Three Hundred Years

"I see."

"Speak properly! Why slam your fist on the table and shout angrily? Do you think I'm young and trying to scare me?!"

Lu Qingfeng suddenly realized, and looked at Zhu Jiu with a frown.

Ao Zhuo waved his hand, preventing Zhu Jiu from speaking, and looked at Lu Qingfeng, waiting for an answer.

"This matter involves the internal affairs of the Censure Office."

"However, since the Grand Marshal has asked, I shall speak."

Lu Qingfeng straightened his expression and said loudly, "As the Grand Marshal knows, I have just taken Censure Office. It is my duty to investigate the demons inside and outside the Five Hells of the Censure Office. The demons serving in the Eastern and Western Heaven camps of the Heaven-Suppressing Army all have unclear and ambiguous crimes. Summoning them back is just to verify their crimes."

"Verify guilt?"

"The sins of these demons have already been clarified, so why bother with this?"

Marshal Ao Shang of the Eastern Heaven scoffed.

"How could Marshal Dongtian trust Zhu Jue, who is such a good-for-nothing, so much?!"

Lu Qingfeng looked at Ao Shang with an extremely surprised expression.

Ao Shang was filled with resentment, but he didn't show it on his face. He didn't argue with Lu Qingfeng about this issue and asked directly, "Then when will things be cleared up?"

"This is an internal matter of the Censure Office, and it is not something that you, as the Eastern Marshal, can concern yourself with."

Lu Qingfeng raised his head, looking extremely arrogant.

Ao Shang clenched his fists, his face was ashen, and his Law Power was trembling, clearly he was furious to the extreme.

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

Ao Jue clicked her tongue in amazement, inwardly exhilarated. Only this newly appointed Divine Lord of Censure could be so unconventional, showing no respect for Ao Shang or Zhu Jiu. She could only follow along, offering only token support; if she were to actually roll up her sleeves and step forward, she would likely face a severe scolding from her elders.

"Cough cough!"

Grand Marshal Ao Zhuo coughed twice and said to Lu Qingfeng, "Since that's the case, I urge Divine Lord Guangyuan to quickly clarify the crimes committed by these demons and send them back to the camps in the East and South Heavens, so as not to delay the war in the East Sinking Continent."

"No problem, no problem."

"Definitely, definitely."

Lu Qingfeng readily agreed.

Ao Zhuo did not try to stop Lu Qingfeng and let him leave directly.

Before leaving, Lu Qingfeng turned back to look at Ao Zhuo and Zhu Jiu, grinning as he said, "I heard that the Heaven-Suppressing Army is short of food and armor, so I recalled these demons to reduce the burden on the two marshals. I didn't expect to be misunderstood. Alas! Good intentions are rarely rewarded!"

As he spoke.

He shook his head vigorously and disappeared into the distance.

"You brat!"

As Lu Qingfeng left, after his last words, Zhu Jiu could no longer contain himself and pointed outside the tent angrily, saying, "Guangyuan is clearly abusing his power to stand up for his father-in-law!"

"Marshal Nantian's words are illogical." Western Heaven Ao Jue shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this. "During the great battle, East Sinking Continent and East Submerging Continent are far from the Sorrow River. It's just that they lack provisions and armor, making it difficult to gather enough for Ao Zhan in a short time. As for soldiers and generals, he's just a newly promoted general. Does he expect all the elite soldiers and generals in the army to be sent to his command? As fellow soldiers of the Heaven-Suppressing Army, why would anyone deliberately make things difficult for Ao Zhan? Since no one is making things difficult for Ao Zhan, why is Divine Lord Guangyuan Ao Zhan the lead for him?"

Ao Jue repeated what Ao Shang had said earlier, which made both Zhu Jiu and Ao Shang frown.

Still not satisfied, Ao Jue added, "Or does the Southern Marshal also feel that this is unfair to Ao Zhan and that he intends to make things difficult for him?"

Whether or not private rights have been abused is a matter of personal opinion.

"Let's leave that aside for now."

"Guangyuan still hasn't explained his unauthorized use of demons and his appropriation of their property. Are you just going to let him leave like this?!"

Unable to argue with Ao Jue, Zhu Jiu changed the subject and looked at Grand Marshal Ao Zhuo.

"Boring."

Ao Jue his lip and remained silent.

"This matter has not yet been investigated. It is not too late to deal with it after I send someone to the Censure Office to inquire about it."

Ao Zhuo was getting impatient.

Because of the dirty deeds done by Ao Shang and Zhu Jiu's men, he was forced to make a "judgment" here. Dealing with someone as unpredictable as Guangyuan was more troublesome than fighting a major battle.

"The demons summoned back by Guangyuan— "

Zhu Jiu said unwillingly.

"The Divine Lord Guangyuan has promised to quickly clarify the crimes and send them back."

Ao Zhuo said in a deep voice.

"But what if Guangyuan is intentionally delaying?"

Zhu Jiu asked again.

"Three months later."

"If it is still not clear, I will urge them again."

Ao Zhuo waved his hand, unwilling to discuss the matter further. Before he finished speaking, his figure faded away and disappeared into the tent.

Ao Jue was left with a mocking expression.

Zhu Jiu and Ao Shang looked grim.

Divine Censure Office.

Ao Zhan, dressed in armor, sat opposite Lu Qingfeng.

Ao Le was by his side.

Guangyuan.

"Not only are Ao Shang and Zhu Jiu deeply rooted in the Heaven-Suppressing Army, but they also have a very deep background in the entire Sorrow River Dragon Palace. There is no need to confront them directly."

After listening to Lu Qingfeng's description of the battle within the Heaven-Suppressing Army, Ao Zhan frowned slightly.

"Ao Shang and Zhu Jiu previously exiled Father to the Poison Dragon Pool, blocking the supply of provisions and armor. Now Father has become the Grand General of Entangling and Slaying. First, they delayed and failed to assemble the troops, and then they seized the provisions, armor, and supplies. This is truly outrageous."

"If I don't teach them a lesson, they'll really think I'm young and easy to bully."

As Lu Qingfeng spoke, he explained to Ao Zhan, "Father, don't worry. They used underhanded tricks to trip me up, so I'll just give them a taste of their own medicine. Even if it gets to the Dragon King, at most I'll just get a reprimand, nothing serious."

Before launching a counterattack, Lu Qingfeng had already given it considerable thought.

"It's best to be cautious."

Ao Zhan, being mature and prudent, offered these words of advice.

"Yes."

Lu Qingfeng nodded in agreement, then smiled and said, "Father's forces are insufficient, and I can't find a general to command them for the time being. But my Investigation Department has plenty of fierce generals to Censure Office. When Father goes back this time, I will send twenty Fourth Realm demons to accompany him."

"..."

Ao Zhan looked at Lu Qingfeng, his face showing surprise, "Twenty Fourth Realm demons?!"

"Good."

"Two Primordial Spirit Stage."

"Four Radiant Light Realm."

"The remaining fourteen are all at the Purple Palace Realm."

Among demons, only a very few possess orthodox Immortal Dao methods, and even fewer can cultivate Primordial Spirit. There are slightly more demons who Nature Cultivation, but the majority cultivate the path of Fate Dao.

Charging into battle.

The Fate Dao and demons is more suitable than the Immortal Dao or the Nature Dao.

"Okay, okay!"

"Very good!"

Ao Zhan was taken aback, then overjoyed.

Although he was granted the position of Grand General of Entangling and Slaying in the Heaven-Suppressing Army, ranking as a second-grade officer, he had no soldiers under his command. After three years in the Heaven-Suppressing Army, he had only managed to cobble together two thousand soldiers, a position he had neglected in every way.

The strongest general among them is just an ordinary person in the Third Realm.

At best, he was comparable to Lan Feihu and Yuan Bi in the Min River, hardly worthy of being of great use.

Then Lu Qingfeng sent a message saying that the Censure Office could send demons to his command to be under his command. Ao Zhan understood that it would not be very effective to continue to suffer in the Heaven-Suppressing Army, so he led his troops back to the Poison Dragon Pool to settle down, and then rushed to the Censure Office without stopping.

I originally thought that it would be good if I could have one or two Fourth Realm demons under my command.

Unexpectedly, this son-in-law prepared such a generous gift for him.

"Even with only two thousand soldiers and twenty Fourth Realm demons, I can still wipe out the Poison Dragon Pool and rightfully claim the position of the Poison Dragon Pool Lord!"

Ao Zhan was in high spirits, all the pent-up frustration he had felt earlier in the Heaven-Suppressing Army vanished. It should be noted that when he was in the Min River, he only had two Fourth Realm experts under his command: Dark Frost and Chi Yin.

Now it has increased tenfold.

Moreover, the strength of each of these demons was far beyond what Dark Frost and Chi Yin could match.

It can be described as powerful!

"I wish my father could conquer the Poison Dragon Pool soon."

Ao Le laughed from the side.

Ao Zhan, preoccupied with the Poison Dragon Pool, did not linger at the Censure Office. Leading twenty Fourth Realm demons, he departed directly.

Lu Qingfeng and Ao Le saw them off.

Afterwards, they returned to the inner palace.

"My husband has recalled the 367 demons from the Eastern Heaven Army and the Southern Heaven Army. What are your plans for dealing with them?"

Ao Le asked curiously.

"Place them in the Five Hells first, interrogate them slowly, there's no rush to deal with them," Lu Qingfeng said with a smile.

"If the Heaven-Suppressing Grand Marshal is urging us—"

Ao Le looked north.

According to his duties, even the Grand Marshal of the Three Armies had no authority to interfere with the Censure Office. However, the Heaven-Suppressing Grand Marshal was still of higher rank than Lu Qingfeng and had the power to exercise restraint and the right to inquire about and know the details.

If you rush them, they won't be easily fooled.

"If you want me to urge you, then urge me."

"When Father urged for provisions and armor before, no one in the army paid any attention. This time, when he urged for troops, he was also given excuses at every turn."

"They should have tasted this flavor long ago."

Lu Qingfeng snorted.

While targeting Ao Zhan might not necessarily be at the behest of Ao Shang and Zhu Jiu, there are factions both within the Sorrow River Dragon Palace and the three armies. Ao Zhan has a grudge against Ao Geng of the Wu River, and Lu Qingfeng also removed Zhu Jue, the top general of Ao Shang's faction, from his position as the chief clerk of the Censure Office.

They had a long history of grudges against each other.

When Ao Zhan went to the Heaven-Suppressing Army again, without Ao Shang even having to say a word, a large number of people fawned over him and made things difficult for him at every turn.

Ao Shang a deep-rooted influence in the Heaven-Suppressing Army, and even the Southern Marshal Zhu Jiu was on his side.

It would be a lie to say that the Heaven-Suppressing Grand Marshal Ao Zhuo, who was in charge of the Heaven-Suppressing Army, did not know about Ao Zhan's matter. However, he did not take the lead in dealing with it because he did not want to cause dissatisfaction among his marshals and generals for the sake of Lu Qingfeng and Ao Zhan.

Just pretend you didn't see it.

Ultimately, it was because they looked Merit on Lu Qingfeng, who had been promoted to the position of chief clerk of the Censure Office only because of his meritorious service.

Since that's the case.

Lu Qingfeng then took advantage of his position as a follower of "Xingjin" and played a game of cat and mouse with Ao Zhuo, Ao Shang, Zhu Jiu, and others, wanting to see who could outlast whom.

He also wanted others inside and outside the Sorrow River to know that Guangyuan was not weak and easily bullied.

To kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

To avoid future troubles and wasting energy.

"My husband."

Ao Le listened, deeply moved.

She knew that Lu Qingfeng was standing up for her father and venting his anger.

"It wasn't entirely for my father's sake."

"I clashed with Ao Shang and Zhu Jiu, and arbitrarily summoned back the Five Hells Demons. I also showed my ability to tame demons before, so anyone in the army who wanted the Five Hells Demons to serve under me had to befriend me."

"I have offended Ao Shang and Zhu Jiu, but as long as I remain the chief clerk of the Censure Office, I can make more friends."

Lu Qingfeng, worried that Ao Le was concerned, explained to her with a smile. He now held a high position, and collecting various methods and cultivation resources, as well as expanding his network of connections, were his top priorities.

Make a name for yourself.

Both within and outside the army, anyone who needed demons to serve and charge under his command would come to curry favor with him.

In this way, once one is in the Censure Office, connections from all directions come, making it easy to gather methods and resources.

Upon hearing this, Ao Le's bright eyes immediately lit up.

Time flies.

Three months later.

"This matter is complicated, Grand Marshal, please do not rush me. I will take care of the affairs of the Censure Office and clarify them as soon as possible."

Lu Qingfeng looked at the Grand Marshal Ao Zhuo with a helpless expression.

"Could Divine Lord Guangyuan please provide an exact time?"

Ao Zhuo looked at Lu Qingfeng and asked.

"It's hard to say, I'll do my best."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

Three years later.

"Don't rush me."

Thirty years later.

"It has not yet been clarified."

In the blink of an eye.

Three hundred years later.