With Jiang Yuanhua safely lodged in the armory, Shen Yi didn't linger. He turned and left.

Grand as it was, housing the accumulated treasures of the entire Great Qian dynasty, for a Mixed Origin Grandmaster, the vast majority of what sat in that vault held no real meaning.

The genuinely valuable items — high-grade treasure artifacts, Mixed Origin techniques — were kept under strict control. Even the Demon Suppression Division's Inspector couldn't simply take however much he pleased.

"One step at a time."

Shen Yi walked back up the long staircase and touched his spiritual sense to the jade token in his hand. Ripples spread across the relief wall, and it quietly returned to its original appearance.

He'd barely gone any distance at all before the constable from earlier came hurrying over — the man had apparently been waiting there the whole time.

"Inspector, this lowly one is Liu Kun, stationed at the central offices. You've only just arrived in the capital — if there's anything you'd like to know, please don't hesitate to ask."

Liu Kun's manner was respectful without the slightest hint of fawning, inoffensive to a tee.

"Good. Much appreciated."

Shen Yi nodded and followed the man toward the spacious courtyard directly behind the War Temple's main hall.

"Commander Shen, the courtyard is divided into four sections — Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding — and houses gifted practitioners from across the Nine Provinces. Some serve the court, others come from wandering martial families or sects of their own, and the web of connections between them is rather tangled."

Liu Kun explained as they walked. "That said, everyone who enters any of the rear three sections considers themselves a War Temple disciple. Trouble rarely breaks out in ordinary circumstances, and if anything does come up, you only need to report it — the War Temple handles its own discipline. The Demon Suppression Division doesn't get involved."

He was being tactful. The truth was that ever since the Inspector had left Great Qian and both Deputies had met their ends, the central offices had long since become an empty…