Li Chuan smiled and shook his head:
"You really know how to talk."
Then he turned to Li Qing and said:
"Big Brother, if there's anything you don't understand, just ask Beiwang."
As he spoke, he pressed two taels of silver into Li Qing's hand.
He had already decided to give Li Qing two taels of silver each month for his food.
Li Qing had yet to knock on the gate and become a Bright Force practitioner. Two taels of silver were more than enough for him—he would even have plenty left over.
"Beiwang, take my brother around and help him get familiar with the Outer Courtyard," Li Chuan instructed.
"Coming right up, Senior Brother Li! Brother Qing, follow me!" Zhuang Beiwang looked delighted.
Li Chuan entrusting him with a task was the clearest sign that he truly trusted and valued him.
Only after watching the two of them leave did Li Chuan finally relax and return to his own courtyard.
"There's been too much going on lately. It's even held up my martial training."
With a thought, Li Chuan summoned the Primordial Jade Record.
[Host: Li Chuan] [Skill: Mountain-Holding Stance (Major Mastery)] [Proficiency: 408/4000] [Skill: Through-Arm Fist (Major Mastery)] [Proficiency: 213/3000] [Skill: Thunder Shadow Leg (Major Mastery)] [Proficiency: 149/3000]
"Since Qin Feng can pull strings to interfere with the corvée roster, is it possible the Martial Exam's drawing of lots was manipulated too?"
Li Chuan narrowed his eyes, his thoughts churning.
No matter how he looked at it, Qin Feng drawing Zhang Chengfeng as his opponent in the very first Arena match seemed suspicious.
Considering that Qin Feng had happened to side with the County Magistrate and the Wang Family of the Inner City, the implications seemed rather murky.
The emperor's authority didn't reach the countryside. For