401 Door of the Demon (1/2)

”Ye Qingxuan, you crossed the line.” An old voice came from the tuning instrument. ”At this level, the Secret Keepers can't keep it down anymore. The Ministry will quickly react.”

”Okay.” Ye Qingxuan lowered his head and trimmed his nails.

The voice paused and quickly grew doubtful. ”Are you ready to face the Sacred City's anger? Even if you took care of the evidence, they will find you one day. Even we would not be able to influence the investigation.”

Ye Qingxuan could not help but laugh. ”Grandmaster Heisenberg, are you worrying about my safety or the fact that you paid so much but still could not clean him out?”

Heisenberg did not reply.

Ye Qingxuan folded his small knife and looked up at the tuning instrument. ”Don't worry. Working with me is just like working with the Parliament before. Look, you all need someone to take the blame and I want him to die. I'm sure our cooperation will have a good result.”

”I hope so.”

Heisenberg cut off the call. Ye Qingxuan lowered his head. He coughed violently and blood flew from his fingers.

Lola pressed onto his back. His breathing sounded like an old windbag. ”Are you reconstructing the music theory again?” Lola frowned. ”You're too impatient.”

”I know.” He waved. ”I'll be careful.”

”Even with the Philosopher's Stone, reconstructing the sub-originator will take time. Now, your body is still rubble. It's already a blessing that the disordered music theory won't kill you. Yet you're trying to activate them now?”

”If I wait for the metabolism to complete, it'll take at least half a year.” Ye Qingxuan shook his head. ”I don't have time.”

”Take a break.” Lola reached out and patted his head. Her voice was uncommonly gentle. ”Little Yezi, you've already done enough. Don't put too much pressure on yourself.”

He closed his eyes and leaned back a little, taking advantage of the rare kind treatment to lean in Lola's arms. After a long while, he said, ”Lola, it's such a heartwarming moment but you secretly used a hint to change a defenseless man's mind? You ruined the moment.”

Lola's finger stiffened. Sighing, her hooked pinky went back to normal.

”Don't worry, I'm clearheaded.” Ye Qingxuan cracked his eyes open and said lightly, ”And anyway, it's not just me who's under pressure. Maxwell probably can't handle it anymore now, right?”

-

In the Privy Council under the palace of Anglo, smoke plumed. Maxwell lifted the ashtray and dumped the cigarette butts into the trash.

”Stop before it's too late, Maxwell.” Under the light, the prime minister looked at him and said quietly, ”He's a little too out of line. The Church is a neutral organization but according to the Fifth Amendment, all churches are under the direct administration of the Church. Things must be carried out under the bible. From a legal perspective, what he did is similar to invading a nation's territory. The Sacred City won't just let this go!”

”To be honest, I didn't think he would really do that.” Maxwell scratched his head and sighed. ”But he's a young man. Who didn't go crazy when he was young? The older gentlemen should understand him.”

”Go crazy?” After a long pause, the Prime Minister sighed. ”I'm just a bit worried that our future sword bearer…isn't just crazy. To be honest, I am regretting signing the sword bearer appointment. If I knew this would happen, I would protest against him taking over you, even with the Queen's seal.”