"Commander-in-Chief, these are the results of the soul search on Xi Qiangu. There are at least three wealth caches, as well as clues to the whereabouts of two groups of Xi Family descendants. However, those clues point beyond the Primordial Continent." Gu Tieqi and Feng Jiumo came to report.
Ye Zhen casually glanced through the jade slip, then shook his head.
There were no secrets of any value.
Ye Zhen had thought that an intelligence magnate like Xi Qiangu might give him a little surprise, but in truth, there was no surprise—and even less of a shock.
Of course, being able to infer from all sorts of clues that Ji Ao, the New Monarch, had been possessed, and even point his suspicions at Founding Ancestor Ji Bang—that was truly skillful.
"Go collect those three wealth caches when you have the time, then divide them according to the rules. As for the clues about the Xi Family descendants, since they are not within the Primordial Continent, do not pursue them." Ye Zhen gave his final arrangements.
One should always leave a line of mercy. Xi Qiangu had already met his end, so Ye Zhen would not hunt down the bloodline descendants he had painstakingly settled away.
After Feng Jiumo and Gu Tieqi acknowledged the order, they did not leave. Instead, they remained standing in Ye Zhen's command tent.
Ye Zhen raised a brow. "What? Is there something else?"
Gu Tieqi and Feng Jiumo exchanged a glance. In the end, Gu Tieqi gathered his courage and asked, "Commander-in-Chief, was what Xi Qiangu said true?"
"What do you think?" With a teasing expression, Ye Zhen tossed the question back to Gu Tieqi and Feng Jiumo.
The two swallowed hard. "Going by what you mean, Commander-in-Chief, it is true? His Majesty really was..."
"His