Before taking up his post, Ye Zhen planned to stir up so trouble for Xio Qiangu of the West Patrol, to keep him entangled and unable to leave Luoyi, at least not until Ye Zhen reached his fiefdom in North Sea County. This was a plan Ye Zhen had set long in advance.
However, once the plan was put into action, it would beco exceedingly difficult for anyone to handle, with no clear way to strike.
Who exactly was Xio Qiangu of the West Patrol?
The head of spies, controlling a third of the forces of the Heavenly Patrol Departnt. These were just his overt forces; Jings Zhan of the Central Patrol even suspected that Xio Qiangu had infiltrated the ranks of the other four major patrol divisions — East, South, North, and Central.
Moreover, Xio Family had strong support from the Heavenly Temple and a web of complex relationships within the court that even Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long couldn’t easily unravel.
How could a re Viscount like Ye Zhen possibly contend with such a figure?
Frankly, if Xio Qiangu truly wanted to leave, even Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long couldn’t keep him for long.
So Ye Zhen faced a dilemma: how could he tie up Xio Qiangu’s energy and prevent him from leaving Luoyi in the near future?
After a lot of pondering, Ye Zhen still couldn’t figure it out.
However, while thinking about finding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects to replenish the origin power for the Little Demon, Ye Zhen had an idea.
Ye Zhen hadn’t asked many people about Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, just sent Gu Tieqi and Liuu Feng to quietly inquire at major marketplaces and auction houses in Luoyi.
Unfortunately, there was hardly any gain.
On the Primordial Continent, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects were nurous, but those that could replenish origin power were extrely rare.
This was because such Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, once slightly refined, beca Acquired Spirit Treasures, coveted even by the Divine Masters of the Heavenly Temple, which spoke to their rarity.
Moreover, these Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects that replenished origin power were often incredibly precious life-saving treasures.
The higher one’s cultivation, like those in the Realm King Realm or Dao Realm, after a fierce battle, might carelessly exhaust their origin power, leading to a series of disastrous consequences.
Such as a drop in realm, drastic reduction in lifespan, falling into slumber, resurgence of old injuries, entangled wounds that couldn’t heal, or even life-threatening situations.
These extrely rare Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects beca essential life-saving treasures, fiercely contested by those terrifying beings in the Realm King Realm and Dao Realm, often leading to fierce battles upon their appearance, preventing them from reaching the market.
For an ordinary Martial Artist to acquire them was nearly impossible.
According to Liuu Feng, such Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects certainly existed in Luoyi but were typically hidden within the treasure vaults of noble families or the storage rings of great powers in the Realm King Realm or Dao Realm.
Liuu Feng’s comnt suddenly gave Ye Zhen a direction.
The noble families and great powers possessing these Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects were unlikely to part with them.
They wouldn’t part with them, but Ye Zhen had the ans to take them.
In this regard, Ye Zhen felt confident.
With this thought, inspiration struck Ye Zhen imdiately.
While searching for Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects in the treasure vaults of the princes and nobles, why not conveniently fra Xio Qiangu of the West Patrol?
However, such a fra-up was not easy to execute.
Xio Qiangu of the West Patrol, a master spy, if engaged in wrongdoing, would hardly leave any evidence that could be used against him.
If Xio Qiangu were to commit a cri and leave behind evidence, the victim might even think it was a deliberate fra-up by Xio Qiangu’s enemies.
Moreover, even if there were evidence, would ordinary nobles dare to confront soone as fierce as Xio Qiangu of the West Patrol?
Most of the ti, even Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long couldn’t do anything about Xio Qiangu, let alone ordinary nobles.
Yet there were so extre situations.
In this world, the bustling crowd is all for personal gain, and spectators are never short of troublemakers. If a prince suffers a great loss, there might be a large crowd watching, among whom so are secretly laughing.
If it doesn’t concern oneself, one might as well stand aside since they suffer no loss.
But if the situation were reversed, and the large crowd of spectators suffered a great loss, the sole spectator remaining wouldn’t even dare to laugh.
Fear of incurring public wrath!
Ye Zhen zeroed in on the key term: ’public wrath’.
When people defend their vital interests, reason often falls by the wayside, especially when many people collectively defend their critical interests; that power becos unpredictable.
Based on this idea, Ye Zhen devised this major heist plan.
The night after Ye Zhen entered the palace to express gratitude, at midnight, clad in armor, he deliberately made a round around the Changle Princess Mansion.
With the viscount title of Ye Zhen, he didn’t yet qualify for permanent residence in Luoyi. For now, he remained in the Changle Princess Mansion as a Personal Guard Captain, as per Princess Changle’s command. It wouldn’t be too late to hand over the position upon his departure.
After making a round, Ye Zhen returned to his barracks. With a flicker of his figure, a Mirage Avatar ford from a wisp of Origin Mirage Qi, specially divided by Achou, appeared in the barracks.
The Mirage Avatar sat down cross-legged to cultivate, while Ye Zhen’s true body tidied up the room. Using the True Transformation Disguise Technique, Ye Zhen quickly transford into the appearance of Xio Qiangu, the West Patroller.
With the sound of cracking joints, Ye Zhen’s stature gradually increased by several inches. Last ti, when Ye Zhen unleashed the Small Five Elents Mixed Yuan Divine Thunder, his entire body was drawn out to be exceedingly lean. Now, with his stature rising, he appeared just as lanky and tall as Xio Qiangu.
With a flip of his hand, Ye Zhen took out an outfit commonly worn by Xio Qiangu, stolen from the laundry hall of the Xio Family residence an hour ago.
After changing into it, a lifelike Xio Qiangu appeared in Ye Zhen’s barracks.
"Heh, today I’ll hit you with a big one!" he sneered coldly. Transford into Xio Qiangu, Ye Zhen’s figure suddenly sank into the ground and vanished.
Utilizing the Innate Five Elents Divine Escape to descend underground, Ye Zhen headed straight to the residence of Duke Tian, Tian Jiayu. Previously, Ye Zhen had emptied the subterranean armory of Duke Tian Jiayu’s residence.
The subterranean armory is quite a taboo subject, so even though Duke Tian knew it had been looted, he dared not breathe a word of it afterward.
However, last ti, Duke Tian Jiayu’s Treasure Vault was left untouched by Ye Zhen due to his reluctance to expose himself.
This ti, Ye Zhen’s target was the subterranean Treasure Vault of Duke Tian Jiayu.
To Ye Zhen, this place was familiar territory.
Clearly, compared to last ti, the defenses of Duke Tian Jiayu’s residence had been strengthened several fold, even employing experts skilled in Five Elents Escape Technique to guard underground.
However, in the face of the Innate Five Elents Divine Escape, they stood no chance of detecting Ye Zhen.
Cautiously passing through several Grand Formations, and seeing the nurous layers of defenses against various Escape Skills set around Duke Tian’s subterranean Treasure Vault, Ye Zhen chuckled.
Duke Tian’s thods of specially arranging defenses underground indeed weren’t lax, even employing the Yin-Yang Geomagnetic Grand Formation.
Yet, this Yin-Yang Geomagnetic Grand Formation still couldn’t escape the thods of Five Elents Spiritual Power. While ordinary Five Elents Escape Techniques were problematic, in the face of Ye Zhen’s Innate Five Elents Divine Escape, it was akin to decoration.
Easily, Ye Zhen once again entered Duke Tian Jiayu’s subterranean Treasure Vault. The oddly-shaped Ghost-Eyed Dark Sparrows stationed at the four corners of the vault top stood out distinctly.
With a cold laugh, Ye Zhen boldly erged from the ground. With a wave of his hand, the mountain-like heaps of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, various Heaven and Earth Treasures within the Treasure Vault vanished into thin air, all collected by Ye Zhen into the Mirage Dragon Pearl.
The four Ghost-Eyed Dark Sparrows imdiately emitted piercing shrieks. While signaling alarm, their sinister ghostly eyes flashed, and a bizarre Yin Qi, sowhere between Divine Soul Power and Spiritual Power, shot directly at Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen was unfazed. The Thunderclap Power circulated within him, quickly dispersing the eerie Yin Qi as soon as it infiltrated his body.
With ghostly swiftness, Ye Zhen’s form flickered through the subterranean Treasure Vault. Wherever he passed, it beca an expansive emptiness. Even the shelves made of rare ironwood, laden with countless treasures, were simultaneously taken by Ye Zhen.
At the sa mont, within Tian Jiayu’s room, the Grand Steward’s room, the Guard Commander’s room of Duke Tian Mansion, and the guard duty room specifically watching over the Treasure Vault, piercing shrieks of Ghost-Eyed Dark Sparrows rang out simultaneously.
These rooms had specially subdued with formations a wisp of the Ghost-Eyed Dark Sparrows’ Divine Souls, especially within the formation in Tian Jiayu’s room, where a Jade Mirror resided.
As the shrieks of the Ghost-Eyed Dark Sparrow activated the Jade Mirror, the scene within the Treasure Vault imdiately appeared in the mirror, reflecting the vision from the ghostly eyes of the Ghost-Eyed Dark Sparrows.
Rushing over, Duke Tian Jiayu caught a single glimpse of the scene in the Treasure Vault and exclaid, "Impossible!"
The majestic West Patroller Xio Qiangu, blatantly stealing from his subterranean Treasure Vault—what kind of foolish sche could concoct such a ludicrous framing plan?
So absurd that even he, the victim, could tell at a glance it was a deliberate framing attempt.
Nevertheless, Duke Tian Jiayu hurriedly rushed towards the subterranean Treasure Vault, knowing full well that although it was an elaborate set-up against Xio Qiangu, what was at stake were his own treasures and collections.
The Tian Family wasn’t foolish enough to place all their eggs in one basket, yet the collections within this subterranean Treasure Vault accounted for at least a third of their thousand-year accumulation.
"Capture him alive, catch that guy alive!" ordered Tian Jiayu, having considered all alternatives as he dashed forward.
However, when he burst into the subterranean Treasure Vault, Tian Jiayu’s old face imdiately turned ashen, his chest heaving violently, choking him with rage.
The subterranean Treasure Vault, apart from the Tian Residence guards frantically rushing around like headless flies, revealed no trace of the thief.
"Master, what should we do?" asked the breathless Grand Steward as he arrived, not daring to exhale loudly.
Montarily stunned, the furious Duke Tian Jiayu roared, "What else can we do? Report to the authorities, report to the Judicial Departnt Security Bureau, report to the Imperial Guard Yan!"
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