Beginning Of Multiverse Saga-Chapter 87: Justice Envoy

Sharky immediately understood what the emperor was thinking. The crown prince’s palace manager was equivalent to managing the Crown Prince many things, especially his studies.

Since King George was the crown prince’s imperial preceptor, they would both be serving as officials within the eastern palace. Contact would be unavoidable, and it wouldn’t draw any suspicion.

In his heart, Sharky was secretly ridiculing the whole situation. King George and the crown prince are going crazy fighting over the right of inheritance, yet you made King George his goddamned teacher? I wonder which genius came up with that idea.

After the Emperor ended the meeting, Sharky came out, and Zhuxie Chixin’s voice came from outside. "Congratulations, Devil Man!"

The emperor had not prevented those outside from hearing the latter part of his conversation, which was why Zhuxie Chixin knew about this.

Even though his words were congratulatory, his tone was cold, which sent an instinctive chill through Sharky’s body.

Sharky’s eyelids twitched. "Just call me by my name. Don’t use this title."

Zhuxie Chixin was confused, but he wasn’t about to argue. "Follow me. I’ll escort you out of the palace."

He turned around and led the way.

This was truly a pain in the ass for Sharky. Just walking with this person left him feeling extremely uncomfortable.

He opened his mouth to speak several times, but hesitated each time. He wanted to announce that he was an Justice Envoy too, but his companion’s expression was so unapproachable that he had no chance to do so.

They left the imperial study and wandered around the palace. Sharky suddenly realized that they were still within the inner palace. Clearly, Zhuxie Chixin was allowed inside, so why had he handed Sharky over to Elder Li earlier on?

He was probably in cahoots with the emperor, and they were both trying to lure the snakes out of their holes. They were probably looking to catch the hidden conspirators in one fell swoop.

King George’s faction had truly suffered disastrous losses.

After walking for a while, Sharky suddenly observed, "This isn’t the way out of the palace."

Zhuxie Chixin replied, "The words earlier were meant for the eunuchs. His majesty has already secretly identified you as an Justice Envoy, so I am bringing you to your residence within the palace first."

"I’m going to be living in the palace?" Sharky was well and truly surprised.

"The Justice Envoy is His Majesty’s most trusted agent," replied Zhuxie Chixin. "It’s only natural that they have to maintain a constant presence within the palace."

"Oh." Sharky was actually a little excited. He was going to live in the imperial palace! Now, he can complete almost most of his missions.

"Even though the Justice Envoy are the emperor’s personal agents, granting them the freedom to enter and leave the inner palace, they are not permitted to enter the inner palace on their own, without an imperial command," warned Zhuxie Chixin.

"Anyone found to have violated this will have all of their possessions confiscated, and their clan will be eradicated. I hope that you bear this in mind."

Sharky nodded. This made much more sense. How could the emperor completely let down his guard against him?

The path Zhuxie Chixin chose was rather secluded, and they did not encounter any concubines or maids.

Soon afterwards, they reached a quiet and remote residence. Zhuxie Chixin handed him a key token. "This is your residence, and this is the key that unlocks the restrictions around this courtyard. Remember the path you took to get here from imperial study. His Majesty will summon you to his study often."

As a cultivator, his consciousness was much more formidable than an ordinary person’s. Once a cultivator reached a certain rank, they would naturally develop a highly retentive memory.

That was why Zhuxie Chixin wasn’t worried that Sharky would forget the route, despite only walking through it once.

"Then what about the rest of the compound? I’m not too familiar with this place. Can the Chief Commander show me around?" Sharky asked.

Zhuxie Chixin gave him a warning glare. "The other compounds are where the concubines, the princess, and the young prince live. You should not be going to those places."

Zhuxie Chixin dismissed his behavior as the curiosity of someone new in the city. "Familiarize yourself with your residence here. After that, I’ll take you to your residence outside the palace."

"Sure." Sharky had his own residence back at Royal Academy, so he was familiar with the unlocking mechanism.

He opened the door and took in the rather sizable courtyard.

There were even several different rooms within. The environment and layout were rather nice, but of course, it emphasized safety and secrecy. This was probably an occupational hazard of the Justice Envoy.

"Where are the other Justice envoys?" Sharky asked curiously.

Zhuxie Chixin replied, "This is your personal residence. Why would there be any other Justice envoys here?"

"My personal residence?" Sharky was stunned. Are the benefits really this good? He assumed that he was going to be thrown into a common barracks with other envoys.

Zhuxie Chixin gave him a strange look. "Of course you’ll be living alone. The identities of Justice envoys are wrapped in mystery. They are almost always masked while on the job. Aside from the emperor, I don’t even know the true identities of some of them. Of course it’s not possible for us all to live together."

"Then where do the others live?" Sharky probed further.

"Their residences are scattered throughout the palace, like your own," replied Zhuxie Chixin. "However, not many Justice envoys are qualified to live within the palace... In short, if others come by, you absolutely cannot show your real face to them. You must wear a mask. Masks, uniforms, and other equipment can be found inside. You can look through them later."

Sharky gasped. "Everything was prepared so quickly? It seems His Majesty had already made these arrangements a while ago."

Zhuxie Chixin clasped his fist in the direction of imperial study. "We subordinates cannot presume to know His Majesty’s thoughts."

Sharky curled his lips in disdain. Why are you sucking up to him all the way over here? There’s no way the emperor can hear or see you.

"By the way, where are the residences of the other Justice envoys in the palace? I should pay them a visit. It’s better to get to know them sooner rather than later, right?" Sharky asked.

Zhuxie Chixin frowned. "The Justice envoys usually prefer to remain independent. It’s best if you do not mingle amongst yourselves privately. Furthermore, almost all of them are out investigating cases. They do not spend much time in the palace."

"They don’t spend much time in the palace?" Sharky was momentarily shocked, but a thought struck him. Investigating cases was probably a secondary reason.

The main reason was probably the restrictiveness of living within the palace. None of them would be allowed outside their own residence, and spending all day in this small space was akin to imprisonment.

It would be a disaster if they accidentally ran into a concubine or princess. That was a transgression that would result in the eradication of their entire clan.

Clearly, no other Justice envoy would wish to live in the palace. Sharky was probably the only one who was this excited.

Zhuxie Chixin was beginning to grow annoyed. "Are you done looking around yet? If you are, we’ll be leaving the palace. I’ll show you to your residence outside the palace."

The two of them swiftly made their way to the palace gates. Along the way, they crossed paths with a lavishly-dressed beauty. Zhuxie Chixin immediately pulled Sharky to the side and lowered his head in greeting.

Even though the commander was devout and respectful, Sharky wasn’t so honest. He secretly raised his head to take a peek. He saw a group of maids and eunuchs escorting a beautiful woman past them.

She had a charming and graceful figure, and there was a natural sway to her gait. Oddly enough, she did not give off an aura of seduction. Rather, he only sensed a pure, gentle and graceful bearing.

Hm? It’s actually her.

He’d met this woman not too long ago. It was Concubine Bai.

This lavishly-dressed beauty was actually bored to death, and was out for a stroll. She paid no heed to the guards bowing towards her, since it was a habitual sight.

However, she quickly noticed that one of them was actually sneaking looks at her. She was shocked. Did this little guard not understand the rules, or was he truly so brazen?

She was kind-hearted by nature, so she was not about to make a huge fuss over it, in case she harmed his prospects. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

She was just about to pretend that she hadn’t seen anything when she suddenly exclaimed in surprise. She had already recognized the guard as Sharky. "It’s you?"

Her voice was warm and moving, flowing like a gentle stream.

Sharky smiled. "I did not expect that we would meet again so soon."

His words caused a tinge of rosiness to appear on this beauty’s cheeks.

Zhuxie Chixin frowned. He had just warned this fella not to interact with the palace concubines, yet an incident had occurred so quickly, and right in front of him as well!

Wait, why does this guy sound so flirtatious?

He could only do his best to remedy the situation. "If I may speak, Concubine Bai. He has just been granted the title of Devil Man by His Majesty, and will also serve as the crown prince’s palace manager. This subordinate is escorting him out of the palace."

Bai Rouxue was completely expecting this news. She was familiar with the matters surrounding Sharky. She thought that he was going to be granted a noble title, but he was now also the crown prince’s palace manager! How did he manage to accomplish this?

She quickly put aside these thoughts and said with a sweet smile, "This young master has truly been blessed. I’ll leave you to take care of the crown prince in the future."

These were appropriate remarks from the crown prince’s concubine.

"Of course, you can also leave me your safety," replied Sharky.

"I thank you again for your trouble." His words stirred a strange feeling within Bai Rouxue. She nodded her head and smiled faintly, before the palace maids and eunuchs escorted her away. Sharky breathed in the faint fragrance lingering in the air.

When Concubine Bai left, Zhuxie Chixin frowned. "I warned you before. Why did you take the initiative to talk to her? Thank goodness I was by your side today. If news of this circulates to the wrong people, you won’t be able to bear the consequences alone."

Sharky replied back, "It’s nothing, when I was playing with the Crown Prince . I have already met her, and I am regularly going to meet her now," he replied.

Zhuxie Chixin nodded. He had heard a little about Sharky’s encounter with the crown prince and Crown Princess, Princess Fengmei and Concubine Bai. "We’ll ignore this for now. You need to be careful while you are in the eastern palace."

"It’ll be bad enough if you provoke the crown prince’s other concubines, but you absolutely must not provoke the princess or Concubine Bai."

"I can understand why I should be wary of the princess, but Concubine Bai is only a concubine. Why do I have to be so careful around her?" asked Sharky curiously.

Zhuxie Chixin hesitated, but he knew that the two of them were going to be working together in the future, so he offered Sharky an explanation. "Concubine Bai was personally bestowed to the crown prince by His Majesty. Naturally, she enjoys special status."

Sharky suddenly felt an urge to gossip, and he fired off a series of questions. "I’ve heard that Concubine Bai used to be His Majesty’s concubine. Is that true? Did His Majesty show her a lot of affection? She and the crown prince..."

The torrent of words caused Zhuxie Chixin’s eyelids to twitch uncontrollably. "Shut up! You shouldn’t be asking about these things!"

The Justice Envoy was traditionally made up of reserved individuals who quietly got things done, yet this fellow had suddenly popped out of nowhere to shatter that custom. It made him doubt the emperor’s arrangements for the first time.

His face was gloomy as he led Sharky out of the palace. He stopped in front of a residence outside the capital city. "This residence will be yours."

Sharky saw the characters ’Ding Manor’ on the plaque outside the entrance, and peered through the gates. "But there’s still people living inside..." he said hesitantly.