That letter, sent from Yangzhou and urgently delivered by an immortal crane courier from the Heavenly Court to the Rongguo Immortal Estate in the Divine Capital, having traveled tens of millions of li, had been written by the manager of one of the Jia Residence's properties in Yangzhou.
The letter stated that three days earlier, Lin Ruhai—the former top-ranked candidate in the immortal examinations and current fourth-rank immortal salt inspector of the Heavenly Court, who had been specially ordered to inspect the salt administration of the Three Realms and oversee the spiritual veins of Jianghuai—had suddenly died in office!
Yes, he had suddenly died. It had happened that abruptly!
Even more horrifying was that before his relatives could arrive to see him one last time and preside over his encoffining, his remains had already been hastily cremated by the local authorities?
As for why the local authorities had acted so hastily, the letter was vague.
The shopkeeper merely said that something unexpected had happened at the time. Moreover, the manager was neither a relative nor a friend. Even though he had rushed over to make arrangements and had even invoked the name of the Rongguo Immortal Estate, he had ultimately still failed to secure the remains.
In short!
That was what had happened. An immortal official in the late Core Formation stage, bearing a major responsibility from the Heavenly Court and blessed with great fortune, had died so inexplicably—and his corpse had not even been preserved!
What shocking secrets or filthy dealings lay behind it all remained unknown for the time being. The manager had not explained in detail in the letter, nor had he dared mention the slightest thing.
However, what was even more urgent now was Lin Daiyu's condition.
After all, upon suddenly hearing the tragic news of