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Chapter 295 Is there any unusual activity in the Eastern Wilderness?

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen put down the memorial in his hand.

Although Zhou Chen did not learn from the information provided by these worldly people why those people in Tianshan suddenly had designs on the secular world.

However, Zhou Chen gained a deeper understanding of the Tianshan Mountains from the information provided by these worldly people.

Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun and asked, "Have those worldly people who escaped been caught?"

During this period, the imperial court launched a large-scale crackdown on those who had entered the world of Tianshan.

Although those who had entered the world were caught off guard by the imperial court, most of them were arrested.

However, some worldly people, seeing the situation was not good, disappeared from the Eastern Depot's sight and fled.

"Your Majesty, some of those who escaped into the world have been captured, and a small number are still being tracked."

"However, with the cooperation of experts from various local powerful families, I believe it won't be long before we can track them down."

Cao Zhengchun bowed and said.

Under the pressure of the imperial court, powerful families in various regions had no choice but to send their best men to cooperate with the court in arresting those who had entered the world of crime.

With the cooperation of these powerful and influential families, the imperial court was able to quickly subdue those who had entered the world of politics.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so quick for Cao Zhengchun, Lü Bu, and a few other outstanding individuals to win over so many worldly people in such a short period of time.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen said nothing more.

Zhou Chen didn't care about those worldly people who had fled beforehand.

In Zhou Chen's view, most of those who had entered the world had already been dealt with by the imperial court, and the remaining rats who had escaped could no longer cause any trouble.

Most importantly, Zhou Chen completely cut off the possibility of those worldly people joining forces with local powerful families.

Because of the leverage that those worldly people had used to visit him, Zhou Chen forced the powerful families and clans in various regions to send their best fighters to cooperate with the imperial court in arresting those worldly people.

In this way, it would be much less possible for local powerful families to secretly collude with those who were involved in worldly affairs.

Without the support of local powerful families, those who want to stir up trouble are just sitting ducks and can't make much of a difference.

"Is there any movement from the Eastern Wilderness?"

Zhou Chen asked again.

Marquis Song Li of Donghuang was born into the Song family of Lingnan. He was also the only person who held military power and had ties with the four major clans.

When Zhou Chen sent Cao Zhengchun to Lingnan, he had the Eastern Depot secretly monitor every move of the Eastern Wilderness.

"Your Majesty, everything in the Eastern Wilderness is as usual, and the Marquis of the Eastern Wilderness has not made any unusual moves."

Cao Zhengchun stated the truth.

"It's good that there are no unusual developments."

Zhou Chen nodded.

If the Marquis of Donghuang dares to make any unusual moves, Zhou Chen wouldn't mind making the last Marquis of the four border regions of the Great Zhou disappear completely.

Then, Zhou Chen waved his hand, and Cao Zhengchun left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After Cao Zhengchun left, Zhou Chen fell into deep thought, digesting the news about Tianshan.

It must be said that the situation in Tianshan was somewhat beyond Zhou Chen's expectations.

Zhou Chen originally thought that even if Tianshan was strong, it wouldn't be that strong.

But it was from the information provided by those worldly people that Zhou Chen truly understood what it meant to transcend worldly affairs.

In the Tianshan Mountains, even the most ordinary people possess martial arts skills.

In the secular world, a Grandmaster of the First Rank is considered a top-tier expert, but in the Tianshan region, while Grandmasters of the First Rank are not exactly everywhere, they are still quite common.

As for those below the first rank, they are truly worse than dogs in Tianshan.

In the Tianshan Mountains, only by breaking through the barrier between heaven and man can one be considered to have entered the inner sanctum and stepped into the gate of a master.

There are hundreds of different forces in Tianshan, among which the two sects and five families are the most powerful.

The Zhou family, the main family of the royal family, was one of those five families.

Those worldly people imprisoned in the Eastern Depot's jail were geniuses from various factions in Tianshan.

Above these forces, there exists a supreme ruler, known as the Lord of Tianshan.

He had to admit that after learning about the Tianshan Mountains, Zhou Chen felt a heavy weight in his heart. Compared to the Tianshan Mountains, the mortal world was indeed incomparable, far inferior.

However, Zhou Chen did not regret taking action against those worldly people. Tianshan was strong, but given some time, Zhou Chen was not afraid of the so-called Tianshan at all.

"Time! Just give me a little time, and I will suppress you all."

Zhou Chen muttered to himself.

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Donghuang.

The Eastern Wilderness Marquis's Residence.

Song Li looked at the letter in his hand, his expression changed, and finally he sighed helplessly; "I really didn't expect it! His Majesty actually dared to take action against those worldly people, and even took this opportunity to attack the powerful and wealthy families."

"Isn't Your Majesty afraid of the powerful clans' desperate resistance? Aren't you afraid of the Tianshan clans settling scores later?"

Song Li truly did not expect that the emperor in the palace would dare to take action against those who had entered the world, regardless of the consequences.

It's truly astonishing.

This goes beyond mere audacity.

Who are those people who engage in worldly affairs?

It is an existence that transcends the mundane world.

If anyone dares to touch these people, Tianshan will definitely not let it go once they find out.

The steward standing beside him spoke up: "My lord, the clan's patriarch and the clan leader, along with other high-ranking members, have been taken down by the Eastern Depot, including the three young masters of the main family."

"The entire Song family is in chaos now. The clan has sent word to the Marquis, hoping that he can find a way to rescue the patriarch and the clan leader."

"save?"

"How to save?"

"Their joint attack on Cao Zhengchun is tantamount to rebelling against the imperial court. How can I possibly save them?"

"Does he want me to lead a large army straight into the imperial prison and rescue them?"

Song Li said irritably.

The clan sent word, asking him to find a way to save people, but what could he possibly use to do so?

The fact that the old patriarch and the others joined forces to deal with Cao Zhengchun was already considered a confrontation with the imperial court. Surely the Marquis of Donghuang couldn't also lead a large army to confront the imperial court!
If he really dares to do that, he will definitely follow in the footsteps of the Song family.

"Uncle Song, do you believe me or not? If I dare to make the slightest move, I will immediately become a prisoner, just like those people in the clan."

Song Li put down the letter in his hand and said with a wry smile.

Others may not be able to see the situation clearly, but Song Li, as the Marquis of Donghuang, sees it very clearly.

Despite being the Marquis of the Eastern Wilderness, commanding the Eastern Wilderness army, and being far from the capital, his every move is absolutely under the watchful eyes of the emperor in the palace.

If he dares to make even the slightest move, he, the Marquis of the Eastern Wilderness, will be instantly suppressed.

"My lord, what about the letter from the clan?"

The butler was no ordinary person, and naturally understood the meaning behind Song Li's words.

"Just pretend you didn't receive it! Don't do anything, just watch quietly!"

Song Li sighed.

If possible, he also wanted to save the Song family members.

After all, although Song Li and his branch had separated from the Song family, they were still considered members of the Song family.

Unfortunately, Song Li was powerless to do anything about it.

If Song Li dares to make any move, then even the Marquis of Donghuang will be implicated.

Song Li could not believe that the emperor in the palace was not on guard against him, the Marquis of Donghuang who commanded a large army.

The butler nodded upon hearing this and said nothing more.

The Eastern Wilderness Marquis's Mansion was indeed powerless to do anything about this.

Unless the Marquis of Donghuang really leads a large army to fight against the imperial court, even then, it would be impossible to save the Song family.

(End of this chapter)