# 1721
Chapter 1714: "Bureau of Evil Suppression Secret Records"
Looking at the blushing Jialan before him, Lin Qiye stood frozen in place.
"You haven't changed your mind, have you!" Seeing Lin Qiye's dazed expression, Jialan immediately punched his chest, her cheeks burning crimson.
"Of course not." Lin Qiye snapped back to his senses, an uncontrollable smile spreading across his face. "Then it's settled. Two thousand years from now, I will definitely come to marry you."
"Do you promise?"
"I promise. Should I call Chloe over right now to forge a sacred vow?"
"Why would we need her here for our business?" Jialan waved her fist in a show of fierceness. "If I ever find out you've changed your mind by then, even if you run to the ends of the earth, I'll come beat you up!"
"Alright, alright." Lin Qiye's smile grew even brighter. Then, as if remembering something,
"By the way, two thousand years from now, my past self will personally open your coffin... He knows nothing about our relationship, and at that time, I might... well... be quite troublesome."
"Troublesome?"
"Stubborn, like a hard-headed rock. In short, I probably won't fall for you easily." Lin Qiye chose his words carefully.
"It doesn't matter." Jialan planted her hands on her hips, radiating absolute confidence. "I'll use my own methods to make you fall in love with me again."
Images flashed through Lin Qiye's mind... chest-breaking stones, "Qiye听话水", collapsed bed frames, unreasonable Cupid's arrows... His mouth twitched slightly, but he still patted Jialan's shoulder forcefully,
"Yes! Do exactly that!"
Jialan had no idea what Lin Qiye was thinking, her face showing only confusion.
Jialan slowly lay down inside the coffin, her waterfall-like black hair spreading across the bottom. Those eyes, deep as still water, gazed at Lin Qiye. She took a deep breath, the blush on her cheeks gradually fading.
"I'm ready... Don't forget our promise."
"Mm."
Lin Qiye gazed at that exquisitely beautiful face, as if trying to sear it into his memory. After a long moment, he finally spoke:
"Goodbye, Jialan."
The heavy coffin lid descended with a dull thud. The empty great hall fell into deathly silence.
Lin Qiye stood before the coffin, motionless as a statue. He didn't know how much time passed before he turned and walked toward the palace gates, his spirit somewhat forlorn.
"Lin大人..." Though Hu Jia was most reluctant to disturb Lin Qiye at this moment, he still asked, "The Ghost Emperor wants Jialan's past and the reason for sending her to Fengdu. This..."
Lin Qiye stopped in his tracks, glancing back at the coffin. A glint of light flickered in his eyes.
"This matter cannot be connected to me or the Bureau of Evil Suppression by any karmic thread. The contents regarding the Elixir of Immortality and the chess game must be completely hidden... I will weave a false 'causality'. As for the rest, use your discretion."
Lin Qiye raised his finger, and 【Causeless Cause】 materialized behind him. Ethereal threads of causality extended outward, wrapping around the black coffin.
As the threads of fate wound around it, five images gradually took shape on the smooth coffin surface. A false causality completely rewrote the past connected to the black coffin and Jialan. Even if the Emperor of Fengdu personally investigated, he would detect not a single anomaly.
Hu Jia's gaze fell upon the coffin, nodding slightly. "I understand."
"To prevent the Dark Yin Wood from suppressing the elixir's aura, I will use 【Causeless Cause】 to build a wall outside Fengdu, completely isolating this place from any causal connection to the outside world. You should inform the Ghost Emperor and the others."
"Yes."
The threads of causality slowly gathered back into Lin Qiye's hand. He glanced at his own wheel of karma and exhaled slowly:
"My karmic ties in this era are nearly all concluded... When you return, please inform Gongyang Wan and the others not to seek me out anymore, and never mention my existence to anyone. When the time comes when it's necessary, I will reveal myself."
Hu Jia was startled, quickly asking, "Lin大人, where are you going?"
"Not sure. Wherever the road leads... I haven't yet figured out the content of the remaining two 【Sacred Vows】. For a very long time to come, I'll probably need to focus entirely on this."
Lin Qiye waved his hand and strode toward the palace entrance, his green robes gently fluttering.
"Until we meet again, Hu Jia."
Hu Jia watched Lin Qiye's departing figure, sighing helplessly. He bowed deeply:
"Speed you farewell, Lin大人."
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"Yuanding Year Two: Bureau of Evil Suppression Chief Huo Qubing retrieved a massive stone from the depths of the Eastern Sea. Upon suggestion by a friend through correspondence, it was crafted into a stele shape, named 'Mingbei', and erected within the Bureau of Evil Suppression, meant to commemorate the members of the Bureau of Evil Suppression throughout the ages."
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"The same year: Huo Qubing, the First Chief of the Bureau of Evil Suppression, passed away from illness. The entire nation mourned. Second Chief Gongyang Wan presided over the burial and ordered all members of the Bureau of Evil Suppression to wear mourning garments for one year."
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"Yuanding Year Three: Bureau of Evil Suppression membership expanded to one hundred and twelve members. Second Chief Gongyang Wan established the 'Three Departments' and constructed the 'Confession Pavilion' behind the Bureau of Evil Suppression to house the malicious unusual individuals captured by the Bureau."
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"Tianhan Year Two: Bureau of Evil Suppression member Gongyang Zhuo left the Bureau of Evil Suppression, heading to Penglai to break through above the Sixth Realm. His whereabouts became unknown. Second Chief Gongyang Wan mobilized the entire Bureau's strength to search for Gongyang Zhuo at sea, but still found nothing. In the same year, a suspected deity visited the Bureau of Evil Suppression, discussing at great length with Second Chief Gongyang Wan before departing riding the clouds."
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"Yuanping Year Two: Tian Department Chief Zhan Yuwu of the Bureau of Evil Suppression died in battle. Human Department Chief Hu Jia was ordered to search for his remains, but none were found. Chief Gongyang Wan personally presided over a grand burial with an empty tomb."
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"Benshi Year One: Earth Department Chief Yan Zhong passed away from illness. Before his departure, the sound of a xun instrument echoed throughout the Bureau of Evil Suppression. Chief Gongyang Wan personally presided over the grand burial."
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"Dijie Year Two: Human Department Chief Hu Jia passed away. Chief Gongyang Wan personally presided over the grand burial."
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"Chushi Year One: Wang Mang usurped the throne and proclaimed himself founding emperor of the New Dynasty. He personally led people to the Bureau of Evil Suppression, intending to conscript the office for his own use. He was beaten to near death by Chief Gongyang Wan who destroyed three thousand soldiers barehanded, then expelled and driven down the mountain."
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"New Dynasty Year Two: Wang Mang led an army of thirty thousand to besiege the Bureau of Evil Suppression. All were annihilated by Chief Gongyang Wan. Wang Mang was beaten to near death again and expelled down the mountain."
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"The same year: Chief Gongyang Wan led the Bureau of Evil Suppression into seclusion from the mortal world, relocating to the bottom of a cliff on Changbai Mountain. From that point onward, the world gradually forgot the existence of the Bureau of Evil Suppression..."
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— From the "Bureau of Evil Suppression Secret Records."