Such a Palace Master

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When Qin Yi arrived at the Main Peak the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

When he first went to the area of Eating, Drinking, Whoring, Gambling, gambling, and whoring, it was a bustling and incredibly vulgar town. He didn't even explore the whole place and didn't know what the "Town Hall" looked like. But when he arrived at the area of music Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting, and painting, it was a sacred mountain range, ethereal and otherworldly. Ju Yunxiu a wooden house amidst the clouds, with pavilions and terraces where he painted, exuding the elegance of a recluse.

Until this moment, he had never thought about why this place was called "Fairy Palace".

It wasn't until he saw the enormous white marble palace atop the Main Peak, shrouded in Immortal Qi mist, with jade trees and flowers, and melodious fairy music, with a building every five steps and a pavilion every ten, with winding corridors and soaring eaves, that he True Intention this was a "palace," not a fairy sect, fairy gate, or fairy faction.

Unlike the fairy palace in the Jade Pool of his imagination, there were no Fairy walking around here, only some guards. They all nodded to Qin Yi when they saw him, and one of them said directly, "Junior Brother Qin, come with me."

They probably all heard the Palace Master's message that Qin Yi needed to see him.

Following the guard into the palace, the surrounding area was actually an office space, with many departments categorized by internal affairs. People could be seen carrying documents into the rooms, and one could even hear someone asking a question from inside one of the rooms.

"A letter arrived from the Penglai Sword Pavilion asking about a sparring match they requested from their disciples sixty years ago. What is the response now?"

"They still remember something from sixty years ago? These swordsmen are truly persistent. Go away, go away! Our Immortal Palace is peaceful and An Yi; who has time to spar with those Sword Lunatics?"

"..."

Is this the Diplomacy Hall?

"Have the Cultivation Resources distributed to the disciples in May been prepared as usual?"

"Uh, most of it is ready..."

"If it's all together, it's all together; if it's not all together, it's not all together. What does 'basically' mean?"

"It was mentioned before that the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect was no longer entitled to a monthly allowance, and Qin Yi didn't receive any... But they just accepted some new disciples, so this portion..."

"Get ready quickly! Do you really think Ju Yunxiu can only play the zither and not fight? Qin Yi is said to be even more formidable, with arms as thick as your legs and wielding Wolf Tooth Club as thick as a bowl!"

"...yes."

This is the Internal Affairs Hall... Speaking of which, who in the secret realm had such a big mouth, revealing so quickly that Qin Yi wields Wolf Tooth Club?

"Is Celestial Pivot Divine Palace out of their mind? They agreed to exchange Star Phosphorus Meteorite Iron with them, and now they're backing out? Go, go ask their manager again..."

"I asked, and they said that Minghe in their family needs a large amount of concentrated Star Phosphorus Meteorite Iron to refine his Natal Magic Treasure, so they won't exchange it."

"Pah! The number one sect in China? More like a country bumpkin!"

Alright, Commerce Hall.

Qin Yi walked slowly down the corridor with a smile on his face. He was surprised to hear about Minghe's current situation and suddenly felt a little happy.

If Li Bai knew that immortals were like this, I wonder if he would still say, "I dare not speak loudly, lest Heavenly Being"?

They speak much louder than you, okay?

However, aside from being somewhat unseemly, this actually gives the impression of someone genuinely carrying out official business. The inner court officials behaved similarly when they passed through the outer palace in Southern Li. This lack of decorum is largely due to the palace master's relatively lax oversight; if the palace master were stricter in enforcing the rules, the atmosphere would naturally be much more solemn.

I wonder if there's a deputy palace master or an inner palace steward or something like that, to supervise these people on a regular basis... There should at least be some kind of supervisory position, otherwise, with a palace master like that, the system would have been paralyzed long ago.

As you walk further in, the sounds of people fade into the distance. There are still no palace maids ahead, and the area is becoming increasingly deserted. The distant palaces are faintly visible in the mist, and a sense of tranquility and remoteness begins to emerge.

The guards stopped and pointed to the main hall in the distance, saying, "The Palace Master is just ahead. We are not allowed to enter this place without permission. Junior Brother Qin, please go up there on your own."

"Thank you for your trouble." Qin Yi cupped his hands and watched the guard leave. He looked up for a long time before slowly walking up the steps.

"Bang bang, can you sense someone inside?"

"I don't know." Liusu's voice rose again in her Sea of Consciousness: "Don't talk to me. This palace master will be stronger than Qian Yuan Realm. He is a famous figure in any era. I have no confidence in hiding it from him now. Even the Wolf Tooth Club will be recognized as having an extraordinary background."

Qin Yi nodded, not too worried. All indications suggested that the palace master might not even be home.

Upon entering the hall, the entire space was shrouded in smoke, obscuring the figure on the central throne until only a faint outline could be seen. Qin Yi strained his eyesight and even used his Law Power, but he couldn't penetrate the smoke.

Qin Yi: "..."

The palace master laughed, "Ju Yunxiu came here and we couldn't even see a shadow of him. You've already seen his shadow and you're still not satisfied?"

Qin Yi said helplessly, "Does the Palace Master also know that his absence will arouse everyone's curiosity?"

"What difference does it make whether I show my face or not? The Immortal Palace will continue to operate as usual, and the disciples will continue to grow. With me here, certain people won't dare to act recklessly and will have to Gentleman's Game. Isn't that enough? I organized the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace not to be someone's maid. If others are obsessed with their Dao, am I just sitting around doing nothing?"

Qin Yi suddenly felt that it made perfect sense, but then he thought about it again and it still didn't make sense, "But if the Palace Master showed up from time to time, those Gentleman's Game, which would be much more harmonious. Why bother provoking some people's schemes?"

"What good would that do? The Immortal Palace is full of fools. If there's no turmoil, they'd really think they're all detached from Heavenly Mystery Child. At least there's Tianjizi, so everyone knows to be a little wary, which puts some pressure on them, right? Otherwise, these so-called fools are just a bunch of idiots."

"But boss, Heavenly Mystery Child has started killing his own disciples now. Can you really control the situation and prevent chaos?"

"Zhou Yuncheng is not dead at all. The tortoise shell substitution technique Heavenly Mystery Child fool you, but how could it fool me?"

Qin Yi was half open, unable to speak.

"Our Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace operates on a different path from the Devil Sect. We don't follow the Devil Sect's system of ruling subordinates solely based on strength, weakness, and self-interest. Therefore, even those from the Scheming Sect have human emotions and understand the fear of losing a friend. Heavenly Mystery Child has schemed his whole life; would he really let his disciples grow cold? Zhou Yuncheng not only didn't die, but he also received even more rewards and good fortune, precisely to encourage his disciples to take responsibility for such misdeeds in the future. That's true strategizing." The Palace Master said leisurely, "So you see, although you completely thwarted this scheme, what loss did he suffer?"

It turns out my initial guesses were all wrong. I was even speculating whether my Senior Sister would do that. No wonder Senior Sister sounded like that, telling me to come back and talk to her...

Qin Yi was drenched in cold sweat; he would die if he went back...

After thinking for a long time, he finally said, "Even so, he lost the Palace Master's trust because no matter how he tried to cover it up, the Palace Master still found out that his disciples colluded with outsiders to attack their own fellow disciples. It was no longer Gentleman's Game, nor was it the internal competitive pressure that the Palace Master wanted. This must have crossed the bottom line of the Immortal Palace."

The palace master clapped his hands and laughed, "Not bad, not bad."

That was it.

Qin Yi listened intently to see how he would deal with Heavenly Mystery Child, but then fell silent... He couldn't help but ask, "And then?"

"And then what? Do you expect me to tell you about my affair with Heavenly Mystery Child?" The Palace Master laughed. "You little brat, you want to get involved in the fight with the Huiyang cultivators?"

Qin Yi said irritably, "It's not that I wanted to get involved, it's that he wanted to mess with me! You won't tell me, fine, but where's my reward? At least give me some means to protect myself."

All my lingering awe for this palace master was completely wasted. His attitude and tone... well, it was like we were old friends, there was no sense of distance at all, I couldn't respect him at all... Is this what they call being approachable?

"Don't worry about saving your life. He has a betting agreement with the chess fanatic, and it was signed by Du Pingsheng's master. He can't personally attack you. You can stand in front of him and give him the middle finger without any problem."

Qin Yi was overjoyed. "Really?"

"Really." The Palace Master said with amusement, "But the reward I'm giving you is even more interesting, don't you want it?"

"Yes, I want to."

"Yes, you said it." The palace master paused for a moment, and suddenly a Jade Pendant fell from the sky.

Qin Yi instinctively caught it, and then heard the Palace Master's voice resound throughout the mountain. "I hereby appoint Qin Yi as the Immortal Palace Surveillance Envoy, to investigate illegal activities such as disorderly conduct, corruption, bullying, internal strife, and collusion with Monstrous Fiends and evil spirits."

Qin Yi nearly spat blood. "You tricked me! You abandoned everything and expect me to be your maid!"

"Why do you say that?" The Palace Master regained his nonchalant air. "At least for now, it's useful to you, isn't it?"