Chapter 672 King Zhou Luan’s worries

Chapter 672 King Zhou Luan's worries

"I wonder if the king's grandfather has already been healed? Might as well confirm that too...Who do I call first.." said Yang Qing as he touched his chin in contemplation.

"The king it is.." he added after coming to a decision.

"Branch Chief Yang Qing.."

Yang Qing's eyebrows raised slightly as he detected the excitement in the king's tone.

"King Zhou Luan, it seems like your grandfather's situation has been dealt with."

"Hahaha, not yet, but I got a call that someone will be coming today. I can't thank you enough for your intervention. If there is anything me and my kingdom can do to assist, we would not hesitate to offer it.." King Zhou Luan passionately said.

Yang Qing couldn't help but sigh at the level of enthusiasm being shown by the king. The mountain of pressure that King Zhou Luan had been dealing with was perfectly evident given how he had rid himself of his calm persona and outrightly revealed his emotions.

"If they are sending someone today that is good. It should give you some breathing room.." Yang Qing said with a teasing tone..."

"More than you can imagine.." answered King Zhou Luan with a mirthful tone.

"How can I help you, Branch Chief? I have a feeling you didn't call just to check up on the situation of my grandfather?"?asked King Zhou Luan with his tone turning solemn, absent of the earlier enthusiasm.

Even with his grandfather potentially making a complete recovery, the situation still wasn't looking good for his kingdom.

King Zhou Luan knew his grandfather's presence could maybe quell the internal situation of the Deer Mountain Kingdom, but the matter outside of their kingdom was another matter altogether.

No matter how skilled his grandfather was, handling a spirit beast that was already at the peak of the palace realm wasn't something he thought his grandfather could easily solve, especially considering that spirit beast was about to breakthrough into the palace realm. And if you added the domain-level master of said spirit beast, then the situation was untenable.

Other than that, there were also the remnants of the previous war to consider. As people who had built their foundations from fighting against spirit beasts, everyone from the Deer Mountain Kingdom knew how resilient they were. It was that resilience that prompted the people of the kingdom to be just as resilient if they were going to survive them.

Though the citizens may know tidbits and rumors here and there, King Zhou Luan knew for a fact that there were survivors from the war back then, and with their huge lifespans and vitality, they would likely heal from those injuries given enough time, despite how severe they may have been.

"Sorry Branch Chief Yang Qing, my mind had wandered slightly."

"It's okay, so the thing I was calling was in regards to something I stumbled onto from a case I was handling today.."

Yang Qing went on to describe the arrangement made to the Xin Clan, Hua Clan, Flowing Fist Sect, and the Moon Essence Cauldron Sect, by the person who Yang Qing guessed had probably been impersonating the imperial secretary and wasn't the person himself.

He also didn't leave out the part about the suspected impostor telling the four organizations about using blood crystals from the graveyard torch as a viable option for them to grow their strength.

"Whhhat?! How could something like that happen?!..." King Zhou Luan suddenly said with clear agitation in his tone.

"Sorry for my outburst, please give me a second to call He Shan.." added the king.

Barely a second passed by before a frantic-sounding He Shan sounded over the communication talisman.

"Brrranch Ccchief Yang Qing! I swear I made no such offer. I admit I do roam about the range to source for potential talents to poach for the Kingdom but I would NEVER suggest them using the graveyard.

I would not do it, your Majesty. That is no different than sending the kingdom to an early grave which is something I would never do.

Please believe me!"

Yang Qing heard King Zhou Luan's calm voice saying he believed him before he decided to add his comments too.

"I believe you too, Imperial Secretary. But clearly, there is someone out there using your name to do these things and they are likely within your walls and no doubt a palace realm expert.

They must have known your routine of regularly recruiting people and likely even the terms you offer.

If it all went to plan, you likely wouldn't question a palace realm offering to join your kingdom. With the dire straits you're in, you'd likely receive them with open arms and not wonder too much how they were able to reach the threshold of the palace realm.

A planted bomb.. as for the reasons, I wonder about that..considering the reputation you built with the spirit beasts of this place, if they learned someone within your ranks had desecrated their hallowed grounds what would be their reaction?

Earlier I had been operating under the notion that someone within your midst was working with the Blue Soul Flame Syndicate to gain some power so that they could gain the seat. You were a suspect too, King Zhou Luan, but with what I know now, I don't believe that is the case.

Whoever it is, they are not interested in the throne, they more than likely wish for the destruction of your kingdom.

Why they would do that, I have no idea. Be careful a dangerous element lurks within your kingdom.." Yang Qing solemnly said.