The golden morning sunlight streamed through the window, casting a thin veil of gold over the room.
Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes closed, his hands forming seals in front of him. The Five Elements Yin-Yang Art circulated rapidly within his body.
“Hu!”
After a while, Jiang Chen slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
“The Five Elements Yin-Yang Art, truly extraordinary!”
Although he hadn't slept all night, Jiang Chen didn't feel the slightest bit of fatigue. Instead, he felt refreshed and full of energy.
Jiang Chen also felt that if the true essence cultivated by other techniques was like a trickle of a stream, then the true essence cultivated by the Five Elements Yin-Yang Art was like a raging river, a vast ocean.
Moreover, the true essence cultivated by the Five Elements Yin-Yang Art was extremely pure, far surpassing other ordinary techniques.
At the same level, Jiang Chen possessed a more profound and purer true essence.
And this was without integrating other techniques. If he were to integrate top-tier techniques like the Nine Yin Manual or the Eternal Life Scripture, the advantages of cultivating the Five Elements Yin-Yang Art would become even more apparent.
“At least two more months before I can break through to the Grandmaster Realm!”
Although awakening his past life memories had made Jiang Chen feel enlightened, as if his understanding had greatly improved, according to this cultivation speed, it would likely take at least another two months to break through to the Grandmaster Realm.
This cultivation speed was simply too slow!
Unbeknownst to Jiang Chen, if other martial artists knew his thoughts, they would probably be furious!
If it were possible to break through from the Late Innate Realm to the Early Grandmaster Realm in two months, it would be considered shocking news in the martial arts world. Yet, Jiang Chen complained that it was too slow!
After all, the Grandmaster Realm was like a chasm, blocking the way for the vast majority of martial artists. Countless Innate Realm martial artists spent their entire lives unable to break through to the Grandmaster Realm.
It truly was a case of comparing apples and oranges!
“Dong dong dong!”
At that moment, a knock came from the door.
“Come in!” Jiang Chen said.
A guard walked in, clasped his fists and said, “Commander Jiang, Madam requests your presence at the council hall.”
“Did Madam say anything?” Jiang Chen was startled and asked.
The guard shook his head and replied, “Reporting to Commander, Madam said nothing.”
“I understand. You may leave now,” Jiang Chen waved his hand and said.
After the guard left, Jiang Chen's mind raced.
If Huang Rong was certain that he was the one who had broken into her room last night, she should have brought guards to apprehend him now.
Moreover, he had stored her personal undergarments in the system space. As long as he didn't take them out, even if they dug up the entire Xiangyang City, no one would be able to find them.
Without evidence, she shouldn't be able to do anything to him!
Thinking about this, Jiang Chen washed up briefly and then headed to the council hall.
When Jiang Chen arrived at the council hall, he saw not only Huang Rong but also Liang Tai, the deputy commander of the guard force.
“Madam!”
Seeing Huang Rong, even though Jiang Chen's heart was pounding, he remained calm and bowed to Huang Rong.
“Jiang Chen, take a seat,” Huang Rong said.
“Thank you, Madam!”
Jiang Chen sat down, but he noticed a flash of malice in Liang Tai's eyes, one that was difficult to discern.
“Jiang Chen, besides West Poison Ouyang Feng breaking into the City Lord's Mansion last night, a batch of treasures was also lost from the City Lord's Mansion's treasury. Do you know anything about this?” Huang Rong said.
“A batch of treasures lost?”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen was surprised!
Seeing Liang Tai's impassive expression, clearly already knowing about this, Jiang Chen instantly understood that Liang Tai had gone over his head and directly reported the loss of the treasures to Huang Rong.
“Madam, this subordinate is unaware!”
Jiang Chen's gaze fixed coldly on Liang Tai.
“Forgive me, Madam! This subordinate learned of this matter and knew it was of great importance, so I directly reported it to Madam without having time to inform Commander Jiang,” Liang Tai hastily explained.
How could Huang Rong, with her keen intelligence, fail to see through Liang Tai's little schemes?
“This batch of treasures was the reserve military funds of Xiangyang City. I hope you two can work together to retrieve them. Based on my analysis, this should be an inside job. If that's the case, then this batch of treasures is most likely still within the City Lord's Mansion!” Huang Rong said.
Jiang Chen was startled!
Was there really a batch of treasures that had been stolen?
Or was Huang Rong using the excuse of investigating the stolen treasures to find out who had stolen her personal undergarments?
“Madam, this subordinate and Deputy Commander Liang will definitely retrieve these treasures,” Jiang Chen said.
“Good, time is of the essence! Remember, don't cause too much commotion, lest you cause panic among the City Lord's Mansion's people,” Huang Rong instructed.
“Yes!” Jiang Chen and Liang Tai replied in unison.
Leaving the council hall, Jiang Chen said indifferently, “Deputy Commander Liang, where do you think we should start our investigation?”
Liang Tai grinned but his eyes were cold, “Commander Jiang, this subordinate is at your command!”
Jiang Chen nodded slightly and said, “Good. You take a group of men and start your investigation from the servants’ quarters.”
The servants’ quarters were where the slaves and servants of the Xiangyang City Lord's Mansion resided.
“Good! Then this subordinate shall take my leave,” Liang Tai said.
As he watched Liang Tai's retreating figure, a glint of ruthlessness flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.
Having lived two lives, Jiang Chen's intuition told him that this Liang Tai was definitely not a good person. If given the opportunity, he had to eliminate this fellow!
Jiang Chen summoned the guards who had been guarding the treasury last night and asked them a few questions.
As Huang Rong had deduced, Jiang Chen also believed that this was an inside job!
The treasures in the treasury were checked and verified daily. The theft occurred last night.
The thief must have taken advantage of West Poison Ouyang Feng breaking into the City Lord's Mansion, distracting everyone, and then stolen this batch of treasures.
However, these treasures were a clear target, and it would be difficult to transport them out of the City Lord's Mansion. They should still be hidden somewhere within the City Lord's Mansion.
After a busy morning, Jiang Chen returned to his room.
“What is this?”
As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Chen saw two large wooden chests placed in his room.
Jiang Chen quickly stepped forward and opened the two chests. Inside, they were dazzling with jewels, the lost treasures.
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