Chapter 273: Leaving Lin'an, Arriving at Yunyi (Please Subscribe)

Having decided to leave, I naturally had to inform the two superiors here.

Regarding Du En's imminent departure to continue his travels, Tong Wenrong and Zuo Kui were actually quite reluctant to see him go.

After all, with this pillar of support present, they rarely felt such a sense of reliance; they felt secure in their hearts and did not worry about anyone jumping out from across the river to cause trouble, and if they encountered trivial difficulties, they could come to him and get them resolved.

However, they did not try to persuade him to stay, as they knew Du En could not be swayed, so they simply said their goodbyes solemnly and earnestly, mentioning things like coming back to visit when he had time in the future.

After bidding farewell to the two, before officially leaving, Du En arrived at the outer city, at the Outer City Affairs Office that had already been rebuilt.

"Are you really sure you don't want to be transferred to Nanmo?"

The person asking was none other than Wei Ming's partner in a long-distance relationship, Lan Dieqiao.

Du En himself, of course, had no official authority and could not do this, but wasn't there True Monarch Meng Zhun above him?

It was just a small matter; he could just mention it in passing later.

"There is no need to trouble the Lord."

Lan Dieqiao replied.

Because the various southern regions were busy with reorganization, there was simply no time to arrange for a new Outer City Superintendent, so when Zuo Kui previously came to the outer city to clean up the mess, he not only needed to arrange the low-level personnel transferred from Hub City, but also needed to screen and investigate the old subordinates of Zhou Ze, as well as others in the outer city.

With those who had harems of wives and concubines and occupied various key positions being wiped out in one fell swoop, there was naturally a clear gap in personnel.

Thus, Zuo Kui's gaze turned outside the city.

Those female cultivators who had once refused to submit to Zhou Ze and appeared self-reliant and firm, along with others around them, naturally entered the first sequence of investigation, and most were eventually transferred into the city to take up posts.

As for the three managers outside the city, they were of course cleared out immediately, and those supervisors outside the city, being subordinates of Zhou Ze's subordinates, were also naturally investigated severely.

The supervisor of the Spirit Grass Pig farm, Ding Hong, was naturally implicated as well; at the time, she shouted very loudly, claiming she had repented, reformed severely, was now a new person, and had obtained the forgiveness of the victims, and so on.

Originally, Zuo Kui did not want to pay her any mind, but she brought up Du En in her wailing, and only then was she able to have an audience to state the previous matters.

After some back and forth, Lan Dieqiao, this single female cultivator at the early stage of Qi Refining, also rose with the tide, ascending to the Outer City Affairs Office to become a menial servant.

Compared to that old city lord of Nanmo, Zuo Kui was clearly much more observant of the rules and did not directly arrange any key positions.

But even so, it was a major change in status!

This also prompted Lan Dieqiao to quietly make a certain decision; when Du En had previously learned of this and came to ask her if she wanted to be transferred to Nanmo, her answer was the same as it was now.

"If I go to find Brother Wei now, I am already not a match for him in status, which is why I must stay here, and with the help you have brought, cultivate diligently and strive for self-improvement."

"... I always feel you have misunderstood something; the atmosphere in Nanmo is quite different from here, where people are already struggling immensely just to survive, and even if Wei Ming's status has risen now, he is buried in endless paperwork, eating, drinking, relieving himself, cultivating, and sleeping all in the same room."

After all, he was leaving, and he didn't know when he would be back, during which time accidents might occur; plus, Du En looked at her and felt there might be some misunderstanding, perhaps even one he had caused himself, which was why he came to confirm it and spoke up.

"It is precisely because of that that I cannot help with anything if I go now, and I do not want to be a vase; I need the strength to be strong enough to support my husband and raise our children!"

Lan Dieqiao had clearly thought it through deeply, and at this moment, as she spoke, she got into the flow and boldly continued: "Also, Lord, I feel you are a bit too blunt..."

"Nothing! Nothing at all!"

Ding Hong, standing to the side, saw that this girl was about to say something reckless and hurriedly darted out to interrupt.

She was also here now; as for her status, she was a servant among servants, a subordinate of Lan Dieqiao—a form of punishment, really, who told her to be complicit back then?

Zuo Kui was trying his best to take care of people in a way that complied with the rules, so Ding Hong was also very sensible, working hard to handle tasks for Lan Dieqiao so she would have more time to cultivate, to whip her horse to catch up to Wei Ming, and in the future, to restore the authority of the wife, or at the very least, to suppress all the other women!

"Since that is the case, then so be it."

Seeing Lan Dieqiao's expression of such deep-seated misunderstanding, Du En naturally did not say anything more, only wishing Wei Ming good luck in his heart for the future.

"Safe travels, Lord."

"Safe travels, Great Cultivator, remember to come back again!"

Ding Hong acted like a procuress, speaking with what sounded like genuine sincerity.

Because she knew that the reason she could survive this time, and even be moved into the city—a punishment in name but a promotion in reality—was because of Du En.

Only by coming back often and maintaining his influence could she ensure that after the new Outer City Superintendent took office, she would not have her old accounts settled!

Du En did not pay her any mind and simply turned to leave.

Departure.

Destination, Yunyi City!

And then.

He set out in the morning and arrived at the place before noon.

Compared to the small cities and border towns Du En had visited before, the most striking difference about this major city, a thoroughfare for three regions, was that there were no shantytowns or production zones outside the city.

It sat on the Yunyi Great Plain, an alluvial plain formed by a river bend, with high and steep mountains in the distance acting like a barrier, intentionally raised by someone using magic, leaving only three land routes connected to it.

Clouds clustered together, obscuring the sunlight and making this massive city, as large as a mountain, appear gloomy; meanwhile, as the reorganization continued, flying boats from all over the south were constantly arriving here, docking in an area specially designated outside the city.

From them, cultivators were driven down, one by one, wearing shackles, looking as if they had lost their parents, desperate and miserable.

Long-term Foundation Establishment stage, those who had just broken through to the Golden Core stage, long-term Golden Core stage, those who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, and old Nascent Soul stage rebels who had violated the rules...

Only a small portion were long-term, while the majority were those who had just broken through.

And just from what Du En could see from afar, there were several hundred people, and with those still being transported continuously, plus those already delivered, the total was estimated to be nearly ten thousand, or even more.

This was the result of the reorganization by True Monarch Zhuding over the past year.

For those who had previously suppressed their cultivation, refused or dared not break through, avoided battle, acted like cowards, and then stayed in their localities to commit evil, suck the marrow from the bones, repeatedly violate rules, and even learn from those three of Chiwu, learn from Lin An and Zhou Ze, and secretly plot rebellion—he forced them all to break through, raised them a tier, and then sent them off to the battlefield.

"It seems there will be a large-scale battle with the Fudong Immortal Sect in the near future."

Since they were being assembled and transported to Yunyi City in the east, the target was naturally the Fudong Immortal Sect to the east, not the Mucang Immortal Sect to the west.

Thinking this, Du En flew under the shadows of the clouds, approaching Yunyi City.

(End of chapter)