Li Yanzhao's gaze fell on the elderly figure seated at the upper left, clad in an eye-catching red robe of an Attendant.
The Red-robed Guest Official, Guhongzi.
Everyone's eyes turned toward him in unison.
More than a hundred gazes settled on him.
Guhongzi sat upright in his large chair, his eyes half closed, his gaze lowered to his nose and his attention turned inward.
He looked every inch an enlightened sage beyond worldly affairs, unmoved by honor or disgrace.
Yet beneath his broad sleeves, his hands trembled uncontrollably.
Excitement.
Excitement he could not contain.
He had waited hundreds of years for this day!
"Red-robed Guest Official, Guhongzi!"
Guhongzi's eyes snapped wide open.
He drew a deep breath and rose.
With a solemn expression, he cupped his hands and bowed to Li Yanzhao. "This old Daoist is here!"
Li Yanzhao looked at him with unprecedented solemnity.
After all, if this man had a little luck on his side...
He would become a full-fledged Divine Mansion Venerable.
"Guhongzi, in this campaign, you ventured alone deep into the heart of the Southern Wasteland."
"You slew nine Innate Cultivators of the southern barbarians: four at early-stage innate, three at the middle stage innate realm, and two at late-stage innate, earning a total of one hundred and two thousand contribution points!"
"One hundred and two thousand?!"
Everyone was stunned.
But something even more shocking was still to come.
Li Yanzhao continued, "You then infiltrated the Witch God Hall single-handedly, captured its Saintess alive, and presented her before the King of Chu!"
"You threw the enemy's ranks into turmoil, destroyed their foundations, and helped bring Desolation Province under control sooner!"
"Such a great achievement deserves first place!"
Li Yanzhao raised his voice again, his words ringing throughout the hall.
**"The family head has personally decreed your