Chapter 65 - Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Earth’s Murderous Intent, Dragons and Serpents Emerge on Land (Seeking Followers) (1/2)

chapter 65: chapter 65: earth’s murderous intent, dragons and serpents emerge on land (seeking followers)

translator: 549690339

capital city.

early the next morning, liang sheng, yawning, arrived at the bookstore, only to see old zhang with the same lack of energy and a bitter smile after seeing him.

they had been up all night with the disturbance and hadn’t slept much, but they still had to get up early to do business as usual.

only by doing so could they prove that their conscience was clear and untroubled – this was the wisdom of life. old zhang’s impression of liang sheng thus improved.

this young man could get by.

however, neither of them was in the mood for idle chatter. the surrounding merchants were in much the same state, but none dared say anything.

after all, with a current prince’s misfortune and a citywide manhunt, how dare they gossip at this time, thinking their lives too long?

lying in the bookstore, liang sheng observed the current situation with a detached gaze. still, he had not expected the lifeless sect to be so bold as to make such chaos across the entire capital. who gave them the courage?

liang sheng couldn’t figure it out, and the number of constables and soldiers on the street was increasing. since the emperor had already become angry, they could only break the case as soon as possible.

only by quickly capturing the remnants of the no-life evil cult can they minimize the impact; thus, the efficiency of the officials’ mansion was extremely high this time.

jingzhao mansion’s prefect cut the gordian knot, directly inviting the local gang leaders from all areas of the capital into the mansion.

as the court had little patience left and the matter concerned imperial dignity, the prefect of jingzhao mansion assembled information on the gang leaders in no time, which proved effective.

soon, the west city and southern city were heavily guarded. yang xu from the six fan gate personally took action, wiping out several strongholds of the lifeless sect, and a considerable number of church members were killed on the spot.

however, this was just an appetizer. the entire capital’s efficiency had skyrocketed, and finally, through connections, they found the location of the lifeless sect’s upper echelons in the east city.

this time, however, things did not go as smoothly as before. nine cities army commander fu an nearly lost his life, but thanks to yang xu’s timely support, he escaped disaster.

the intense fighting in east city lasted the entire afternoon. the five armies commander’s mansion mobilized three major battalions of troops, cooperating with the six fan gate and the nine cities army commander, to finally suppress the remnants of the lifeless sect.

from this, one could imagine how fierce the battle was. even so, one of the eight master-level generals from the five armies commander’s mansion has fallen, and the cost is lamentable.

however, facing the results, the capital didn’t let out a sigh of relief but seemed worried.

after all, under the feet of the heavenly son, how come the remnants of the lifeless sect were so well-hidden in the capital without anyone noticing?

the jingzhao mansion’s prefect was immediately demoted to lingnan by the imperial edict. the officials ranked sixth and above in the six fan gate and nine cities army commander were halved in salary for the year.

however, the results of interrogating the remnants of the lifeless sect truly shocked the officials, causing the news to be withheld in the imperial study for repeated confirmation of interrogation results.

because prince ping’an’s mansion was implicated, the relationship between the emperor and prince ping’an had been somewhat delicate. all the noble families and aristocrats in the capital collectively fell silent, refusing to utter a word.

moreover, there had been no news from the imperial palace for a long time, and prince ping’an’s mansion, starting from that day, closed their doors to visitors, not allowing anyone to leave.

this incident caused an uproar among the common people of the capital. the rumor from years past circulated again in the capital and made the situation seem more sinister and mysterious.

peaceful mind studio.

old zhang mysteriously approached liang sheng with a hesitant expression. liang sheng ignored this, and old zhang finally couldn’t help himself.