301: Helian Jinming

“The person who wiped out the Family was Chen Heng, the vice gang leader of the Five Spirits Gang in Qiyang City.”

“He, he was simply a demon. From the elderly to infants in swaddling clothes, he spared no one.”

“Anyone from the Aristocratic Families was killed cleanly by him.”

However, this matter had to be reported to Helian Jinming, after all, it was too big for those below them to handle.

“So he finally showed himself…”

But unexpectedly, there was no anger on Helian Jinming’s face. Instead, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile.

“I wondered who could snatch the national treasury from that old dog Chang Yutian. It seems he truly is an unbridled fellow.”

“Your Majesty…” The civil official naturally heard Helian Jinming’s murmuring and realized he seemed to have heard something he shouldn’t have.

“Don’t mind him for now. They are just some Families created in bulk.”

The Emperor waved his hand, completely indifferent to the lives and deaths of those Aristocratic Families.

“It’s just that, I also heard some rather unpleasant rumors,” the civil official said, knowing that he wouldn’t leave alive today, so he simply divulged some unofficial news.

“Speak,” Helian Jinming frowned, looking down at the figure kneeling before him.

“There are many rumors circulating outside that His Highness, the Second Prince, sent people to destroy the Xue Family, Shang Family, Luo Family, and Liang Family.”

“Because those destroyed Noble Families were all forces of His Highness, the Third Prince, so…”

“So what?” Helian Jinming’s expression relaxed considerably when he heard it was such a matter.

“Those Noble Families were merely pawns created by my Helian Family. What’s wrong with letting my two sons play with them?”

“On the contrary, you have heard many things you shouldn’t have.”

A strange smile appeared on Helian Jinming’s face, and his words sent a shiver through the civil official’s body.

“You are my subject; naturally, you will give everything for me, won’t you?”

“No! I…” The civil official scrambled to escape. Who wants to die if they don't have to?

“Tsk tsk tsk, truly disloyal and unfilial.”

Helian Jinming shook his head in disappointment, and several dark figures immediately stretched out from behind him.

The dark figures tightly bound the civil official, dragging him towards Helian Jinming.

As he neared Helian Jinming, he seemed to see an incredibly massive dark shadow… “Mon, monster…” These were the last words of the civil official before he was directly devoured by the dark shadow behind Helian Jinming.

“Heh heh, monster?” Helian Jinming leaned back in his soft chair, a look of contentment on his face.

“What do you know? This is the Dragon Vein passed down through generations of our Helian Family…”

…About an hour later, the study door was knocked on again.

“Enter.” Helian Jinming put down the state affairs he was handling and looked up at the door.

“Your Majesty, Shang Yu, the head of the Shang Family, has been brought,” a person in black armor whose face was obscured pushed open the door.

“Your subject, Shang Yu of the Shang Family, greets Your Majesty.” Shang Yu, whose entire body was tattered and without a single good spot, fell to his knees on the ground with a thud.

He had paid a considerable price to escape from Chen Heng’s Blood Prison back then.

To put it bluntly, if Chen Heng hadn’t been so unfamiliar with controlling the Blood Prison, he would have been found eventually, no matter how deeply he hid.

“Oh, why is Minister Shang so disheveled?” Helian Jinming was asking knowingly, wanting to see if Shang Yu would tell the truth.

“My Shang Family is gone, all wiped out by a monster!”

“Even Qing Huzheng of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau didn’t escape his clutches, your subject…”

Shang Yu was quite honest in front of Helian Jinming, exaggeratingly recounting what Chen Heng had done at the Shang Family.

Hearing that Shang Yu’s words didn’t differ much from what he had heard, Helian Jinming was very satisfied.

“You’ve truly worked hard, Minister Shang.” Helian Jinming waved his hand, and immediately someone brought over a soft stool.

“Sit, let’s talk slowly.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Only then did Shang Yu dare to raise his head, shakily sitting on the soft stool.

“Minister, you should know why I called you here, right?”

Picking up the teacup on the table, Helian Jinming asked.

“Your subject is not too clear, only knowing that Your Majesty needs to use my Mountain Mover Ghost?”

Shang Yu naturally wouldn’t mention the Hundred Corpse Tomb. Even if he knew, he couldn't say.

“Exactly, I want to use your Family’s Mountain Mover Ghost to dig out the Hundred Corpse Tomb and make it appear ahead of time.”

“!” Shang Yu was startled. Your Majesty told him this so easily?

“Oh, and regarding the person who destroyed your Shang Family, I do have a way to deal with him.”

Helian Jinming gently fiddled with the teacup in his hand, raising his eyelids to look at Shang Yu.

“The three keys to the Hundred Corpse Tomb are all in that person’s hands. As long as the Hundred Corpse Tomb appears ahead of time, that person will definitely not let the Hundred Corpse Tomb go.”

“At that time, I will set up a net covering a hundred li around the Hundred Corpse Tomb, and that person will have no way to escape.”

“But Your Majesty, that person’s strength is too terrifying, and he even seems like an Extreme Martial Artist with an undying body…”

Shang Yu doubted Helian Jinming’s strength for the first time; he had truly been terrified by Chen Heng.

“No need to worry, I will send out the Black and White Guards.”

“Moreover, with the blessing of the Dragon Vein, do you think anyone can be my opponent?”

“Your subject is not doubting Your Majesty’s strength…” As soon as Shang Yu said this, he felt Helian Jinming’s gaze change.

It became incredibly chilling.

“Your subject understands. Your subject will dig out the Hundred Corpse Tomb as soon as possible…”

Shang Yu knew he had no retreat. To make the Shang Family prosper again, this was the only path he could take.

“That’s right, I will ensure your safety.”

Helian Jinming grinned, nodding with satisfaction.

After Shang Yu left, Helian Jinming’s fingers began to tap rhythmically on the table.

“The Hundred Corpse Tomb, I heard that the secret to becoming a god lies within it.”

“I wonder if it’s true or false…”

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Two days passed in a flash, and Qiu Yongling finally woke up from her slumber.

“Master, how is your recovery?” Bai Jun quickly walked to Qiu Yongling’s side and helped her up.

“I’m fine. My Dantian… it’s actually healed too?”

Qiu Yongling sensed her Dantian with some surprise, her face full of astonishment.

“Of course, what I gave you was black phoenix essence blood, a good treasure that can allow you to be Reborn from the ashes.”

Luo Shuo poked the bonfire in front of him, pulling out a charred piece of meat.

“Since you’re awake, let’s depart,” Chen Heng, who had been resting with his eyes closed nearby, opened his eyes and said.