Chapter 295 - 291 Little Characters

"Boom boom boom..."

Just as a few people were still speculating, a slight sound of footsteps came in from outside.

The people exchanged glances!

The playful expressions on their faces instantly disappeared, and they stood up in unison, their eyes fixed on the outside.

A moment later, Chen Xuan appeared in front of the five of them.

"Greetings, White-clothed Sir!"

The five of them bowed respectfully and shouted in unison.

"Haha! No need!"

Chen Xuan walked through the five, naturally sitting at the topmost position.

He stretched out his hands and smiled, "Sit!"

The five exchanged looks, and finally, the most prestigious among them, Niu Qiang, first thanked him and then slowly sat down.

The other four saw this and followed his example, sitting down as well.

However, they were no longer as casual as before, sitting up straight instead.

After all, who was this White-clothed figure? What was his temperament like?

They knew nothing about him.

So it was better to behave properly, so as not to make any mistakes and give this newly arrived White-clothed an excuse to fault them, which would be troublesome.

"This is more like it!"

Chen Xuan nodded in satisfaction, then continued, "I am Zhou Zheng, the new White-clothed Chief Constable. From now on, I’m the head of the Eastern Domain Three Judicial Departments."

"So... let’s set some rules first!"

Upon hearing his words, the five below instantly sat up straighter, looking at Chen Xuan with a serious expression.

"First, don’t cause trouble for me!"

"Second, if I don’t look for you, don’t look for me!"

"Third, I don’t manage affairs, but nothing should happen in the Eastern Domain!"

Three clean and straightforward sentences.

But the five below were stunned!

What did this mean?

At this moment, they even felt their brains weren’t functioning well.

The previous White-clothed treated them like cattle and horses, and no matter whether it was public or private matters, they had to do it all.

Even things like buying things for his concubine were done by them, and they even paid for it.

Such things were commonplace!

But this one seemed completely different, as if he didn’t want to take charge of the Eastern Domain at all.

They even felt he was very disdainful of the five of them.

At this moment, the oldest Niu Qiang stood up cautiously and asked, "Sir, does this mean the Eastern Domain will be managed by the five of us from now on, and you will not be involved?"

"More or less!"

Chen Xuan nodded nonchalantly, "But it can’t be chaotic, you know there is an annual assessment by the Three Judicial Departments!"

"I don’t expect you to be outstanding, but don’t be at the bottom because I’m also a White-clothed, and need some face!"

"Of course, I don’t want any benefits from this!"

His words left the five below stunned, their eyes full of disbelief.

Didn’t this mean that they could decide things in the Eastern Domain?

Is this real... or fake!

After all, this matter was so outrageous that they had never encountered such a leader, they hadn’t even heard of one.

Why become a White-clothed?

For the benefits!

But now... this one doesn’t even want the benefits.

It’s simply too incredible!

So what’s his aim in becoming a White-clothed?

"Alright, I know you don’t believe it, you’ll understand in the future! Your strength is too low, some things you won’t understand even if I tell you!"

Knowing they didn’t believe him, Chen Xuan couldn’t be bothered to explain.

Given time, they’ll naturally understand.

"I understand!"

At this moment, Wang Man inadvertently spoke up.

But in the next moment, he regretted it.

"Why is my mouth so quick!"

He secretly cursed himself in his heart.

"Oh...?"

Chen Xuan suddenly became interested, finding this person quite interesting.

So he beckoned him with a finger, "Come and speak! If you say it well, there’s a reward!"

"Uh... Sir, this..."

Wang Man stammered, hesitating whether to speak or not.

"Go ahead, it doesn’t matter if you’re wrong!"

"Really?"

For some reason, Wang Man felt that what he was saying might be the truth, and in his heart, he also felt that Chen Xuan was somewhat extraordinary.

While he looks burly, his mind is quite sharp, otherwise, how else could he, with just a Grade 1 strength, mingle with the others?

It’s a well-established rule that strength determines relationships.

So he tentatively said:

"I guess the Sir is after the Library Pavilion of the Three Judicial Departments because the fourth floor has Profound Realm Cultivation Techniques, and the fifth floor has even higher ones, and it’s said there are all kinds of secrets too!"

After speaking, he cautiously watched Chen Xuan.

"Oh...?"

Chen Xuan was somewhat surprised; he didn’t expect this rugged fellow to know so much.

And to be so knowledgeable about the Library Pavilion of the Three Judicial Departments.

Then a pill suddenly appeared between his fingers, which he tossed, "This is your reward! It could almost let you enter the Three Layers of Purity!"

"If you’re lucky, the Four Layers won’t be a problem either!"

Chen Xuan spoke lightly, but the five people below all showed drastic changes in their expressions.

Each of them looked at him in disbelief.

Such a precious pill just... given?

Even Wang Man himself couldn’t believe it, staring blankly at the pill in his hand; though it was close at hand, why did it feel so unreal?

He looked up and weakly asked, "Sir, this... is really for me?"

As he spoke, he unconsciously swallowed.

Because the pill was so enticing, he was truly tempted.

"Of course, and if you have more detailed information about the Library Pavilion, I will have more rewards for you!"

These ordinary elixirs, Chen Xuan has plenty now.

After all, the entire Moran Mansion Main City’s power is in his hands. Over such a long time, the tributes from those people add up to astronomical figures.

"This... This is all I know! There’s more that a mere Black-clothed Chief Constable like me doesn’t know."

Wang Man rubbed his head, awkwardly laughing.

"Is that so?"

Chen Xuan chuckled, though somewhat unusually.

Wang Man wanted to explain further, but he was interrupted, "Alright, if you don’t know, you don’t know. I’ll be at the third floor in the future!"

"Don’t come looking for me unless it’s urgent!"

Saying this, he stood up and walked slowly towards the third floor.

Chen Xuan had been on the third floor for quite a while.

Yet from the moment he left, none of the five people spoke.

The atmosphere was extremely unusual.

"Is this... for real?"

Having benefitted, Wang Man finally couldn’t help but speak up.

Niu Qiang shook his head at him, signaling him not to speak, and slightly raised his head.

At such a short distance, this man in white could not possibly not hear.

At this moment, in the third floor of the pavilion, Chen Xuan smiled slightly, then began his cultivation.

...

In a gathering place in the Eastern Domain.

Right now, it was Wang Man and his four companions in the room.

"Do you think what this man in white said is true?"

Wang Man sipped his wine, feeling like the whole day was a dream, so unreal.

"I don’t know about true or not, but if you think there’s something wrong with that elixir, you can give it to me!"

The one speaking was Gou Court, with a Four Layers of Purity’s strength.

Today, after getting a look at that elixir, his expression changed, scaring Wang Man into snatching it back immediately, tucking it into his bosom and warning him not to covet it.

"Get lost! I’m only first grade, the weakest, and you’re already at Four Layers of Purity. Can you be a decent person!"

Saying this, he unconsciously touched where the elixir was, and after confirming it was still there, he relaxed.

"Come on, would I really snatch from you!"

Gou Court scoffed.

He coveted that elixir, but wouldn’t stoop to such lowly actions.

"Hehe, Brother Gou, calm down, it was my mistake! I toast to you!" He said, draining his cup in one go.

"Hmph!"

Gou Court snorted but didn’t pick a further quarrel. Instead, he turned to Niu Qiang, "Brother Niu, you’re knowledgeable, what do you think?"

Instantly, the wine glass in Niu Qiang’s hand paused in mid-air.

"Sigh!"

With a sigh, he drained his glass, "I don’t know!"

"But regardless of whether it’s true or not, for now, we should all behave. Didn’t the man say it’s okay as long as the Eastern Domain is stable?"

"Let’s just keep it this way!"

"As for the future... we’ll see then!"

The others nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

...

Late at night!

Chen Xuan was still on the third floor of the Eastern Domain’s Three Judicial Offices.

He wasn’t in a hurry to return.

Because he was waiting for someone.

Murran!

Chen Xuan opened his eyes, his lips curling slightly upward.

"Couldn’t resist coming after all!"

A shadowy figure crept cautiously, eyes vigilant as it surveyed the surroundings, then finally appeared within the pavilion.

"Come up!"

Chen Xuan’s voice suddenly rang out.

"Yes, sir!"

It was Wang Man.

Having left the gathering place, he was torn inside about whether to come to the Three Judicial Departments!

Of course, he wasn’t sure if Chen Xuan was at the Judicial Departments.

But in the end... he didn’t know what came over him, as if pushed by some unseen force, he ended up near the pavilion of the Eastern Domain’s Three Judicial Offices.

He decided to take a chance and simply came over to take a look.

If Chen Xuan was there, he’d tell him everything.

All of this was stirred up by that elixir.

After all, among the five men in the Eastern Domain’s Three Judicial Offices, only he was the weakest and the least connected.

Although the group’s relationship was decent, he was only first grade and had to be cautious all the time, fearing to offend anyone.

Just like today, Gou Court scolded him!

Not only did he not get angry, but he immediately toasted with a drink and apologized.

This all stemmed from his weakness.

If he wanted to exist peacefully within the Eastern Domain’s Three Judicial Departments, he had to tread carefully, thinking twice with every step.

Slowly, he ascended to the third floor, seeing Chen Xuan seated on the ground.

"Greetings, sir!"

With a respectful bow, he said, "So the lord was waiting for me all this time."

"Of course, given the situation then, even if you wanted to speak, you wouldn’t dare!"

"However, you’ve come quite late. Had you been any later, I might have left already!"

Wang Man thought he was displeased, so he quickly explained, "Forgive me, lord, it’s just that I’m too timid!"

He spoke honestly.

If he wasn’t concerned, he wouldn’t have been so careful.

"Alright, relax. As long as you’re not making things up, there’s no issue. On the contrary, anything of use will be rewarded beyond your expectations!"

First a warning, then a reward.

Even after the admonishment, he was willing to speak candidly.

After all, Chen Xuan had previously nonchalantly gifted him a high-grade elixir, which was undoubtedly valuable to him.

Who knows what the future rewards might be.

Sure enough, hearing his words, greed flashed in Wang Man’s eyes.

If nothing else, just a few more elixirs like that would be enough!