Volume One, Chapter 43: On Merit and Reward, The Officials’ Records in Order

“Brother Cao is back!”

Xiao Duozi returned to the Western Depot’s office and immediately shouted loudly to everyone.

“The overseer has returned!”

“Is Overseer Cao really back?!”

The news spread quickly. Shifting his spiritual awareness toward the Divine Court space, he waited for quite a while, but the energy levels remained unchanged.

Shanshan joined the commotion eagerly, insisting that she could also guarantee Gaoyuan’s safety, with only one condition—that Gaoyuan take her along.

Not far away, Feng Zhengdao’s sharp eyes happened to catch this scene. Unable to resist, he applauded enthusiastically, startling Feng Zhirong and the two maids, who all turned to look back. “Master and Sir,” they greeted with a bow.

Though Jiang Fan had a strong mental fortitude and had frequently dealt with corpses over the past year, he still looked away slightly during certain scenes in the video.

In the past, Gaoyuan would never have missed such an opportunity. A lecherous man naturally had professional ethics—how could he pass up such a delicious chance? But ever since Xue’er left the villa, Gaoyuan inexplicably became more reserved, as if unwilling to do anything that would betray everyone’s trust.

The poisoner would inevitably face severe legal punishment, but the doctors cared more about the poisoned patients.

On the surface, Feng Zhirong appeared calm and composed, but after coming to terms with this, her expressionless face had endured several emotional storms beneath.

By the next morning, a slant of sunlight gleamed dazzlingly off the Mercedes, and another ray reflected brightly from the BMW. The two beams of light intersected at the entrance of the bar.

The first time we met, you told me your elder brother’s child had an accident playing in the water and was pulled under by the filth in the river, leading to his death.

“Big brother!” Tao Le called out naturally. She sincerely felt it was her good fortune to have such a man as her brother.

For a moment, everyone lowered their heads, feeling that there was no place left for them to stand, and their hopes for revenge were even more distant.

Over the next two weekends, Lin Xiaoxiao didn’t have to participate in any competitions, much more relaxed than Zhang Guangqi. Zhang finally won another match on the sixteenth, entering the N City finals with a record of three wins and one loss.

“...Tsk, what is this? It’s just a rookie,” Johnny Black said with a glance at the figure’s head opposite him, then casually called out, though he remained vigilant and cautious.

However, once the New Year passed, Oka had to leave Rome and return to his beloved Cordelia, immersing himself once more in his busy routine.

Since it wasn’t a wolf, it could only be... a human. Jin Qing thought again; her family was known to be poor in Zhujiacun Village. It was impossible anyone came to steal from her. When the courtyard wall was built, Jin Qing’s mother had planned thoroughly, making it over a person’s height, so ordinary people couldn’t easily climb in.

After two days, two more mid-Yuan Infant stage cultivators arrived from outside. Including Zhang Yi, there were now ten people in the Xu Tian Cave.

They had long coveted the Purple Flame Mosquitoes but had been suppressed by Zhang Yi, who kept them in check. Now that Zhang Yi had lifted the restraint, they excitedly swarmed forward, buzzing loudly and engaging in battle with the three incoming Purple Flame Mosquitoes.

Because Totori had once been a mediocre artist, she still remembered the things she had drawn.

Just as expected, the spatial rift had already formed, deathly energy spreading, with signs of it creeping into Lianyun Mountain. There was no turning back now.