Yang Chan slept for an unusually long time.
Two full days passed, yet she remained quiet and still, showing no sign of waking.
Chen Wei went nowhere during that time. He stayed in the Pavilion outside her door, reviewing the Case Files while listening for any movement inside. Although he knew his wife was undergoing a tremendous stroke of fortune, as her husband, he could not help feeling on edge.
In the end, Yang Chan had not woken, but his vigil had brought him the greatest god in the Heavenly Court instead.
On the third day.
Chen Wei had just lifted his teacup and had yet to moisten his throat when an unusual stir arose outside the Mansion. There had been no advance announcement, nor any grand procession of Heavenly Soldiers clearing the way.
The Heavenly General guarding the Mansion entered the rear courtyard and called in a hushed voice, "My lord! The Great Heavenly Venerable and Taibai Jinxing have come to visit!"
Good heavens.
Chen Wei's hand shook, nearly spilling tea onto his Immortal Robe.
The Great Heavenly Venerable and Taibai Jinxing had come in person?
Countless low-ranking immortals in the Heavenly Court could toil until their bodies perished, their cultivation vanished, and their true spirits scattered without ever witnessing such a scene. Ordinarily, if the Great Heavenly Venerable so much as spared an Immortal Official an extra glance, that official would be thrilled for days.
Chen Wei dared not delay and hurried toward the front courtyard to welcome them.
At that moment, the atmosphere at the entrance to the Chen Residence was tense.
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals on guard stood ramrod straight, not even daring to let their eyes wander. The Heavenly General leading them was especially meticulous, his expression a perfect picture of someone ready to