area. He stomped his foot and shouted, "Dig this place up!"
The 186-point system has detected a hidden passage below.
Xiao Jiajun acted swiftly and quickly found the entrance to the secret passage. They crawled out of the passage and found themselves in a dilapidated house.
Bai Mei leaped onto the roof to observe, and after coming down, she said, "Your Highness, there is a mansion next door."
Xiao Zhixing turned around and saw that, coincidentally, it was Luo Xiuchuan's residence.
Even more coincidentally, Xiong Chumo and the constables from the Ministry of Justice arrived at the Luo residence with their hunting dogs.
"Surround them, ram the door."
With a boom, the gates of the Luo residence burst open, and a group of people rushed inside.
"Your Highness, there is no one left."
Xiao Zhixing stood in the courtyard, not in a hurry at all. "Continue the search."
The Ghost Guardian had already latched onto her opponent; all she wanted was this excuse and opportunity.
There's no need for her to know how she plans to investigate next.
That night, the former Yin secret guards reappeared, and the entire capital was almost turned upside down by her people.
During this period, they successfully discovered many suspicious individuals, and also found some clues about the black-clad celestial being.
The Emperor System was furious, jumping up and down. "Outrageous! Lawless! This is our territory, how dare she be so unrestrained! I'm so angry!!"
Zhao Yunqi remained calm. "It's normal for the former Yin secret service to be in her hands. She no longer intends to hide, which is also a form of deterrence. Well, she's suffered so much today, it wouldn't be Xiao Zhixing if she didn't vent it."
"And this also made us realize what cards she had up her sleeve, giving us a clear understanding of her situation."
The Emperor System seemed comforted and snorted, "Fine, our people have already taken notice of them. These people have been hiding for fifteen years, and it's time to eradicate them completely."
Beneath the surface of Shengjing City, undercurrents were surging, while the lives of ordinary people remained mundane.
Three days after the results of the provincial examination were announced, Xiao Zhixing listened to Xiao Yuanshan talking about the Qi family. "The Meng family is completely ruined. Meng Li is a good boy, but he has been dragged down by the Meng family. He plans to take the Meng family to seek a post outside the capital after he finishes the palace examination."
"Sigh, my eldest brother is the only son of his kind, so I have to protect him. As for his sister, I don't want to get involved."
Xiao Zhixing was sorting through the clues he had found when he heard this and came back to his senses. "Father, you don't need to tell me specifically. I know who is right and who is wrong. Qi Mengli has never been mean to me, so I won't hold a grudge against him."
As for Qi Mengshu, he was still lying in the backyard, and apart from being able to open and move his eyes, he was practically a living dead.
Xiao Yuanshan felt ashamed. "It's my fault for not protecting you. I promised your mother I would take good care of you."
Xiao Zhixing laughed and said, "Hey, Father, you did a great job. If you had always protected me like a little girl who hadn't grown up, I would have felt uncomfortable."
“Your daughter is a soaring roc, not a sparrow.”
“You,” Xiao Yuanshan sighed with a smile, “even when you’re seventy or eighty and have absolute power, you’ll still be my good daughter, and I’ll always protect you.”
Xiao Zhixing's eyes crinkled with laughter. This Xiao Yuanshan was gradually getting closer to her, and she didn't refuse.
Human beings cannot live without the seven emotions and six desires. Although she did not crave a father's love, it was better to have it than not.
She wouldn't be pretentious and question whether he favored the original owner or her.
Living in the present and accepting the present is the true way. Why think so much? It's just idle time.
Just after seeing off the suddenly sentimental Xiao Yuanshan, there was finally some news from Black Tiger's side: "Xiao Xing, that man in gray has returned to Shengjing. He secretly took Feng Lizhen's three sons with him."
They've arrived, bringing three people to meet the person behind the scenes.
"Very good, keep an eye on it."
She recalled the information she had found on the black-clad Celestial Realm cultivator who had been surrounded and killed. This person came from the Northern Frontier and had been forced to advance to Celestial Realm five years ago using drugs.
Unfortunately, the other party was stubborn and refused to disclose his specific background or who was behind him.
She checked the other person's pulse and found that his foundation was unstable. He had forcibly advanced to the Heavenly Realm, which had damaged his meridians. She estimated that he would not live past fifty.
Moreover, his combat strength was no match for those who normally advanced to the Heavenly Rank. No wonder Shi Jiaowu and the others killed him in just two moves that day.
Xiao Zhixing was somewhat interested in the drug, and she was too lazy to interrogate her further, so she directly asked Bai Feng to perform a soul search.
He comes from the Snow Sand Valley in northern Xinjiang, a mysterious force hidden at the foot of Mount Kasang.
However, the men in black were not high-ranking officials and had very little information; they still needed to find the exact location.
But she was certain that there must be a subsystem there as well.
"The Emperor System has secretly built up a lot of forces behind Zhao Yunqi's back. If Snow Sand Valley belongs to it, it will definitely be destroyed in the future."
We must find out exactly how many Heavenly Ranks are inside.
Bai Feng nodded, "Once the matter of the man in gray is temporarily settled, I will go there myself. I am also interested in that prescription."
"Thank you for your hard work."
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