Chen Shi said with a solemn expression, "There is truly no need to continue investigating Red Mountain Hall."
Yutian City caught the subtext in his words and said earnestly, "There's no need for you to continue investigating either. A Young Master like this wields heavy authority within a great clan and is basically already slated to be the next patriarch. Within the great clans, those who serve in the imperial court may seem to hold extremely high positions, but in reality they still cannot compare to the patriarch; they are merely spokespersons pushed forward by the interior of the clan. Compare this person with Li Tianqing, and you will understand the gap in status."
The Quanzhou Li Family was also one of the Thirteen Noble Families.
Li Tianqing had obtained the Purple Jade Divine Embryo and possessed heaven-defying talent, yet his status within the Li Family was not very high, drawing a monthly stipend of fifty taels. As for family standing, he had none; at most, he was merely a disciple cultivated with key focus.
Yet this Young Master of Yudu wielded real power, possessed large-scale properties in foreign locales, supported a retinue of people specifically to hunt for treasures on his behalf, and could even mobilize cultivators of the Spirit Transformation Realm to investigate cases!
Compared to him, Li Tianqing's status was a hundred thousand miles apart.
Chen Shi smiled and said, "I understand everything. Hall Master, please rest assured."
Yutian City still felt uneasy, saying, "Back then, I was just like you—venturing out into the world for the first time, brimming with passion, yet constantly hitting walls until my head was battered and bleeding. Later, the Empress emerged and caused the deaths of quite a few people. No one dared to go and slay the Empress, as everyone