Jiang Changbin now felt wave after wave of bewilderment and dizziness wash over him.
Once this lid was lifted, how many people would suffer?
"My only regret is that I am not Marshal Dongfang... and Marshal Dongfang has never come to Phoenix City... if he came here, with his attainments in Qi Reading, he would probably see the problem at a glance, and officials at every level would never dare suppress it. Small as Phoenix City is, it is still within Human Race territory. That inherent advantage alone would let us seize every initiative!"
He Yuanyue let out a long, lingering sigh. "A person of little standing carries little weight... little standing and little weight indeed..."
Jiang Changbin stood frozen like a wooden chicken.
He had reported the matter of the Phoenix Vein to his superiors many times on the Former Principal's behalf, but it had never received any serious attention. The only time it had produced any result was ten years ago.
The Star Shield Bureau had appealed vehemently, the Governor's Residence had cooperated fully, and the Meng Group had spent enormous sums pulling strings... then a team of supposedly authoritative Qi-Reading Adepts had been invited over.
But after those Qi-Reading Adepts finished their inspection, they had reached only one conclusion... Phoenix City had no foundation for any Phoenix Vein or Dragon Vein. It was merely a tiny place with unremarkable feng shui and fortune!
That had left the claims about a Phoenix Vein even weaker.
But now.
The Witch Alliance was making frequent moves, Kill Break Wolf had gathered in Phoenix City, and even... if the case against Shang Qingyun proved true, then... what Phoenix City would have to face this time would truly be enormous!
A sudden shudder ran through Jiang Changbin as he remembered something: the