Xu Changqing sat down and set the milk wine he had brought on the table. Then he held out the jade pendant containing the account books with both hands. "You can look through it while I explain."
Zhu Fuxian nodded slightly and took the pendant. "All right."
He swept it with his Divine Sense and began examining its contents.
In truth, whether he read them hardly mattered. The important thing was that Xu Changqing had brought the account books back.
On the surface, sending Xu Changqing out this time had been a simple assignment. In reality, it had been a test of his ability to handle affairs.
At a glance, the pendant contained more than just the accounts from Fengrao Commandery.
It held the accounts of every partner in the Great Moon Dynasty of the Eastern Domain's mortal world.
If Xu Changqing had brought back only the Fengrao Commandery accounts, he would have earned a passing mark at best.
The more regions he covered, the higher the Immortal Sect elders would rate him.
If he had brought them all back, then regardless of their contents, he had effectively earned full marks.
What was more, he had now reached the Golden Core Realm with an Earth-Grade Golden Core.
Taken together, it was an impeccable performance.
Xu Changqing picked up the milk wine and filled Zhu Fuxian's cup eight-tenths full. He then filled his own before recounting what had happened.
First, he had won Wang Han over in Fengrao Commandery.
Second, he had encountered Zhao Lie in the Hands-Off Region.
Third, Demon God Kong Fang had appeared across the boundary.
Fourth, all three Immortal Sects had deployed their deadly weapons.
Fifth, the Yellow Springs Alliance had sacrificed the imperial palace.
Sixth, Chi Ye Demon God had attempted to reincarnate.
Seventh, he had