Wang Yao listened to the burly man's footsteps fading into the distance. A moment later, an even louder noise came from behind. Soon after, the door opened, and seven or eight men, all dressed in black trench coats and with different appearances, rushed in.
"Hello, Matchmaker, I am Hu Jin, Director of the Heavenly Court Branch of the Liang Clan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs." A short, stocky man, almost a dwarf, walked up to Wang Yao and extended his hand.
Five people introduced themselves to Wang Yao: the Director of the Heavenly Court Branch, the Director of the Human Realm Branch, the Director of the Holy Domain Branch, the Director of the Eastern River Division of the Holy Domain Branch, and the Director of the B Clan Office of the Eastern River Division of the Holy Domain Branch. Although they were all dressed the same, their figures and appearances were different, which Wang Yao remembered clearly.
These guys sat down one by one behind the long table opposite Wang Yao, confronting him across the table as if they were interrogating him.
"Mr. Matchmaker, we recently received a Pudu master from the Zhanghuang clan. Are you aware of this?" the office director asked first.
“I know,” Wang Yao nodded.
"So, your purpose in coming to the Liang tribe wasn't to mediate the war?" The office director's expression was clearly somewhat surprised.
"Of course, my purpose in coming here is to prevent an even larger war from breaking out in the Holy Land," Wang Yao said calmly.
"What do you mean?" Several people present frowned, and it was the director's turn to ask.
"You've previously received envoys from the Hu tribe of the Near Western Continent, haven't you?" Wang Yao countered.
"Is this related to the larger war you mentioned?" After exchanging glances, the head of the Holy Domain branch tapped the table lightly with his finger and asked in a deep voice, neither confirming nor denying.
“Our Heavenly Court investigation team has ample evidence to prove that the Monkey Clan has established a tribal alliance in the Holy Domain, and is currently coercing a large number of tribes in the Holy Domain, aiming to launch a war to unify the entire Holy Domain. Soon, the army of the tribal alliance will arrive in the Eastern Continent,” Wang Yao said.
The group exchanged glances again, and finally, Director Hu Jin cleared his throat.
"Mr. Matchmaker, as far as I know, the Heavenly Court's investigation team entered the Holy Realm to capture suspects involved in the Great Calamity of Corpse Qi in the Underworld and the Great Calamity of Zombie Disease in the Human Realm. I wonder why you have become interested in the inter-clan war in the Holy Realm?" the head of the Heavenly Court branch asked.
“Because those suspects are hiding among the Hu tribe. The spirits that appeared on the battlefield between your Liang tribe and the Yi tribe before are the main suspects in those two great calamities you mentioned,” Wang Yao said loudly.
Upon hearing Wang Yao's words, the group of guys appeared deeply moved. They looked at each other, blinked at each other for a while, and then turned to stare at Wang Yao for a long time before Hu Jin, the director of the Heavenly Court branch, cleared his throat again.
“I’m sorry, but we cannot agree with your speculation. Our Liang clan has maintained a long-standing friendly cooperative relationship with the Heavenly Court’s office in the Holy Domain. Without the office making any relevant accusations, we believe that the information you provided is incorrect and has a provocative intent,” Hu Jin said slowly.
The Heavenly Court's office in the Holy Realm? That's right! The Heavenly Court has such an office in the Demon Realm, how come the fairy maiden never mentioned it? Wang Yao was dumbfounded upon hearing this.
The Heavenly Court's Office in All Realms is a permanent institution of the Heavenly Court, directly under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Emperor. Although its rank is not high, its power is considerable. How could a fairy maiden bypass this office when she comes to the Demon Realm on business? That doesn't make sense.
Moreover, with the help of these immortals in the office, why would Fairy Maiden and Caixia need to be so busy? Wang Yao suddenly felt that he needed to contact Fairy Maiden as soon as possible, but for now, he couldn't let these guys steal the momentum.
"A long-term friendly cooperative relationship? If I'm not mistaken, your Liang clan is a branch of the Qingqiu clan, and your Qingqiu clan's ancestor, Lady Zhemei, is currently imprisoned in the Heavenly Court's Zhenxie Prison..." Before Wang Yao could finish speaking, the faces of the guys opposite him changed.
What are you saying?
"You bastard, how dare you call our ancestor's name so casually?"
What exactly do you mean?
...
"Mr. Matchmaker, you have dared to mention our clan's ancestor without a proper reason. Without one, our Liang clan cannot help but regard you as an enemy who has intentionally come to humiliate us," Hu Jin said sinisterly.
Wang Yaowan never expected that mentioning Lady Zhemei would cause such a stir among these guys. He had "good people" around him, and now that the Demon Realm interface had been opened, he wasn't afraid at all. After hearing Hu Jin's words, he smiled slightly.
"I just want to tell you that the so-called long-term friendly cooperative relationship is actually untenable," Wang Yao said.
"Well..." Upon hearing Wang Yao's words, the group hesitated and looked at each other.
"Alright, gentlemen, you can leave now." A young man who hadn't introduced himself to Wang Yao when he entered the room suddenly spoke from the corner of a row of long tables at the back.
At first, Wang Yao thought this young man was just an attendant, but to his surprise, as soon as the guy spoke, the other bureau chiefs, directors, and office directors immediately fell silent. They hurriedly stood up, gave the young man a perfunctory bow, and ignored Wang Yao, leaving the room in a panic.
"Hello, Mr. Matchmaker. I am Qingyun, the Special Commissioner of the Royal Household of the Liang Clan. I am very interested in how you met Princess Qinghe. Could you please tell me in detail?" The young man asked after he and Wang Yao were left alone in the room.
"That's simple. Qinghe was following the Yi tribe's army and was captured as a spy. I protected her and brought her back." Wang Yao nodded and briefly explained how he met Qinghe. Of course, he omitted the details of how he tied up the Liang tribe princess like a dumpling.
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