After Chen Changan finished speaking, looks of sudden realization spread across everyone's faces.
Seeing this, Chen Changan could only shake his head helplessly.
It wasn't that they had no brains at all; they had simply gotten their priorities wrong.
Lord of Tianyun Mountain had been gone for so long, and they had been waiting here the whole time. They were growing increasingly anxious, even nervous.
After all, they could only say they had completed the task, and not thoroughly enough.
The longer it took, the more worried they became.
They worried that the people above were dissatisfied because they hadn't done a good enough job.
When the time came, not only might they fail to receive a reward, but there was also a chance they would be punished.
Everyone was worried about this, Lü Fengxiao included, so they had all overlooked one thing.
The road was too long. Naturally, no one could make the trip back that quickly.
"If you're going from Tianyun Mountain to the Sacred Capital, the round trip really does take a long time."
"Besides, Lord of Tianyun Mountain couldn't possibly return the moment he got there."
"Right. When you put it that way, he should be back in about a month."
After Chen Changan finished speaking, everyone seemed much more relaxed, but he could still sense the tension lingering among them.
Just as Lü Fengxiao had said, not quite a month later, Lord of Tianyun Mountain returned to Tianyun Mountain. This time, however, he wasn't alone. Five people accompanied him.
Their arrival made Tianyun Mountain unusually lively. Judging by everyone else's expressions, these five were people of extraordinary standing.
"Brother Lü, do you know who those five are?" Chen Changan asked curiously.
"I don't, but I know they're all members of the Zhang Family."
"To put