"I'll grant you an official position and a residence near the Imperial City. From now on, don't stay in the areas on the outskirts of the Sacred City. All right, you may withdraw for now." Lord Yun waved a hand, tossed me a gilded jade token, and ordered me to leave.
"Many thanks for Lord Yun's gracious gift." I honestly hadn't expected Lord Yun to be so decisive this time, but there were surely many things I hadn't seen. After all, over the past few years, it was impossible for me to know what sort of coercion he had endured. If Lord Yun wanted to escape his misery, the intensity of that desire was probably beyond anything I could imagine.
But with the status of Imperial Merchant, I could practically swagger through the Sacred City, and no one would dare refuse to make way for me. Naturally, a whole procession of immortals left the Imperial City in grand fashion.
Huo Ma looked at the palm-sized gold-and-jade token, covered in a string of Demon Race writing, and was green with envy. "Ao Daoist Fellow is now one of His Lordship's trusted aides, with an honored status. Although your official position hasn't been determined yet, it must certainly be a first-grade immortal post. Tsk, tsk, you're making us all envious."
I took out ten taels of Heavenly Dao Powder and looked at Huo Ma and the several Heavenly Dao Realm experts under his command. "Distribute this among yourselves and the brothers."
Huo Ma's eyes lit up with delight. Naturally, he also gave some to each of his subordinates. After all, under my watch, he could still be considered fair.
Before long, we returned to the territory of the Flying Marten Clan. After informing Divine Nun Kongshan, Immortal Jade Min, and the others