pjbooks In Chapter 140, during the accountability meeting, the blood talisman fell onto the table.
In Chapter 140, during the accountability meeting, the blood talisman fell onto the table.
The atmosphere inside the main conference hall of the Zhenxing Army was as cold as if a layer of ice had been pressed down on it.
Zhou Xuanheng sat to the left of the main seat.
The silver-black star-patterned robe hung down, the nine-star pattern on the cuffs gleaming slightly.
He did not deliberately unleash the aura of someone who had reached the late stage of being granted the title of Marquis.
Yet, everyone in the conference hall could feel a sense of oppression from a higher order.
That is not Qin Xuanxiao's Shanhe Hou Domain.
It wasn't the nakedly murderous aura of the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator.
Rather, it is a form of institutional oppression.
The very words "Star Gate General Headquarters" weighed heavily on everyone's heads.
Zhou Xuanheng looked at the White Pagoda Blood Calamity Scroll on the table.
The case file is very thick.
But he flipped through it very quickly.
Qin Yue activated the old ring array without authorization.
Lin Xiaoya's dream was drawn in.
Blood-red faces descend upon the White Tower.
Qin Yue died.
The retest area was destroyed.
Fragments of a king-level bone were exposed.
Qin Xuanxiao made his move.
Bloodface slashes Qin Xuanxiao.
The sect leader's first wisp of will appeared to have been swallowed up.
Each one was enough to shake Longyuan City.
However, Zhou Xuanheng's expression remained calm after reading it.
He closed the file and said calmly:
"The White Pagoda is guilty."
"Qin Yue overstepped his authority."
"The Resource Institute failed to supervise properly."
"The Star Gate Research Institute concealed the fragments of a King-level Gate Bone for twenty years."
"The headquarters will investigate all of these matters."
The remaining senior executives of the Resource Institute were deathly pale.
Several research institute elders lowered their heads, not daring to utter a sound.
Zhou Xuanheng paused.
"But the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator killed the Elder of the Resource Academy, destroyed the outer layer of the White Pagoda, and beheaded the Qin family's Marquis Ancestor."
"It needs to be investigated as well."
Inside the meeting hall, several elders subconsciously looked at Marquis Zhenxing.
Marquis Zhenxing sat on the right, his black armor cold and imposing, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword.
He didn't speak immediately.
Zhou Xuanheng continued:
"Today's accountability meeting will focus on three things."
"First, the old White Tower ring array is completely sealed off, and all participants are subject to review."
"Secondly, Lin Xiaoya has been included in the Star Gate General Administration's special protection list."
"Third, summon the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator to register his identity in front of the General Administration's Starship."
The words fell.
The air in the conference room suddenly became heavy.
The Blood-Stained Ancient Cultivator?
Register your identity?
Many people's expressions changed slightly.
Last night, before Bloodface left the ruins of the White Tower, his words still echoed in everyone's ears.
The matter concerning Lin Xiaoya ends here.
Anyone who tries to take advantage of him will face the same fate as Qin Xuanxiao.
Now that Zhou Xuanheng has arrived in Longyuan on his first day, he wants to include Lin Xiaoya in the General Administration's protection list and also send a blood mask for registration.
This is not crossing the line.
This is putting the foot directly on the line.
Marquis Zhenxing finally spoke.
"Special protection list, please make it clear."
Zhou Xuanheng looked at him.
"Lin Xiaoya is suspected to be the second Pure Gate cultivator, and has awakened the Lock Gate Seal."
"She can sever the anchor marks in the sect leader's dreams."
"It can also help determine the direction of the second anchor of the main star gate."
"According to the wartime regulations of the General Headquarters, such people must be included in the special protection list."
Marquis Zhenxing's voice was cold and hard:
"Protection or regulation?"
Zhou Xuanheng said calmly:
"There is no absolute distinction during wartime."
The Marquis of Zhenxing's eyes suddenly turned cold.
"That's what the White Pagoda said last night too."
"For safety reasons."
"For the purpose of retesting."
"For the main star gate."
"In the end, they nailed a child's dream to the path of the sect leader."
A deputy elder from the Resources Institute, his face grim, couldn't help but say:
"My lord, the old ring array of the White Pagoda is indeed flawed, but the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator is far too ferocious."
"Elder Qin Yue's crime does not warrant death."
"He killed Qin Yue, killed the staff at the White Pagoda, and destroyed the re-survey area. Shouldn't he be held accountable for this?"
Marquis Zhenxing turned to look at him.
Where were you when Qin Yue forcibly manipulated Lin Xiaoya's dreams?
The deputy elder paused.
Marquis Zhenxing continued to ask:
"Where were you when the White Pagoda sealed away fragments of a king-level sect member's bone for twenty years, yet failed to report them completely?"
The deputy elder's face turned pale.
Marquis Zhenxing's voice deepened:
"Subject Number One was trapped in the portal vein for twenty years. Every time you restarted the old ring array, who ever asked her if she deserved such punishment?"
The conference room was deathly silent.
The deputy elder was sweating profusely.
Marquis Zhenxing looked at him and said coldly:
"The reason Qin Yue was killed was because Qin Yue overstepped his bounds."
"The White Pagoda was destroyed because it reached out first."
"If you want to hold someone accountable, you can."
"Let's start by settling accounts with the White Pagoda over the past twenty years, one by one."
The deputy elder was speechless.
Zhou Xuanheng was not angry.
He simply looked at Marquis Zhenxing and said:
"Lord Zhenxing, are you defending the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator?"
Marquis Zhenxing said:
"I am stating the facts."
Zhou Xuanheng said:
"There is more than one side to the story."
"The White Pagoda is guilty; the General Headquarters will investigate."
"But a strong person cannot kill someone or destroy the tower just because someone else is guilty."
"Otherwise, what order would Dragon Abyss City have?"
Marquis Zhenxing sneered.
"order?"
Where was order last night?
"When the old rings of the White Pagoda evoke dreams, where is order?"
"Where was order when the Resource Institute used a 'clean gate' (a term referring to someone who is considered morally upright) to suppress a child?"
"Where was order when Qin Xuanxiao used the pretext of suppressing the White Pagoda riot to actually settle personal scores with the Qin family?"
Zhou Xuanheng's eyes turned slightly cold.
"So you believe that the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator can transcend the established order?"
Marquis Zhenxing stared directly at him.
"I think we shouldn't force someone who just killed Qin Xuanxiao to do it again."
As soon as those words were spoken, everyone in the conference room felt their hearts skip a beat.
Gu Changye sat in the back, writing with his head down.
The pen tip gently touched the black notebook.
Accountability meeting.
The order of the capital city was suppressed.
Zhenxinghou protects the line.
Points of conflict: Lin Xiaoya's affiliation, and the bloodstained registration.
After he finished writing, he added another sentence:
Zhou Xuanheng still doesn't realize that the blood mask he wants to register may not be the main subject.
Zhou Xuanheng suddenly looked at Gu Changye.
"Gu Changye".
Gu Changye looked up and smiled.
"Lord Star Patrol Envoy."
Zhou Xuanheng said:
"You've been in charge of investigating the events related to Bloodface and Lin Yuan and his sister."
Do you think Bloodface will come to register?
Gu Changye thought for a moment.
"Won't."
Why?
Gu Changye said:
"Because he couldn't even be bothered to listen to Qin Xuanxiao's last words."
"We will not heed the summons from the accountability committee."
Upon hearing this, many people's lips twitched slightly.
But no one could laugh.
Because this does indeed resemble what the Bloodface Ancient Order does.
Zhou Xuanheng's expression remained unchanged.
"If you do not come, it will be considered as disobeying orders."
Gu Changye sighed softly.
"Lord Star Patrol Envoy, I suggest you rephrase your statement."
Zhou Xuanheng said:
"The General Headquarters doesn't need your instruction on how to operate."
Gu Changye closed his notebook.
"I'm not teaching you."
"I'm afraid you'll push things out of control."
Zhou Xuanheng looked at him, his gaze indifferent:
"out of hand?"
"The Dragon Abyss White Pagoda collapsed, Qin Xuanxiao died, and the second anchor of the main star gate took shape."
"This is already out of control."
"Therefore, the General Headquarters must take over."
"If the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator is willing to register his identity, the General Administration can list him as a special combat force."
"If he refuses to register and continues to interfere with the main star gate incident, the headquarters will list him as an uncontrollable threat."
Marquis Zhenxing coldly said:
"You want to issue a warrant for Bloodface's arrest?"
Zhou Xuanheng said calmly:
"If necessary."
A chill filled the conference room.
The elders' expressions changed.
They were naturally wary of the bloody face.
They even tacitly approved Qin Xuanxiao's suppression of the Blood Face last night.
But when they actually heard Zhou Xuanheng say that Bloodface was going to be listed as an uncontrollable threat, they felt uneasy.
Because Qin Xuanxiao is already dead.
If Bloodface goes berserk again, who will stop him?
Zhou Xuanheng was enfeoffed in the later period of his reign.
However, the nascent third stage of the Blood Face that it revealed last night was equally alarming.
Moreover, both Zhenxinghou and Gu Changye had hinted that the Blood Face might not be the real body.
This is the most terrifying place.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the conference hall.
A soldier from the Zhenxing Army entered and reported in a low voice:
"My lord, we hear the sound of a lock coming from the direction of the Star Mansion courtyard."
"The observatory simultaneously recorded a slight fluctuation in the second anchor of the main star gate."
Marquis Zhenxing immediately stood up.
"Lin Xiaoya didn't leave the courtyard?"
"no."
"Are you wearing any medical devices?"
"no."
"It only briefly touched the lock seal, lasting less than three breaths."
Marquis Zhenxing nodded.
"Continue to observe, do not approach."
Zhou Xuanheng spoke up:
"Retrieve the records."
The soldiers of the Zhenxing Army looked at the Zhenxing Marquis.
Marquis Zhenxing was silent for a moment, then said:
"Adjusting the tidal echo."
"You are not allowed to record the contents of your dreams."
The soldier accepted the order and withdrew.
Zhou Xuanheng glanced at Zhenxinghou.
"You've been very protective of her."
Marquis Zhenxing said:
"This is the bottom line."
Zhou Xuanheng said calmly:
"The bottom line cannot be higher than the security level of the main star gate."
Marquis Zhenxing's voice was deep:
"The safety of the main star gate cannot be based on sending another child to the experimental table."
The atmosphere between the two became tense again.
Just then.
The long table in the center of the conference hall suddenly trembled slightly.
No one made a move.
There was no warning signal from the formation.
No energy fluctuations appeared in advance.
At that moment, everyone felt an extremely heavy dark gold aura silently falling from the void.
next moment.
A dark gold blood rune appeared out of thin air.
Snapped.
It was nailed to the center of the conference table.
The entire long table, cast from star-patterned ironwood, sank an inch instantly.
The talisman is very thin.
Like a dark gold leaf formed from the condensation of blood and qi.
But after it landed, the entire conference hall fell silent.
The soldiers of the Zhenxing Army drew their swords.
The Star Patrol Guardian took a half step forward at the same time.
The elders' expressions changed drastically.
Several deputy elders of the Resource Institute subconsciously stepped back.
Because they were all too familiar with that aura.
Blood-faced Ancient Cultivator.
Or rather, the dark golden aura behind Lin Yuan.
Zhou Xuanheng finally squinted.
He looked at the blood talisman.
A line of text slowly appeared on the surface of the blood talisman.
There aren't many words.
But it etched itself into everyone's eyes like a knife.
I ran into Xiaoya again.
kill.
The conference room was deathly silent.
There is no title.
There was no explanation.
There was no negotiation.
There are only two meanings.
Don't touch it.
It will kill you if you touch it.
Zhou Xuanheng stared at the blood talisman, his expression turning truly cold for the first time.
"Is this a threat to the headquarters?"
Marquis Zhenxing looked at the blood talisman and remained silent for a moment.
He then said:
You can think of it as a reminder.
Gu Changye lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly.
He endured it very hard.
This "reminder" is so much in line with Lin Yuan's style.
Unreasonable.
I won't get involved.
No accountability.
I won't discuss the General Administration Regulations with you.
In a word.
If you touch Xiaoya again, kill her.
In the meeting hall, several elders looked pale.
They finally understood that Bloodface's words when he left the White Tower last night were not just meant for the local forces of Dragon Abyss.
Even if the Star Gate headquarters came.
This rule remains unchanged.
Zhou Xuanheng slowly raised his hand.
A surge of silvery-black energy condensed in his palm.
His field has not been expanded.
However, inside the conference hall, all the energy array patterns seemed to have been rearranged according to some kind of rule.
This is the power of the Star Gate headquarters.
Star Law.
The Star Patrol Envoys possess a unique Star Gate rule that suppresses their power.
His five fingers fell.
The dark gold blood rune trembled violently.
The dark gold blood energy on the blood talisman collided with the silver-black star law, producing a fine, piercing sound.
After a while.
Click.
The blood talisman was crushed by Zhou Xuanheng.
The dark gold energy dispersed.
But it didn't disappear immediately.
Instead, they lingered for a moment in the center of the conference hall.
Like a pair of invisible eyes, coldly watching everyone.
Finally, it slowly dissipated.
Zhou Xuanheng stood up.
For the first time, the aura of someone in the later stages of being granted a marquisate was truly suppressed.
Many people in the conference hall held their breath.
His voice was icy:
"I'd like to see."
"Does this blood-faced ancient cultivator dare to kill even the Grand Commander's Star Patrol Envoy?"
Marquis Zhenxing looked at him, his brows furrowed.
Gu Changye lowered his head and slowly wrote in his notebook:
The blood talisman landed on the table.
Zhou Xuanheng shattered the talisman.
Conflict is inevitable.
After he finished writing, he looked up at the direction of the Starry Courtyard and whispered:
"Lin Yuan".
"This time, those who have come are in the late stage of being granted the title of Marquis."
How would you eat it?