After bidding farewell to his elder brother and the four village chiefs, Lin Chen did not rush back to the martial arts hall.
He suddenly felt that he was extrely unfamiliar with Liang.
So far, it seed that he only understood a small corner of Liang.
To date, he only knew that Poyang County belonged to Raozhou Prefecture, with Huizhou Prefecture on its left and Quzhou Prefecture on its right.
Raozhou Prefecture governed eleven counties, and along with Huizhou and Quzhou Prefectures, belonged to Jiangnan Dao.
How many regions like Jiangnan Dao are there in the entire Liang?
And what about Jiangnan Dao further up?
Is it the Imperial Capital at the center of Liang?
And what countries surround Liang?
It seed as though an invisible hand was deliberately blocking the information awareness of the common people below.
This invisible hand surely originated from the upper echelons of Liang.
"Forget it, why bother thinking so much? The village chief is not wrong in saying that as long as you keep improving your strength, strength is the best ans to cope with any unexpected changes."
Unable to think of a clue, Lin Chen chose to give up.
If the Opening Acupoints Realm is not enough to understand, then proceed to Refining the Viscera, if that’s not enough then progress to Entering the Grade.
However, what Lin Chen didn’t expect was that as soon as he returned to the entrance of the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall, he was stopped by soone.
"Young Master Lin, the County Magistrate requests your presence, kindly co with us."
The person from the Governnt Office was very polite, but his tone left no room for doubt. Lin Chen nodded and didn’t ask why the County Magistrate wanted to see him.
The most probable reason was that his elder brother’s matter had been exposed.
County Governnt Office gate!
Lin Chen did not expect to return so quickly, entering the Governnt Office for the second ti.
Even the two soldiers guarding the gate looked at him with so surprise, clearly unable to understand why he was back just a two-hour after.
After entering the County Governnt Office, this ti he was led down another corridor, passing through the front hall, arriving at the main hall of the County Governnt Office.
"Young Master Lin, it is inside now."
The guiding man stopped at the steps before the door, Lin Chen glanced at him, then stepped up the steps, crossing into the doorstep of the main hall.
Inside the main hall, there were three n in official robes sitting, Lin Chen did not expect Lord Su to be there, and seeing him slightly eased his mind.
He had naturally seen the County Magistrate before, back when he was sitting next to Lord Su during a duel, surrounded by fanfare, hard to miss.
"Disciple greets the County Magistrate, greets Lord Su..."
After saluting the two, Lin Chen’s gaze settled on the last person and then paused.
"This is Hundred Households Commander Fang, who is in charge of handling the Fish Monster incident in Poyang Lake."
He Ruyun’s introduction startled Lin Chen; although he anticipated that the County Magistrate’s summons likely had sothing to do with his elder brother, he didn’t expect it to be stated so directly.
Isn’t the monster matter supposed to be concealed?
Even if his elder brother was in the know, how could this Lord He be so certain that he too knew the truth?
Stepping back, even if his elder brother had told him, they could have found another reason to cover it up.
This Lord He’s direct revelation left Lin Chen feeling disoriented and helpless.
Just a mont ago, he was analyzing how the upper echelons of Liang should be strictly guarding against monster matters, forbidding information from leaking out. But now Lord He ntions it so plainly, as if it doesn’t matter at all.
"Lin Chen, according to Liang’s laws, anyone who knows about Demon Beasts is to be taken to the military camp. From your appearance, it seems you are sowhat aware, so co with to the military camp."
Hearing this from Hundred Households Commander Fang, Lin Chen was montarily dumbfounded, but then quickly reacted and imdiately replied, "Disciple does not know what Demon Beast the lord is referring to?"
"It doesn’t matter if you don’t know, as long as there’s a suspicion of knowing, you can be taken away according to the law."
Lin Chen: ...
"Senior Brother Fang, don’t joke with Lin Chen."
Seeing Lin Chen’s sowhat bewildered gaze, Su Lingchuan couldn’t help but laugh. After all, as the Director of the Martial Affairs Office, he couldn’t stand by and watch Lin Chen being bullied by the two.
"Lin Chen, even if you know about the Demon Beast matter, it doesn’t matter. If you have any doubts you can ask ."
"Lord Su, disciple truly does not know what Demon Beast you three are talking about?"
Lin Chen looked innocent; he feared it was a trick!
First, Lord He directly spoke, stirring his emotions, then Hundred Households Commander Fang intimidated him, and in such a situation, Lord Su speaking to comfort him would highly likely make him truly admit it.
The possibility of a trap cannot be ruled out!
Listening to Lin Chen’s response, He Ruyun and Fang Ze burst into laughter, while Su Lingchuan showed a helpless expression: "I would not deceive you, never mind... since you do not believe , I will tell you the Ancestral Founder’s Decree from years ago."
Su Lingchuan stood up from his chair, and upon hearing the Ancestral Founder’s Decree, the smiles on He Ruyun and Fang Ze’s faces faded, and their expressions beca solemn.
"Within the boundaries of Liang, all texts and discussions regarding Demon Beasts are to be completely destroyed. The populace is strictly forbidden from discussing Demon Beast matters. Violators will be exiled to the Northern Border as punishnt."
"If any remaining Demon Beasts cause trouble within Liang’s territory, those affected and those aware must be sent to border cities to defend the frontier."
"These two laws are established as ancestral laws, to be followed for generations without alteration!"
As Su Lingchuan recited, his expression was solemn. Lin Chen glanced at He Ruyun and Lord Fang, who wore the sa expression.
He could feel that the solemnity and respect from these three were not superficial, nor were they false gestures, but from genuine admiration, as if the Ancestral Founder’s Decree was imbued with supre authority and sacredness, not to be desecrated.
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