Listening to Chen Mu's words, Li Waner's body trembled. Her usually cold face was now pale. She stared at Chen Mu, unable to speak for a long time. Her eyes were a little dull and blank.
She also did not know how things turned out this way. She felt that she did not like Wang Baole, but she did not hate him. The incident with Wang Baole in the Catacombs was also an accident. After that, she chose to distance herself from him. However, because of the Art of Longevity, she became entangled with Wang Baole again.
Even so, she still maintained a certain level of rationality. She did not do anything that violated her bottom line with Wang Baole. Even she herself had numbed herself and did not want to think too much about it.
However, now, Chen Mu directly tore apart all her concealment and completely exposed her. His words left no room for negotiation. Li Waner's face turned paler and paler, and her tone softened for the first time.
"Wang Baole and I don't have the kind of relationship you imagine. Listen to my explanation …"
"B * tch, shut up!" It would have been better if Li Waner had not said that. Once she said that, Chen Mu became even more certain. His eyes were filled with hatred, and he snorted coldly.
"If you don't think it's embarrassing, then don't give me the authority. I'll give you one day to think it over!" After Chen Mu finished speaking, he turned around and opened the office door. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. He turned his head and glanced disdainfully at the pale-faced Li Waner.
"Also, if you found a better-looking lover, I'll accept it. Why did you find that pig Wang Baole? Some people just have different tastes. " After Chen Mu finished speaking, he shook his head. He felt the anger in his heart dissipate a little. After that, he walked out of the office and slammed the door shut with a bang.
The sound of the door closing was loud, but Li Waner did not seem to have heard it. She stood there silently, her face slowly turning from pale to green. Her eyes also changed from blank to resolute.
"This … is good too!" After a long while, Li Waner muttered to herself. The decisiveness in her eyes grew even stronger. She even faintly felt as if she was relieved of some invisible burden.
No one knew about the conflict between her and Chen Mu. Wang Baole also didn't know that Chen Mu was assisting him. Therefore, when he arrived at the office building, he was still in a good mood as usual. He sat on the chair and ate snacks while flipping through the next batch of migration plans.
As he watched, Li Waner arrived.
Li Wan 'er remained expressionless. She had a cold, unapproachable air about her. When she arrived at Wang Baole's office, she threw a jade slip onto Wang Baole's desk.
"City Lord Wang, I received a report about Deputy Mayor Liu Daobin abusing his authority and building a statue in Wen Huai's district. This matter has been reported to the City Lord. The City Lord has ordered us to investigate and deal with this matter!"
Wang Baole frowned. He instinctively sensed that something was wrong with Li Waner today. Although she was usually cold and aloof, she still seemed to be restraining herself. However, today, something seemed to have happened to Li Waner. Wang Baole couldn't put his finger on it.
He just felt that the current Li Waner was somewhat similar to when she had first arrived at the Dao Mountain Mist Academy.
"Is she upset?" Wang Baole pondered for a moment and picked up the jade slip to take a look. There were indeed many people who had jointly reported Liu Daobin. The City Lord had also replied to the report and asked Xin Cheng to investigate the matter himself.
Judging from the reply, the matter wasn't serious and the City Lord didn't have the time to deal with it. Hence, Xin Cheng had to deal with it himself. To a certain extent, this wasn't a big deal. After some thought, Wang Baole nodded.
"I understand. You may leave now."
When she heard Wang Baole's perfunctory reply, Li Waner frowned and spoke calmly.
"City Lord, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Seeing Li Waner's overbearing attitude, Wang Baole was instantly displeased. He raised his head and his gaze turned cold. "How do you think it should be handled?!"
"Tear down all the statues and remove Liu Daobin from his post. He will be investigated," Li Waner said in a harsh tone.
"You're on your period?" Wang Baole raised his eyebrows and snorted. It was such a small matter, yet the other party had dealt with it in such a manner. It was obvious that the other party was targeting him. That was why he had mocked him.
"City Lord Wang, please mind your words. I'm talking to you about serious matters!" Li Waner was clearly not in the right state of mind today. Her inexplicable anger was immediately ignited when she heard Wang Baole's words. She lost her composure and slammed the table hard.
"Li Waner!" Wang Baole was enraged as well. He slammed the table forcefully and stood up, shouting in a low voice.
"You still know that this is serious matters? Not only do you want to tear down some statues, but you also want to remove Liu Daobin from his post. Can't you see his capabilities? Can't you see his contributions? Don't you know that there isn't anyone who cultivates the Art of Longevity in the area he's in charge of?
"What about you? You just won't let this matter go. Although he's in the wrong, he's also made contributions. You can just reprimand him verbally. Is there a need to remove him from his post and investigate?!
"Also, this is the new city, not the Colony Disciplinary Order. Don't use your Colony Disciplinary Order tactics. At the same time, please remember one thing. In this place … I'm the City Lord!" Wang Baole was also furious. She was his subordinate, but she dared to slam the table. In his opinion, she was being lawless.
"Now, leave immediately!" Having said that, Wang Baole slammed the table again.
However, Li Waner's reaction was very strange. She didn't continue to argue. Instead, she looked at Wang Baole with a strange look in her eyes and started talking about the second batch of migration plans.
His tone was also much calmer, and he even gave some suggestions of his own. These suggestions were of great help in perfecting the plan. That made Wang Baole a little confused. The difference between him and Wang Baole was huge. At the beginning, he was still questioning and domineering, but at the end, he was giving in and giving suggestions.
Wang Baole thought about it but couldn't make heads or tails of it. After a while, Li Wan 'er suggested that she leave. He sat there and scratched his head, a look of suspicion on his face.
"There's something wrong with Li Waner. Why is she acting like a lunatic? Could she be plotting something?" Wang Baole thought about it for a long time but still couldn't find an answer. However, he became vigilant. However, nothing happened even when the sky was getting dark. This made Wang Baole even more confused.
"Maybe it's really my period?" Wang Baole felt that this was very likely. Therefore, he packed up and left the office. He returned to his residence and put aside these thoughts. He began to meditate and study the Heavenly Evocation of Dharmic Armaments.
After this period of enlightenment, he felt that his understanding of Heavenly Evocation had deepened. In addition, Wang Baole also instructed Lin Tianhao to prepare the materials and artifact spirits for the Dharmic Armaments.
At that moment, the materials and artifact spirits had yet to be gathered. Therefore, Wang Baole planned to go on a mental journey again. While familiarizing himself with it, he also wanted to see if he could guide some will back.
With that thought in mind, Wang Baole returned to his residence and went straight into his secret chamber. He began to meditate. It was late at night when he ended his cultivation. He opened his eyes and took out his Dharmic Armament. He was about to use the Dharmic Armament to sense the remnant will of the gods in the heavens and earth when suddenly, his voice transmission ring and the door of his residence rang at the same time at a frequency that he was familiar with.
Wang Baole was stunned. When he looked at his voice transmission ring, he heard Li Waner's voice. Through the array formation in his residence, he could clearly see Li Waner standing outside the door, just like she used to do every day.
"But I told her last time that she doesn't need to be treated anymore. She's fully recovered …" Wang Baole stood up hesitantly. When he opened the door, he saw Li Waner at the door. Before Wang Baole could say anything, Li Waner walked in expressionlessly and entered the secret chamber …
Wang Baole, who was standing behind the door, looked at the door and then at the secret chamber. He was confused, and his heart started to race for some reason. Vaguely, he had a conjecture that made him feel incredulous.
"What … is she doing?"
Wang Baole hesitated for a moment. Then, for some reason, he closed the door. When he walked into the secret chamber, his expression turned strange again. This was because the lights in the secret chamber … had been switched off by Li Waner.
An indescribable atmosphere filled the air as the two of them remained silent in the darkness ….
"Sorry, I'm late. The internet isn't good. I was so anxious that I forgot to tell you in advance.
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