At this moment, Baili Fei, Hall Master of the Heavenly Temple’s Sun and Moon Heaven Moon Palace, truly felt like an ant on a hot pan.
He did not wait for his subordinates’ reports but personally rushed into the Silent Chamber of the Small Communication Teleportation Formation, repeatedly activating it himself.
However, despite employing several emergency communication methods to contact the Great Divine Master Shou Gui and others, there was no response from the small communication teleportation formations.
This made Baili Fei’s expression increasingly grim.
"Stay here, and contact me immediately if there’s any response."
In the next instant, Baili Fei, accompanied by two Dao Realm cultivators stationed in the courtyard, rushed out of Luoyi at top speed, heading towards the Ancient Teleportation Formation on Dragon Swimming Plain.
When attacking Ye Zhen, the Great Divine Master Shou Gui had previously marked their impending battle location.
At this moment, Baili Fei was rushing towards the battle site of Shou Gui and others.
Following the previous disappearance of Grand Master of Bitter Chrysanthemum and others from the Sub-Altar at the Dingbian Fortress of the Heavenly Temple, Shou Gui and others who were capturing Ye Zhen’s Primordial Spirit also disappeared.
Just before this, Baili Fei received intelligence from Shouzhen, who had been inspecting details at the Dingbian Fortress Sub-Altar — it was confirmed that two days ago, the Marshal of the Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea, Ye Zhen, had visited Bitter Chrysanthemum.
People personally witnessed Ye Zhen leaving the Inner Castle Sub-Altar, which showed no abnormalities until the massacre was discovered.
Shouzhen concluded that the massacre at the Inner Castle Sub-Altar at Dingbian Fortress was definitely linked to Ye Zhen.
Seeing this message, Baili Fei instantly thought of some unpleasant possibilities.
This is why he urgently tried to contact the Great Divine Master Shou Gui.
However, by the time he attempted to reach out, Shou Gui and his companions had already lost contact.
Indeed, just like Bitter Chrysanthemum, Bitterwood, and Bitter Branch before them, they had lost contact.
This gave Baili Fei a tingling sensation on his scalp.
Even though Baili Fei exercised the Moon Palace Hall Master’s privilege, by the time he reached the battle site where Shou Gui and others had trouble, it was an hour later.
There was nothing.
Except for lingering traces of intense Fire Element Spiritual Power.
Half a quarter-hour later, Baili Fei’s aged face was dark enough to drip water.
The aura here had clearly been deliberately cleansed.
Despite this, Baili Fei still managed to find a few faint traces of the remaining firepower aura belonging to Shou Gui and the Divine Masters Jingxiang and others with his powerful Primordial Spirit Power.
It could be confirmed that the four Divine Masters Shou Gui and Jingxiang truly encountered trouble.
But who acted?
The opponent deliberately erased power auras; what were they trying to conceal?
Capable of leaving four Dao Realm Divine Masters without a chance to escape, not even able to send out a rescue jade scroll, how formidable was the opponent’s lineup?
The only certainty now is the disappearance of the four, which is related to Ye Zhen.
However, whether it’s the hidden secrets within Blood River Fortress or the disappearance of the seven Divine Masters including Bitter Chrysanthemum and Shou Gui, the matter is significant.
The disappearance and death of seven Divine Masters and a single Sub-Altar, even to the large and prosperous Heavenly Temple, is a major affair.
This is no longer a matter that Baili Fei alone as a Moon Palace Hall Master can decide.
It must be reported.
He needed to swiftly report this matter up, and then let the higher-ups make a decision.
After urgently reporting the current situation to Sun and Moon Heaven, having received a slight reprimand from the upper levels, Baili Fei’s expression had become extremely grim.
Ye Zhen!
Why is it that every encounter with Ye Zhen, or whenever matters involve Ye Zhen, things become exceedingly troublesome and disastrous!
Upon reflection, every dealing with Ye Zhen has never resulted in any advantage for him, and most of the time, it has been quite unlucky.
This reflection made Baili Fei harbor a subtle fear towards Ye Zhen.
A fear of not wanting to be entangled with Ye Zhen.
North Sea County, under the absolute control of Ye Zhen, had become a solid iron board; no matter how far or how long Ye Zhen left, North Sea County was unlikely to have any major accidents.
This time, Ye Zhen returned to North Sea County mainly to hand over the matters of taking over the newly added territory of Le’an County.
In fact, Ye Zhen hadn’t planned on investing much energy into this matter.
Le’an County had long received the Imperial Court’s decree.
Shortly after returning to North Sea County, Ye Zhen took the current Governor Qiao Fu, County Captain Tang Biao, and Deputy Envoy of the Second Route Wind Patrol Feng Jiumo, together to receive Le’an County.
Under the leadership of Governor Qiao Hong, officials checked and sealed all government warehouses and documents.
Moreover, from this moment, the titles of Governor Qiao Hong and County Captain Tang Biao have changed.
From this moment forth, Governor Qiao Fu was officially appointed by Ye Zhen as the Left Assistant of the Duke’s Mansion of North Sea County, overseeing various internal affairs, and the position of Right Assistant was naturally reserved for Liuu Feng.
At the same time, County Captain Tang Biao was officially appointed by Ye Zhen as the Left Commander of the Duke’s Mansion of North Sea County, overseeing various military affairs of the Two Counties, including recruitment, training, and future bandit suppression in Le’an County.
The Prefectural Governor and County Captain of Le’an County naturally belong under these two people’s command.
Over the years, although Qiao Hong and Tang Biao are not the kind of talents who can manage national affairs, their ability to handle matters is quite strong, capable of practical management, and the affairs within the county are well-organized.
This is already sufficient for Ye Zhen at present.
Ye Zhen only provides the overarching commands and certain details, entrusted to these two political and military ministers of the fiefdom, without worrying about anything else.
Of course, it’s not a complete hands-off.
The two counties currently have nearly thirty million people, and tens of thousands of officials, Ye Zhen would not ignore this.
The Deputy Envoy of the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy of the Heavenly Patrol Department West Patrol, Fengg Jiumo, currently appointed by Ye Zhen, also serves as the Inspection Officer of the Duke’s Mansion of North Sea County, with the authority to supervise officials.
The other officials, big or small, are all promoted from the previous Earl’s Mansion and North Sea County’s official system.
Ye Zhen used two days to set up the structure of the Duke’s Mansion of North Sea County, and the purpose of his visit to North Sea County has been mostly completed.
As for the development of Le’an County, with the prior experience of North Sea County’s development, Ye Zhen laid down the general direction, which can be easily replicated.
First, streamline the military personnel, then directly transfer the elite defenses of North Sea County to suppress bandits, clear the territory, and pacify refugees.
Afterwards, the commercial ventures from North Sea County will naturally extend in and develop one by one.
Previously encouraged policies of land reclamation and commerce promotion from North Sea County will also be replicated.
With Qiao Hong and Tang Biao present, Ye Zhen’s policies can basically be implemented.
Next, it will be the gradual development and prosperity over time.
As for Ye Zhen, he does not have much time to stay in North Sea County, he still has more important matters to attend to, otherwise, he wouldn’t have visited North Sea County under the pretense of his avatar.
However, before leaving, Ye Zhen once again summoned Qiao Hong, the Left Assistant of the Duke’s Mansion of North Sea County, Tang Biao, the Left Commander, and Fengg Jiumo, the Inspection Officer.
"You three have devoted yourselves over the years, and I have seen it. With me, as long as you work diligently, I will definitely not treat you poorly."
Ye Zhen spoke bluntly, making the three immediately stand up and repeatedly express gratitude as it should be.
"Alright, just one sentence, I will not mistreat those who work diligently for me." After saying that, Ye Zhen’s gaze turned to Qiao Hong.
"Qiao Hong, you have maintained well over the years, the military supplies have also been well arranged. However, you do not have a military title, so it’s difficult for rewards to fall upon you personally.
However, you can choose a son to join my command, and within one or two years, I will guarantee him a third-class viscount title!"
Upon hearing Ye Zhen’s words, Qiao Hong was almost stunned, and after a few moments, he quickly knelt before Ye Zhen, repeatedly expressing gratitude for this generous reward.
Obtaining a high merit rank was already a lifelong dream, not expecting that Ye Zhen would directly guarantee a noble title.
A title, that is a true noble!
This is something he has dreamed of all his life.
Unexpectedly, it suddenly came into his hands.
"Tang Biao, Fengg Jiumo, the same applies to you two, however, you two hold military titles, so you can choose yourselves or nominate a son. Within one or two years, I will also guarantee a third-class viscount title for him!"
Tang Biao and Fengg Jiumo were equally excited upon hearing this guarantee from Ye Zhen and knelt down at once to express their thanks.
Like Fengg Jiumo himself, who also holds a merit rank, a low-ranking merit of Golden Cavalry Guard, obtained through solid battle achievements before joining Ye Zhen.
However, even with a merit rank, promotion is quite challenging.
Fengg Jiumo estimated in his lifetime, he might reach a merit rank of Golden Cavalry Captain or Brave Cavalry Captain at most, but further ranks of General-Level Merit or Commander-Level were impossible.
As for noble titles, he never even dared to dream of them.
What Great Zhou’s man doesn’t desire a noble title, but among the billions of Great Zhou men, less than one in ten million can obtain a noble title.
Now, suddenly hearing Ye Zhen’s promise, he was instantly overwhelmed with excitement.
"Thank you, Master, I’ll repay your kindness with my utmost effort!" Fengg Jiumo exclaimed excitedly.
"Do your work well, a third-class viscount is just the beginning; with me, an Earl or even Marquis is possible." Ye Zhen’s encouraging words left the three individuals, who are usually in positions of authority, unable to control their excitement.
Witnessing this scene, Ye Zhen knew that these three people were finally genuinely committed.
When Ye Zhen initially came alone to take over North Sea County, he used methods to ensure a smooth transition.
Such as Fengg Jiumo, Qiao Hong, and Tang Biao were all controlled by Ye Zhen through their Divine Souls, ensuring they behaved obediently and worked diligently. Ye Zhen also made several promises to Fengg Jiumo, allowing him to finally serve.
Yet true steadfastness was uncertain.
However, after today, these three, Ye Zhen considered as truly dedicated, becoming confidants like Gu Tieqi and Liuu Feng.
"Additionally, I have ordered twenty thousand sturdy demon clan slaves, which will soon be brought in by sea. After you receive them, they can be used for land reclamation and mining in Le’an County.
These demon clan slaves possess great strength and immense stamina, capable of performing the work of ten men! All hard labor can be assigned to them, but remember one important thing!"
Ye Zhen’s expression suddenly became solemn, "Do not treat them too harshly; treat injuries, cure illnesses, and ensure food supply reaches eighty percent.
These are the cheapest labor forces without needing wages, and each demon clan slave can create astonishing value. Do you understand?"
"We understand!"
Handling the fifty thousand demon clan slaves in the Mirage Dragon Pearl Space is also an important goal of Ye Zhen’s visit.

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