Gu Bing couldn't help but sigh at the unpredictability of human encounters.
If Zhang Hongbo were still the City Lord of Nanfeng, having a portion of the credit for capturing the statue of Black Buddha, it wouldn't be a big problem for his son to head to the Adjudication Court.
Unfortunately, Zhang Hongbo's legitimacy had already been stripped away. The credit for capturing the statue of Black Buddha had absolutely nothing to do with him.
If Su Chen hadn't spoken up, Zhang Hengyu would definitely have been suppressed for a solid year, though perhaps there might be other variables in the following year.
Gu Bing couldn't help but think: "Calculating it this way, there are actually three people from Nanfeng heading to the Adjudication Court this year."
"Three?" Su Chen was slightly surprised.
"There's one more, you should know her. The new female student accepted by the Third Chief Inquisitor. When coming here, we were specifically instructed to bring her back," Gu Bing explained. "She possesses an exclusive professional talent, which is extrely compatible with the Third Chief Inquisitor's professional sequence."
"Old Bai, huh," Su Chen realized in sudden understanding. So that was the situation; he wasn't too surprised.
"Then I will revise your information as soon as possible," Yuan Chenyang said, "changing it to an ordinary resident."
"In other words, people like you view refugees as a disgrace," Xia Hanshi swept his gaze over, his tone cold.
"This..." Yuan Chenyang didn't know what to say.
"Refugees are, of course, not a disgrace," Su Chen adapted to the situation naturally, his voice gentle but firm: "Being a refugee is an unfortunate sorrow, but the views of others won't shift simply because of our will. If this identity causes even more misfortune, as your student, I believe it is unnecessary."
A simple modification of information could reduce so trouble. Su Chen didn't want to refuse the modification just because of Xia Hanshi's stubbornness.
Everyone held their breath with rapt attention.
Xia Hanshi was silent for a long ti before he finally said indifferently, "What you said is correct."
Yuan Chenyang let out a long sigh of relief, while Yang Yan and Gu Bing looked at Su Chen with admiration.
"Follow ." Xia Hanshi walked toward the main door.
Su Chen slowly followed.
Yuan Chenyang looked sowhat worried. After the two exited the door and turned into the stairwell, he finally asked in a low voice, "Nothing shouldn't happen, right?"
"It won't..." Zhang Hongbo shook his head, seeming to have recovered a bit of his state. "If Elder Xia wasn't convinced, there would be no need for him to put on an act in front of us. There should be other matters."
.........
Arriving at the top floor, a cold wind blew against their faces. Xia Hanshi's voice was calm, "The Priest was indeed there, the margin of error was extrely small. When we appeared, he completely didn't anticipate it."
"That person with a heart full of justice is very formidable."
Su Chen remained silent. Xia Hanshi rely ntioned it lightly before moving on: "There are still over two months until the Adjudication Court assessnt. Normally, in a month's ti, Nanfeng would send official personnel to escort you all there."
"I don't trust them. You should follow Yang Yan and the others there first."
Su Chen frowned slightly, "You aren't returning to Yingfeng together with us?"
"There are still so matters that need to be handled. The Evil God Cults have a grand plan. The Spatial Crystal lost in Yunlan still hasn't been found, and the Saint Word Stones of Nanfeng should also be a part of it." Xia Hanshi furrowed his brows tightly:
"The reason the Priest ca to Nanfeng City was due to an accident. Their original plan was absolutely not like this."
"Nanfeng City has already closed the net, and many clues can no longer be investigated. I can only make a trip to Yunlan and see if there are any clues."
Spatial Crystal... Su Chen fell silent. Fortunately, Old Xia's goal wasn't to search for the Spatial Crystal, but to investigate the root cause behind it. Otherwise, he could only say 'sorry'.
"You truly are diligent and responsible," Su Chen sighed from the bottom of his heart.
Where could one find such a responsible Chief Inquisitor? Those malicious words circulating outside were definitely out of jealousy.
"Diligent and responsible..." Xia Hanshi smiled self-mockingly. He then added, "If nothing unexpected happens, I should probably return when the Adjudication Court assessnt begins."
"Understood, I will definitely not disgrace you, Elder," Su Chen said solemnly.
......
"Old Xia truly is a good person."
Su Chen was still muttering to himself upon his return. He knew he had secrets but didn't question them further.
"I reckon that to him, as long as one isn't a follower of the Evil God, everything is fine. If one can kill followers of the Evil God, then that's even better."
If it were any other Chief Inquisitor, they might have developed a strong curiosity toward that 'person with a heart full of justice'.
"Nanfeng City should be peaceful now."
Su Chen returned to his room. Just in case, he switched back to the Believer of Black Buddha to see if there was anything else hiding in the shadows.
As a result, right upon switching, he felt an intense reaction that caused his heart to pound heavily. His brows twitched, and his expression turned sowhat ugly, "How is there still more?"
Su Chen was genuinely startled. He originally thought that the world was now at peace, who knew he would discover yet another surprise, and at an extrely close proximity at that.
However, he quickly cald down. Sensing carefully, his head turned toward the upper left, and his expression gradually eased down, "Is this... that statue of Black Buddha?"
"Its intensity has weakened significantly, not even comparable to the Evil God Artifact from before," Su Chen sensed carefully.
Confirming that it was the statue of Black Buddha, Su Chen relaxed. "No wonder Old Xia wanted to lock that thing up. Even though it has lost too much power, it still cannot be underestimated."
"Hmm..." Just as he was thinking, another thought popped up, and his expression turned hesitant. "Old Xia... should know that the insides of this thing aren't completely clean yet, right?"
"Does he know? He should know, right?" Su Chen pondered, not too sure himself.
He went out and searched around for Old Xia but couldn't find him; no one knew where he had gone.
He could only knock on Gu Bing's door. This interrogator had just finished taking a shower, her hair was damp, and her cheeks still bore a flush of red, wearing gray pajamas.
"It's you?" Gu Bing was quite surprised. She stepped aside to let him in.
As Su Chen walked in, he rubbed his chest and said, "Special Envoy Gu, I don't know why, but my heart is constantly faintly uneasy, as if sothing is going to happen."
A peculiar look passed through Gu Bing's eyes. She glanced at Su Chen oddly, who knew what she was thinking, and smiled gently, "I'm under the tutelage of the Fifth Chief Inquisitor. If you don't mind, you can call Senior Sister."
"Senior Sister..." Su Chen called out. Gu Bing's smile broadened, carrying a hint of teasing: "Then Junior Brother can explain in detail exactly where you feel uneasy, and Senior Sister will help you."
Why did those words sound so strange?
Su Chen muttered inside. Looking at Gu Bing's aningful gaze, he couldn't help but realize it, silently cursing in his heart.
If it had been a junior sister knocking on his door in the middle of the night, claiming she was scared, he probably would have overthought things as well.
But sitting upright and unafraid of a slanted shadow, Su Chen feigned ignorance and replied, "It's like this: ever since I saw that statue of Black Buddha, my heart has been pounding."
"After this, we still have to travel alongside it all the way back to Yingfeng. Nothing will happen, right?"
Seeing Su Chen's serious deanor, a hint of awkwardness appeared on Gu Bing's face. She restrained her expression and explained, "Rest assured. Things like Evil God statues, even if they contain the power of the Evil God, are rely inanimate objects."
"We, along with Elder Xia, have already inspected it. Only an empty shell remains; there won't be any problems."
"They really couldn't tell?" Su Chen was surprised inwardly, asking with seeming unease, "It's impossible for my teacher to have made an error in judgnt, right?"
Gu Bing pondered for a mont. "It's possible..."
Su Chen was left speechless.
Gu Bing chuckled straightforwardly, "The might of the Evil Gods is unimaginable; no one dares to make a guarantee. But according to past experiences, there won't be any issues."
"Thank you for clearing my doubts, Senior Sister." Looking as if he breathed a sigh of relief, Su Chen got up and left.
Gu Bing closed the door and shook her head with a laugh.
"Old Xia and Gu Bing have already examined it and gave an evaluation of no problems... Then there shouldn't be any problems," Su Chen thought to himself. Suddenly, his vision darkened. He looked up, only to see Yang Yan.
His expression was a little strange, withdrawing his gaze from Gu Bing's room door.
"Special Envoy Yang..." Su Chen stepped sideways, and the two exchanged a simple greeting.
Returning to his room, Su Chen was still deliberating, "It's probably a normal situation. After all, it once housed the formidable power of Black Buddha. Having a little bit leftover now is harmless."
He could only put this matter to the back of his mind for now. Su Chen took out the Mist Fiend Potion and Illusion Essence from his Storage Space, guzzled them all down, and entered the Gravity Room.
Simply expanding his movents brought a piercing pain from his injured spots all over his body, but it wasn't considered severe. Gritting his teeth, Su Chen gradually entered the state.
......
Early the next morning, various parts of Nanfeng City were discussing the grand events that had occurred the previous night.
"Half the sky burned with golden flas; it was too terrifying..."
"This isn't the first ti. There was an incident a while ago, but the scale wasn't this large..."
"What exactly is going on? There isn't even an explanation from above."
anwhile, the City Patrol, Supervision, and Exploration departnts had already integrated and were carrying out clean-up operations based on clues grasped from prior investigations.
Many long-lurking followers of the Evil God were captured. This massive purge lasted for over ten days before concluding.
.........
【Wind and Thunder Adept: 20%】
【Psionic Adept: 15%】
【E-grade Fierce Wind Body Forging thod — Proficient: 5%】
【E-grade Illusory Star ditation thod — Skilled: 30%】
Su Chen finished his training, washed off the sweat from his body, and couldn't help sighing. Compared to the developntal rate of the 1st-tier, the 2nd-tier was much slower.
And this was under the circumstances where he possessed ample resources of various kinds and a Double Red Gold talent.
The glass bottles on the table were already spread naturally; they were all Illusion Essence and Mist Fiend Potion, and there were even ten vials of Glazed Blood.
These were all squeezed out for him by Old Yuan. Since he had beco the City Lord, it was naturally easier in this regard.
After packing up slightly and changing clothes, Su Chen arrived at the private dining room section of the Supervision Departnt's cafeteria. This area was exclusive to high-level personnel.
"Brother Su Chen..."
The mont he entered, Little Pigeon rushed over and shouted in pleasant surprise.
"Haha, you seem to have grown taller..." Su Chen rubbed her head and found a place to sit.
"Old Bai, when did you advance to the 2nd-tier?" Su Chen casually asked Bai Fengxi, who was beside him.
"Two days ago," Bai Fengxi sighed. Su Chen's advancent rate was outrageously fast, causing her own advancent to lack even the slightest sense of accomplishnt.
"You truly advance fast," Su Chen couldn't help sighing. "Is this the terror of an exclusive professional talent?"
"It can only act on a specific profession," Bai Fengxi shook her head.
"That's enough."
During this period, he had gained a more detailed understanding of Old Bai. A so-called exclusive professional talent was specifically adapted to a certain professional sequence, making its advancent speed perhaps even faster than a conventional Red Gold talent.
But the flaw lay in the fact that it was very difficult to achieve anything in other professional aspects.
"Is the departure ti decided?"
The door opened, and dishes began to be served. They were all exquisite stir-fries with excellent taste and nutrition.
"Mhm, after three days," Bai Fengxi nodded. The little Pigeon beside her was clearly in a bad mood.
"We will co back often," Su Chen placed so food in her bowl.
Although Little Pigeon's talent wasn't considered good, it wasn't entirely impossible for her to head to Yingfeng.
The 'quota' previously fought for was only for entering the Adjudication Court, rather than Yingfeng itself.
However, she was too young right now, and Bai Fengxi didn't intend to take her away. Leaving her in Nanfeng City with Yuan Chenyang to look after her would be a better option.
"You guys have to work hard," Little Pigeon adjusted her mood and said earnestly, "I've already experienced the benefits of being the second generation. I hope I can go to Yingfeng to act tyrannically one day."
"Little brat," Su Chen failed to completely suppress a laugh.
(End of Chapter)
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