Inheriting A Divine Cultivation Clan At The Start, All My Juniors Are Empresses Chapter 191 - 165 A Play (Seeking Subscription)3

"And if Xun Yu is a demon, then why didn’t the Demon-Revealing Array just detect it?"

"Or is there so unknown secret behind all of this?"

A slight pause.

The City Lord’s gaze surreptitiously swept over the few people present.

After seeing the knowing expressions among them, suddenly he understood sothing.

"This isn’t so unknown secret; it’s simply sothing I don’t know about."

"Everyone else here seems to be aware of this, except who is completely in the dark."

"I’m the only one kept in the dark here!"

"Heavens protect , please let there be no mistakes, no mistakes."

Filled with shock, the City Lord dared not say anything rashly.

He was very aware that often it’s best not to draw attention, for the Imperial Decree Departnt is the Imperial Decree Departnt, and tis have changed.

But...

But why does Yuchi seem to know more than I do? It’s not fair, not fair!

The silence on site was broken by Song Yinghan.

She stepped forward, the White Fox Mask appearing in front of Xun Yu: "Could Yuchi and I have a private chat with you?"

Having said this, her gaze swept over the other three present.

Xun Yu nodded calmly: "Why not."

The three of them walked into an adjacent room under the gaze of the other three.

The room was then enveloped in a Restriction so that the conversation inside could not be heard outside.

...

Outside the room, the small relay station was empty, and the three people stood there with different expressions.

The Jiangzhou City Lord’s face was plastered with a smile.

Up until now, he couldn’t tell what was true or false, nor did he know what was currently happening.

His eyes darted around a couple of tis.

He only knew this was a good opportunity, a chance to build relations with other institutions.

Usually, their Imperial Decree Departnt barely had any presence.

But this ti, he had indeed encountered individuals from both the Celestial Capital Departnt and the Demon-slaying Bureau simultaneously.

With an insincere smile, the Jiangzhou City Lord wanted to make a good impression in front of these two.

At the sa ti, see if he could subtly extract so information?

He clumsily bowed to Chen Weiran and Yuan Tiangang, then said: "Honorable sirs..."

"Get lost!!"

"Get lost!!"

Yuan Tiangang and Chen Weiran stopped him in unison from continuing his chain of flattery.

"Oh, okay."

His face imdiately turned awkward, but in an instant, the City Lord recovered his usual smile.

He even took the initiative to apologize:

"Sorry, sirs, speaking in the drizzle is not convenient, the rain pattering down is such nice weather."

Feeling their murderous stares, he imdiately understood.

"I’ll get lost..."

"Honored sirs, if there’s anything you need, feel free to call upon at any ti. I am at your service."

Having said that, he hurried away, his horse bursting with power, the wheels skidding on the ground as he left.

"Loners should stay on the fringes."

"What’s all the fuss about?"

Chen Weiran and Yuan Tiangang watched the City Lord leave in silence.

They’d rather talk to a duck than with soone from the Imperial Decree Departnt.

It’s filthy, too oily.

And after the City Lord boarded his carriage and left,

His entire face in the coach turned dark.

The City Lord cursed in his heart:

"If the Celestial Mandate Departnt were still around, you’d all have to bow to ."

"Damn it, now just about anyone can bully us in the Imperial Decree Departnt?"

"Ah, only the common folk fear now!"

The Imperial Decree Departnt is the one with the least confidence.

Ultimately, it’s because everyone in the Imperial Decree Departnt is mortal.

Many years ago, the Imperial Decree Departnt and the Defense Departnt were once a single institution, known as the Celestial Mandate Departnt.

Back when the world was unsettled, the governnt had three major institutions.

The Demon-slaying Bureau, Celestial Capital Departnt, and Celestial Mandate Departnt.

Once peace was established, the Celestial Mandate Departnt grew too arrogant, wielding both power and the army of cultivators, causing discontent in the Demon-slaying Bureau and the Celestial Capital Departnt.

The two factions, at odds, almost rebelled.

No solution.

In the end, the Celestial Mandate Departnt split into the Imperial Decree Departnt, and its actual officials beca part of the Defense Departnt.

Thus, the Four Major Institutions ca into being, a compromise born out of necessity.

"In the olden days, this City Lord was a significant figure!"

"Now I’ve fallen from grace to be bullied."

It’s like sothing.

In the past, I could urinate against the wind three ters, now even with the wind I wet my shoes.

Without military power, I’m a tiger without limbs and teeth.

Apart from the tiger’s skin that holds so dignity...

Everything else is gone.