The southeastern part of the continent belonged to the Xuan Army Empire. Among the eleven districts of the Xuan Army Empire, the southeastern corner was the Canyon Peak District. It was a sparsely populated area with high mountains, but there was a huge upheaval in the past year.
The governor of the Canyon Peak District, Wei Zhong, was killed in the past year. The unnatural death of such a high official was something that had never happened since the formation of the three empires that had divided the continent into three. The Xuan Army Empire was shocked. They issued wanted posters to capture the people involved in the incident, but there were no results.
The Canyon Peak District also received a lot of attention after the death of the governor. Wei Zhong's family had nothing to do with the "Wei Family", one of the four major families of the Xuan Army. There was a huge gap between them and the most powerful families on the continent. However, Wei Zhong and his father's generation didn't have a lot of children. After Wei Zhong, there was only one son, Wei Tianqi. Wei Tianqi, who grew up under his father's protection, never showed any outstanding performance. Even the realm of "Dual Spirit Link" was forcibly broken through by using the moonlight to cleanse his soul. The twelve family guards, which had a bit of fame, also lost more than half of them after that incident. The Wei Family's rule in the Canyon Peak District was shaky.
But now, there were only three days left until the day of Wei Zhong's death. Standing behind the strange desk that Wei Zhong had left behind was Wei Tianqi. It was a full four meters in length and wide in width.
This desk was the best proof of Wei Zhong's style of doing things. He liked to have everything under his control. Every morning, he would deal with a desk full of affairs. That way, he would feel at ease.
Wei Tianqi kept this desk, but he didn't follow Wei Zhong's style of doing things. There were only a few thin files on the long desk in front of him.
He didn't learn from his father's habit of having everything under his control. Instead, he maintained the efficiency that his father emphasized the most. Every day, he dealt with the most important things that he cared about the most. As for the rest, he could leave it to his subordinates.
This wasn't because he thought his method was better or more efficient than his father's. It was because he didn't have his father's ability, so he couldn't follow Wei Zhong's methods and could only act according to his own abilities.
He flipped through a few files one by one, a satisfied expression on his face.
Standing at the other end of the desk, Wei Chao, who was waiting for Wei Tianqi's instructions, felt very comforted when he saw how Wei Tianqi was handling affairs.
At this moment, he still remembered Wei Tianqi's panicked and chaotic appearance that day at the foot of the solitary peak behind Zhenfeng College. But when he learned of Si Zhong's death and that he would inherit the Wei Clan and the position of the City Lord of Canyon Peak, he seemed to have grown up in an instant.
After that, Wei Tianqi changed from his cowardly and incompetent appearance. And the Heavens actually took good care of him. At the foot of the mountain that had been split in half, he found a letter.
It was a recommendation letter from the Southern Sky Academy.
Even though Wei Zhong was a high-ranking official of the Xuan Army Empire and had absolute power in the Canyon Peak District, he didn't have the qualifications to recommend students to the Four Great Academies. In order to help Wei Tianqi obtain the qualifications to enter the Four Great Academies, he had spent a lot of effort.
But now, Wei Tianqi had found one so easily.
They didn't recognize the signature of the recommendation letter, and they couldn't understand why there was such a letter here.
But that day, a big shot did come to the solitary peak — Yan Qiuci of the Northwest.
If he had a recommendation letter from the Southern Sky Academy, it wouldn't be unreasonable.
They didn't dare to casually deal with the things that Yan Qiuci left behind. But after waiting for a while and seeing no one come to ask for it, Wei Tianqi began to think about making use of this recommendation letter.
The Southern Sky Academy didn't just have top-notch cultivation resources, it also had the best and most extensive connections in the cultivation world. Even Wei Zhong's resources in the academy were limited to Tang Mu, the dean of the Biji Academy. At the level of the Four Great Academies, he could only make friends with some people from the Four Great Academies, but he couldn't directly fight for a deep relationship with the Four Great Academies.
Now, however, he had a recommendation letter from the South Sky Academy. This meant that Wei Tianqi had a chance to become a member of the South Sky Academy. Through this, he would be able to establish a good relationship with the South Sky Academy. Compared to Wei Zhong, there would be less of a natural barrier.
So in the end, Wei Tianqi took this recommendation letter and entered the Southern Sky Academy.
The recommendation letter was verified to be real. Although Wei Tianqi's Dual Spirit Connection realm wasn't the most outstanding among the Southern Sky newcomers, it wasn't bad either. He smoothly passed the newcomer assessment and became an official member of the Southern Sky Academy.
After that, as the head of the district, Wei Tianqi began to make friends with fellow disciples in the Southern Sky Academy. In the end, although he didn't get accepted as a disciple by the Four Great Masters of the Southern Sky Academy, he did become a disciple of a rather powerful teacher in the Southern Sky Academy.
This network quickly became the help that Wei Tianqi needed, and two months ago, it helped him accomplish something big.
Nightingale!
Even his father, Wei Zhong, had a headache. With the help of Wei Tianqi's sect, the rebel organization that had been harassing the entire Gorge Peak District had been wiped out in one fell swoop. Only a few had survived, and among the captured members, Su Tang was impressively among them.
This unexpected gain made Wei Tianqi pleasantly surprised. Not only was Su Tang a wanted criminal in the Black Army Empire, but in Wei Tianqi's mind, she and Lu Ping were the culprits who had caused his father's death and caused his life to change drastically.
To him, capturing Su Tang was even more exciting than wiping out the entire Nightingale organization.
He tried to dig out the whereabouts of the other people from Su Tang's mouth, but to no avail. He tried to use Su Tang as bait to lure out Lu Ping and the others, but in the end, only a few of the remaining members of Nightingale came to die.
For a moment, Wei Tianqi was at a loss for what to do, but he did not panic. The cards were in his hands, and he still had the upper hand when to play and how to play. This year, he was no longer the hedonistic young master who relied on his father's authority. His growth surprised even himself when he looked back at it. As for Wei Zhong's former subordinates, especially the surviving Twelve Family Guards, Wei Chao and the others, they were very happy with his current appearance.
Wei Chao, who was not considered outstanding among the Twelve Family Guards in the past, had now become the leader of the Twelve Family Guards.
His ability and strength might not be the most outstanding among the Twelve Family Guards, but Wei Tianqi did not doubt his loyalty.
After Wei Zhong's death, Wei Chao's series of actions had been seen by Wei Tianqi; he also clearly remembered the tasks that his father used to assign to Wei Chao.
Guarding the house.
This did not seem to be a big deal, but if one was not the most loyal and reliable person, Wei Zhong would not assign such a task.
Wei Tianqi had absolute trust in Wei Chao. He would trust Wei Chao to do many things without asking.
Wei Tianqi nodded his head in satisfaction after reading through a few dossiers.
"I think it's very good. What do you think?" Wei Tianqi said to Wei Chao. Not only would he not ask Wei Chao to do things, he would even consider Wei Chao's suggestions when he made his own decisions.
"This subordinate has no objections," Wei Chao said respectfully. He had always been as respectful to Wei Tianqi as he was to Wei Zhong.
"That's good. Let's arrange it like this in three days," Wei Tianqi said.
"What about the Senior Brother and Senior Sister of the City Lord?" Wei Chao asked.
"Of course, we will follow Tian Qi's arrangements," a voice came from outside the door. A man and a woman entered without being invited and called Wei Tianqi by his name. However, Wei Tianqi, who was already the City Lord, did not even frown. Instead, he walked out from behind the long desk with a smile on his face.
"Senior Brother Ge Bing, Senior Sister Liu Yun, you're early today," he said to the two as he greeted them.
"I still can't compare to Junior Brother Tian Qi's diligence!" the man called Ge Bing said with a smile.
These two were Wei Tianqi's Senior Brother and Senior Sister from the same sect in the Southern Sky Academy. Both of them had just broken through to the realm of the Four Spirits, which was already top-notch in the Gorge Peak District. The two of them had contributed a lot in eliminating Nightingale, so Wei Tianqi naturally treated them as distinguished guests. In front of the two of them, they acted like fellow disciples and did not put on airs because of his status as the City Lord. The two of them took this calmly. They still gave face to their Junior Brother's status as the City Lord. However, the two of them did not care about Wei Chao's status.
Wei Chao was also very tactful. He knew that if he were to travel with the two of them, Wei Tianqi would also be from one of the Four Great Academies. The three of them immediately seemed to be in a different world. On the other hand, he was too far away from this circle. At this moment, after bowing to the three of them one by one, he silently retreated.
"I've heard about Junior Brother's recent achievements, and I'm very pleased!" Ge Bing said.
"Fortunately, I didn't bring disgrace to Teacher's prestige," Wei Tianqi hurriedly said.
"Let me tell you another piece of good news," Ge Bing said.
"Oh?"
"Teacher is going to take his students on a trip, and he said that he wanted to pay you a visit first!" Ge Bing said.
"That couldn't be better," Wei Tianqi said with an overjoyed expression. "Gorge Peak City is a remote place. Thank you for coming, Teacher."
"Teacher is very concerned about you. This time, I came to personally support you," Ge Bing said.
"I'm sorry to make Teacher worry. In fact, with Senior Brother and Senior Sister here, it's enough to suppress those thieves," Wei Tianqi said.
"There's always someone better than you. If there's really a powerful person, how can the two of us resist?" Ge Bing said.
"Senior Brother, you're too serious. You and Senior Sister didn't even use the combination of swords and saber, and you've already crushed Nightingale. With their weak foundation, what kind of powerful person can they attract?" Wei Tianqi said.
"Aren't there a few felons who have been wanted by your Xuan Army Empire for a year? Do you want to use this opportunity to attract them?" Ge Bing said.
"Those fellows didn't dare to show up before, and I don't think they'll dare to show up in three days. Even if they come, their strength is far inferior to Senior Brother and Senior Sister," Wei Tianqi said.
"Anyway, with Teacher around, everything will be more comprehensive," Ge Bing said.
"Of course," Wei Tianqi said.
Ge Bing smiled and patted Wei Tianqi, but didn't say anything else. Liu Yun, who was with him, was much more arrogant than him, and didn't say a word from beginning to end. Listening to Ge Bing and Wei Tianqi's endless chatter, he showed a few expressions of annoyance.
Wei Tianqi, who had befriended all sorts of people in the Southern Sky Academy, had already grown into a skillful person. Senior Sister's expression naturally didn't escape his eyes. The topic had come to an end, so they didn't start a new one. After a few more casual words, they let the two of them leave.
Wei Tianqi returned to the desk and picked up the dossiers.
With Teacher personally leading the sect over, if nothing happened, it would be a waste of such a huge lineup.
With this thought, Wei Tianqi was really looking forward to three days later.
He hoped that this day wouldn't be so peaceful.
It would be best if he could avenge his father on the anniversary of his death.
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