When Qing Chen reopened the imperial examinations in Qiongzhou and selected talent regardless of background, Dongfang Ming had been the most dazzling among them.
Later, he had traveled all the way to the Imperial Capital to take the Myriad Immortals Palace Examination, awakened the heaven-clear tier [haoran literary heart body], and entered the Hanlin Academy. He had now risen to Principal Seventh-Rank Hanlin Academy Lecturer, concurrently serving as a Walker in the Inner Cabinet's Edict Office. This time, he had also received the temporary assignment of "Deputy Envoy for Proclaiming Edicts" and traveled north with the decree.
His prospects could truly be called boundless.
After Dongfang Ming landed, the first person he saw was his benefactor, Qing Chen, inside the relay pavilion.
Without Qing Chen, there would have been no Dongfang Ming of today. He understood that perfectly well, especially now that Qing Chen's standing was so high!
But he was currently on a mission to proclaim an imperial decree. He represented the will of the Inner Cabinet, the Directorate of Ceremonial, and the Imperial Pole Hall, and could not offer a private greeting first.
Dongfang Ming forcibly suppressed the surging feelings in his heart and stood to one side with his eyes lowered.
The second streak of escape light descended.
The newcomer wore the official robes of a Censor from the Censorate. His face was as lean and his gaze as sharp as ever, though there seemed to be a few more strands of frost at his temples than when he had been in Qiongzhou.
It was none other than Li Wenbi. His cultivation had already reached the nascent soul middle stage peak, leaving him only one step from becoming a great cultivator.
After landing, his gaze briefly met Qing Chen's before moving away, his expression complicated.
During his