Chapter 356: Chapter 356
"Your Highness, the Three Judicial Departments have sent a message."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ying’s brows furrowed even tighter.
Long Da slowly entered and immediately said, "Zong Peng sent a message that Your Highness should resolve this matter yourself, or they will withdraw all their people."
Qin Ying did not get angry and remained very calm.
She had anticipated this outcome.
"Go to the Pang Family and have them contact the Southern King!"
It was clear that she could not handle this alone; the Southern King must step up, as the people from the Ritual Department are not easy to deal with.
She said, with cold eyes looking towards Zhuo Ning and Changsun Tian, "Continue, but keep it low-profile for me; Moran Mansion may be remote, but don’t forget it’s still part of Great Yu."
"This is the first and last time; if such a thing happens again, don’t blame me for not being polite."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The two replied in unison.
Their hearts, which had been on edge, were now relieved.
This should be the best result; if Qin Ying didn’t care about them, they would really be in trouble.
Seeing them now only made Qin Ying feel irritable.
None of them gave her peace of mind.
The Pang Family settled things quietly.
The Southern King and others also paid a significant price for this.
But the lesson had been learned, and the speed of the search declined significantly.
Sometimes, only a dozen people were subjected to Soul Search in an entire day.
The Northern Domain is vast, and there are so many martial artists; it’d take at least half a month to complete.
But even so, neither of them dared to be reckless anymore.
Zhuo Ning, in particular, wanted to drag time; once the time came, he would immediately return to the Imperial City.
If he had known it would be this troublesome, he should never have agreed to Qin Ying.
In this way, it took them a full half month to finally complete the search of the Northern Domain.
Yet, there was still no news of the Ning Family.
So now only the Eastern Domain and the Southern Domain remained.
But it took 7 days to search the Western Domain and half a month to search the Northern Domain, leaving Zhuo Ning only 7 or 8 days.
Once the month was up, he had to return to the Imperial City.
At this moment, the two were waiting for Qin Ying’s decision.
Should it be to search the Eastern Domain or the Southern Domain?
"The Southern Domain!"
After a long time, Qin Ying gave the final choice, which was, in effect, giving up on finding the Ning Family.
After the two left, Long Da on the side asked, "Your Highness, if they’re not in the Southern Domain, what next?"
After all, there are Spirit Cultivators at the Profound Realm, but apart from Zhuo Ning, there are few more who can perform Soul Search silently; those people are either stationed at strategic locations or belong to major families.
Even with Qin Ying’s imperial status, it’s hard to invite them.
"We’ll take it one step at a time!"
Qin Ying said lightly, then waved her hand, indicating him to leave.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Long Da knew her mood was not good, and before stepping down, impulsively asked, "Should we invite Young Master Xuan?"
In his eyes, this might be the only way to lift her spirits a bit.
That scoundrel tricked her for so long, and after the Southern Domain search is over, let’s see how she’ll torture that scoundrel.
For him, this time has been a significant loss.
As expected, there was still no news of the Ning Family in the Southern Domain.
But the month was over, so Zhuo Ning left Moran Mansion overnight.
Upon hearing the news, Chen Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he still confirmed by asking, "Did that old man really leave Moran Mansion?"
Qin Ke answered confidently. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱
He was sure before telling him such matters, of course.
"Master, it was really lucky that the Eastern Domain was left for last, otherwise, it would have been a real headache."
"Yes, luck has indeed been on our side."
Chen Xuan slowly said, but there was an unsettling feeling in his heart.
Of the four domains of Moran City, why was the Eastern Domain left for last?
Could it really be a coincidence?
Chen Xuan’s eyes sharpened; if it is... well and good, but if not, then...
"Master... what’s wrong?"
Qin Ke sensed something was off and called out softly.
"Nothing, but keep an eye on that side. And any news from Jiang Qi’s end?"
It’s been a month, so no one from Dark Moon Trading Com has arrived yet?
"I asked about it today, and it’s coming soon!"
He then instructed him on a few matters and allowed him to leave first.
He called out in his mind.
[State: Martial Cultivator: Profound Realm (Late Stage), Spirit Cultivator: Heavenly Stage (Late Stage)]
[Cultivation Techniques: Nine Elements Dao Skill (Profound Grade) (Twelve Levels (43.2 million/204 million)), Myriad Manifestation Skill (Fifteen Levels (4.92 million/130 million))]
[Skill Points: 175 million]
The skill points to upgrade the Nine Elements Dao Skill had already been sufficient some days ago.
But, fearing the old man would perform Soul Search in the Eastern Domain, it was delayed.
Now, with the crisis temporarily averted, it was time to consider upgrading.
The only concern was he hadn’t decided on a location yet.
The Three Caves of the Demon Realm was an option, but he had secretly left Moran Mansion to check, and it was heavily guarded, and even the array at the entrance couldn’t be breached by his Godly Roaming Step.
So that place was not an option for now.
Chen Xuan felt very annoyed; damn it, why is there a Spirit Tribulation at all?
Otherwise, he could achieve Realm Breakthrough now.
"What’s going on, you look so displeased!"
Ning Xin walked into the study with a tray of tea, setting it down, then said, "I just ran into Qin Ke, didn’t he say everything’s fine?"