After returning to the Xingzhi Pavilion, Leng Shiqi went straight into the secret cultivation room and announced that he was going into seclusion. He did not even care about the position of deputy manager that Eunuch Gao had promised him.
There were still seven days until Lei Chengjun's birthday banquet. After the people from the Ten Thousand Laws Sect arrived, all the factions and diplomatic groups that were participating in the banquet had already arrived.
Unknowingly, a piece of news had spread in the imperial capital. It was that His Majesty was preparing to appoint a crown prince at the banquet!
Whichever prince passed the Void Scar Sky's trial would obtain the crown prince's position!
There was also news that when the Void Scar Sky opened, the various sects that came to celebrate could also enter. As for the number of people, it would be the same as the number of people attending the banquet.
First-rate sects would only have one spot, while the top sects would have three.
No one knew who spread this news, but it seemed that in a single night, everyone with some status had received this news. They all tacitly kept their mouths shut.
And from this moment on, the imperial capital began to surge with undercurrents.
Especially the few princes that had the most hope of obtaining the throne!
They all began to vigorously contact and rope in people from the various sects. One must know that the Void Scar Sky only allowed spirit cultivators of the Spirit Astral Realm to enter. And those who could attend Lei Chengjun's birthday banquet were either the upper echelons of the sect or the most outstanding disciples.
No matter which one it was, their strength would definitely be at the top of their peers!
As long as they could rope in these people, they would be able to increase their strength at the fastest speed!
For example, the First Prince Lei Haoyan, the Fourth Prince Lei Haoran, and the Thirteenth Prince Lei Haoyun were initially disdainful of Lei Haoqing. But when Lei Haoqing received the support of experts from the Thousand Illusions Sword Sect, he could vaguely compete with the three of them.
It could be seen that cooperating with spirit cultivators was a shortcut to increasing one's strength!
Furthermore, the strongest sects in the world were all gathered in the imperial capital. The pavilion closest to the water enjoyed the moonlight first. Whoever snatched it first would get it.
And from that day onwards, the princes had several conflicts in order to obtain the support of their respective sects. Each conflict was more intense than the last, to the point that they had even injured each other!
In addition, there was some enmity between the spirit cultivator sects. It was even more so for the sects that were located in the same province.
Therefore, in just a day or two, there were already several intense battles between spirit cultivator sects in the inner city!
The patrol guards wanted to interfere, but those sects were backed by princes, and princes with high status and power. The patrol guards couldn't do anything about it!
However, they could not allow these people to cause trouble. After all, there were still the divisions of the Starfall Dynasty, Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Six Nations of the Western Region present. If they did that, wouldn't they become a laughing stock?
The patrol guards had no choice but to report this matter to their superiors. However, when the matter reached their superiors, there was no news!
The patrolling guards were stunned. From the looks of it, the higher-ups were going to let the princes and the Spirit Cultivator Sects go?
Left with no choice, the patrol guards could only go through the motions whenever something happened.
In addition to patrolling, this kind of thing also had a part of the responsibility of the Dark Thunder Guards. The patrolling guards didn't care on the surface, but the Dark Thunder Guards still had to investigate in the dark.
If it was just a fight between the princes, they wouldn't care. However, if someone used this opportunity to stir up trouble, then don't blame the Dark Thunder Guards for being impolite.
And Leng Shiqi didn't participate in these matters. He was still in closed door cultivation. It was a pity that he guessed that he had only been in closed door cultivation for six days when someone knocked on the door of the secret room.
He Fei Chen stood outside the secret room with a strange expression on his face. He was holding a square box in his hand. It was unknown what was inside, but it made him feel like he was holding a hot potato.
Leng Shiqi pushed open the door of the secret room and asked, "What's wrong?"
There were still two days before the birthday banquet. He Fei Chen must have something important to call him in advance.
He Fei Chen held up the square box in his hand and said with a strange expression, "Sir, this item was brought over by Steward Gao."
"What is this?" Leng Shiqi saw that He Fei Chen's expression was a little strange and asked.
"This ….. Sir, you should take a look at it yourself." He Fei Chen opened his mouth, but changed it at the last moment.
Leng Shiqi picked up the box and opened the lid to take a look. Inside was an official seal the size of half a palm.
He picked up the seal. This thing was silver-gray in color, and at the very bottom, there were the words "Deputy General Manager's Seal"!
This thing was the official seal that symbolized the authority of the Dark Thunder Guards' Deputy Steward!
Leng Shiqi's eyes suddenly moved. This was the item that he had obtained after sneaking into the Six Western Countries alone and being intercepted by Li Jue Ning.
However, Leng Shiqi's heart didn't fluctuate too much because he also understood Eunuch Gao's meaning.
A few days ago, he explained the matter of Gao Yi to Eunuch Gao. Eunuch Gao could only say that he didn't have any evidence of Leng Shiqi and didn't mention it for the time being.
But this didn't mean that Eunuch Gao would continue to let Leng Shiqi go!
Although Eunuch Gao kept his promise and gave Leng Shiqi the identity of Deputy Steward, Leng Shiqi only got this official seal.
According to common sense, the position of Deputy Steward was not a small matter in the Dark Thunder Guards' headquarters. No matter what, there should be a ceremony or something.
At the same time, as the Deputy Steward, he also had a lot of power. For example, he could connect all the affairs and intelligence of a certain state. If there was no Gao Yi, Leng Shiqi should have taken over all the affairs reported by Ningyang County.
In addition, the Deputy Steward had at least several Imperial Censors under him that could be mobilized!
Then the War Thunder Guards would have more guards. It could be said that the power controlled by Leng Shiqi would soar several times in an instant!
But now?
He had nothing.
He only had the identity of Deputy Steward, and the power in his hands didn't change at all.
Leng Shiqi didn't feel much of a ripple in his heart. Before this, he had already expected Eunuch Gao to make things difficult for him. It could also be considered a warning to him.
But he didn't expect Eunuch Gao to be so ruthless this time and directly make him a commander without an army.
This also proved that Eunuch Gao was indeed very suspicious of Leng Shiqi!
He also secretly said that it was fortunate that he didn't tell Eunuch Gao that he was intercepted by Li Jue Ning. Otherwise, if Eunuch Gao knew that he could even kill Li Jue Ning, then naturally he could also kill Gao Yi.
Since things had reached this point, Leng Shiqi was just going with the flow. Anyway, as long as he had the identity of Deputy Steward, it was equivalent to having the qualifications to become one of the Four Stewards!
Compared to the power of Deputy Steward, this was what Leng Shiqi valued the most!
Leng Shiqi waved his hand to let He Fei Chen leave. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and all kinds of things flashed through his mind. Blood Clothing Pavilion, Zhu Luguo, and Dark Thunder Guards.
For a moment, he put away the official seal of Deputy Steward, and a light called ambition flashed in his eyes!
"It's time to start planning for myself."