Chapter 1021: Tomb Exploration
To Chen Jianchou, Xu Jiaorong’s words were an immense encouragement. He needed no explanation of what it meant to become Second Deputy Qi’s secretary. Xu Jiaorong herself was the secretary to Great Sage Lan. Though she was only a third-rank Youyi Daoist, she was influential. Many Sages gave her deferential respect because she represented Great Sage Lan.
Though Second Deputy Qi was not as lofty as Great Sage Lan, the former had the advantage of his young age, and with it, boundless potential.
Beyond that, Chen Jianchou already possessed the status of a Daoist attendant, which was a prerequisite for entering the Daoist Order. In essence, he was considered half a Daoist official.
Thus, if he achieved merit, he would not merely be granted the same recognition as a Daoist Priest Kindred. Instead, he would be placed on a fast track to advancement, a path far more promising than being directly appointed as a seventh-rank Daoist.
More crucially, if he could become Second Deputy Qi’s secretary, he would then match Chen Jianqiu in status.
Of course, that was only if he could uncover the truth.
After leaving the tavern, Chen Jianchou returned to his quarters. He did not sleep all night and reorganized every known clue from the beginning, piece by piece.
His godmother Xu Jiaorong’s responses had overturned many of his previous assumptions, such as the notion that the Daoist Order had wanted to secretly assassinate the Yu King or that they had allowed Chen Shuhua to carry out such a plot unchecked.
However, her words had also opened another line of thought.
His godmother had stated clearly that those eunuchs who had died suddenly were not killed by the Daoist Order. Then, who had killed them? More importantly, why?
The motive was not hard to guess. It was clearly an attempt to frame the Daoist Order, muddy the waters, and conceal another hidden agenda.
The key question was, who was behind those deaths?