Chapter 52

Late at night, the silence was like water.

Outside the window, shadows of the moon intertwined on the trees, like countless twisted demonic shadows.

Lu Zhangsheng lay quietly on the bed.

Over the past two months, the situation in the county city had a strange calmness, as if before a storm.

Even the strange creatures outside the city had become much fewer, which was extremely abnormal.

Such an abnormal performance made him very vigilant.

He just wanted to take his loved ones and live well in this chaotic world.

"It seems I need to speed up the exploration of the Cangyun Mountain Range."

These days, the exotic beast clone had probably encountered some difficulties, leading to a slowdown in Source Energy Points.

In a few days, Lu Zhangsheng would have to control the pangolin to solve some troubles.

Just as Lu Zhangsheng was enjoying the brief peace.

Outside the county city, in a dark room.

A woman with a beautiful face sat on a jade chair, with evil energy permeating her body, and her momentum was extremely powerful.

In front of the woman knelt a man in black, masked.

"Reporting to the Venerable Lord, all preparations are ready; when shall we start the action?"

The man's expression was very respectful, and his tone was gloomy.

"Let's act at the end of the year; you go and notify the Black Mountain Bandits first... the net has been spread, can the fish be far away?"

The woman's voice was very cold.

"Subordinate obeys the order."

After the man in black bowed, he retreated.

After the other party left, the woman looked quietly at the void in front of her, her eyes deep, as if time was flowing.

"It's been decades; I wonder what the scene will be like when we meet next time, County Magistrate? Hehe..."

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The next day, early morning.

The three of them had just finished eating in the courtyard when suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums came from the street outside.

Immediately after, a group of people walked into their courtyard.

The leading middle-aged man was dressed in scholar's robes and wore a white cap, looking very elegant.

The man was holding a document in his hand.

On a tray held by an attendant beside him, a set of neat official garments was placed, looking quite magnificent.

"Lord Lu, congratulations."

The middle-aged man in scholar's robes walked up quickly with a full face of smiles.

Lu Zhangsheng immediately stood up to greet him, his expression somewhat puzzled.

He had always been very low-key and rarely interacted with others; he didn't know what play the other party was performing today.

Seemingly seeing Lu Zhangsheng's confusion, the middle-aged man didn't drag things out and said directly: "After joint deliberation by the County Magistrate and Lord Qin, Lu Zhangsheng is hereby promoted to a Yellow-Rank Town Demon Envoy, with From Eighth Rank treatment, and is bestowed an official robe, official seal..."

"Hasn't it only been half a year?"

Lu Zhangsheng was stunned, not expecting it to be so fast.

"This time, more than ten adults were promoted by exception, including two others who completed missions alone."

The middle-aged man smiled faintly.

"Many thanks to you for coming to bring the good news."

Lu Zhangsheng cupped his hands, very politely.

Fang Qing, who was on the side, saw this and quickly took out two ingots of silver and handed them to the other party.

"Many thanks, sir."

"Madam is too polite."

The man took the silver, and the smile on his face grew even wider.

Afterwards, after the man said goodbye, he led the crowd toward the outside of the courtyard, presumably to notify other colleagues.

Looking at the departing figures, Lu Zhangsheng's expression was calm.

"It seems the County Government and the Town Demon Division have already made some plans; otherwise, it would be impossible for them to be promoted by exception."

One must know that after becoming an official Town Demon Envoy, one is an Eighth Rank official registered by the Imperial Court, and a Yellow-Rank Town Demon Envoy will also lead a group of Apprentice Town Demon Envoys. Lu Zhangsheng opened the document, which also contained a house deed, located in the Inner City.

"Changsheng, has the promotion been successful?"

Fang Qing was full of surprise.

She didn't expect that in less than half a year, he would completely cross this threshold.

She knew that many people had failed to be promoted.

"Let's move to the Inner City today; the environment there is better."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled slightly.

"Mm... we'll go pack up right now."

Fang Qing and her brother ran toward the house with joyful expressions.

Noon.

Lu Zhangsheng hired a carriage, loaded it with their belongings, and drove slowly toward the Inner City.

When they arrived at the central square, their former neighbors had already received the news and all surrounded them.

After confirming that the news was true, they were all full of surprise.

"Lord Lu, congratulations, do you still remember me..."

"Lord Lu, we even drank together before..."

A group of people rushed to climb the social ladder, and some even insisted on claiming kinship, but they were all ignored by Lu Zhangsheng.

Lu Zhangsheng drove the carriage, directly passing the crowd toward the Inner City.

Seeing this, the crowd on the scene was full of regret.

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The Inner City was much smaller than the Outer City, but it was extremely clean and tidy.

There were soldiers guarding the city gate, and they only let them pass after checking Lu Zhangsheng's documents.

Most of the people living inside were the dignitaries of the county city, as well as some martial arts experts.

Most Yellow-Rank Town Demon Envoys and Mysterious-Rank Town Demon Envoys were also in the Inner City.

It could be said that the Inner City was the essence of the entire county city.

There were also many places of indulgence, and it was very prosperous.

After the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

Lu Zhangsheng and his party arrived in front of the new residence.

A pair of stone lions lay quietly at the door, looking very majestic.

The vermilion gate still had oil on it, obviously being taken care of frequently.

"This is the place."

Lu Zhangsheng checked the deed and led the two inside directly.

The courtyard was very large, with all kinds of rockeries and gardens, and the scenery was quite pleasant.

"Is this our new home from now on?"

Fang Qing was full of joy and fell in love with this large mansion at first sight.

She didn't expect that in just half a year, they would move several times, and each time it would get better, almost like a dream.

Lu Zhangsheng carefully examined the surrounding scene and was also somewhat touched.

At this moment, he could be considered to have initially stepped into the upper class of Changping County.

After half a year of hard practice.

For the next few days, the three of them were busy tidying up the new home.

Although they had a new home, Lu Zhangsheng still bought a residence outside the city the next day as a foothold.

He had some things that needed to be handled in the Outer City, and returning at night was naturally inconvenient.

At the same time, the news of Lu Zhangsheng and the others' successful promotion spread throughout the entire county city.

Countless commoners and low-level martial artists were all very envious.

With this official status, there were too many things they could do.

Lu Zhangsheng also officially entered the eyes of the public.

Rising from the status of a commoner to become an official Town Demon Envoy, he also stirred up a wind inside and outside the county city.

(End of chapter)