"Tonight, I'll be the host. Consider it a welcome banquet for Brother Lei. I hope Brother Lei will do me the honor."
Qi Yuanliang spoke to Lei Zheng with a face full of sincere warmth.
They had not found anything in the first place.
Lei Zheng had not been in a good mood, and now that Qi Yuanliang was offering a meal, he naturally did not refuse. He waved a hand and agreed.
"Ha ha ha!"
Seeing Lei Zheng agree, Qi Yuanliang was even happier.
He turned to the other Brocade Guard present and said,
"Brothers, if you are free tonight, you may all come drink with us. It's on me!"
"Thank you, Lord Southern Pacification Commissioner!"
Whether there was some scheme behind it or not, at least on the surface, this Southern Pacification Commissioner behaved very naturally, without the slightest flaw.
"My lord, shall we go?"
Si Nan glanced sideways at Ye Liuyun.
"Someone's buying drinks. We'd be fools not to go!"
Ye Liuyun shrugged, looking rather indifferent.
Besides,
the Southern Pacification Commissioner had said nighttime. There was still some time before then. After the headcount was completed, everyone went their separate ways.
They planned to wash up properly.
After being out in the elements for so many days, they might not have been soaked through with stench, but they all carried at least a bit of a smell.
Ye Liuyun had just returned to his residence.
Outside the gates, he saw a richly decorated carriage parked there.
After giving it two curious looks, Ye Liuyun entered the residence.
"Master is back!"
Not long after he entered, Xing'er, having received the news, hurried over to greet him.
It was clear that after Ye Liuyun had been gone for so long, Xing'er had missed him terribly. Her eyes seemed