That had taken the conversation far afield.
"The great clans of Jiankang having ties to Eastern Sea merchants cannot really be counted as a crime. As for quietly cultivating Devil Sect methods..."
Feng Buxing shook his head repeatedly as well. "Our Emperor, isn't he also..."
Indeed, even the Emperor of Great Liang had begun employing demonic methods. The Central Land, north and south alike, had long since rotted beyond repair.
But Lady Xie was anything but simple, because Su Che also knew that Northern Pole Origin Palace forces were dealing with her.
Once this mystery was unraveled, what followed would be much easier.
"That woman is by no means so ordinary."
Su Che suddenly recalled something.
"What is Wang Jian doing now?"
"Wang Jian? He was originally convicted, but then the Langya Wang Clan pulled some strings, and now he is idle at home. Prince of Wuling caused such a huge incident. Though it had nothing to do with him, someone had to carry the blame. In any case, the Langya Wang Clan has plenty of descendants; losing one or two is neither here nor there."
"Does Lord Marquis intend to use him as a breakthrough?"
"With no leads at all, I fear we can only seek him out."
Su Che looked at Feng Buxing. "For now, we can only keep a close watch. Lady Xie abandoned a perfectly good life to enter the palace and serve as a eunuch. There must be a great deal hidden within this. The Censorate can handle the overt work; we should pay closer attention to other unusual movements within Jiankang City."
"I'm afraid that would be impossible to keep track of."
Feng Buxing shook his head. "The moment that Void Rift showed itself, no one knew how many monsters and demons came running