NOVEL NEXT Chapter 313: The State Preceptor's Fury - Part 2
Vice Supervisor Dong Zhao from the Inspection Institute was promoted to Academician; the original Academician, Gao Xuan, was promoted to Right Libationer.
This appointment surprised many.
For the always auspicious Academician Gao Xuan to step into the high-powered role of Right Libationer, what did this mean?
The discussion about the appointments ended, but the actions of the State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao were far from over.
Inside the Spring Rain Department of Dachen, Great Governor Luo Bing was raging.
"Are you all just here to eat your fill?
Are you deaf or blind?
It's been half a month, and not one of you has found any trace of Xu Family's father and daughter.
What are you all doing!
Do you have to wait for His Majesty to behead your heads before you start putting in any real effort?"
His subordinates were scolded so strongly that they did not dare to breathe a word.
This matter was complicated.
Ever since someone discovered that it was Elder Peng from the National Taoist Institute who had taken Xu Jiang away, nobody dared to investigate further.
Who was Elder Peng!
Investigating Elder Peng was akin to seeking death!
"I'll give you three more days. If the whereabouts are still undisclosed, before my head falls, you all..."
Suddenly, the Great Governor Luo Bing of the Spring Rain Department choked up like a chicken grabbed by the throat, and fell abruptly silent.
A terrifying aura slowly spread; raising their heads, they saw State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao who had appeared above the government grounds of Spring Rain Department, coldly overlooking Great Governor Luo Bing.
Luo Bing managed to squeeze out a bit of a smile, but he was unable to speak.
He was already controlled by Cheng Yuxiao using the Star Power.
A Sixth Rank Ninth Layer Peak, Cheng Yuxiao's actions were simply inevitable.
"Five Directions Governor, stay. Everyone else, dismissed," Cheng Yuxiao spoke.
Inside the Spring Rain Department, under Great Governor Luo Bing, there were five governors, managing information from the four directions of Dachen and Galaxy Battlefield.
Everyone did as instructed, leaving only the Great Governor Luo Bing and the Five Directions Governors in the hall.
State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao, hovering below the hall of the Spring Rain Department, looked down at the crowd and said, "From today on, the Spring Rain Department will be fully managed by me. All matters of the Spring Rain Department should be reported directly to me. All information going to the Imperial Palace must first be submitted to me for review before being sent. Do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Great Governor Luo Bing's eyes revealed great turmoil, but helpless, he couldn't voice a word, and could only frantically signal for the Five Directions Governors to speak against it.
The Five Directions Governors, staring at the dominating presence of National Master Cheng Yuxiao and recalling his usual gentle demeanor, finally one of them gathered the courage to speak, "State Preceptor, this is against the rules. The Spring Rain Department primarily reports to the court. We are the Emperor's personal troops; only His Majesty can make such a decision."
Cheng Yuxiao didn't even look at him as he replied, "The rules change today!"
Just a glance made that Five Directions Governor swallow back his remaining words.
"Also, to prevent you from secretly defying, from today onward, hand over your Divine Souls for me to control. In light of recent events, make an oath on your Divine Souls, which I'll seal with the Nine Bright Chime!" As he spoke, the Nine Bright Chime already appeared.
This display made Great Governor Luo Bing terrified; this was serious!
Controlling the Divine Souls and adding the seal of the Nine Bright Chime, these two measures meant they could only obey the State Preceptor from now on.
To communicate any message to His Majesty would have to pass through the State Preceptor.
But the Spring Rain Department was the Emperor's personal troops!
Within the Emperor's personal troops, there must undoubtedly be His Majesty's loyalists.
"Begin! Release your Divine Souls!"
State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao commanded coldly, watching the Five Directions Governors.
In a flash, three of the Five Directions Governors exchanged looks 第nd simultaneously acted.
The trio simultaneously unleashed an Emblem from the Sixth Tier Upper, targeting the National Master.
After launching three Emblems from the Sixth Tier Upper, they seized the opportunity to attempt to escape like lightning!
But State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao, without even looking, made the Nine Bright Chime shake with starlight, and the terrifying fluctuations from the three Emblems of the Sixth Tier Upper just dissipated!
With a bang!
The next instant, the fastest escaping Five Directions Governor was blasted back.
The person was blasted back into the hall, already torn apart and instantly dead!
He was the leader of the defiance.
The other two were also thrown back, spewing blood from their mouths, severely injured.
Elder Peng appeared outside the Spring Rain Department, coldly observing everyone in the hall.
"Alright, one last chance! Release your Divine Souls or I'll replace several of you as Five Directions Governors," State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao said.
Loyalty always has its price.
With one person dying tragically right before their eyes, the remaining Four Directions Governors immediately made their choice.
Obediently, they released their Divine Souls for Elder Peng to individually impose control, followed by the seal of the State Preceptor's Nine Bright Chime.
Having done all this, Cheng Yuxiao finally released his control over the Great Governor Luo Bing, then looked at him, asking, "Great Governor, do you wish to follow their fate or cooperate with me, and hand over your Divine Soul for me to manage?"
Luo Bing responded with a wry smile, "State Preceptor, are you planning to declare independence or become a powerful minister?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuxiao smiled, "Great Governor, surely you have heard of the recent events?"
"I'm somewhat aware."
The events happening inside Dachen Country, if Luo Bing, as the head of the Spring Rain Department, did not know, then it was useless for the Spring Rain Department to exist.
"So, Great Governor, what are your thoughts?"
"State Preceptor, His Majesty also has his difficulties! But regardless, His Majesty is always the sovereign of our Dachen!
Moreover, hasn't the State Preceptor read history?
In history, any powerful minister who plotted for power never met a good end."