I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

Chapter 594: Chapter 432: The Authority of the Supervisory Official
 

Palace Supervisor.

Bustling with noise and excitement.

Eunuch Zhong was just drinking with his eighteen foster sons, along with various supervisors and clerks of the Inner Attendant Directorate, their flattery flowing endlessly without repetition.

Just as Eunuch Zhong was basking in his moment of triumph, suddenly he heard thunderclaps loud enough to deafen.

“What’s happening?”

Eunuch Zhong abruptly stood up and gave a meaningful glance to one of his foster sons beside him, who immediately employed his qinggong to go out and investigate.

Before he could even leave the hall, thunder continued to roar.

The ground shook, and wine cups trembled.

An old eunuch screamed in alarm, “Is this the earth dragon turning over?”

The faces of everyone in the hall dramatically changed, all turning to look at Eunuch Zhong. With such a natural disaster striking, they must protect the important people in the palace.

Eunuch Zhong’s mind raced as he ordered, “Go to the Diligent Administration Hall to protect His Majesty!”

The principal clerk of the Imperial Service, Eunuch Xu, asked, “What about the Empress Dowager?”

Eunuch Zhong replied coldly, “Can’t you understand my words?”

“Yes, I obey.”

No one dared to rebut, even if they were dissatisfied they could lodge a minor report after the disaster had passed.

The Empress Dowager, a grandmaster of the Innate, should not be in danger from a mere earth dragon turning over.

At this moment.

A figure flew into the hall from outside, rolled several times upon landing, and it was one of the foster sons who had gone out to scout. His eyes were wide open in terror, his face etched with fear, and he had already breathed his last.

“Who?”

Eunuch Zhong angrily said, “Who dares to harm my foster son, I will exterminate your Nine Clans!”

“Hehehe…”

A strange laugh echoed in the hall, the voice aged and deep, “Little Zhong, to exterminate our Nine Clans, do you include yourself?”

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Eunuch Zhong’s face turned from pale to blue, twisted with terror.

Many of the older palace folks in the hall could recognize the voice, the braver ones managed to stand their ground, while those with guilty consciences had already collapsed to the floor.

Man casts a shadow like a tree casts its name.

Zhou Yi only said a phrase, without even showing his face, and the people of the Inner Attendant Directorate were already in a state of terror.

Thump, thump, thump…

The sound of footsteps steadily drew closer, rhythmic, and soon the aged figure was seen standing at the doorway, surveying the room with a smile.

“Good, everyone’s here, saves me the trouble of seeking you out one by one!”

“Godfather, spare my life!”

The principal clerk of the Capital Governorate, Eunuch Shen, fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowing and begging for mercy; a foul stench emanated from him as he was so scared he soiled himself on the spot.

“Little Shen, you should know my temperament,” Zhou Yi said as he waved his hand, using his Capturing Dragon Technique to grab Eunuch Shen and spoke softly, “When has begging ever worked in front of me?”

As the words fell, with a loud bang, he crushed Eunuch Shen’s head, spattering blood and brains everywhere.

Zhou Yi shook his hands, “I haven’t killed anyone in a while, my hands have gotten rusty!”

Eunuch Zhong struggled to suppress the trembling in his legs and said, “This old guy is ruthless. If you all want to live, let’s join forces to hold him off until the Empress Dowager sends the imperial army to encircle and kill him.”

Zhou Yi paid no attention to Little Zhong and just stood quietly at the entrance, smiling.

The hall fell silent for a moment before several old eunuchs took the lead in kneeling.

“We greet Lord Governor!”

The remaining eunuchs came to their senses and followed suit in kneeling, including several of Eunuch Zhong’s foster sons.

Seeing this, Eunuch Zhong scolded loudly, “Do you wish to meet your end without resistance? A bunch of fools, useless trash!”

The crowd ignored Eunuch Zhong’s furious outburst, kneeling quietly awaiting Zhou Yi’s punishment, preferring death over defiance.

“Very good, excellent! As long as I live, the Inner Attendant Directorate cannot change its ways,” Zhou Yi nodded slightly as he spoke.

“Send a message to the entire staff of the Imperial Household Department, follow me to the Diligent Administration Hall, join the Crown Prince to eliminate the state traitor and uphold the court’s principles!”

“As you command.”

Everyone responded in unison, their fear of death dissipating, and they felt a great deal of gratitude towards Zhou Yi.

The eunuch Zhong slumped into a chair, his body going limp.

The surrounding eunuchs came forward to check on him, only to discover that Zhong had died of fright, his liver and gallbladder both burst.

…

Meanwhile.

Zhao Mu led his soldiers in through the east gate, breaking into the palace.

The eunuchs guarding the palace tried to resist, but the enemy threw several human head-sized spheres that exploded with a thunderous noise, causing immediate heavy casualties.

The eunuchs were terrified and dared not step forward to block the way.

Zhao Mu exclaimed in amazement, “Master Tang is truly a divine being!”

“It’s nothing special, hastily made due to time constraints, only crude firearms.”

Tang Mingyuan’s lips curved into a smile. Ever since he arrived in this world, he was always outdone by the ancients. Today, it was time to give them a bit of technological shock.

The soldiers easily pushed through several palaces, and the eunuchs they encountered were increasingly skilled in martial arts.

The bombs, powerful as they were, were thrown too slowly. A martial artist using qinggong could easily evade the blast radius.

Even some quick-thinking eunuchs managed to volley the bombs back, accidentally killing a dozen soldiers.

Zhao Mu immediately ordered the soldiers to stop throwing bombs and form military formations with their swords and spears to fight against the palace eunuchs.

At first, the soldiers had the advantage in numbers and quickly pushed into the palace.

As the elite eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department gathered, the situation gradually balanced out; after all, they were all martial arts experts, and their individual strength was far beyond ordinary soldiers.

Zhao Mu looked anxiously towards the Diligent Administration Hall, “Why hasn’t Governor Zhou arrived yet?”

Tang Mingyuan drew two hand cannons from his waist, ready to join the fray at any moment.

Ma, the eunuch in charge of protecting him, was about to reply when suddenly a long howl echoed through the air, deafening and drowning out the sounds of thousands of soldiers in battle.

“The Governor has arrived!”

Suddenly, an eighteen-foot-tall golden giant, like an elephant charging forward, collided with anyone who brushed past him, causing their immediate death.

His footsteps thundered on the ground, leaving behind a series of deep pits.

“Is this even human?”

Tang Mingyuan glanced at the small hand cannon in his hand, similar in size to Governor Zhou’s finger, doubting whether it could inflict any damage.

The eighteen-foot giant continued charging through the army’s formation and quickly shrank in front of Zhao Mu into a thin, white-haired old man, who made as if to kneel.

Zhao Mu hastily helped him up, “No need for such formalities, Governor.”

Yuan, another eunuch, appeared beside them and knelt directly, “Your Highness, the entire staff of the monitoring department humbly asks you to take charge of the court’s principles.”

“Good, good, good!”

Zhao Mu helped Yuan up and said, “The Emperor really wasn’t wrong about you, Governor Zhou, and Yuan, both of you are paragons of loyalty to the National Dynasty. In the future, I will still need both of you to help stabilize the court’s principles.”

Zhou Yi and Yuan exchanged a glance and said in unison.

“We shall dedicate ourselves to the service of Your Highness to our dying breath!”

While they were speaking, the fighting between the Imperial Household Department and the soldiers ceased; partly due to the awe-inspiring reputation of Governor Zhou and partly because the officials in charge ordered their men to turn their weapons against the traitors.

A few stubborn-minded eunuchs quickly died under chaotic blades.

Thus, the two groups who were just fighting to the death shook hands, made peace, and proceeded together towards the Diligent Administration Hall.

On the way, more eunuchs came to stop the rebels from entering the palace, but seeing Zhao Mu was in control, they immediately raised their hands and shouted, “Down with the state traitors, uphold the court’s principles!”

Upon reaching the Diligent Administration Hall.

About a dozen eunuchs blocked the entrance, preventing Zhao Mu and others from entering. Zhou Yi scolded them sharply, scaring them into fleeing in all directions.

“The Governor’s imposing power is evident!”

Zhao Mu praised repeatedly as he stepped into the hall surrounded by the crowd and saw Emperor Longqing sitting on the dragon throne.

Emperor Longqing was somewhat frail, yet he sat ramrod straight. His imperial headdress and dragon robe made him look every inch the emperor despite his anger and hatred, and he wore a hint of relief in his expression.

His gaze briefly touched upon Zhao Mu, then lingered on Zhou Yi and Tang Mingyuan, filled with suspicion, anger, hatred, and a touch of relief.