World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 949 - 441: Steadfast Zhi Yan! Slap in the face of Dragon Shrine!_2

Chapter 949: 441: Steadfast Zhi Yan! Slap in the face of Dragon Shrine!_2

It is utterly unbelievable that Ji Xiuning, who is only in her twenties, is so powerful.

The benevolent Saintess Ji Xiuning always has a calm expression and eyes full of compassion.

Although she is a lofty saintess, a lofty Flame Empire’s Imperial Princess.

Yet, she always emanates a feeling of kindness and inclusiveness.

Right now, her beautiful face is unprecedentedly cold, her normally gentle eyes filled with unprecedented anger.

These Holy Temple warriors were personally selected by her from the Yanjing Holy Temple, only within a couple of days, they were completely bribed.

She thought that the Zhi Du Sanctuary was corrupt to its core, but the Yanjing Holy Temple should have been clean, it turns out it was also rotten.

Feeling Ji Xiuning’s anger, the warriors in the secret chamber immediately knelt down.

"I will definitely pursue this to the end," Ji Xiuning said coldly, "I must see just how murky the waters are at Zhi Du Sanctuary."

Ji Xiuning walked over to Zhi Li, noticing a chopstick inserted into his forehead as if he had grown a horn.

Pulling out the chopstick, blood gushed out, but in just a moment, the half-inch deep wound healed completely, as good as new.

With a gentle sweep of her hand, Zhi Li woke up and saw the unrivaled beauty, Ji Xiuning.

"Why seek death?" Ji Xiuning asked.

Zhi Li said, "If I do not die, my wife and daughter will."

Ji Xiuning said, "I promise you, they will not die."

Zhi Li said, "Your Excellency, the Saintess, is indeed very powerful and just, but you cannot guarantee that."

Ji Xiuning said, "Lord Suo Lun has sent Ashi Li people, Zhi Yan to protect your wife and daughter, I believe unless Lord Jiang Shang himself is involved, no one can kill them."

Zhi Li was startled, said, "Really?"

Ji Xiuning said, "Previously Zhi Yan was always inseparable from Lord Suo Lun, but now Zhi Yan has been staying in the princess’s mansion, while Gao Yin and Zhuang Zhixuan are personally protecting Lord Suo Lun."

Zhi Li gave a bizarre smile, "Unexpectedly, the lives of my wife and daughter have to be protected by my biggest enemy, this world is indeed absurd."

Ji Xiuning said, "Come, follow me to Yanjing! Even for your wife and daughter, at the last moment, do not be delusional!"

...

Ji Xiuning personally took Zhi Li from the high tower’s underground chamber to the surface.

At this moment, twenty griffins floated in the sky, brought by Ji Xiuning from the Flame Empire, specifically to escort Zhi Li.

The Holy Priest Ge Li and Chief Judge Luo Ge, who had not shown themselves, finally appeared. Upon seeing Zhi Li still alive, their faces turned very sour.

They were deeply entangled in interests with Zhi Li, but it hadn’t reached a point of involvement.

The force behind making Zhi Li commit suicide was of course from Yin Zhou, while Ge Li and Luo Ge only cooperated.

However, they did not expect that Zhi Li would not die!

Luo Ge and Ge Li faintly felt that trouble was coming.

Of course, Zhi Du Sanctuary and Zhi Li had some undisclosed transactions involving money, women, and more.

But still, at the level of Luo Ge and Ge Li, it was unthinkable to be brought down over issues of money or women.

Only two things could lead to their downfall: political struggle or Dragon faith.

Ge Li and Luo Ge were truly worried that in Ji Xiuning’s anger, the accusation of anti-Dragon faith with Zhi Li’s demonic blood might spill over onto them.

Indeed, Ji Xiuning asked, "Zhi Li, are you laden with demonic blood, does Zhi Du Sanctuary know about it?"

The gaze of Ge Li and Luo Ge suddenly filled with a strong warning, staring at Zhi Li.

Zhi Li hesitated; the matter of him carrying demonic blood was unknown to Zhi Du Sanctuary.

And if he implicated Zhi Du Sanctuary, that would inadvertently be a huge favor to Lord Suo Lun and Zhi Yan. His wife and daughter could no longer rely on anyone else but on the protection of Lord Suo Lun and Zhi Yan.

Ji Xiuning asked again, "Zhi Li, the fact that you carry demonic blood, does Zhi Du Sanctuary know about it?"

Taking a deep breath, Zhi Li calmly said, "They should know, because my demonic blood was extracted with the help of High Priest Naru. The brother of High Priest Naru works specifically in the Dragon Temple Laboratory."

"Do not slander," Luo Ge said sternly. "Your carrying of demonic blood has nothing to do with our Zhi Du Sanctuary, do not fool yourself."

Ji Xiuning coldly said, "If it has nothing to do with Zhi Du Sanctuary, why are you in such a rush to kill and silence him?"

Luo Ge instinctively wanted to say that it was Yin Zhou who wanted to kill and silence.

But he immediately held back; Ji Xiuning wanted to use Zhi Li to set off a monumental case, targeting Zhi Du Sanctuary and Yin Zhou.

Thus, Yin Zhou and Zhi Du Sanctuary must firmly unite and not expose each other.

However, in this matter, Zhi Du Sanctuary was indeed wronged; they truly knew nothing about Zhi Li bearing the blood of a demon.

But since the incident occurred in Zhi Du Sanctuary, and Zhi Li was almost killed there, they could not clear themselves of the charges no matter what.

"Truth cannot be feigned, falsehoods can’t be made true." Ji Xiuning said coldly: "Take her away!"

Then, she had Zhi Li mounted on a Griffin Beast, and under the protection of over twenty Gryphon Warriors, they flew toward the north!

Luo Ge and Ge Li exchanged glances, sighing, "A storm is coming!"

...

Royal Cabinet!

Today, Suo Lun was to complete his second cabinet purge target, that being the Finance Minister Suofu—Zhi Li’s most direct subordinate and one whose ties with the Hidden Yuan Association were also very ambiguous.

According to the information Suo Lun acquired, in the six years since Suofu had served as the Finance Minister, he had embezzled over 630,000 Gold Coins.

What does this mean? It’s equivalent to more than half of Rage Wave Kingdom’s annual tax revenue!

Truly wealthy enough to rival a country! Of course, this massive corruption is still nothing compared to He Shen from the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

However, Suofu’s position was also not as prominent as He Shen.

In the court of the Rage Wave Kingdom, the Finance Minister Suofu could barely make it into the top ten.

Just by this fact alone, Suo Lun had enough grounds to sentence him to death by dismemberment!

Today Suo Lun arrived at the cabinet very early, with no other ministers present.

However, unexpectedly, Finance Minister Suofu was already there as if he was specifically waiting for Suo Lun.

Upon seeing Suo Lun, he stepped forward to greet him, "Your Excellency, I pay my respects to Duke Suo Lun."

His tone was relatively flat, without much flattery.

Suo Lun asked, "Why has Lord Suofu come so early?"

Suofu replied, "Is it true that Marquis FuE has angered Your Excellency, thus being thrown into the dungeons?"

Suo Lun was startled, this was interesting indeed!

I was just about to use you, the Finance Minister, as my target for today’s actions, yet not only do you not worry about it, you even inquire about Marquis FuE’s affairs?

"Yes," Suo Lun smiled, "Does Lord Suofu wish to join him?"

Finance Minister Suofu mysteriously smiled and handed over a book.

Upon receiving it, Suo Lun saw that every single page of the book was actually a gold note, each worth a thousand Gold Coins—a thick stack in total.

And this book contained nearly two hundred such pages!

This Finance Minister Suofu was actually trying to bribe with two hundred thousand Gold Coins!

Suo Lun understood, Suofu’s inquiry about Marquis FuE was a feint, his real intention was to have Suo Lun let him off.

He used two hundred thousand Gold Coins to buy his life, but since he couldn’t admit his guilt, he could only use Marquis FuE as an excuse.

"This Finance Minister will definitely follow Duke’s lead from now on," said Finance Minister Suofu indifferently, "By the way, there are some things you may not know. Besides being the kingdom’s Finance Minister, I am also one of the ten elders of the Hidden Yuan Association. Also, Great Judge Baron of the Zhidu Tribunal, His Excellency, happens to be my milk brother—he is directly superior to our honored mother!"

The so-called milk brother refers to Great Judge Baron having been nursed by Suofu’s mother.

Suo Lun’s eyes narrowed!

The target he wanted to purge was so confident.

First offering a bribe of two hundred thousand Gold Coins, then mentioning his powerful backers!

One of the ten elders of the Hidden Yuan Association, a milk brother who is one of the four giants of the Zhidu Tribunal!

Indeed, a solid backing, seemingly tougher than Marquis FuE.

No wonder this Suofu could speak to him without subservience, even with a threatening undertone.

Seeing Suo Lun’s expression, Finance Minister Suofu calmly said, "Lord Suo Lun, sometimes it’s good to feign ignorance, turning a blind eye for the sake of both of us, isn’t it?"

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