After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 478 - 324: Gu An Is Eliminated by the Royal Family
Jiuxiao Pavilion lost quite a few people overnight.
Although compared to the entirety of Jiuxiao Pavilion it wasn’t much.
But those who died were not ordinary; it’s naturally impossible not to take it seriously.
Yet, to take it seriously also meant facing numerous obstacles.
Jiuxiao Pavilion itself already had some disputes.
Those who died this time, it seemed, were mostly involved in the disputes.
Belonging to a recently dominant faction.
And other factions, in order to weaken them, targeted them both openly and covertly.
Thus, it was difficult to investigate the various incidents within the Sect.
Listening to Zhao Qingshan discussing the matters of Jiuxiao Pavilion, he remarked with emotion:
"Didn’t expect the situation here to be so complicated; it feels much more complex than Cangmu Sect.
Cangmu Sect also has quite a few factions, but the Law Enforcement Hall seems to be independent.
While it might occasionally oversight matters, when the case is significant,
they arrest people as soon as they say so."
Gu An, having experienced it personally, could understand the fearsomeness of the Law Enforcement Hall.
Though there were matters previously unmanaged, now it appeared very busy.
Perhaps it’s because the Sect is large, with too many powerful individuals.
Thus, many factions emerge, with no one willing to concede to another.
Disputes both overt and covert.
However, it probably shouldn’t affect the lowest levels.
In Cangmu Sect, it has always been the lower levels bullying the lower levels.
The Inner Sect targeting the Outer Sect isn’t unheard of, but it happens seldomly.
At least there haven’t been many incidences of Inner Sect members borrowing Spirit Stones from the Outer Sect.
With a sigh, Gu An didn’t plan to delve further into this matter.
Instead, he asked about the two captured individuals.
After all, they were innocent.
"They should be detained for some time; your team leader is too strong, so Jiuxiao Pavilion surely won’t wrong them.
If it really were them, then things would get troublesome," Zhao Qingshan said.
Gu An nodded; if that was the case, then there would be no major issues.
After all, many of the slain were of Returning to Void.
The two of them had no suspicion. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
If there were issues, it was theirs to bear.
But without evidence, they daren’t arrest people randomly.
It’s not feasible to just arrest Ye Xiu as an ordinary person.
Not to mention Chu Meng.
Soon after, Cheng Yifei, who had left with the Law Enforcement Hall, returned.
Looking at Gu An, he reassured:
"Fellow daoist, rest easy; nothing has happened to those two for the moment, let’s discuss the upcoming logging mission."
Upon hearing these words, Gu An felt energized.
It was finally beginning.
Additionally, he asked Zhao Qingshan to keep an eye on Jiuxiao Pavilion to see if they would try to harm them covertly.
After all, pinning a case on someone was something he was all too familiar with.
It was all too easy for him to become that scapegoat.
He needed to be vigilant.
Also, he had to be cautious of Jiuxiao Pavilion’s investigations.
Those two did not kill anyone; he would never believe otherwise.
Don’t be fooled by their demeanor; the problem seemed bigger rather than smaller compared to Chen Changfeng.
After the mission, they must hurry to send them away.
"The mission is set to begin in three days.
We of the Jiuxiao Pavilion possess a secret realm; many will participate in there.
Of course, everyone has the right to seek their own opportunities.
What I seek is the chance within the forest.
This forest requires logging.
That’s why I sought you, fellow daoist.
You will be given thirty people, and within six months, you must chop a sufficient amount of wood," Cheng Yifei said as he looked at Gu An: "The wood naturally is of the same type as before."
Gu An nodded: "I’ll teach them with all my might, but my men must also enter."
Cheng Yifei naturally agreed.
With those two men present, their safety was assured.
Right, even he needed the protection of Gu An’s two followers.
After all, he couldn’t find such strong people to help him.
After nightfall, Cheng Yifei left.
Zhao Qingshan poured a cup of tea for Gu An: "Dean, he didn’t tell you everything."
Gu An looked at the tea cup and felt strange; why was the other party pouring tea for him?
You’re only here to protect people, not to truly serve as followers.
Then he shook his head: "There’s no harm; it doesn’t matter what he intends to do, as long as it doesn’t endanger us.
In three days, we go logging, and by then we will need Senior Zhao’s help, you are skilled at teaching."
"No problem," Zhao Qingshan nodded:
"Besides, do you need to investigate anyone else, Dean?
Do we need to look into the suspicious death from before?"
Gu An was curious to see such diligence from the other party: "You guys aren’t planning on going out to kill again, are you?"
"Dean, you mustn’t speak carelessly," Zhao Qingshan warned immediately.
Gu An fell silent.
In the end, he said: "Go check it out."
He hoped the other party just had their own matters to attend to and wouldn’t kill indiscriminately.
If it was ever discovered, he would no longer be able to undertake logging.
He would only be able to flee.
Fortunately.
The next day, there was no news of killing.
Nor any incidents the following two days.
However, the number of people coming to Jiuxiao Pavilion increased.
They were probably here for the secret realm.
During this time, Gu An did not investigate anything in particular.
His only purpose here was logging.
Chu Meng had sought him out, but there was no particular issue.
Simply asking if it was he who did the killings.
That was a false accusation.
He suspected it was Ye Xiu and the others.
Unfortunately, Chu Meng didn’t think so.
As for the subsequent tasks, it would wait until they enter the secret realm.
He would still have to impersonate Zuo Youyan.
In late January.
The secret realm of Jiuxiao Pavilion opened today.
Cheng Yifei came to find Gu An and Chu Meng.
Each leading two men, they headed towards the secret realm.
"These are the tokens of passage," Cheng Yifei said on the way, handing them six tokens.
They were white jade tokens.
Just as he put them away, he noticed someone else with red tokens.
"The secret realm is named Nine Lands, reputed to have nine different areas; white tokens only allow access to the outermost areas, while red tokens allow free movement," Zhao Qingshan softly explained.
Gu An nodded, not concerned, nor did he feel the tokens to be insufficient.
Nor did Chu Meng say anything.
Seeing that neither of them minded, Cheng Yifei also let out a sigh of relief, mainly because the tokens were hard to obtain.
