Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 547 Change of the World (Part 6)

"Master, the Yuanmiao Sect has undergone a sudden change... the mountain gates... are sealed off..."

The wind and rain were too loud, and the maid's words were muffled and hard to hear.

However, Zhong Yunxiu and her daughter Zhong Han still managed to obtain crucial information from it.

"What…...??!!"

The two exclaimed in surprise at the same time, not reacting for a moment.

For the two who had lived under the shadow of the Yuanmiao Sect's glory and prestige since childhood, the Yuanmiao Sect was like the heavens.

But now...

After a long while, Zhong Yunxiu stared blankly outside.

At this moment, the sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared, a strong wind blew, and raindrops pattered down.

"The weather is about to change..." she murmured to herself.

Yes, things are about to change.

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In the fourteenth year of Emperor Xuanwen's reign, the gates of Yuanmiaozong's mountain were quietly sealed, and his sphere of influence slowly shrank.

Personnel changes in Yunzhou.

Zhao Huayu, who claimed to have a profound and pure heart, resigned from his position as governor and returned to Emperor Yuanmiaozong.

The newly appointed governor of Liuzhou, upon assuming office, immediately implemented sweeping reforms, breaking with old customs and enacting new policies known as the Autumn Killing.

A sweeping reform, engulfing the entire state, slowly began. ………...

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Snapped!

A crisp sound.

The pale yellow jade cup shattered instantly, turning into scattered powder that littered the ground.

"What did you say? You found it?"

In the magnificent hall, Fang He sat in the main seat, his face filled with astonishment and disbelief, a scene vividly depicted on the page.

"Indeed. That shipment contained our previously left markings. Although it changed hands twice and someone specifically concealed them, it was ultimately futile. When it comes to tracking and searching, no one can compare to the Green Robe Alliance..."

Across from Fang, a middle-aged woman spoke calmly.

The middle-aged woman, dressed in green, had many wrinkles on her face and a slightly hunched back, giving off a sinister and cold aura. "Indeed, I have always trusted the Green Robe Alliance in their work; otherwise, we wouldn't have been cooperating for so long."

Fang He laughed heartily, a huge weight lifted from his heart.

Some time ago, Luo Meiwei smuggled a truckload of contraband saltpeter to the Green Robe Alliance outpost in the city.

But then, something went wrong.

Not only were the people gone, but a large quantity of goods had also vanished without a trace.

This is a huge joke.

People disappearing is one thing, but so much cargo vanishing too?

This isn't like buying pork, where you can just toss it around and someone will easily pick it up and disappear.

Transporting so much saltpeter alone would be an extremely troublesome and troublesome matter. Therefore, Fang He had been completely baffled by this matter.

It was also one of the biggest burdens on his mind.

The reason it is described as one of them is because there have been frequent accidents and incidents recently.

The matter with the Green-Clad Alliance wasn't over yet; as a result, his son, Fang Shouming, disappeared.

Nothing is more important than this.

Therefore, Fang He has recently devoted almost all his energy to finding clues about Fang Shouming.

However, he searched almost the entire Huayang City area thoroughly, but found nothing.

No clues, no discoveries, no gains.

The implications behind that are self-evident.

Fang Shouming's fate is more likely to be bad than good.

But he needed to see the person alive or dead. A sliver of hope still lingered in Fang He's heart; he refused to believe it.

But with no leads available, he had no choice but to put Fang Shouming's matter aside and deal with the more pressing and delayed key issues.

Just like today, the meeting with the Green Clothes Alliance.

Fortunately, the information received was good news.

One problem after another followed, but no matter what, things progressed one by one, and as each problem was solved, Fang He felt much more at ease.

"Can you find out who transported that shipment out of the city? Are there any clues?" Fang He looked at Qiu Xiaoxiao.

Qiu Xiaoxiao is the name of the middle-aged woman in front of us.

She looked unremarkable and inconspicuous; no one would guess she was any different from an ordinary middle-aged woman. No one knew that she was one of the highest leaders of the infamous Green Robe Alliance, a powerful underworld organization. "No, it's been too long, the traces are too faint. Finding this shipment is already the limit," Qiu Xiaoxiao shook her head. "Besides, this shipment was originally destined for the city, but it was discovered outside the city. Several of my Green Robe Alliance's martial arts masters from within the city also disappeared within the city. This means the attack occurred within the city."

If you could find the guards responsible for the city gates at the time and ask them about the scene of the goods entering and leaving, wouldn't everything be easy? Your Fang family, as one of the three great families of Huayang, shouldn't this little matter be a trivial matter for your sect leader?"

The Green Clothes Alliance went to great lengths to find this batch of goods in a cave in a dense forest. Judging from the dust residue on them, they had been there for more than just a day or two.

Besides, with the weather like this, it rains every day, so even if there are any traces, they will be washed away by the heavy rain.

She could only ask Fang He and deduce possible suspicious persons.

"..."

Fang He remained silent for a moment. He had thought of this approach long ago, but it simply wouldn't work.

The three major families of Huayang—the You family, the Fang family, and the Hu family—represent the three major forces in Huayang City, covering most industries.

Among them, the You family represents wealthy gentry and chivalrous figures, the Fang family represents merchants and business associations, and the Hu family represents scholars and literati.

If we're talking about which family has the deepest connections with these officials, it's the Hu family.

In the past, the guards were all locals from Huayang City, so he might have been able to find someone he knew and ask them for clarification.

But now, ever since Fang Jiulian, the eldest son of the Fang family, told him about the so-called reforms of the government army...

Everything is not as good as before.

Many familiar faces from the city guards have disappeared.

The rest were all cold-blooded, strict law enforcement, and unfamiliar elite troops of the government army.

Perhaps through Fang Jiulian's connections, he could find the eyewitness guards and get the truth out of them.

But ironically, this was something he did secretly, behind Fang Jiulian's back, by cooperating with the Green-Clad Alliance. And what he did were illegal activities.

Therefore, he had no way to find Fang Jiulian to inquire about this matter.

That's the only way to delay it.

"I will find a suitable time later to see if I can ask about this matter through Fang Jiulian's channels."

Fang He thought for a moment, then slowly spoke.

“Okay. That works too, since the goods have already been found.” Qiu Xiaoxiao nodded, then suddenly remembered something, “The people you sent last time are all used up. I’m here this time, so you can find me another batch.”