Pan Meiren's eyes nearly split with rage. Cursing, "You little rat, you still won't accept your fate? You actually dare try to seize power!" he raced toward the Archives.
With his lord soaring to the top, he couldn't bear the thought of being cast aside again.
After seeing off the last of his well-wishers, Xu Yi collapsed onto the meditation cushion. He would rather fight Xi Mengfan than go through another round of receiving and seeing off guests.
"What's the matter? The new boss just took office, and already he's looking down in the dumps!"
Xi Mengfan suddenly walked in.
Xu Yi said, "Brother Xi, it seems you've got quite a lot of pull. I thought this probably wouldn't work out, but I never expected you to make it happen with a snap of your fingers."
Xu Yi had known about his promotion to Dean of the Staff Department for some time. Back then, after Xi Mengfan had handed him two hundred White Origin Beads, he'd said he had another piece of good news to share. He'd been talking about the deanship.
Getting promoted from a third-grade official to a fourth-grade one was a good thing, whether or not the position came with much real power. Xu Yi was naturally pleased.
Of course, after becoming Dean of the Staff Department, he could no longer serve as Elder Xi's Chief Strategist, nor could he manage the hidden guards.
But given his relationship with Elder Xi, none of that was a problem.
Xi Mengfan said, "I told you, you gave up that spot in exchange for just two hundred White Origin Beads. Old Ma and Old Wu got a huge bargain. This was the perfect opportunity, so of course they'd go all out for you. With three elders stepping in, a