Chapter 347: Tomb-Sweeping

Chapter 347: Chapter 347: Tomb-Sweeping

The contents of the top-secret file were laughable: ...All departments are to monitor Qin Tianxuan’s movements. All leads indicate that this man harbors significant resentment after being driven out of the Battle Department. Although he is no longer the head of the Northern Domain, he continues to parade around, calling himself the Northern Domain Night Emperor, and his subordinate Six Halls and Ninth Army have been exceedingly active...

The next seven full pages of the document, however, were about Qin Tianxuan’s private life.

"This man, Qin, claims to be a saint of love. The entire Battle Department, and even the Imperial Capital, thought he was deeply devoted to his late wife, but he is actually an utter hypocrite. He has a woman in Su City named Han Biwei. And a daughter from who-knows-where!"

"What’s even more despicable is that this Qin is also involved with the daughter of Prince Lanling, our Imperial Capital’s own Commandery Princess Qingcheng."

"We’ve also discovered that he didn’t even spare his own sister-in-law! He is truly shameless and corrupt to the core. Based on the above investigation, we strongly suspect this man has long since degenerated. The two Battle Departments must keep a close watch on him and not allow him to leave Shangdu..."

Qin Tianxuan read it word by word, then casually set it down. "Wutian, what do you think?"

"This is no simple matter! It seems what that Yuan Shanhe said was true. Qin Zhan Jun of the Daqin Royal Family is colluding with those above and below him, all to create the impression that you’ve become a problem!"

This went beyond just pointing a finger at Qin Tianxuan and calling him arrogant; they had even written about the daughter he cherished most in the report, to say nothing of all those romantic dalliances.

"The Daqin Royal Family and the Divine Doctor Ye Family have really torn away all pretense now. They’ve even fabricated crimes about my personal life. Great. Now I’m practically a certified playboy!"

Wutian was furious. "Before, when the Northern Domain was unstable, they didn’t dare make a move against you. Then, when the Southern Domain was in crisis, they needed you to step up and defeat the enemy. Now that you’ve retired and the four borders are stable, they can’t resist resorting to these petty tricks."

Qin Tianxuan fell silent for a moment, then rose and gave an order: "Compile everything Yuan Shanhe confessed, along with this document and all the evidence from the Black Snake Association, into a dossier!"

"Yes!" Wutian looked up. "Sir, should we counterattack?"

"No! Qin Zhan Jun knows he can’t frame me openly, which is why he chose a Jianghu place like Shangdu. He wants to play dirty, so we’ll settle this on the Jianghu’s terms!"

Wutian then went out to meet with the other Five Pavilion Leaders. They had to ensure their plan was foolproof.

The next day, Qin Tianxuan decided to return to Jianghua City to pay his respects at Chen Shaohua’s grave.

’Sisi’s condition has stabilized, too. It’s time she went to pay respects to her father.’

Song Mingzhu chose a solemn outfit. She was finally returning to the land where she grew up.

On the way, Song Mingzhu suddenly asked, "Brother Qin, after you visit the grave, are you going to leave?"

Qin Tianxuan was silent for a moment, then smiled. "I’ll still come and visit you when I have the chance, but I have many burdens to bear. It’s better for you to live your own peaceful lives than to get dragged into my messy affairs."

Song Mingzhu said no more.

When they arrived in Jianghua and reached the outskirts of the Chen Family cemetery, they found the place had already been renovated by Li Qingcheng. A large crowd had already gathered outside Chen Shaohua’s warrior’s tomb.

"The Battle Department has sent people. Many of them are the children of high-ranking Battle Department officials."

’Hmm, the children of the Battle Department have come to pay their respects to Chen Shaohua. It is their duty, after all.’

As Qin Tianxuan was talking with Wutian, a blast of jarring music erupted from not far away, right in front of Chen Shaohua’s grave. The music was accompanied by the sounds of a group of people laughing and horsing around.

In front of the solemn and dignified cemetery, that god-awful, wailing music was completely out of place.

It was a group of young people dressed in flashy, colorful clothes. They had driven their sports cars right up onto the cemetery grounds and were blasting music from the open doors.

Not only were they blasting music, but they were also taking selfies with their phones, flashing all sorts of hand signs.

The most arrogant one of them all was a young man in his early twenties.

This kid had strangely colored hair, a silver stud in his ear, and was decked out in hip-hop fashion. A trendy silver chain hung on his chest, and the Cosmic Panorama watch on his wrist was even more incredible—it was worth over twenty million on the market.

Right now, he was nonchalantly wiping his limited-edition Air Jordans while livestreaming on his phone. "It’s no big fucking deal, just some unlucky bastard from the Battle Department who died and took them years to find. The big shots from the Northern Domain personally handled it, and since my dad is a high-ranking official in the Northern Domain, he forced me to come to this godforsaken place to pay respects. It’s so fucking boring."

He waved his phone around. "Look at this shithole. Just last night I was on the beach playing kissing games with a few chicks, and then first thing this morning, the old man drags me over here. Tell me that’s not infuriating."

On the phone, the viewers were all children of the rich and powerful, and they were laughing along with him.

"Jianghua is such a shithole, there aren’t even any decent-looking girls there. Last time my dad signed a huge deal, he sent me to handle the talks, but I faked being sick halfway there and just diverted to Shangdu to have some fun. Young Master Fan, why don’t you come to Shangdu? I’ve got a whole group of girls ready for you, and they’re all fresh meat!"

Young Master Fan’s eyes lit up. "Are they stacked? Send me a pic so I can see."

Behind him, a girl in sunglasses was pacing back and forth impatiently, holding her diamond-studded phone high in the air. "Where’s the signal? What kind of hellhole is this? There’s not even any service."

Several other children of high-ranking officials who had come with Young Master Fan lit up cigarettes. "Hey, Beauty Zuo, your dad is the Battle Department’s Chief of Staff, second only in rank to Young Master Fan’s dad. Can’t you ask your old man when the hell this is gonna be over?"

Beauty Zuo curled her lip. "Who knows? I heard some bigwig is supposed to show up. Isn’t that why we’re all waiting?"

"What fucking bigwig? Could they possibly be higher-ranking than our families? It’s probably just some representative from the Battle Department at best."

"A bunch of old fogies with nothing better to do. Who knows which idiot suggested it first—’have the children come and learn.’ Learn my ass! The guy’s a piece of trash who’s been dead for years, and we have to come here in person."

"Did you hear? Apparently, we’re supposed to burn joss paper and kowtow later..."

"Oh my god, what century are we in? They don’t do this kind of stuff when I’m abroad."

"Shit, watch what you’re saying. Someone might hear you."

These few all came from the highest echelons of the Battle Department.

The son of the Chief of Staff, the son of the Left Guard of the War Department, the son of the Right Guard Commander... But the highest-ranking of them all was Young Master Fan’s father—the seventh-ranked Vice Commander of the Southern Domain Battle Department!

Among this group of privileged children, the quietest and most well-behaved was, surprisingly, a young, beautiful girl.

She wore a gray dress that looked plain and simple, but in reality, it was a trendy piece from a major international fashion house—the kind you couldn’t buy even if you had the money.

And the girl’s earrings were also carved from top-grade emeralds.

Whether in her bearing, her composure, or even her family background, everything about her was hidden, understated, and exceptionally low-key.

Her name was Huang Wanyao, and her true identity was that of the sole granddaughter of the Great Leader of the Imperial Capital Dragon Terrace Phoenix Hall, Huang Tian!