Five days later, Guangping was reopened.
The Blood-Clad Guard of the Metropolitan Guard Bureau and the large contingent of soldiers stationed at Xilao Pass withdrew from the county town, but no one knew how long it would take to heal the damage they had inflicted upon Guangping.
But not all of that damage had been dealt to innocents!
Wang Chen did not care about any of this. At last, he received a new decree from the Metropolitan Guard Bureau.
Wang Chen could return.
So he set off that very day and arrived back in Donglu Prefecture City before nightfall.
"My lord!"
Seeing Wang Chen return, Xi Jun, who had remained behind to watch over the house, was both surprised and delighted. Unable to restrain herself, she threw herself into his arms.
With such soft, fragrant warmth in his embrace, Wang Chen was briefly stunned as well.
He had not expected this charming little maid to be so attached to him after only these few days apart.
The next moment, Xi Jun flushed and pulled away from Wang Chen's embrace, unease showing in her eyes.
Her actions had overstepped her station, and she feared that Wang Chen would be angry.
Yet Wang Chen reached out and wrapped an arm around the girl's slender waist, smiling. "Nothing happened at home, did it?"
There certainly could not have been any trouble. This residence had been given to Wang Chen by Commander Yao Peng, and Xi Jun had originally belonged to the Yao family. In Donglu Prefecture City, who would dare swallow a bear's heart and leopard's gall to make trouble?
Rather, several maids and servants had been added to the household.
The residence was not small, and Xi Jun alone could not manage all the daily cleaning and upkeep.
Wang Chen had previously