After Teng Xiao lent the Ten-Lords Commission's personnel to Dan Feng, he wanted nothing more than to find somewhere deserted and bash his head against the ground.
He knew Xianyu was close to Jing Yuan, the promising young man he had his eye on. After all, the Former Marshal had once had more close friends than anyone could count.
Who could possibly say no to the Former Marshal, that god of slaughter?
Teng Xiao had thought their relationship was nothing special, just a Plastic Friendship like the one between the Former Marshal and the "Lord of Eternal Joy" in those unreliable rumors.
There were plenty of rumors about the "Lord of Eternal Joy" and the Former Marshal, things like calling the Former Marshal Dad, or an Aeon splashing six billion Credits on the Former Marshal...
Teng Xiao had assumed Jing Yuan and Xianyu's friendship was just as plastic.
But he had never imagined... they actually had the kind of relationship where they shared food?!
Who could have seen that coming?!
Teng Xiao whipped out his Jade Abacus and started writing an essay to the Marshal.
A burly brute of a man, he typed on a Jade Abacus that was a little too small for him. In his panic, he made so many typos that he had to keep going back to fix them, finally managing to finish a thousand-word essay.
In the essay, Teng Xiao recommended Jing Yuan to the Marshal as his successor, then tearfully poured out his woes. Finally, he expressed his admiration for his superior, hoping he could serve as a humble attendant at the Marshal's side.
He had been at this job for quite a long time, anyway. It was about time he retired. It definitely wasn't because the Former Marshal had scared him into wanting