Over the next several days,
the Dao Palace kept up constant patrols, relaxed on the outside but tight within.
On the fourth night.
Inside the Patrol Warden Office.
Mountain Opening Daoist let out a soft breath as he looked at the Commendation Order that had just been issued.
It clearly stated that, in gratitude for the Patrol Warden Office rescuing Layman Li Huoyun, the Tanyang State Yamen had granted Mingjing Palace an additional Concurrent Post Quota.
"Good, good, good! This is truly wonderful!" Mountain Opening Daoist's face blossomed into a smile.
This Concurrent Post Quota had come at exactly the right time.
"Also, Layman Li Huoyun personally sent three hundred taels as a gift of thanks," Xiao Yun quietly reminded him from the side.
"Money is a trivial matter. But one more concurrent post, especially a Prison Affairs post—that is an important assignment. So many people want to stuff their people into Prison Affairs and fail. Who would have thought we'd gain another one this time?"
He deftly took out a Charcoal Pencil and wrote a name beneath the Commendation Order, in the space for the recipient: Xue Ning.
"This Xue Ning has given me quite a few good things in a row. I'll let him have this one cheaply. The kid has good luck, running into such a good thing."
All manner of major and minor incidents often occurred at Mingjing Palace. After all, it was a martial sect, and one of Tanyang's great sects at that.
The Palace's experts had to go out from time to time to mediate Jianghu disputes between different parties.
Some clans and families would also occasionally come calling, asking Mingjing Palace to intervene and pull people out through official channels.
All in all, Mingjing Palace was a prestigious great sect that was half