"Sir Hao Yu, have you heard about it?" An Lei asked while carrying a few scrolls. Both of them were walking down the hall together.
"About what?"
"I've heard that the East District Administrator is being reprimanded by the Magistrate. And due to his previous failure, he is currently in huge trouble."
"What kind of failure?" Hao Yu played dumb as though he didn't know anything.
"The case where he lost multiple cultivators against that criminal cultivator." An Lei recalled the information for a moment. "It was said that the Magistrate was going to handle this matter personally."
"Is that so? Losing the trust of the Magistrate is truly bad, especially if you are an administrator." Hao Yu nodded in agreement.
"That's right. Due to him not acting immediately, the situation escalated. I mean, if he wanted to stay neutral, he should have stayed that way. But the fact that he helped those cultivators in the end, it caused a problem because the criminal cultivator had demanded the city for an explanation."
An Lei continued talking about the matter. He didn't realize that the reason why the East District Administrator was in trouble was due to him.
Hao Yu was the one who asked Li Xue to handle the problem that way. Of course, he never wanted to harm the East District Administrator. He just wanted to give a little lesson to the administrator.
If people kept having trouble after taking away tasks from Hao Yu, people would have realized that Hao Yu brought bad luck whatsoever and preferred not to do anything with Hao Yu. This way, Hao Yu could get any tasks he wanted and wouldn't have a single person dared to take over that matter.
"That's right. If I'm not wrong, the cultivator is going to arrive today. Do you want to see her?"
"Her? You have already known who will come?"
"Yes. My friend told me about this. An official letter from Elder Ren has arrived, telling us that his disciple, Liu Yan, is going to escort Li Xue back to the sect."
"I see." Hao Yu nodded.
While they were discussing the matter about Li Xue, another person interjected their conversation by shouting from afar, "Sir Hao Yu, the Magistrate calls you."
"Huh?" Hao Yu frowned, not understanding why the magistrate would call him now out of all times. It would just make him a bit suspicious. Unfortunately, he couldn't defy his order and immediately headed to the magistrate's office.
As soon as he reached the office, he was startled to find another person in the office. This other person looked to be in his early thirties. He had a gallant figure like that of a warrior, but the atmosphere around him was light as though it was trying to make him more approachable.
"Hao Yu greets the Magistrate and the guest." Hao Yu politely cupped his hands. When someone did something for an extended period of time, they would be exuding an aura of an expert, so that alone was enough for Hao Yu to be polite.
"This guy is the one you're talking about?" The guy asked.
"Yeah. He is young, but he is smart. Solving one or two problems in your city shouldn't be a problem." The magistrate nodded while introducing the guy to Hao Yu. "This person is Sir Leng, a magistrate of the Dragon City."
"Sir Leng of the Dragon City?!" Hao Yu instantly recognized that name as he couldn't help but utter his achievement. "Sir Leng Xiu, one of the youngest magistrates who became the top examiners twelve years prior?"
"Oh? It's rather surprising to have someone remember the exact year." Leng Xiu smiled. "It's nothing big. I'm just a normal person who has nothing but study in my mind. I have heard a little bit about you… while you are not the top examiner, your achievement is at the very top. So, I'm quite interested in having you in my city."
"In your city… don't tell me…" Hao Yu gasped.
"Yes. You should have heard from Elder Han that you're going to have an experience outside this city, right? It's my city! I've just arrived to take care of some matters, so after I finish, we'll go together to the Dragon City. So… in ten to fourteen days, I think."
"It's my honor to be able to experience the Dragon City. I'll definitely learn a lot." Hao Yu cupped his hands again.
"Today is just a greeting. You can do the rest of your work and go with me for… how many days was it?" Leng Xiu glanced at Han Shao.
"A month. I hope that you can let him learn a lot of things… After all, he is a smart kid who can do almost everything."
"Of course. I'll definitely take care of the person you recommend, Elder Han." Leng Xiu chuckled before walking away. As he passed Hao Yu, he patted his shoulder a few times while saying, "That's about it. I'm looking forward to having you in my city."
Hao Yu was surprised at first, but he soon turned around and asked, "Do you need any help in your matters in this city?"
Leng Xiu only waved his right hand without looking away before leaving the room.
Meanwhile, Han Shao continued, "You should be able to learn a lot from him. Besides, the Dragon City is one of the biggest cities in the northern part of the dynasty. Do you know what that means?"
"Yes, Sir." Hao Yu confirmed without hesitation. "There will be a lot of people, including cultivators, merchants, and special talents."
"That's right. While I don't recommend you taking away an official there, you should stroll around the city and see if there is anyone you can cooperate with."
"I understand. Thank you for the opportunity, Sir." Hao Yu politely bowed his head. Without Han Shao, he would definitely not be chosen. Of course, Han Shao was this good to him was due to his teacher.
"Still, I have to praise you for being able to do it. In your first mission, it's one person. And in your second mission, it's eleven people. I wonder how many will you bring in the third one?" Han Shao smirked.
Hao Yu knew that Han Shao must be talking about the number of cultivators he killed. He only said, "I'm still nothing."
"Hahaha, you sure do. Well, I called you just to introduce you to Sir Leng. I hope that you can use this opportunity properly."
"Yes, Sir. I won't disappoint you."