To be precise, it was the eleventh day.
After Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan returned to his residence, he spent several days in high spirits amid all manner of hopeful and reverent gazes.
Before long, it was time for repayment and the return of the military equipment, as agreed upon by the fake "Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan" Ye Zhen had transformed into.
On the evening of the tenth day, senior officers in the garrison, stewards and butlers within the residence, as well as shopkeepers from businesses throughout the city, began wandering before Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan's eyes, finding reasons to appear whenever they could.
They wanted to remind Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan that the deadline was approaching.
Unfortunately, Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan acted as though nothing had happened, turning a blind eye to it all.
Once the tenth day passed, an inexplicable air of anxiety spread throughout Zhengyao City on the morning of the eleventh day.
Head Butler He Xun was equally anxious, as were the many mid- and high-ranking officers who had lent out vast quantities of Spirit Stones.
They wanted to ask the garrison commander about it and urge him on, yet none of them had the nerve. One after another, they bombarded Head Butler He Xun with questions until he was nearly scorched to a crisp.
As for Head Butler He Xun, he was even less daring. He did not have the courage to press the matter, but inwardly, he was frantic.
Yet the ones who found it most unbearable were the two marshals, Jin Jun and Hua Su.
The matter of the military equipment was of tremendous importance. When their garrison commander had made no move on the evening of the tenth day, the two had been so anxious that they had not slept all night.
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