Nothing Good Ever Came of Anything Involving Ouyang Ling!

Ma Liang agreed with Senior Brother Xinghe's statement.

Senior Brother Xinghe is absolutely right. Shouldn't this patrol be meant to show the most authentic scene?

But when the sect is on inspection tours, they'll notify the north half a month in advance if there's any disagreement. This isn't an inspection... it's practically telling the north in advance, "The sect leader is coming to inspect, you'd better be prepared..."

I advise you to have a good idea of what the sect leader should see and what he shouldn't.

Therefore, every year when the sect leader goes to inspect the sect's properties in various places, the results are roughly the same: a few outstanding individuals are praised by the sect leader and even receive sect rewards.

A very small number of people made mistakes and were reprimanded by the sect leader; at most, they would run into a couple of fools and be killed.

In this way, it's less like the sect leader is investigating the sect's assets and more like the sect's assets are being presented to the sect leader annually.

In fact, Ma Liang had already made preparations beforehand. This time, when he went to the north, he would be warmly welcomed by the deacons from all sides. Afterward, the deacons would show Senior Brother Xinghe around the sect's various industries, and finally, they would give him a warm welcome.

The entertainment activities of the sect tour were completed in a harmonious atmosphere.

No problem, Ma Liang treated this as an entertainment activity.

But now that Ma Liang understands Senior Brother Xinghe's thoughts, he can only say that Senior Brother Xinghe is right. Only in this way can we truly see the actual situation of the sect.

Senior Brother Xinghe is indeed wholeheartedly devoted to the sect.

This time, the northern tour was changed to a southern tour, which, given that the south was completely unprepared, was definitely full of unknown surprises.

However, while pleasantly surprised, Ma Liang took out something and presented it to Senior Brother Xinghe.

Is this a mask with rabbit ears?

Chu Xinghe understood the meaning behind the mask Ma Liang had given him.

Ma Liang is alright. Although the Ghost Emperor of Fengdu is famous, not many people know what Ma Liang looks like.

As for Senior Brother An Lan, there's even less of a problem...

The only problem is for me. After the broadcast of the last Millennial Grand Sacrifice ended, there are really not many people in the entire Blazing Sun Continent who don't know me.

So with my face, I'd probably be recognized the moment I arrived in the South.

If that's the case, how can one travel incognito?

Chu Xinghe looked at Ma Liang and nodded in satisfaction... Ma Liang... you've finally done something decent...

But the things you did weren't exactly humane.

You found a mask for Senior Brother Xinghe was happy, but couldn't you have found a more normal one?

What the heck are those rabbit ears?

Seeing Senior Brother Xinghe's speechless expression, Ma Liang quickly offered an explanation.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, you've misunderstood... These aren't rabbit ears. This mask is called the Fox-Pattern Mask, a priceless treasure obtained by our Vast Heaven Sect. It's said to have been crafted from a powerful demon fox. Wearing it can not only change one's appearance but also conceal one's aura."

"I finally managed to steal... cough cough... from our sect's treasury!"

As Ma Liang spoke, he handed the Fox-Pattern Mask to Senior Brother Xinghe.

Holding the Fox-Pattern Mask, Chu Xinghe asked speechlessly, "When did you go to the sect's treasury? Was it on the Grand Elder's orders?"

"No..."

"How did you get in?"

"I told the elders in charge of guarding the treasure vault that Senior Brother Xinghe sent me, and they never stopped me!"

Chu Xinghe: "..."

Is this even human language?

What? Senior Brother Xinghe sent you?

That's the sect's treasury... You know what you did wasn't just trespassing and stealing the sect's most precious treasures, you're also suspected of falsely conveying imperial orders...

Do you know that any one of these rules would be enough to expel you Ma Liang, from the sect?

However, before Chu Xinghe could recover from his daze, Ma Liang said that this method was suggested by his Junior Sister Ouyang, and he didn't quite believe it at first.

Junior Sister Ouyang assured him that as long as he told the elders guarding the sect's treasury that it was arranged by Senior Brother Xinghe, the elders wouldn't even ask a single question.

Junior Sister Ouyang stated that she had already "taken" many things from the sect's treasury multiple times, and no one had paid any attention to this issue.

Besides, even if someone does find out, do you think Senior Brother Xinghe wouldn't protect us?

Ma Liang agreed with what his Junior Sister Ouyang said.

As expected, it had to be Junior Sister Ouyang. Ma Liang then used Ouyang Ling's method, and it worked exactly as Junior Sister Ouyang had said.

When Ma Liang told the elders guarding the sect's treasury that Senior Brother Xinghe had sent him to retrieve something, the elders happily nodded and told him to go in... without even asking what he had taken out.

However, since it was Ma Liang's first time, he didn't dare to be as wild as Junior Sister Ouyang; he simply helped Senior Brother Xinghe retrieve the Fox-Pattern Mask.

Chu Xinghe: "..."

Chu Xinghe was speechless... Sure enough, anything related to Ouyang Ling was bound to be bad...

However, Ouyang Ling's approach was not wrong. In fact, Chu Xinghe felt that Junior Sister Ouyang could be even bolder. What's the point of stealing things from the sect's treasury for your own use? If you steal and sell them at the same time, then Senior Brother Xinghe will be even happier.

And don't worry, Junior Sister Ouyang, no matter how heinous your actions are, if anything goes wrong, I, Chu Xinghe, will take the blame for you!

Holding the Fox-Pattern Mask given to him by Ma Liang, Chu Xinghe put it on.

This mask is amazing; almost instantly, it can change its shape according to one's wishes.

In a short period of time, Chu Xinghe's face transformed into Tieniu's simple and honest expression.

Not only can its appearance change, but its aura also changes accordingly. It truly deserves to be called a treasure. Even the most powerful experts cannot detect Chu Xinghe's true aura without using some special methods.

This thing is practically a magical artifact for home and travel, for murder, arson, and all sorts of evil deeds.

With this thing that can change your appearance and even your aura, if you tried to spread rumors, wouldn't you be instantly killed?

So here's the question... Ma Liang, when you took this thing out before, were you really going to give it to Senior Brother Xinghe to use? Or do you have some shady secret?

So whatever Ma Liang's intentions were, the Fox-Pattern Mask was confiscated...

It would be fine if Ma Liang used this thing to do evil, but if Ma Liang used it to transform into his own appearance and desperately did good deeds, who could withstand that!

The three of them traveled all the way to Rong City, the largest city in the south.

At this time of year, while it is already late autumn in the north and some places have even started to see snow, Rong City, located in the south, is still full of life.

Rong City is controlled by the Vast Heaven Sect. Rong City has the largest meteorite iron mine in the entire Blazing Sun Continent, and almost 70% of the meteorite iron ore in the entire Blazing Sun Continent comes from Rong City.

Meteorite ore is a material needed to forge various spiritual weapons. It is precisely because of meteorite ore that Rong City has always been able to occupy the position of the number one city in the south.

The South was already wealthy, and with the presence of meteorite ore, Rong City was absolutely rolling in money.

Walking on the streets of Rong City, watching the flow of people and merchants, Rong City is incredibly prosperous.

Soon, in the very center of Rong City, Chu Xinghe saw the enormous Vast Heaven Trading Company...

Good heavens, you don't even need to go inside the trading company. Just look at the huge crowds outside, and you'll know just how domineering Vast Heaven Trading Company's business really is.

The phrase "making a fortune every day" is insufficient to describe the business of Vast Heaven Trading Company.

Besides Vast Heaven Trading Company, the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce branch in Rong City was also bustling with customers.

Ma Liang was completely baffled when he saw that his Senior Brother Xinghe had gone to Vast Heaven Trading Company and the pharmacy but didn't seem to want to go in.

Chu Xinghe looked helpless at Ma Liang's doubts.

What are you going in for?

Want to go in and see how they make a killing?

My heart hasn't been feeling too good lately, and if I watch too much of this, I'm afraid I'll die on the spot in Rong City Senior Brother Xinghe...

With a worried look on his face, Chu Xinghe, along with Ma Liang and An Lan, found the most luxurious private room in the largest restaurant in Rong City and sat down.

While enjoying the local delicacies of Rong City, Chu Xinghe was also pondering where to begin.

There's no need to bother with Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce and Vast Heaven Trading Company. Don't they know their own limitations?

Although the Vast Heaven Sect has many businesses in Rong City, it is still very difficult to find the biggest problem among these businesses and make a breakthrough.

After much thought, Chu Xinghe decided that if he was going to get it done, he should go all the way.

Which is the largest in Rong City?

That's obviously meteorite ore.

The meteorite ore controlled by Rong City is not only sent to the sect, but a large amount of meteorite ore is also sold to the outside world every year. With such a large-scale meteorite ore transaction, if you say there is no shady business involved, Chu Xinghe thinks there must be something fishy going on.

So let's start by looking at meteorites.

Let's see how much shady stuff is involved in this meteorite ore trade...

As for these shady things, I promise to expose them clearly. The sect won't lose any money, so let's start by damaging the sect's reputation.

Which major commodity company doesn't have some kind of industrial holdings?

Which major industry doesn't have something shady going on?

Even if major corporations know about it, they usually handle it privately. After all, what good would it do to have it exposed, other than being laughed at?

But I, Chu Xinghe, am not afraid of being laughed at at all. In fact, I dream of being laughed at so that you all can make a killing for me, right?

I can't afford to lose money, right? This time, I'll attack the sect's reputation from the start—how can I possibly lose?!

After finishing their meal, Chu Xinghe didn't linger at all. He led Ma Liang and An Lan directly to the meteorite iron mine in Rong City to check the accounts. The moment they stepped into the meteorite iron mine, Chu Xinghe ordered Ma Liang to surround the entire meteorite iron mine with the Ten Thousand Ghosts Grand Formation.

Ten thousand ghosts roamed freely, and in an instant, the meteorite iron mine was transformed into a ghostly realm. All the Vast Heaven Sect members within the meteorite iron mine were also controlled by the vengeful spirits...

The stewards of the meteorite mine were also stunned by the sudden appearance of this vengeful ghost.

Who dares to tamper with the Vast Heaven Sect's meteorite iron mine?