Chapter 109: Cutting a Mountain at Prime Minister (in’s Residence, The Power of Righteousness? (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After his mental power stepped into the Shedding Mortality Realm, it was already very different from before. His perception of the surrounding environment had increased greatly.
The constable of the Black Office, Huang Xian, had not seen him for many days. At this moment, he rushed over. He was uneasy and looked worried, causing An Le’s heart to tremble slightly.
As the person who led him into the Lin Residence to become an artist, Constable Huang was considered to be indebted to him. If anything happened, An Le would naturally help.
Without continuing to cultivate, An Le stood up and the Ink Pool Sword on his knee landed on his waist. Green Mountain also swept over and pinned it to his waist.
Constable Huang stepped into the courtyard and saw An Le at a glance.
The warm spring sun hung high in the sky, shining with faint golden sunlight. It draped over the white-robed young man’s body like a hazy golden light. His hair hung loosely on his shoulders. His loose sleeves fluttered with the spring breeze, making him look like an immortal who had walked down from the Heavenly Gate.
His back was ramrod straight, and he was like a green bamboo that had withstood a sudden rainstorm. There was a bright and upright aura that was like the scorching sun around him.
How could such a person cheat?
Huang Xian obviously didn’t believe it, but Xu Shun, who had fallen into prison, insisted that he had once befriended An Le because of Liu Yue. He didn’t say if An Le had cheated or not, but he only gave an ambiguous attitude.
It was obvious that he wanted to drag An Le down with him and use An Le’s reputation or the power behind him to sentence him gently.
Huang Xian’s originally anxious emotions calmed down after seeing An Le.
He had a saber at his waist and was wearing an official uniform. He cupped his fists and said, “Young Master An, something happened.”
An Le was not surprised. He chuckled and said, “Constable Huang, don’t be anxious. Tell me slowly. What happened?”
“Someone cheated in the Spring Quarter Examination this morning. Now, it’s in an uproar. That person said that he was old friends with you in prison. Prime Minister Qin thinks that you’re suspicious and can’t be shied away, so he ordered us to capture you for interrogation. He has already ordered the cultivators of the Dali Temple and the Black Office to come here.”
Huang Xian cupped his fists with a solemn expression. He did not hide his worry.
Although he did not believe that An Le would cheat in the Imperial
Examination, this matter involved a lot of people. It was not a small matter.
Although An Le was not guilty, if he was really captured and imprisoned in the Black Office, it would definitely attract gossip, especially the mouths of scholars. They could come up with thousands of fabrications to add insult to injury.
Although An Le was surprised, he did not show much panic on his face. Instead, he was a little calm. “Innocence will prove itself. Constable Huang, don’t be anxious. Tell me in detail.”
“What are the details of the matter?”
An Le smiled. His smile was like a warm spring breeze, making Huang Xian’s heart calm down.
Huang Xian began to explain the entire matter in detail.
Heavy footsteps could already be heard from Imperial Ancestral Temple Alley. Boundless Qi Blood surged and kept approaching the courtyard.
An Le nodded slightly after hearing this. He knew more about this case.
Xu Shun cheated and implicated Liu Yue. Liu Yue’s good relationship with him also implicated him. Or rather, the main reason why the Confucian scholars on the Literary Music Ranking reported him was because of him.
This matter was not targeted at him by Prime Minister Qin. An Le did not think that Prime Minister Qin, as the person in charge of the Spring Quarter Examination, would specially target him with such a big matter. However, after the incident, Prime Minister Qin’s Residence must have added fuel to the fire.
The courtyard quickly became lively. Several figures in Dali Temple’s official uniforms appeared. They had sabers and shackles at their waists, and their auras were as powerful as rainbows. The leader’s aura was even stronger, and he actually crossed the five realms.
Master An’s reputation rose in Lin’an Prefecture. Before the Spring Quarter Examination, he even defeated Wang Qinhe of the Duke’s Estate on a rainy night at West Lake.
Now that he was involved in the Imperial Examination’s cheating case and was involved in the storm between the Lin Residence and Prime Minister Qin’s Residence, the various factions attached great importance to this.
The Dali Temple, the Punishment Division, and the Black Office sent people over.
“Young Master An, I’m Cao Fu, the junior official of the Dali Temple.”
The cultivator in the lead, whose cultivation level had broken through to the fifth realm, bowed to An Le and reported his identity.
An Le bowed in return.
On the other side, the officials of the Black Office and the Punishment Division bowed.
When facing someone of An Le’s status, they were naturally polite and would not be as rude as they were to Xu Shun and Liu Yue.
Of course, it was also because An Le’s cultivation level was not weak and was deeply related to the Lin Residence that his status was different.
“Prime Minister Qin is investigating the Spring Quarter Examination cheating case thoroughly. Over the past few days, Prime Minister Qin has ordered people to review the paper questions. Three people have answered an extremely remote test question. They think that these three people are suspected of cheating. One of them is Young Master An, so he specially came to invite Young Master An to the Black Office. After the investigation is done, if Young Master An has not cheated, you will naturally be innocent.” The Dali Temple’s junior official, Cao Fu, said solemnly.
At the side, Huang Xian’s entire body tensed up. What would come would come eventually. Once he entered the Black Office, as a constable of the Black Office, he knew too well how much suffering he would have to endure.
In terms of the entanglement between An Le and the Lin Residence, Prime Minister Qin’s Residence would definitely add insult to injury.
Once he was imprisoned, even if it was confirmed that he had not cheated, An Le would still have to suffer some torture.
When An Le heard Cao Fu’s words, he thought for a moment and shook his head. “I’m innocent so I won’t go to the Black Office.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the originally gentle atmosphere instantly became tense. The junior official of Dali Temple, Cao Fu, frowned, and the blood qi that exceeded the fifth realm burst forth from his body. The pressure that was like a mountain was released brazenly.
In the face of resisting arrest and uncooperative suspects, he could naturally use his cultivation at will.
However, An Le, who had the [Fearless Heart] Dao Fruit, was as calm as water in the face of such oppression and aura. His white clothes and wide sleeves fluttered, and he was indifferent..
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