Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 56: You’ve Seen a Ghost?

“Vice Minister Qin, you should deliberate upon what you’re going to say,” Fang Chen said.

Qin Dong gritted his teeth and hissed with a suppressed voice, “War God Fang, you should have turned a blind eye to it if you knew about the Blood Spirit Cult! You can’t begin to imagine just how powerful and terrifying they are. Recklessly getting involved in this will only bring a catastrophe upon your Fang Manor!”

The gray-robed daoist thought about it before nodding, “He’s right. The Blood Spirit Cult is an influential power with many experts.”

“Vice Minister Qin, you should honestly answer my questions if you wish to live. Don’t bother spouting anything unnecessary,” Fang Chen said.

Vice Minister Qin’s face paled. “War God Fang, I only know about this Compassion Hall. You’re free to report me to His Majesty via a memorial if you wish to.”

It was then that he suddenly realized something and scoffed, “It’s not as if I have committed any evildoing here. Master Xu Hui is solely responsible for the corpses in the well. I have nothing to do with this at all. I’m only here to donate money to the Compassion Hall.

“War God Fang, you can report me to the Valiant Defenders or the Court of Great Brilliance if you wish. I’m innocent and have nothing to hide. I’ll be waiting here for you to make your move.”

The gray-robed daoist was flabbergasted. How could this fellow be so shameless? I saw him colluding with a Blood Spirit Cultist and trying to take advantage of an innocent lady!

“Vice Minister Qin, you seem to believe my only option is to resort to the authorities.” Fang Chen shook his head and smiled.

“What else do you want to do? We call you War God Fang out of respect, but you’re without an official title or position. You don’t even have the right to question me.” Qin Dong smirked.

He put on the airs he had built up over decades of being an official, knowing that his cowardice would only backfire on him. He hoped that his tough front would force Fang Chen to weigh his pros and cons and spare him for the time being.

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