Chapter 67: Vile Characters Part Two

Zhou Buyi sounded serious as if Little Flower could understand him.

In reality, Little Flower snorted as if it was wronged, and it walked into the forest that was only a few hundred square meters big and slept.

“Did you obtain anything on this trip?” Hou Wenji asked.

Zhou Buyi pointed at Little Flower with his chin, and Hou Wenji instantly laughed.

Then, Hou Wenji asked another question, “Is that young man placed in the inn?”

Zhuo Buyi shook his head and said, “No; he is waiting for a few of his friends, so he is staying at the town outside the Capital. He will probably come into the city in a few days. I gave a token of the Intelligence Department to him, so he shouldn’t experience any difficulties when entering the city.”

After taking a pause, Zhuo Buyi said, “Now that Gao Tianbao is dead, I want one person to fill the empty chiliarch position.”

“Ok.” Hou Wenji nodded without asking who this person was.

“My sworn little sister. She is a rare talent… She is the same type of cultivator as me,” Zhuo Buyi said earnestly.

“One woman and one boar,” Hou Wenji said with a smile, “You got many things on this trip.”

“More…” Zhuo Buyi looked at the gyrfalcon on the giant boulder and said, “That little scout from Fangu is also a talented figure, so I’m placing bets on him. If no accidents happen, he will rise in a year, make a name for himself in three years, and enter the central government in five years. Our Intelligence Department… seems to lack allies in the central government.”

“The Intelligence Department doesn’t need to befriend anyone in the central government.” Hou Wenji turned around and said to Zhuo Buyi in all seriousness, “His Majesty doesn’t allow it.”

“I know,” Zhou Buyi replied with slight distraction, “But this guy is interesting. He might be the second Luo Yao in ten years.”

Hou Wenji’s expression changed a bit, and then he nodded and said, “I will remind His Majesty then. After that little soldier gets to the Capital, tell him to get ready to meet His Majesty. As long as someone isn’t truly a wastrel, they would have a bright future after meeting His Majesty. Now that we help him, we will benefit regardless if he rises to the top or dies along the way.”

Zhou Buyi nodded and didn’t say anything else.

-The Ministry of War-

For some reason, since Yu Donglai was demoted to the Deputy of the Ministry of War, this big figure who seemed to have been punished liked to lock himself inside his office in the ministry. Regardless of what time it was, the thick and black blinds were lowered.

Anyone who entered this room felt suffocating.

Yu Donglai who indirectly killed seven officials was speaking less and always had a gloomy expression. The officials of the ministry, regardless if they were new or had been here for many years, didn’t dare to smile when Yu Donglai was around. They all felt like Yu Donglai was unhappy this time, but they didn’t know that this was an act.

Yu Donglai had offended many people by killing those seven officials. Although he wasn’t afraid of trouble, he didn’t want unnecessary ones.

At this moment, Yu Donglai was looking at the few pieces of paper on the table, and he was frowning.

These pieces of paper recorded what Fang Jie had done in Fangu in the last three years in detail. Although it wasn’t complete, it wasn’t easy to obtain this record from more than 5,000 kilometers away.

“Vulture,” Yu Donglai called.

A man in a black robe instantly replied, “Sir, what do you need?”

This man had been standing before Yu Donglai respectfully. He looked to be about 30 years old, and he was tall and extremely thin. Although his black robe was big, it didn’t make him look wider; it made him look a little ridiculous.