Never Forget Where You Came From, Then You Will Know Where You Are Going (Returning to the Place of Old Friends, Retracing the Road Once Taken) Please Vote with Monthly Passes

Amid the respectful welcome of the crowd, Chen Ping'an's carriage procession entered the county city in grand fashion.

It was not that he wished to make such a tremendous fuss; rather, Wei River County City had already made every possible preparation.

Every aspect of the arrangements and courtesies had been set according to the highest standards of the Wei River Town Pacification Office.

Once he entered the city, a round of pleasantries was naturally unavoidable.

That evening, there would also be a banquet, with song and dance in celebration, held as a welcome reception for Chen Ping'an.

Yet Chen Ping'an was not in the mood for it.

After nearly a year, he had returned to Wei River once more. It was not quite homesickness making one timid, but there was still a different sort of feeling in his heart.

At Chen Ping'an's instruction, the welcome banquet prepared for him was canceled.

Countless people had made preparations, all to serve him alone.

And a single thought of his could alter the fortunes of countless people.

The cancellation of the banquet left many representatives from factions qualified to attend heartsick, feeling that they had missed a golden opportunity to become a familiar face.

With Lord Chen's current status, he did not even need to remember them, nor did they need to leave a deep or shallow impression on him. So long as they could look slightly familiar to him, it might one day become a precious stroke of fortune.

But now—

Such an opportunity was clearly gone!

After entering Wei River County City, Chen Ping'an first paid a visit to the Mu Family, sending the entire family into a surge of excitement—indeed, wild delight.

This was a signal, an exceedingly strong signal!

Looking across Wei River County City, the people Lord Chen