With Xu Jinfeng's betrayal dealt with and the chief escort's generous rewards in hand, every member of Escort Team No. 79 felt lighter. The gloom that had weighed on them for days vanished.
Back in their private courtyard, Li Yun took up the authority of Escort Team No. 79's captain as a matter of course.
After the battle at Yellow Dragon Valley, everyone had witnessed Li Yun's astonishing strength. With the chief escort's personal appointment on top of that, not one of the escorts objected. They accepted their young new captain wholeheartedly and treated him with deep respect.
The team had just undergone a great upheaval. The families of their fallen brothers had been properly provided for, but replacements were still being assigned, so the Hu Hai Escort Agency gave them no escort missions for the time being.
For a while, Escort Team No. 79 entered a rare period of rest.
Life suddenly grew leisurely.
Over the next half month, Li Yun lived in remarkable comfort and ease.
During the day, he often shared drinks in the courtyard with Ye Chen and the other escorts, chatting about Martial Dao and drawing closer to them.
Having fought shoulder to shoulder through life and death, the surviving team had already forged a firm bond. Everyone got along, and the courtyard rang with good cheer.
When he had nothing else to do, Li Yun would leave the Hu Hai Escort Agency alone and wander through the vast Falling Star City.
The capital of Silver Fox Star had deep roots. Streets crisscrossed its many marketplaces, and Martial Artists of every race passed by everywhere. Pill shops, the Armory Pavilion, and the Cultivation Pavilion lined the streets beyond counting. The city bustled with life, a scene of flourishing splendor.
As Li Yun wandered, he quietly