"This shall be your house." Leng Xiu made a smug smile, presenting Hao Yu's temporary house.
Even Hao Yu was quite surprised by the treatment he received from the Dragon City.
From the outside, this house looked stylish. It had been built with stones and trees. It had a lot of windows around the corner as though it was used to survey all the areas.
The building was shaped like a square, but unlike a normal house, this building had two floors. Taking care of this building would be a huge trouble, but considering Leng Xiu's way of thinking, he must want Hao Yu to use it for another reason.
"I'd never thought that I would be receiving this kind of treatment." Hao Yu was impressed. Still, this majestic house didn't seem to be out of place. Although he didn't want to admit it, the Dragon City's buildings were grander and bigger compared to the ones in Fengyun City.
"It's fine. The government building is just around that corner, so you can actually use this building as an office. I can also hire a bunch of people with that." Leng Xiu added the last sentence, reminding Hao Yu of their previous conversation.
Hao Yu nodded in agreement. "I understand. I don't have any problem with this place. And I can observe the town from the second floor, which is extremely beneficial. After getting the details from you, I'll also create my plan and submit it to you."
"Alright." Leng Xiu patted Hao Yu's shoulder before giving him a token. This token seemed to be made of silver and had a dragon symbol on its surface. This was similar to what Hao Yu had in Fengyun City, but silver showed that he was an Administrator level figure.
"Thank you, Sir Leng." Hao Yu cupped his hands, receiving the token respectfully.
"You can take some rest for today. Tomorrow, go to the government office to meet me."
"Understood." Hao Yu nodded, watching Leng Xiu going back to the carriage and heading straight to the government office, which was around the corner.
After he disappeared, Hao Yu grabbed his luggage and entered the house. The garden itself wasn't wide, but it created a harmony with nature. Just taking a break here would definitely calm the heart down.
He noticed that there were only two people standing by near the building itself: one inside the house and the other one taking care of the garden.
When the one outside noticed him, he rushed to Hao Yu and asked, "Are you Sir Special Envoy that is going to occupy this building?"
"Yes." Hao Yu showed the token he got from Leng Xiu earlier. "Sir Leng… I mean, the Magistrate had told me that I would be staying here and using this building as my office."
After seeing the token, the middle-aged man straightened his back and said, "Yes, Sir. We've been waiting for you. Please come in."
Without hesitation, the middle-aged man offered his help to bring Hao Yu's luggage.
While handing his luggage, Hao Yu asked, "There are not as many people as I originally thought…"
"The rest of the people have gone home, Sir. They've completed the cleaning-up process and will return once Sir arrives. I'll immediately call them if needed."
"No, it's fine. Just tell them to come tomorrow." Hao Yu waved his hand nonchalantly. "So, how many people do we have?"
"We have a total of twelve people that will take care of this building."
"I see." Hao Yu thought for a moment. "I wonder if you know the origin of this building? From the looks of it, I don't think this is an Administrator's house, right?"
"That's…" The middle-aged man seemed to hesitate, but since Hao Yu had asked about it, he had no choice but to tell him. "Unfortunately, this is actually an Administrator's house, Sir… A former Administrator."
"A former Administrator?" Hao Yu frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
The man couldn't help but look around as if he was afraid to talk about it. After making sure that no one was looking at them, he moved closer to Hao Yu and whispered, "It was said he made a grave mistake, causing an Elder from a cultivator sect to get so angry that he killed the entire family."
Hao Yu widened his eyes in shock. A normal outer disciple might get cooperation from an Administrator, but an inner disciple would be able to meet the Magistrate face to face. However, an elder was an entirely different matter.
Even if it was only an outer elder, the Magistrate had to be respectful to them. To think that the Administrator was in charge of that elder and ended up causing all this problem, he simply couldn't understand the problem.
"That's a bit scary. An Elder, huh… Is it related to the mine on the north?" Hao Yu asked.
"Yes, Sir. The former Administrator was actually the one in charge of the mine." The man nodded.
"You sounded like you know a lot about this Administrator." Hao Yu squinted his eyes.
The middle-aged man couldn't help but freeze. He didn't seem to want to talk about it, but when Hao Yu pressured him on this matter, he was afraid that his life would also be in danger.
"Actually, I was a former staff in this place. You could say that I worked for the former administrator. The main office had abandoned this place once that problem occurred, so when I heard they were going to clean this place up, I volunteered."
"I see. It seems that the previous Administrator was a good man." Hao Yu nodded. As expected, the middle-aged man's expression mellowed, showing a sign of agreement.
Now that he was calmer, Hao Yu could finally talk more about the matter. "I want to know more about the previous Administrator, if you don't mind. After all, I'm going to use this place for a while, so I don't want to make a mistake that will cause me to end up like the previous Administrator. Could you please tell me about it?"
By asking politely and even humbling himself, Hao Yu actually managed to get a bit of trust from the middle-aged man. The latter politely bowed while saying, "I'll answer it to the best of my ability."
"Good. Let's talk inside."