Godly Base

168 – Flame Lord Jing Chen

“Shu Feng is my brother! I don’t want to be the head of the family.
I just want to be friends with a few good brothers and have a close relationship with few beautiful women.”

Li Xuanyi sighed, and his eyes flickered with the shade of exhaustion.
Ever since he showed his outstanding talent at the age of eight, the eyes of his eldest brother no longer had any affection towards him, but instead were filled with caution and wary.

During the Thandor City incident, Shu Feng came back to save Li Xuanyi, which made him recognize Shu Feng as a brother.

Li Xuanyi’s eyes shimmered with the shade of ridicule: “Besides, if I make an enemy out of the Han Family, some people in the family will probably be happy and might leave me alone.”

Old Fang was silent.
He is a Spirit Grandmaster realm expert.
Even though he is a servant of the Li Family, but he is a most senior servant and knows many secrets.
He heard the story of Li Xuanyi being chased by Spirit Grandmaster realm powerhouses during a field experience in the Realm of Erosion.
He has his own conjectures regarding the incident.

Although it is explicitly forbidden for members of aristocratic families and magnus families to kill each other, such things still aren’t uncommon.
As long as there is no conclusive evidence, it can only be taken as if nothing happened.

Li Xuanyi said, “Old Fang, go!”

Old Fang replied: “Yes! Young master!”

Yanzhi City is a city located near Qinglong-ling City, the capital of the Qianyuan Republic and is the headquarters of Flameguard.

“To leak information and erase a request for help, the Han Family is really bold and daring! These aristocratic family children are becoming more and more arrogant and unbridled.”

A middle-aged man wearing a silver uniform and a silver sword badge engraved with a flame on the chest, with a medium build, an ordinary appearance, and a pair of bright eyes spoke in an indifferent tone.

When his words fell, the eyes of numerous senior figures of Flameguard shimmered with a strange shade.
After all, quite a few of them have an aristocratic family background.

However, none of the senior figures dared to speak up.
That’s because this middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance is Flame Lord Jing Chen, the most senior figure of Flameguard, one of the Four Qianyuan Pillars propping up the Qianyuan Republic.
He is a quasi-Saint, and is the person most hopeful to advance to a Spirit Saint in the Qianyuan Republic.

In the Qianyuan Republic, there are officially three spirit ability user organizations, namely the congress’s Flameguard, the military’s Ironheart, and the royal family’s Gloryshield.

The Four Qianyuan Pillars supporting the Qianyuan Republic are Flameguard’s Flame Lord Jing Chen, Ironheart’s two marshals, Wu Kuang and Zhao Yuanlong, and Gloryshield’s Great Commander Jiang Ba.

Even the emperor of the Qianyuan Republic will have to show respect to Flame Lord Jing Chen.

Although ordinary people are oblivious.
However, these senior figures of Flameguard are well aware that the situation of the Qianyuan Republic is unstable, that the republic is infested with vermin.
It is thanks to the support of the Four Qianyuan Pillars that ambitious figures are being stifled and the Qianyuan Republic remains at the top of the world.

Jing Chen said indifferently: “Han Feng, leave!”

“Yes! Flame lord!”

The eyes of a handsome middle-aged man flashed with the color of fear, and he gritted his teeth, stood up, and walked away with a heavy heart.

Gazes of sympathy fell on Han Feng.
The senior figures of Flameguard realized that Han Feng is done for.

Han Feng is an excellent member of Xuyang’s Han Family.
He is a Spirit Grandmaster realm powerhouse and has climbed all the way to the lucrative position of bureau chief of Flameguard’s logistics department.

Since Han Feng left the meeting room, it means that he was deprived of the position of bureau chief.
The forces of the Han Family in Flameguard will be purged by Jing Chen next.

The influence of the Han Family in the Qianyuan Republic will be greatly damaged.

Jing Chen swept the senior figures of Flameguard with a sharp gaze and uttered flatly, “I don’t want this kind of thing to happen a second time! If there is a second time, heads will roll.”

Some of the senior figures of Flameguard turned pale, while others filled with excitement.
They responded in unison: “Yes! Flame lord!”

Most of the junior figures of Flameguard come from poor families, while 60% of the senior figures come from aristocratic families.
After the Han Family’s forces are purged, Jing Chen can just take advantage of this situation to promote some people from rich families to balance the scales of power.

Shuijing High School, in a villa.

“Third brother, why have you come?”

Han Leiying pushed a beautiful, petite girl with fair skin away and greeted a young man of about 27 or 28 years of age with a smile.

The young man of about 27 or 28 years of age is Han Yuantian, the Third Dragon of the Han Family’s Five Dragons.
He is one of the most outstanding talents of the younger generation in the Qianyuan Republic.

Smack!

With an expressionless look on his face, Han Yuantian slapped Han Leiying’s face.
Han Leiying’s face swelled up, and blood trickled down from the corners of his mouth.

Han Leiying asked, feeling both shocked and angry.
“Third brother, why did you hit me?”

“You, get out!”

Han Yuantian’s eyes fell on the beautiful girl that Han Leiying pushed away, and he spoke coldly.

The beautiful girl ran away at once.

Han Tianyuan said coldly: “Because of your stupidity, third uncle was removed from his position in Flameguard.
Beiyuan’s Li Family is sparing no effort to attack the forces of our Han Family.”

Han Leiying spoke incredulously: “How can this be? Everything was done in secret.
They shouldn’t be able to find any evidence.”

“My stupid brother, let me tell you what you did wrong! Compelling Shu Feng to sell you the small world in his possession is fine and good.
If our Han Family wants to become a high grade aristocratic family, it needs more territory and more resources.”

“The weak are prey to the strong, this is an unchanging law of the world.
There is no aristocratic family whose hands aren’t stained with blood?”

“Shu Feng is weak and has no background, yet has a territory in the Realm of Erosion.
This is his sin.”

“There’s no problem with the way you transferred Shu Feng to the Reio Republic.
Even if it’s a little out of line, everything was done by the book and can’t really be denounced.

“But you intercepted information regarding a big incident like an evil god’s invasion to frame a colleague.
This is sheer stupidity! It has touched the bottom line of Flameguard.
There’s no way flame lord can tolerate it.”

“If there were no evidence, would I be standing here in front of you right now?”

Han Tianyuan glared at Han Leiying and spoke coldly.

Han Leiying trembled slightly and remained silent.

Han Tianyuan continued: “What’s worse is that Beiyuan’s Li Family took action! They took advantage of this incident to attack us.
We lost many of our industries on Blue Star and suffered heavy losses.”

Han Leiying asked with a look of disbelief on his face, “Beiyuan’s Li Family? Is it Li Xuanyi’s doing? How is this possible? How could he go against the Han Family for the sake of a mere Shu Feng? Our Han Family is a 4th grade aristocratic family!”