Xu Zhiyan would never have dreamed that, merely by squeezing his subordinate Immortal Officials after work as usual, he would run headfirst into Wude True Lord.
In his mind, he cursed eighteen generations of Lu Yuan's ancestors a hundred times over.
Lu Yuan, oh, Lu Yuan.
You bastard, you had connections to Wude True Lord, and you never thought to mention it?
If you'd so much as hinted at the office that you knew the steward of Lord Chen's household, would I have kept tormenting you with those rotten old accounts every day?
With backing that powerful, why the hell did you spend every day at the office playing the low-key, downtrodden drudge?
Are you sick in the head?
However filthy his inward curses became, Xu Zhiyan did not dare let his tongue slow down.
"True Lord! You don't understand!"
"My tone was a little impatient just now, but that was entirely because I value Lord Lu so highly! I urged him to hurry over because I wanted to reward him!"
"Really?"
Chen Wei gave a soft chuckle.
Even through the Voice Transmission Jade Talisman, he could guess without looking just how spectacular the fellow's expression must have been.
"Of course!"
As soon as Chen Wei responded, Xu Zhiyan sensed an opening and immediately began rattling away. "True Lord, you have no idea! At our Government Office, Lu Yuan is conscientious and tireless, never complaining about hard work! He's the first to report for roll call and the last to leave. All those tangled, rotten old accounts depend on Lu Yuan alone to sort them out, and he puts everything in perfect order!"
"I've seen every bit of it, and my heart aches for him!"
"As it happens, a lucrative assignment just opened up at the office, and I immediately