Bestowed the Title of General Pacifying the Lands

More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Sunset Glow Courtyard remained much as it always had, filled with the sights of cultivation. Every day when the rising sun appeared, Lin Fan would send fifteen strands of pure Inner Qi into Su Qingwei, helping her build up the foundation needed to break through to the Bright Force Realm. Once the transmission was complete, Su Qingwei would practice the Flowing Cloud Fine Sword in the courtyard, refining her moves and mastering the immense power within her Late Bone Tempering Realm body. Lin Fan, meanwhile, spent most of his time sitting cross-legged atop the bluestone platform in secluded cultivation, often wreathed in a faint pearly-white aura.

Over these past ten-odd days, the turmoil of the martial world had temporarily settled as well. The town and its surroundings were peaceful, while the remaining members of the Black Tiger Gang gradually stabilized under the Su Family's arrangements. The businesses in Great River Town were also running smoothly, and the gray industries that had once belonged to the White Ram Gang had mostly completed their restructuring. The town's residents spread the news far and wide.

Everything was proceeding in orderly fashion.

At noon that day, the sound of carriages and horses suddenly rose outside the courtyard, accompanied by the loud announcement of official runners at the gate, shattering the courtyard's usual tranquility.

"An imperial envoy has arrived!"

The booming cry carried clearly into Sunset Glow Courtyard.

Lin Fan, who had been sitting on the bluestone platform with his eyes closed as he regulated his breath, slowly opened his eyes and gradually drew in his aura. Su Qingwei also stopped practicing her sword. Holding her longsword, she stood at Lin Fan's side with a trace of surprise on her face.

Lin Fan rose