The Flowers Bloom Again Today, One Year Later
February 2.
On the highway outside Xingcheng, more than a dozen luxury cars were parked by the roadside.
Dozens of officials in official robes were likewise standing by the road, waiting.
Li Lei was among them.
Xingcheng's Chief Lan Changqun stood beside Li Lei, chatting and laughing with him.
After the former Chief, Gu Zhenhui, stepped down, the new Chief had once tried to suppress the Xingcheng forces led by Li Lei.
After all, as Chief, he could not simply stand by and watch Xingcheng possess a force that even surpassed him.
The two sides had fought for nearly a year, but Lan Changqun had never managed to gain the upper hand.
That was, until news came back that Li Fei had been made a marquis. The ambitious Chief completely lost his will to fight.
Why the hell am I still fighting?
Now Lan Changqun had completely relaxed his attitude. He had changed from his former ways and taken the initiative to befriend Li Lei.
At that moment, the two stood by the roadside, chatting merrily and laughing heartily. They appeared to be on excellent terms.
The officials around them all understood what this meant. In the future, the Chief of Xingcheng would unquestionably be Li Lei!
"They're here."
Someone suddenly shouted.
Everyone turned to look. A motorcade had appeared on the distant highway, instantly lifting their spirits.
They had deliberately waited here on the highway today for one reason: to welcome Marquis Jing'an Li Fei home.
Li Fei and the others had first taken a train from Datong Prefecture. After reaching Mingqi City, they had switched to cars and arrived in Xingcheng that afternoon.
The motorcade drew nearer and nearer. Its speed gradually slowed before it finally came to a stop.