Chapter 27 Qian Lingling

On the flying boat, Ming Fuqian looked up at the sky and muttered leisurely,

"The waters in Yunzhong Prefecture are too deep. I hope Junior Brother Zhang can keep things under control, right?"

An elderly man looking like a steward beside him shook his head and said,

"It is hard to say. Although I cannot see through the cultivation of this new Guardian Envoy, he has cultivated for too short a time, so presumably he will not be too strong. On the contrary, the He Family oozes strangeness everywhere, and they have someone backing them up. I am afraid he will not be able to suppress them."

The aura emanating from this steward was even stronger than Ming Fuqian's, surprisingly making him a Soul Transformation Cultivator.

Back when Ming Fuqian assumed office as the Yunzhong Prefecture Guardian Envoy, the Ming Family specially arranged for the old man to come along to assist him in handling affairs.

Hearing the steward's words, Ming Fuqian nodded, indicating that he also recognized this view.

"Forget it, let us not talk about it. It is enough that we can escape these muddy waters."

"If we just leave like this, will something go wrong later?"

The steward-like elder asked, still somewhat ill at ease.

"That will have nothing to do with us anymore. I have already said what needed to be said, and I even reminded him to watch out for the He Family."

The steward stood silently to the side, and after a moment, asked tentatively,

"Young Master, do you think the He Family might be colluding with the Demon God Cult?"

Hearing this, Ming Fuqian could not help but be startled, and he quickly denied it.

"Impossible. They do not have the guts. Once collusion with the Demon God Cult comes to light, the entire Family will be wiped out. The He Family cannot possibly not understand this."

In the Yufantian World, other matters still had room for negotiation, but once collusion with the Demon God Cult was confirmed, death was certain.

No matter how large the faction was, they would be uprooted. Regarding such matters, the Dao Saint Sect never showed mercy.

The steward said leisurely,

"I hope I guessed wrong."

The flying boat arrived at the teleportation grand hall, and their group quickly teleported away.

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Zhang Yuhe sat in the inner hall, his fingers gently tapping on the table.

A single hero needs three helpers; relying on him alone obviously could not control the entire Yunzhong Prefecture.

But who to ask for help—that was a question worth pondering deeply.

According to Ming Fuqian, the Qian and Sun families each had descendants cultivating in the Dao Saint Sect Outer Sect, so they should be considered relatively reliable.

As for the other three families, well, that was hard to say.

Zhang Yuhe relatively agreed with this statement; having Family descendants cultivating in the Sect obviously showed a desire to integrate into it, and they generally would not stir up trouble.

As for the He and Li families, it was hard to say.

According to what Ming Fuqian said, these two families also wanted to send Disciples to join the Sect, but they simply could not find a way and did not succeed.

Zhang Yuhe completely disbelieved this statement.

Although the Dao Saint Sect's standards for recruiting Disciples were very high and normal people completely lacked an opening,

yet the He and Li families were both families with a Legacy spanning tens of thousands of years, yet they had not even produced a single Outer Sect Disciple. This was very suspicious.

Could it be that their natural talent was insufficient?

Completely impossible.

These two factions were massive with countless Family descendants. After so many years, it was impossible that not a single outstanding one existed.

Perhaps they did not want to join the Dao Saint Sect at all, and even wanted to deliberately keep their distance from it.

If that were truly the case, then the problem would be huge.

Although the Dao Saint Sect had dominated Yu Fantian for countless years, it was still quite fair in its dealings.

For various factions, sending descendants to join the Dao Saint Sect brought only benefits and no harm.

Yet the He and Li families were unwilling.

What did this indicate?

It showed that they were committing illicit acts, and had been doing so for quite some time, fearing that their Family descendants entering the Dao Saint Sect would expose their flaws.

"Could they be colluding with the Demon God Cult?"

After a bout of imaginative speculation, Zhang Yuhe suddenly arrived at this conclusion, which genuinely startled him.

"It seems I really need to be more careful from now on."

Zhang Yuhe slowly recalled those words Ming Fuqian had spoken to him. Earlier, he always felt that Ming Fuqian's words had a hidden meaning.

Thinking about it now, perhaps Ming Fuqian had already sensed something, but lacked substantial evidence, making it impossible to report to the Sect and have the Sect dispatch reinforcements.

He considered himself unable to afford provoking them, which was why he found an excuse to leave this place.

What nonsense about being close to a Breakthrough and needing to return to the Sect for closed-door cultivation.

Absolute nonsense.

Although breaking through a major Realm required finding a place rich in Spiritual Qi, it did not necessarily mean returning to the Sect.

Although the Spiritual Qi in the Guardian Manor could not compare to the Sect's, it wasn't bad either, and was sufficient to support a Nascent Soul Cultivator's Breakthrough.

Otherwise, for the Inner Sect Disciples sent out to garrison places, they were either Nascent Soul or Soul Transformation; how would they Cultivate during their tenure?

Zhang Yuhe felt that a sense of crisis was enveloping him.

"Calm down, don't panic."

He silently comforted himself.

Suddenly, Zhang Yuhe abruptly stood up and shouted,

"Someone come."

A young girl in green quickly walked in.

"What instructions does my lord have?"

Zhang Yuhe glanced up and down. Although the green-robed girl was pretty, her cultivation was only at the ninth layer of Qi. What could someone with such weak cultivation even do?

Damn it, was there literally no one else left in the entire Guardian Manor?

Zhang Yuhe was silent for a moment, then asked the green-robed girl,

"What is your name?"

Thinking that Zhang Yuhe had some special intentions, the green-robed girl could only lower her head and reply,

"This humble maid is Qian Lingling."

"Your surname is Qian? Do you have any relation to the Qian Family?"

Hearing that the green-robed girl's surname was Qian, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but be greatly interested.

"I am from a collateral branch of the Qian Family, and was arranged by my elders to come to the manor to serve the various lords."

Zhang Yuhe nodded.

Indeed a person of the Qian Family. The Qian Family arranging someone in the Guardian Manor obviously showed an intention to get closer.

As for saying it was to spy for information?

Ming Fuqian wasn't that stupid.

If she wasn't trustworthy, would he have let people in?

"Have everyone else in the manor left?"

Looking at the empty Guardian Manor, Zhang Yuhe was somewhat speechless.

Although he liked peace and quiet, he still needed to sort things out first.

Only after arranging things properly could he Cultivate with peace of mind.

Otherwise, if someone came knocking on his door one day, he wouldn't even know it.

"Most people left with Lord Ming, but the handymen in the manor are still here."

Meaning there was basically no one left.

Everyone who could do work had left, and those remaining were just handymen who served people. What did he need these handymen for?

"Forget it, let's first summon the various families over to meet and talk."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuhe took out his identity jade token, placed it on the table, and said,

"Take my jade token and notify the Qian, Sun, Li, He, and Wind Whisper Pavilion families to come over for a discussion tomorrow morning."

"Ah…"

Seeing Zhang Yuhe take out his identity jade token, Qian Lingling was completely dumbfounded.

How could the identity jade token of the Guardian Envoy be casually handed over to someone else?

"Ah what? Go quickly."

The identity jade tokens of Dao Saint Sect Disciples all retained a personal aura.

Others holding it wouldn't find it of much use, and couldn't use its functions.

Furthermore, the jade token had a tracking function, so there was no fear of someone running away with it.

Zhang Yuhe truly had no one else he could use, so he had no choice but to let Qian Lingling make the trip.

He couldn't possibly have the Guardian Envoy lord himself go door-to-door to notify the various families to come to a meeting, could he?

Didn't he want any Face?

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