"Haha! Wang Yang, my boy, how did you get hurt? Oh dear, tsk, tsk!"
At Hedong Wharf, Yin Zhengchun looked at the figure standing proudly like a solitary pine on the government boat ahead and laughed loudly from afar.
In terms of rank alone, Yin Zhengchun, a senior first-rank official, outranked the Qingkou Governor. But he never bothered with such details and had come to the wharf to welcome him personally.
Lin Hao, who had come along, also saw the refined governor, who still looked young despite the beard he had deliberately grown.
He had spent some time in Qingkou, but had never met this renowned Double Top Scholar in the civil and martial examinations.
His first glimpse of the man matched his impression perfectly.
He was gentle and refined, with the air of a scholar foremost about him, yet as proud as a snow-covered pine.
Despite his refined appearance, he possessed an indescribable masculinity.
And following Yin Zhengchun's teasing, Lin Hao observed him carefully and indeed detected a slight irregularity in Wang Yang's breathing. His internal organs must have suffered some impact and had yet to recover.
Even Lin Hao was secretly shocked. A Double Top Scholar, a powerful Intent Condensation Grandmaster, had actually been injured!
What sort of being had attacked him?
Lin Hao's first thought was the Western Depot.
Well, blaming every rotten affair in Great Qi on the Western Depot might wrong them occasionally, but blaming them for every other one would certainly let some of their crimes slip through.
"It isn't what you think. Come on, let's go sit at your place."
Wang Yang was easygoing and paid no mind to Yin Zhengchun's teasing. Before the boat even approached, he leaped from its bow, then skimmed a foot over the water like a skipping stone,