Chapter 2256: Chapter 1946: Aren’t the Evil Spirits You Found for Me a Bit Too Weak?

After Ji Yunmeng agreed to take on the role of Commander of the Deceit Suppression Bureau, several directors of the bureau immediately returned to write recommendation memorials.

By evening, the recommendation memorials from the directors of the Deceit Suppression Bureau were already on the desk in the Imperial Study Room.

A wisp of blue smoke swirled in the Imperial Study Room, as Pei Shuhua sat in front of the desk, her beautiful eyes glancing at the memorials from several directors of the Deceit Suppression Bureau.

Seeing that the directors of the Deceit Suppression Bureau simultaneously nominated Princess Ji Yunmeng to be the Commander, Pei Shuhua couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

Everyone was smart; how could she not see what these people were thinking? They simply believed that Ji Yunmeng was on the side of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, so once she became the Commander, she would certainly not let anything happen to Lu Chen in the Deceit Suppression Bureau.

After glancing over these memorials, a thoughtful expression appeared on the beautiful woman’s face. She lifted her jade-like hand and rubbed her brow.

If Ji Yunmeng were indeed to go to the Deceit Suppression Bureau, it would be tantamount to allowing Emperor Zhou to get involved with the bureau. Should Emperor Zhou gain control over the Deceit Suppression Bureau, he would have the support of both the bureau and the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, making it easier for him to reclaim his position in the court.

However, on the other hand, there were benefits to letting her go.

If anything were indeed to happen to Lu Chen at the Deceit Suppression Bureau, they could then shift all the blame onto Ji Yunmeng, and it was possible that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor would direct their anger toward Ji Yunmeng. With Ji Yunmeng backed by Emperor Zhou, the powerful figures of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor might end up resenting Emperor Zhou.

After contemplating for a while, Pei Shuhua finally decided to agree to the bureau’s recommendation. She was curious to see whether Ji Yunmeng could protect Lu Chen after going to the Deceit Suppression Bureau.

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A few days later, the news that Ji Yunmeng had become the new Commander of the Deceit Suppression Bureau spread throughout the capital city.

People debated the matter intensely. In the eyes of most ordinary people, Ji Yunmeng, as a member of the Imperial Family and the Emperor Zhou’s most beloved daughter, being appointed Commander of the Deceit Suppression Bureau demonstrated the Royal Family’s regard for the bureau, indicating that the Zhou Royal Family was also taking notice of the rampant spiritual evils.

However, some ordinary people believed that Ji Yunmeng was just a princess, albeit a gifted one, but ultimately too weak in power, not being an Earth Realm strong person, to be tasked with managing the most critical Deceit Suppression Bureau in Dazhou was likely inappropriate.

Of course, the views of ordinary people were of no concern.

After becoming Commander of the Deceit Suppression Bureau, Ji Yunmeng immediately went to take charge. She was aware of the situation in the bureau and did not hastily interfere in its affairs.

Furthermore, she understood that if she rashly interfered, it would certainly lead to dissatisfaction among the bureau’s senior officials and directors, making it even more difficult for her to gain control over the bureau.

Ji Yunmeng’s primary role now was to stabilize morale, assuring the Deceit Suppressing Guards that the Zhou Royal Family had not abandoned the bureau, allowing them to confidently quell the anomalies and spiritual evils from the outside.

As time passed by, Zhen Nan Prince Manor was always preparing for the wedding between Lu Chen and Ji Yunmeng. After all, marrying a princess was a grand affair, requiring extensive preparation time.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Training Ground.

Lu Chen, wielding the Evil-slaying Sword given by Ji Yunmeng, slashed towards the long-haired spirit in front of him. As the sword light approached, the long-haired spirit let out a howl, and her long hair grew fiercely, attacking Lu Chen.

The sword aura from Lu Chen’s swing severed the long hair, but the long-haired spirit’s hair regrew swiftly, and the severed parts reappeared in moments.

Lu Chen continued to swing his sword incessantly, and as his speed increased, the hair regrowth speed of the long-haired spirit could no longer keep up with the speed at which Lu Chen was cutting. This time, Lu Chen leapt forward, heading straight for the long-haired spirit’s body.

The long-haired spirit emitted more shrill howls, yet Lu Chen was unaffected. The primary attack of the long-haired spirit was spiritual, while Spirit Martial Artists feared spiritual attacks the most. Thus, the Hidden Guard of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor had captured the long-haired spirit for Lu Chen’s training, only to find that Lu Chen was entirely unaffected.

Upon reaching the long-haired spirit, Lu Chen gathered his entire body’s spiritual evil and slashed out once more. The sword aura surged out, cleaving the long-haired spirit into two.

Seeing the long-haired spirit collapse slowly, Lu Chen felt a sudden sense of dullness. He then glanced at the three men, including Zhao Yu, beside the training ground and asked directly, "Commander Zhao, are the spiritual evils you have found for me too weak? I haven’t even activated the spiritual evil in the sword, and I’ve already slain them."

Contained within the Evil-slaying Sword was Ji Yunmeng’s spiritual evil. Once activated, the sword’s power would increase significantly. However, Lu Chen found that when dealing with the spiritual evils Zhao Yu brought, there was no need to activate the spiritual evil within the sword. Transforming his own spiritual evil into sword aura was sufficient to handle those evils.

Upon hearing Lu Chen’s words, Zhao Yu said, "Princely Heir, it’s not that these spiritual evils are too weak, but rather that your strength is too formidable. You have now far surpassed an average Spirit Martial Artist at the peak of the Human Realm." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"This long-haired spirit’s realm is at the early-stage Spirit Realm and specialized in spiritual attacks, which could pose a significant threat even to Spirit Martial Artists at the peak of the Spirit Realm. Although it is heavily injured, it is not so easily dealt with."

Zhao Yu and the others did not anticipate that Lu Chen’s strength at the peak of the Human Realm would be so extraordinary. Although the Evil-slaying Sword indeed offered some enhancement, the increase was too significant.

When Lu Chen used spiritual evil, he experienced no discomfort, especially during swings. Almost every slash contained spiritual evil.

It’s known that when Spirit Martial Artists mobilize the spiritual evil within, their bodies tend to endure another bout of corruption by spiritual evil, leading to discomfort or pain.

This caused Zhao Yu and the others to marvel at the dreadfulness of Lu Chen’s unique constitution.

At this point, Lu Chen sheathed the Evil-slaying Sword and then asked, "In that case, the next time you capture spiritual evils, should you not severely injure them?"

This...

Lu Xun, standing by the side, spoke up, "Princely Heir, I’m afraid that’s challenging. If the Hidden Guards don’t severely injure the spiritual evils in the Spirit Realm, it’s tough to subdue them."

Usually, the Hidden Guards sent to capture spiritual evils are at the peak of the Spirit Realm. Ensuring they bring back spiritual evils without severely injuring them is nearly impossible.

Even if the Hidden Guards were not at the peak of the Spirit Realm, dispatching people from the Profound Realm would still have difficulty quelling Spirit Realm spiritual evils unless an Earth Realm expert intervened.

However, asking an Earth Realm expert to go out to capture spiritual evils would be a misuse of talent.

Lu Chen said, "In that case, if I want a genuine battle with spiritual evils, I have to venture outside personally?"

Hearing Lu Chen’s words, Lu Xun and the other three were startled, and Zhao Yu quickly said, "Princely Heir, absolutely not."

Their greatest fear now was Lu Chen getting carried away and venturing outside. Although the three Earth Realm experts were there to guard him closely, ensuring Lu Chen wouldn’t encounter dangers.

Still, precautions cannot prevent all accidents.