Eunuch Feng was surprised and mumbled, "Strange, it’s just a competition for the top scorer, it won’t take anyone’s life, why is the scene not very calm?"
Suddenly, his heart trembled slightly, his face turned pale, and his hands shook.
Chen Tang quickly arrived at the Chen Mansion.
Chen Shi’s wooden cart was still parked in the designated parking area outside the mansion’s gate, nestled obediently in a corner of the wall. These days, Chen Tang and the Black Pot had delved into the underworld, searching for Chen Shi’s whereabouts, and hadn’t taken the wooden cart with them, so it remained parked here.
However, Chen Shi had arranged for people from Red Mountain Hall to come with Exotic Beast Meat every morning and evening to feed the wooden cart, so there was no worry of it starving.
As Chen Tang approached, the wooden cart suddenly moved warily, its frame faintly cracked open, revealing a monstrous mouth with a red glow inside.
The Hua Gai inserted on the wooden cart also transformed from a closed state to an open one, with divine light flowing under the umbrella and the Youquan Wandering Dragon Sword shuttling underneath.
"I am Chen Shi’s father," Chen Tang said cautiously.
The wooden cart’s frame grew large eyes, staring at him, and the red glow in its mouth dimmed slightly.
Chen Tang slowly approached, aware that the Creation Talismans developed by his father were quite bizarre; many things made from these Talismans resembled Evil Spirits and couldn’t be understood with a normal person’s mind. Especially after absorbing moonlight, these entities could easily become uncontrollable, turning into pure Evil Spirits and causing havoc everywhere.
He moved closer, and since the wooden cart made no further movement, he was relieved.
Chen Tang searched inside the wooden cart for a moment and indeed found the West King Jade Seal in a cluttered corner.
Chen Tang was taken aback, examining it repeatedly; he could not recognize the West King Jade Seal and wasn’t sure if this was indeed the item.
This object was extremely valuable. In past years, the Divine Mechanism Camp guarded it, but they did not have the right to use it; only the Chamberlain had the right. However, to use the West King Jade Seal, even the Chamberlain would need an extremely significant reason to qualify for its use.
Sometimes, it wouldn’t be used for ten, twenty years.
"My son, indeed harbors rebellious intentions!"
After pondering for a moment, he put the West King Jade Seal back into the wooden cart and entered the Chen Mansion.
A moment later, he emerged from the Chen Mansion carrying a wooden box, heading straight toward the afternoon gate of the Inner City.
The wooden box in his hands was not large, about two feet long, one foot three inches wide, and seven inches high.
It appeared to be ordinary sandalwood, painted with black lacquer completely covering the original wood color, and the surface was painted with extremely complex patterns using cinnabar and mutant beast blood, outlining the forms of gods and demons.
The box had no lock but only a handle. If an outsider saw it, they wouldn’t know how to open it. However, in the eyes of a Talisman Master familiar with Southern Taoist Talisman, the entire object was a highly intricate lock requiring professional unlocking skills. The Talisman Master who designed it included unfathomable internal mechanisms, and if the unlocker made any mistake, the box would instantly consume them.
Destroying the box would not gain access to its contents, but rather it would anger the box, which would turn into an Evil Spirit and devour the offender.
Even if someone of great skill smashed the box to pieces, they wouldn’t gain access to the items inside. The box would be empty, except for a pile of flesh and blood.
The creator of such a box only needed to make an identical one again, and upon opening, the items would be present, never lost.
This peculiar box was much to the liking of Southern Talisman Masters, eliminating worries of loss.
With the box in his hand, Chen Tang felt much more assured.
He passed through the afternoon gate, walked past the Taihe Palace, and headed toward the Nine Halls.
Minister of Revenue Cui Baihe and Vice Minister Jiang Mo came face to face with him, their eyes flickering.
Cui Baihe smiled and said, "Brother Chen Tang, when did you come back? You’ve not attended court these days, nor have you been to the Ministry of Revenue, you’re guilty of dereliction, you know."
Jiang Mo eyed the box in his hand and said cautiously, "What’s in the box you have?"
The two positioned themselves on either side, sandwiching him in the middle.
Chen Tang said indifferently, "Were you two brought out to block me?"
Cui Baihe and Jiang Mo appeared somewhat embarrassed.
Jiang Mo said, "Put the box down and open it; we want to see what’s inside."
Chen Tang replied, "I am going outside to the Nine Halls to reason. I carry the box so that when they are unreasonable, they may calmly listen to reason."
Jiang Mo reached for the box, "It’s better if you let me keep it safe!"
Before he could touch the box, Chen Tang had already drawn his sword with the other hand, the blade’s tip resting on his throat.
Jiang Mo chuckled, "Minister Chen, you are..."
The sword struck heavily on his neck, knocking him to the ground. Sword Qi sealed all his acupoints, blocking the Heaven Gate, preventing his Primordial Spirit from emerging.
His vital acupoints were filled with Sword Qi, preventing him from unifying, rendering this God Refining Realm expert passed out!
Chen Tang sheathed his sword and said flatly, "Minister Cui, there’s no need to waste effort. I’ve assisted you for so many years, managing the Ministry of Revenue in perfect order. I have both the merits and the hardships. If you obstruct me, I can only be rash, making you lie beside him."
Cui Baihe hesitated for a moment and smiled, "My name is Baihe, naturally I’m for harmony. Minister Chen has hidden his edges for long; today you show your prowess, which might not be a good thing. Since your sword is out, I won’t stop you. Please proceed!"
Chen Tang strode past him with the box in hand. Cui Baihe’s eyes flickered but he dared not act, allowing him to reach outside the Nine Halls.
"Little Ten, you want to become the top scorer, and you intend to kill the young lord, naturally, I will support you with all my might!"
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