In the Qiyuan County government office, a Lotus Dharma Lamp illuminated the study.
Magistrate Wen Siyan sat at his desk, looking at the Communication Talisman Disc before him, from which Great Sir's voice emerged.
"Magistrate Wen, let's open the skylight and speak plainly. I swear to wipe out the Divine Bow Sect!"
Wen Siyan had a pale, beardless face and a thin build, and appeared to be around thirty. His brow furrowed slightly, then quickly smoothed.
Wen Siyan said, "I have never interfered in your affairs with the Weng Family. This time, I sent someone to find the Divine Bow Sect's leader only because an aggrieved party filed a complaint. Under the Great Qi Code, all cases must be tried impartially."
"Never interfered? Does marrying the Weng Family's concubine-born daughter for your career not count as interference? Or asking the Weng Family to recommend you for the magistracy here? Does using the Weng Family's connections to read a Grand Confucian's original manuscript so you could break through to the Sixth Rank not count? Or pulling their strings to enter the Ministry of Justice this time? Does secretly colluding with the Blood Robe Sect not count? Or you and your brother scraping Qiyuan County bare, three feet deep?"
"Watch your words." Wen Siyan's expression darkened.
"He sent years of my accumulated efforts flowing down the drain. What do I still have to worry about? Until I kill that beast, I can neither eat nor sleep in peace!"
"What exactly do you want me to do?"
"Magistrate Wen, I've been in Far-Reaching City for days. Have I ever personally caused you trouble?"
"You had nothing to do with what happened to my wife's younger sister, Bai Hong?"
"Heh, don't you know whether your wife's sister is a vinegar jar of jealousy? With