Xiabong Castellan.
From an outsider's point of view, the Castellan's residence had not changed much. Even though the execution ground had been openly raided when the Nightingale members were publicly executed, causing the Castellan's residence to lose face, it was not enough to shake the rule of the Castellan's residence. Canyon Peak Mountain was still ruled by the Wei family, and no one dared to say no to the orders issued by the Castellan's residence.
However, all the officials in and out of the Castellan's residence had only seen Wei Tianqi once since that day. After Wei Tianqi told them that he was going into seclusion, he did not see anyone again. The internal and external affairs of the Castellan's residence were now handed over to the two most trusted family members of Wei Tianqi, Wei Chao and Wei Yang. These two were also the only ones who knew that Wei Tianqi was not in the residence at this time. However, in order to hide this fact, the two would pretend to ask the Castellan for instructions from time to time when they encountered some troublesome situations, faking the situation that Wei Tianqi was still in the residence. So far, it had not aroused any suspicions.
Unlike the last time when he went to the South Sky Academy for further studies, Wei Chao and Wei Yang were not informed of Wei Tianqi's true whereabouts this time, so it was obviously not suitable for it to be made public. The two did not know when Wei Tianqi would return, so they could only bite the bullet and bear these responsibilities. The two of them were ultimately just family guards of the Wei family, and did not have any actual positions in the Xuan Army Empire. The Wei family's status and power were still there, and their status was far more prominent than many officials. However, if the Wei family lost its power, it would be hard to say what their future would be. Therefore, the two did not dare to be the slightest bit negligent, nor did they dare to have any rebellious thoughts.
Fortunately, nothing particularly major happened in the next few days. The members of the Nightingale Club who had escaped never showed up again. Lu Ping and his companions didn't return after leaving Canyon Peak City. However, there was some news from Zhiling City. It was said that Lu Ping had really fought against the Institute's Supervisory Board. In the end, when he had left Zhiling City, he had fought his way out.
This was the number one enemy of the City Lord's Mansion of Gorge Peak, and the person that Wei Tianqi had always wanted to take revenge on. Now that he had become so powerful, Wei Chao and Wei Yang found it hard to eat or sleep in peace.
However, something that caused the two of them to break down had yet to happen. A few days after Lu Ping left Zhiling City, the Profound Empress personally sent an order to the residence. The arrest warrant that had been on Lu Ping and the others for a year was revoked, and the Zhenfeng College that had been closed for a year was allowed to be restored.
When everyone received the order, they would act as they saw fit.
The last sentence of the Imperial Decree made Wei Chao and Wei Yang look at each other, unable to say anything for a long time.
Various parties?
What kind of parties were there? As for the other districts, they could just tear down the wanted posters and ignore these people from now on. But for the Canyon Peak District, these people had a personal grudge against the City Lord. How could they let it go so easily? Also, Zhenfeng College was on the territory of the Canyon Peak District. The restoration of the college was also a matter for the Canyon Peak District. The Canyon Peak District didn't have a supervisory board, so they could act as they pleased … These words sounded like they were specifically said to Xiabong Castellan.
Now that City Lord Wei Tianqi wasn't here, how should they deal with this matter? Wei Chao and Wei Yang discussed it for a few days, but they couldn't come up with a solution. In any case, they had to first remove the wanted posters that had been posted all over the city. As for the restoration of Zhenfeng College, the two of them decided not to take the initiative to do it before they received any clear instructions.
There wasn't much to do in the Heaven's Sanctum, so the two of them couldn't help but mutter among themselves. The whereabouts of Wei Tianqi and the sudden Imperial Decree from the Xuan Army were both problems that the two of them discussed 180 times a day. They had sent out spies to investigate, but they didn't find anything.
Just as they were feeling helpless, they suddenly saw the guards rushing towards them in a panic.
"Sirs, something bad has happened!" The guard had already shouted before the person had even reached them.
"What's the matter?" Wei Chao was a little dissatisfied with the guards' panic, and he frowned.
"Lu Ping is here!" The guards shouted.
"What?" Wei Chao stood up in shock, and the teacup in Wei Yang's hand fell to the ground with a crash, shattering into pieces.
Wei Yang was already like this, so how could Wei Chao blame his subordinates for panicking? Moreover, he wasn't much better off himself. Fortunately, he didn't hold the teacup in his hand just now. Even if it didn't fall, it was very likely that half a bowl of tea would have been spilled.
"Where are we?" Wei Chao asked anxiously.
"Here." The person who answered him wasn't the guards, but Lu Ping and his group. The City Lord Manor was the highest governing body in the entire district, but they entered as if they were strolling in their backyard. They were surrounded by guards on both sides, but none of them dared to draw their swords or sabers, and their faces were all filled with shame. It seemed that they also knew that their guards were very negligent, but no one dared to stop them. A group of guards, like followers, escorted Lu Ping and his group in, and at this time, looked at Wei Chao and Wei Yang. The two of them were in a trance, and they couldn't tell whether they were their people or not.
"Where is Wei Tianqi?" Lu Ping immediately asked after not seeing the City Lord.
"The City Lord is cultivating in seclusion …" Wei Chao struggled to say this lie that had lasted for many days, and his heart was in turmoil. If this group of people insisted on looking for Wei Tianqi, how could he stop them? Wouldn't everything be exposed? If the news spread again, wouldn't the situation in the Gorge Peak Area change?
"Oh, who do you want to talk to now?" Lu Ping said immediately.
"Ah?" Wei Chao was panicking and desperate, but he didn't expect Lu Ping to say such a sentence. For a moment, he was stunned. After a while, he quickly said, "What's the matter? Tell me."
"We want to rebuild Zhenfeng College," Lu Ping said.
"The old site of Zhenfeng College has not been requisitioned, please go ahead." Wei Chao immediately said.
"That's it?" Lu Ping was surprised.
Of course it's not that simple! Wei Chao thought so in his heart, but on the surface, he nodded with certainty. Right now, he only hoped that these people would leave as soon as possible. As for the procedures and regulations … there was no need to talk about it, as long as they were happy.
"Oh, sorry to bother you." After getting an affirmative answer, Lu Ping nodded and immediately turned to leave.
This time, the guards didn't move, and Wei Chao didn't move either. Everyone watched them leave. After a long time, Wei Chao came back to his senses, sat back in his seat, and turned to look at Wei Yang.
Wei Yang sat aside. After hearing the news of Lu Ping's arrival, he didn't react after smashing a teacup. When the group came in, he didn't stand up, nor did he speak. It was as if he was frozen in the moment he heard the news, and even now, he still hadn't recovered.
"Wei Yang." Wei Chao called out, but there was no response.
"Wei Yang!" This time, he used a bit of Mournful Soul. Beside him, Wei Yang finally quivered, and his expression began to move.
"Gone?" he said.
"Gone," Wei Chao said.
Wei Yang's face was still pale, but he finally let out a long sigh, and stood up in a daze.
Wei Chao noticed that the chair was damp.
"You … peed?" Wei Chao was stunned. He wanted to laugh, but couldn't.
Wei Yang looked back, and didn't show any shame. He just shook his head and said, "No, it's sweat."
Wei Chao didn't care whether it was pee or sweat. In short, Wei Yang was terrified. He was different from many people, such as Wei Chao. It was only because he was loyal to His Lord that he had to go against Lu Ping and the others. Wei Yang, on the other hand, had formed a personal grudge with Lu Ping in the process, so it was understandable that he was afraid.
However, Lu Ping and the others didn't seem to have seen this guy, right? Wei Chao recalled the short moment when Lu Ping and the others came and went. They only talked to him, and didn't pay attention to anything around them.
"Why did they come?" Wei Yang asked at this time. He was so nervous just now that he didn't know what happened.
"They want to rebuild Zhenfeng College," Wei Chao said.
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