Heaven's Will Is Hard to Fathom

"That makes sense. Junior Brother, what you say makes perfect sense!" Kong Zhao brightened, his earlier gloom swept away.

He turned Li Shun's words over and over in his mind. "So when the Nine-Rank Official System is implemented, that will be the moment for me, an investigating censor, to rise to prominence."

Kong Zhao seized both of Li Shun's hands. "If you hadn't parted the clouds and shown me the sun, Junior Brother, I might have missed this tremendous opportunity."

"No, I need to think right now about whose head would be best to start with."

"If I choose an ordinary corrupt official whose name the people don't know, the effect will probably be underwhelming."

Kong Zhao's expression grew solemn as he pondered the matter.

Li Shun nodded. "Your target should be someone with an unremarkable post but a famous name. Once he's impeached and brought down, people will surely clap and cheer."

"I have it!" A gleam flashed in Kong Zhao's eyes. "Junior Brother, have you heard of Zhou Shengzhe?"

"Zhou Shengzhe?" Li Shun paused. The name sounded familiar.

Then it came to him. "The Zhou Shengzhe who borrowed a hundred and fifty-two years of life three centuries ago and was called the greatest practitioner of Lifespan Borrowing in the world?" Kong Zhao slapped his hands together. "That's the man!"

"He came from the Daoist School. On his very first attempt at Lifespan Borrowing, he secured a staggering hundred and fifty-two years, making his name known throughout the world."

"Unfortunately, after reaching the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, his cultivation could advance no further. He now serves as Grand Herald's Reception Director. Merely Principal Third Rank. Hmph, he's just the man to make my name!" Li Shun looked puzzled. "Reception Director? What kind of office is that?"

Kong Zhao explained, "It