160: The ears of heaven reach up to heaven!

In the Fu City of Qingling Prefecture, a magnificent and towering mansion stood.

In front of the mansion's main gate, a plaque made of fine pear wood hung, clearly carved with two large characters.

Luo Mansion!

This extraordinary mansion was precisely the residence of Inspector Luo Jin, the An Prefecture Inspector, and also the hometown of Luo Jinghe, the Baidao Prefecture Tongpan.

However, at this moment, the atmosphere of the Luo Mansion made passersby feel an inexplicable aura of Killing Intent.

What was even more surprising was that several glaring white lanterns were hung in front of the Luo Mansion's main gate, without any attempt to hide them.

Inside the Luo Mansion's hall, which had been eerily quiet, several pained roars now echoed.

“Jinghe!”

“And my several good grandsons!”

“This old man is filled with hatred!”

Inside the hall, an old man who looked to be over ninety, clad in thin silk robes, sat on the main seat.

He was Inspector Luo Jin, Luo Jinghe's biological father!

He was also the An Prefecture Inspector, Prince An's Martial Dao mentor, and a Martial Artist at the Major Achievement of the Inner Energy Realm.

Inspector Luo Jin's wrinkled right hand held a palm-sized slip of paper.

The contents of the paper made Inspector Luo Jin shed tears, his cloudy eyes filled with terrifying bloodshot lines.

Under the drastic fluctuation of sorrowful emotions, a terrifying Qi overflowed from Inspector Luo Jin's entire body.

The small slip of paper he held tightly in his hand was pulverized into dust by an invisible current of Qi.

The small slip of paper was a message sent back overnight by Inspector Luo Jin's informant in Baidao Prefecture.

It stated that all of Jinghe's descendants had unexpectedly died yesterday.

A few days ago, when the State Governor informed him, Inspector Luo Jin almost fainted from anger.

He was told that his eldest son, Luo Jinghe, had harmed the Blackbird Guard and secretly colluded with them, and had already been executed on the spot by the Blackbird Guard!

Now, before Inspector Luo Jin could even recover, another shocking piece of bad news came from Baidao Prefecture.

“Why?!”

“Baidao Prefecture Blackbird Guard, my Luo family has no enmity with you, why do you want to exterminate Jinghe's family?”

“This old man swears, I will absolutely not let you off!”

“He Yan, a Blackbird Guard who just Breakthrough to the Inner Qi Realm, actually dared to privately execute a court official? How dare he!”

“How dare he do such a thing!”

Inspector Luo Jin had learned all the news from the State Governor.

Luo Jinghe's death was related to He Yan, the Deputy Mystic Envoy of the Baidao Prefecture Blackbird Guard.

He Yan personally apprehended the person, and the evidence was also collected by He Yan's subordinates from Jinghe's mansion.

Therefore, this Blackbird Guard Deputy Envoy He Yan was the true culprit who caused Jinghe's death in Baidao Prefecture.

Yes, Inspector Luo Jin attributed his eldest son Luo Jinghe's death entirely to He Yan.

Inspector Luo Jin was not senile; he had guessed that Luo Jinghe's death must also be related to the new Baidao Prefecture Mystic Envoy.

However, every Xuan Niao Guard Mystic Envoy in each prefecture was a Martial Artist at the Major Achievement of the Inner Energy Realm, an existence at the same Martial Dao Realm as him.

Even if Inspector Luo Jin wanted to seek revenge on him, it would only result in a mutual defeat.

But He Yan was different; he was merely a Martial Artist who had just entered the Inner Energy Realm.

Inspector Luo Jin intended to deal with He Yan first, and then proceed slowly.

Once Inspector Luo Jin found an opportunity, he would absolutely not let Lu Xuan off.

The former Baidao Prefecture Mystic Envoy Li Chengfeng had already returned to the Imperial Capital.

This new Baidao Prefecture Mystic Envoy was a person of unknown origin.

He was merely temporarily filling Li Chengfeng's position as Baidao Prefecture Mystic Envoy.

“Is he from the Li family?”

“Even if he is from the Li family, this old man will absolutely not let it go.”

Inspector Luo Jin, being in a high position, naturally knew about Li Chengfeng's background.

He was from the Li family, one of the eight great families in the Imperial Capital.

Upon thinking of the Li family's power, Inspector Luo Jin's furious emotions deep within his heart calmed down a bit.

Hmph!

The Imperial Capital is not just home to one Li family; do not think this old man will be afraid of your Li family.

He also came from the Luo family, one of the eight great families in the Imperial Capital... a collateral branch!

Although his status was not as high as Li Chengfeng, who was from the Li family's main lineage, Inspector Luo Jin had another special identity.

He was also Emperor Tianqi's tenth son, Xia Mingqing, Prince An's Martial Dao mentor.

After thinking of Prince An, Inspector Luo Jin's mind became active.

Then, Inspector Luo Jin glanced at the two men in front, who were kneeling and crying dramatically, looking about thirty years old.

“You two, what are you doing kneeling here? Hurry and prepare the carriage.”

“Your father must personally go to the An Princes Mansion to pay respects to Lord An!”

“Yes, Father, your sons will go prepare the carriage now.”

The two men looked haggard, appearing as if they had indulged excessively, and were Inspector Luo Jin's two sons born to his concubine.

This was also why Inspector Luo Jin was determined to avenge his eldest son, Luo Jinghe.

Luo Jinghe was his son born to his main wife, and his Martial Dao Aptitude was not inferior to his own.

He was the only one in the Luo family who had hope of Breakthrough to the Inner Energy Realm and then succeeding him as the head of the Luo family.

But now, with Luo Jinghe's death, there was no one left to be the next head of the Luo family.

His only two remaining sons were useless, spending their days in places of pleasure, committing evil deeds and oppressing the common people in the Qingling Prefecture area.

If it weren't for his presence, his two useless sons would have long been arrested by the authorities and publicly beheaded.

“Alas!”

“The Luo family's legacy, I never thought it would one day be ruined in my hands.”

“Jinghe, rest assured, your father will use all his strength to avenge you.”

“That He Yan, and that Lu Xuan, this old man will absolutely not let them off; rest in peace!”

Inspector Luo Jin gritted his teeth and murmured softly.

He was already a man with one foot in the grave, not many years left to live.

Inspector Luo Jin thought that before he died, he had to eliminate those who caused Jinghe's death.

This way, even after he died, the Luo family could rely on the residual blessings he had accumulated over so many years to eke out an existence in Qingling Prefecture for some time.

Inspector Luo Jin seemed to think of something else and said coldly towards the outside of the hall.

“Someone, prepare writing materials for this official.”

“This official wants to submit a memorial to the Imperial Court!”

This so-called Lu Xuan probably doesn't know this official's other power, does he?

That is, as the Inspector of a prefecture, he can monitor every move of officials in An Prefecture and report directly to the Emperor.

This was Inspector Luo Jin's most important trump card, and also the reason why various officials in An Prefecture respected him so much.

Of course, as an Inspector, Inspector Luo Jin could only monitor ordinary court officials.

The Blackbird Guard, however, was not within Inspector Luo Jin's scope of supervision.

However, Luo Jinghe, as the Tongpan of Baidao Prefecture, was related to Inspector Luo Jin.

Inspector Luo Jin wanted to submit a memorial to the Imperial Court, denouncing the Baidao Prefecture Mystic Envoy Lu Xuan and the Baidao Prefecture Deputy Mystic Envoy He Yan.