Spring was about to depart, but summer hadn’t arrived yet.

Inside Central Continent Imperial City, there wasn’t much activity within the tall walls. Together with the war against the south not going well, blood splashing across the palace happened from time to time. Compared to the outside world, it seemed even more cold and lacking in warmth.

Outside Ghost Prison’s heavy iron gates, within a side room used for Judicial Sector officials to get some rest, there were two people who were currently having a chat, one of them precisely Xu Zhenyan.

Under the support of Jiang Family and the incredibly influential Grand Secretary Wen’s secret support, Xu Zhenyan’s voice already carried a set amount of authority in Judicial Sector. Moreover, he also began to make some friends in the palace, having some trusted aides.

Right now, the Religion Sector official Nian Qingchen was precisely one of these individuals.

“Are you sure that Lin Xi already appeared in Swallow Descent Town?”

“That palace made in the defense study that day is someone under me. She personally heard some of the conversation between his holiness and the Great Consecrator.” Nian Qingchen who belonged to Xu Family looked at Xu Zhenyan who was younger than himself, but whose face made him feel a bit of...