Thatās why Iām so excited.
"Get up, do a good job for me, and you wonāt lack benefits. Also, the rebuilding of the Library Pavilion is your task now. Just like before. As for the Array, people from Great Yu will come to set it up."
Zhang Yuan had just stood up. Seeing that he was given such an important task, he almost knelt down again in gratitude.
However, Ye Jinghong waved his hand at him.
So he didnāt do it.
Zhang Yuan left the main hall, and even though he suppressed the excitement in his heart, the pride in his eyes was unmistakable.
At least from today... he could be considered a close confidant of Ye Jinghong.
"Yes, I suppose I am!"
Zhang Yuan firmly said to himself.
"Old Zhang..."
At this moment, Old Liu, whose full name is Liu Shang, and who also survived two times of near-death from Hidden Kill, walked over.
His eyes were full of envy.
They say thereās a blessing after great difficulty. Zhang Yuanās blessing came, but for him, there wasnāt even a whisper of news.
"No, soon enough I should be calling you Deputy Director Zhang, right?"
"Donāt talk nonsense!"
Hearing this, Zhang Yuanās face changed, and he glared at him, "I just had a few good days, donāt jinx me."
Deputy Director?
Thatās something he never even dared to imagine.
Right now, he just wanted to do a good job for Ye Jinghong; as long as heās happy, even if something small trickled down to him, heād be satisfied.
As for climbing further up... itās not that he wasnāt interested, itās that his abilities wouldnāt allow it.
In this life, reaching Mid-Stage Immortal Grade was his limit.
"Look at you, donāt you know? Many people already think youāre the Deputy Director."
Indeed, Zhang Yuan quickly became a rising star in Moran City.
He even held the power of appointment.
Isnāt that exactly what Deputy Director is?
"Really.....!"
Zhang Yuan immediately furrowed his brows.
"Iāve been too much in the spotlight lately, thatās not a good thing."
"I should be more low-key in the future."
"After all, my abilities are too weak."
If he had the strength of the Profound Realm, he wouldnāt think like this now.
"Whatās wrong? What are you daydreaming about!"
Liu Shang patted his arm and continued, "Weāve both gone through life and death, and twice at that. Youāre now a prominent figure in the Three Judicial Departments. Donāt forget about me, Old Liu."
"Come on, letās go to my place. Today, weāll drink till we drop."
"Alright!"
Liu Shang nodded happily.
He had wanted to visit Zhang Yuan during this time, but he was really too busy. It was difficult to even see him.
Several times, as he reached the gate of his mansion, seeing the line of people waiting to give gifts, he could only shake his head and leave in resignation.
...
Zhang Mansion.
The two drank until they were a bit tipsy.
Liu Shang kept drinking one glass after another. He couldnāt help it; it was all top-notch Spirit Wine. He had never drunk such good wine in his life.
"What a fine wine."
His face flushed, he couldnāt help but exclaim as he looked at his glass.
"If you like it, drink more. If not, take a few jugs home later."
Zhang Yuan said generously.
Heās a changed man now. Thinking back to the time when the two of them went to the brothel, they didnāt dare order drinks; the silver in their pockets was just enough to pay for women.
Thinking about it was a bit embarrassing.
"That would be too much trouble."
Liu Shang looked at him, full of envy.
"Come on, weāve both been through life and death, why fuss over little things like that."
"Then I wonāt be polite."
Since the first Hidden Kill incident, their relationship had changed; after all, they had shared life-and-death experiences.
After that, they mostly hung out together.
Ate together, went to the brothel together.
Practically like sharing the same pair of pants.
"And... if thereās any good stuff, donāt forget about Old Liu."
Liu Shang raised his glass to him and drank it all in one go.
"Donāt worry. Iāll never forget you. Iāve just been too busy lately. You can help me out in the future."
Zhang Yuan laughed.
Now it was better; there were only a few people in the Three Judicial Departments.
Once there are more people, he definitely wonāt be able to handle it all on his own. Itās good to have someone to help.
The key is that he knows Liu Shang inside out, so thereās no worry.
"Thank you very much."
"What thanks? Donāt leave tonight. Those families sent so many women; you can pick the one you like, and Iāll give her to you. Theyāre much prettier than those in the brothel."
Back in the day, they would take turns paying each time they went to the brothel.
But even though they wore white robes, they had families to support, so the quality they found...was just average.
Totally couldnāt compare to the women those families sent to him.
"Really?"
Liu Shang was so excited that his voice changed, and he sobered up significantly.
"You think I donāt know how fond of women you are? Would you bear to part with them?"
He still couldnāt quite believe it.
"Bullshit!"
Zhang Yuan glanced arrogantly at him, "Do you know how many women I have now?"
Before he could respond, Zhang Yuan held up one finger.
Boasting, "Over a hundred, swapping one each night takes several months!"
"Canāt handle them all, really canāt handle them all."
He then shook his head, very displeased with his performance.
There were so many women he barely even laid eyes on some of them, seeing them once and then never again.
Itās not that he didnāt want to; Zui Rao alone drained him completely, leaving him exhausted.
"Damn, that many!"
"Arenāt you a bit... incapable?"
His eyes drifted to his brother.
"Bullshit! Incapable, me? Way better than you; didnāt I last longer than you did at the brothel?"
"Bullshit! Never happened!"
"Letās compare tonight!"
"Bring it on!"
...
For the last bit of male pride, the two old men had a wild night.
Incapable, yes!
But stopping? Never!