The flowers of April had withered across the mortal world; only then did the peach blossoms on the mountain temple begin to bloom.
Time flowed on, never to return.
In the blink of an eye, April had quietly arrived.
Over the past month, Chen Luo's Journey to the West had finished covering the White Deer Spirit and Fox Spirit of Bikshu Kingdom, the Golden-nosed White-haired Rat Spirit of Xiankong Mountain, the Mugwort Flower Leopard Demon of Hidden Mist Mountain, and the plot involving the Governor of Fengxian County. It had taken another step toward completion.
According to news from the Town Profound Division, Tiger Clan Empress Feng Nanzhi had entered seclusion. In addition, the Flower-skinned Leopard Demon's rank had not been high—only at the Barren Bone Realm—so the Tiger Clan had made no move.
Meanwhile, the Department of Deviations had also concluded its nearly month-long rectification campaign. Three hundred and sixteen cruel officials who had seriously violated the law had been dismissed and handed over to the local governing offices for investigation according to their crimes. The enforcement atmosphere within the Department of Deviations was gradually changing.
One thing was worth mentioning: to cooperate with Chen Luo's petition concerning supervision, the Grand Hall had truly established a separate department responsible for complaints about the Department of Deviations' law enforcement. It was called the Ministry of Justice!
At the beginning of April, Third Senior Brother traveled from Qingqiu Kingdom to Wutong Forest for a "change of guard." He took a detour to Central Capital and spent a day with Chen Luo, mainly to check on Second Senior Sister's seclusion, then hurried away.
Beneath Barbarian Heaven in the north, judging from the latest battle reports, this battle to establish a tribe had dragged on endlessly because of certain "human factors." Several forces