Dongsheng Shenzhou, Liuling Mountain, the headquarters of Dongtianfu.
Li Yanchi, the General of the Eastern Heavenly Prefecture, rushed into the main hall where the Nine True Heavenly Monarch was staying. At that moment, the Nine True Heavenly Monarch was discussing the matter of the 'Changyang Divine Tomb' with the Eastern Heavenly Prefecture's Minister of the Secretariat, Tai Hua Shangren. Seeing Li Yanchi's anxious face, he couldn't help but look slightly serious and said, "General of the Eastern Heavenly Prefecture, what happened that caused such a rush?"
The general who captured and killed the enemy said, "Your Majesty, there's a fire in the East Heaven Palace."
"What?!" Jiuzhen Tianjun suddenly stood up and asked General Zhuosha, "Why did the East Heaven Palace catch fire?"
Master Taihua, who was standing by, also hurriedly asked, "What's the loss?"
The general who captured and killed the demon said, "The damage wasn't great. Only some of the records of the whereabouts of the gods, demons, spirits, and ghosts in the mountains, rivers, and peaks of the lower realms were destroyed."
Jiu Zhen Tianjun heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but then asked, "Have you found out the cause of the fire?"
The general who captured and killed said, "We are investigating. That fire is not an ordinary fire. We couldn't put it out even with real water. In the end, we had to use the Nirvana Formation to suppress it."
"Someone set the fire on purpose?" After hearing the report from the general who was trying to capture and kill him, Jiuzhen Tianjun and Taihua Shangren immediately became alert. This was no small matter.
Then, Jiuzhen Tianjun said to Master Taihua, "Daoyou, please stay here to preside over the arrangements at the Changyang Divine Tomb. I need to go back to Dongtianfu."
Master Taihua immediately bowed to the Nine True Heavenly Monarch and said, "I will obey your command."
Afterwards, Jiuzhen Tianjun returned to Dongtian Mansion with the general who was to capture and kill him and the messenger, and went to Dongtian Palace to check it out as soon as possible.
"Lord Tian, this is the part of the archive that was burned." Guan Xian, the chief historian of the Eastern Heavenly Palace, looked at the charred ruins in front of him and reported to Lord Jiuzhen Tian.
Jiuzhen Tianjun frowned, looked at the ruins and asked Guan Xian: "Has anyone been to Dongtian Palace today?"
Guan Xian didn't respond immediately. Instead, he looked around and said to Jiu Zhen Tianjun, "Your Majesty, could you allow me to report to you alone?"
Upon hearing this, Jiu Zhen Tianjun's eyes narrowed, and then he waved his hand and said, "All of you get out."
Upon hearing this, the other heavenly generals and immortal officials of Dongtian Palace immediately nodded in response and then left Dongtian Palace together.
Soon, only Jiuzhen Tianjun and the Secretary of the History Department, Guan Xian, were left in the East Heaven Palace. Guan Xian immediately said to Jiuzhen Tianjun, "Your Majesty, five people came to my East Heaven Palace today, saying they wanted to find some information about the Southern Continent."
"Which five people?" Jiuzhen Tianjun asked in a serious tone.
Guan Xian reported, "Gu Jin, son of Gu Yuanwu, the Central Heavenly General; Wan Tan, son of Wan Sheng, the First Recorder of the Tianshu Department; Lian Xia, son of Lian Cong, the Eastern Peak Taishan Prefecture Heavenly General; Jiang Jing, son of Jiang Shi, the Ten Directions Heavenly General; and Wang Wei, son of Wang Chou, the Ten Directions Heavenly General."
"Oh, they're all sons of immortal officials." Jiuzhen Tianjun sneered and said, "What information did they come to Dongtian Mansion to look up?"
"That... I didn't ask." Guan Xian's face was slightly bitter. He immediately bowed to the Nine True Heavenly Monarch and said, "I neglected my duty and caused the fire in the East Heavenly Palace and the destruction of the archives of the mountains, rivers, and mountains. I ask for your punishment, Heavenly Monarch."
Jiuzhen Tianjun did not punish Guan Xian first, but asked Guan Xian: "Where are these five people?"
Guan Xian apologized again, saying, "When the fire started, my subordinates and General Zhuo Sha were busy putting it out and didn't bother with these five people. I guess they took advantage of the chaos to escape."
"Hmph!" Jiuzhen Tianjun was truly furious this time. He coldly addressed Guan Xian, "The non-secret archives in the East Heaven Palace are indeed available for other immortal cultivators to review, but you didn't immediately seal off the East Heaven Palace after the fire and prevent outsiders from leaving. This is a serious dereliction of duty!"
Guan Xian knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, and bowed to the Nine True Heavenly Monarch, saying, "I acknowledge my crime, and I ask for your punishment."
Jiuzhen Tianjun was about to speak when he saw General Zhuosha re-enter the hall. He quickly came before Jiuzhen Tianjun and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the God of Justice, Hongqing Zhenjun, has arrived."
"Oh?" Jiuzhen Tianjun was slightly surprised when he heard this. "Why is Zhenjun Hongqing here? Is it about this matter? No, this matter has not been reported yet. How did Zhenjun Hongqing know about it?"
But soon Jiuzhen Tianjun said, "Come, follow me out to greet them."
Things are different now. Fang Jian’s rank is much higher than the four Heavenly Lords, so the Nine True Heavenly Lord will naturally go to greet him in person.
Just as Jiuzhen Tianjun was about to welcome him out of Dongtian Palace, Guan Xian, the chief historian of the Book Order, suddenly called out in a terrified tone, "Tianjun!"
Jiuzhen Tianjun turned around and looked at Guan Xian, whose face was filled with fear and panic. He immediately understood what was going on and said, "Stand up. I will punish you for your dereliction of duty later."
"Thank you, Heavenly Lord, thank you, Heavenly Lord." Upon hearing this, Guan Xian excitedly bowed three times to the Heavenly Lord Jiuzhen, then stood up and followed behind the Heavenly Lord Jiuzhen.
When Jiuzhen Tianjun just walked out of the Dongtian Palace, he saw Fang Jian and Heihai standing outside the Dongtian Palace with their hands behind their backs. Jiuzhen Tianjun was slightly surprised and thought to himself that Hongqing Zhenjun's face looked a little unhappy. Could it be that they really came for this matter?
"How come True Lord Hongqing has the time to come to my Dongtian Mansion? I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I hope True Lord Hongqing will forgive me." Jiuzhen Tianjun walked up to Fang Jian, bowed his head and said with a smile.
Fang Jian bowed in return, then said to Jiuzhen Tianjun, "Fellow Daoist Jiuzhen, I heard that a fire in the East Heaven Palace destroyed a batch of stored documents?"
Jiu Zhen Tianjun was slightly startled, then asked, "It is true, but it happened not long ago. How did Hong Qing Zhenjun know about it?"
Fang Jian said calmly, "It was told to me just now by a scribe from the Dongtian Palace."
Hearing Fang Jian's words, Jiuzhen Tianjun immediately understood that Fang Jian did not come to Dongtian Mansion because he knew about this matter in advance, but learned about this matter after arriving in Dongtian Mansion. This means that Fang Jian came to Dongtian Mansion for something.
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