Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor

These people seemed not to hold Wang Ji in any regard whatsoever.

Indeed, a fourth-grade capital official, in the Vermilion Bird Imperial City where high-ranking officials are a dime a dozen and low-ranking ones are as common as stray dogs, is truly nothing remarkable.

"It's no problem for me to go with you. May I ask which department you officers belong to, and who is in charge behind the scenes?" Chu Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. The situation at hand was extremely perilous.

Although he is the reincarnation of the Eternal Life Pill Master, after his rebirth, everything started from scratch.

In Dan State, he might still have some foundation.

But in the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country, he was merely an ordinary citizen. Without any special privileges to speak of.

These people came with an aggressive momentum, and coupled with the backing of the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion, they were surely set on giving Chu Feng a hard time.

"Hmph, I am a government officer directly under the Ministry of Revenue. Normally, a small fry like you wouldn't even be worth my time to capture. As for who's in charge behind the scenes, is that something a nobody like you is entitled to inquire about?"

"Let me make it clear to you, even if Lord Wang Ji himself shows up, he wouldn't be enough.

Leading the government officers with disdain, the man's nostrils flared and his eyes, dead as a fish's, expressed utter contempt upon mentioning Lord Wang Ji.

From the tone of his voice, Chu Feng could basically determine that the person in charge behind the scenes was at least a third-grade official or higher. The Ministry of Revenue is one of the Six Ministries, and there were only a handful of officials who held a rank of third-grade or higher.

The only ones with a third-grade or higher rank in the Ministry of Revenue were the Minister of Revenue and the two Vice Ministers.

"Bind him, take him away!"

With a cold command from the leading officer, his subordinates quickly wrapped a chain around Chu Feng's neck, pinioned his hands behind him, and secured him tightly. These men were adept at capturing criminals after all.

"Honorable sirs, I beg you, please don't be hard on our master!" Li Shishi was already on the verge of tears, her voice quivering with crying.

Although she had seen her fair share of grand scenes, the scale of the current situation had left her utterly distraught.

These were capital officials, and they didn't even care about a fourth-grade official. She was extremely worried about her master's safety.

The Beixie National Master also took out a large number of silver notes, attempting to bribe his way through with silver.

The Northern Domain Three Evils were utterly lawless figures from the worldly society, and they shockingly unsheathed their swords and knives, ready to violently resist arrest.

"Put away your swords and knives!"

Chu Feng glared at the Northern Domain Three Evils, ordering harshly. The three re-sheathed their weapons, their faces showing the ruthlessness of men with nothing to lose, mingled with a trace of concern.

"The government offices are darker than us; if they take our master in, he won't die but he'll definitely be skinned..." The Evil Tumor Monk glared with a pair of fierce eyes, full of killing intent as he looked at the government officers.

"Shut up! Do you know who your master is? His capabilities are beyond your imagination."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine!"

"You all just stay calm and look after the house, I'll be back."

Chu Feng certainly did not want the three brutes of the Northern Domain Three Evils to stir up trouble. After speaking, Chu Feng followed the government officers out of the shop obediently.

"Master..."

Li Shishi chased after him, and the Beixie National Master among others also showed faces full of concern and anxiety.

"Listen to me! Keep the house and the shop safe."

Chu Feng gave a light smile, not taking these enemies to heart at all.

"Elder Chang, this kid is quite arrogant!" one of the government officers pushed Chu Feng hard.

"Hmph, he can still laugh now, but once he's in the cell, he'll cry!"

The leading government officer smirked coldly. Seemingly, every criminal that fell into his hands had to crawl out, and some, never even made it out at all.

"Seal off the Longevity Hall!"

At Elder Chang's command, another officer immediately brandished the pre-prepared closure notice, and sealed the shop doors.

"Listen well, whoever dares to tamper with this seal order will be violating the law, and at that time, they will be taken to jail!" Elder Chang sternly shouted at Li Shishi and the others.

Li Shishi and the others were all stricken with grief and indignation, feeling miserable. Doing business is truly difficult; barely managing to start up in Vermilion Bird Imperial City, their business was finally picking up only to be shut down by the government officials under some pretext.

"Oh my, isn't this Alchemist Chu? How come just after a day you find yourself in such plight?" Manager Pang, accompanied by a group of pharmacy managers, walked over and mocked Chu Feng sarcastically.

It was a sheer act of kicking someone when they were down, feigning ignorance on purpose.

Yesterday, Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion was used as a stepping stone by Chu Feng. Manager Pang had also suffered enough humiliation.

Today, he employed the power of the government to suppress his rival and had already succeeded. Having taken his revenge, he was naturally full of pride, boasting everywhere.

He wanted to deliberately humiliate Chu Feng in front of everyone, also intentionally informing everyone that the dignity of Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion was not to be challenged.

"Live well, and don't be complacent because it can change. Live poorly, also don't be sad, because it can change, too. Today, you, Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion, use the power of the officials to send me to jail; another day, I will make them kneel one by one in front of Longevity Hall to atone for their sins!"

Chu Feng pointed at the government officers.

"Including those big shots behind them!"

He added another sentence.

Having become a life-saving benefactor to the Eight Virtuous Princes, Longevity Hall has not violated the law, but was deliberately suppressed and framed by the government officials. How could the Eight Virtuous Princes ignore it?

Even if the main person behind the scenes is the Minister of Revenue, he could not bear the wrath of the Eight Virtuous Princes.

To know, the Eight Virtuous Princes is the real uncle of the current Vermilion Bird Heavenly Emperor, and among all the princes, he is the one with the highest authority and status.

Not to mention the mere Minister of Revenue, even the Grand Chancellor and the Grandmaster would not dare to provoke the Eight Virtuous Princes.

"Haha... Boy, you're still dreaming? Do you really think Wang Ji, who's behind you, dares to confront the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"

Manager Pang laughed as if he had heard the biggest joke ever, and the other government officers also laughed loudly.

All of them looked at Chu Feng with contemptuous eyes.

"Why bother talking so much with such a fool? When I, Elder Chang, take him back, he will naturally recognize the severity!"

Elder Chang naturally did not believe that Chu Feng had such capability. With a wave of his hand, the government officers began to escort Chu Feng on the road.

Once they reached the government office, because the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had already sent word, not even a public trial was necessary.

Chu Feng's guilt was directly assigned, he was beaten with thirty heavy boards, and locked away in the stone prison.

Inside the prison, calling to heaven would bring no response, calling to earth would yield no spirit.

Elder Chang and the others wanted Chu Feng to rot in jail.

...

Inside the Imperial Palace, since Lord Wang Ji had sold the Evil House, his fortunes had turned for the better, his official career prospering.

Of course, if anyone deserves gratitude for his position today, it is Chu Feng.

If not for the two Elixir pills Chu Feng gave him, he wouldn't have been able to cure Nanny Liu's illness, nor would he have been able to achieve such great merit.

Indeed, because of that instance where he cured the serious illness of Nanny Liu, Wang Ji gained some reputation within the Imperial Palace.

People fear becoming famous just as pigs fear fattening up.

Gaining fame is originally a good thing. However, you also need the true ability to back it up.

Just last night, the Emperor summoned Wang Ji in the middle of the night.

It turned out that the Empress Dowager had fallen ill.

She couldn't exactly pinpoint where she felt uncomfortable; it was just a general feeling of malaise and weakness, with no appetite. Several Imperial Physicians had been consulted, all to no avail.