Inside the room.
Jiang Ning looked at Zhao Yulong.
"Prefectural Lord, those sects must have many people who have violated Great Xia's laws, right?"
"You mean..." Zhao Yulong looked at Jiang Ning.
"Arrest them according to their crimes!" Jiang Ning said.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yulong shook his head. "If we really do that, we'll be breaking the rules!"
"They have broken the rules in the open, so what does it matter if we break the rules in the shadows?" Jiang Ning said.
Zhao Yulong shook his head. "If we force the issue like this, they will certainly resist. Then Dongling Commandery will fall into even greater turmoil, perhaps even spiral out of control and allow cults like the God-Worship Cult to rise amid the chaos."
"If rebellion breaks out, even if we don't lose our heads, we'll still face severe punishment!"
"Prefectural Lord!" Jiang Ning said. "If this continues, once the sect forces of Dongling Commandery become an iron plate, will the situation be any better than it is now?"
"Where is the variable?" Jiang Ning asked again.
"The variable..." Zhao Yulong murmured, then looked at Jiang Ning. "I thought about that question long ago. The variable is you!"
"Me?" Jiang Ning asked.
"Yes, you!" Zhao Yulong nodded. "You are now a Celestial Being Grandmaster and have completed one blood exchange!"
"Give you a few more years, and you should be able to undergo several more transformations atop your current foundation."
"When that time comes, with you in Dongling Commandery, the situation can be kept stable."
Hearing this, Jiang Ning understood Zhao Yulong's thinking.
"Seek no merit, only avoid fault?" Jiang Ning asked.
"Yes!" Zhao Yulong nodded. "Seek no merit, only avoid fault!"
Jiang Ning said, "What if I want to take the initiative, arrest people, and convict them?"