Nightmare Apostle

After returning to his residence, it was not too late yet. The matter of the Great Protector’s corpse was temporarily concluded. The puppet couldn’t be refined, so the next best option was to recover all the magical artifacts from the Great Protector’s body first.

There were a total of three artifacts. Apart from the space-type magical artifact, the other two were somewhat ordinary. Yang Xiao decided to take them all to the Esoteric Sect to have Dean Sheng appraise them.

The reason for asking Ku Daoist to help maintain the Great Protector’s corpse was mainly to plan on bringing the body to Fu Qingzhu for photographing and claiming credit.

After good brothers took photos for confirmation, the final step was to send it for alchemy. The process shouldn’t be chaotic, striving to maximize benefits, also as a consolation to the Great Protector’s spirit in heaven.

Next was the large box delivered by the General Bureau. Since the General Bureau said not to touch it, he wouldn’t. He was a person who listened to reason, just waiting to go to the Esoteric Sect to see Dean Sheng and ask how to handle this item.

Honestly, Yang Xiao really wanted this item, a spell-type magical artifact capable of killing invisibly, perfectly compensating for his weaknesses in this area.

Moreover, he had personally witnessed the scene below Youjian Mountain, seeing the real human purgatory was not an exaggeration, this sufficiently demonstrated the formidable capability of the artifact itself.

Being selected by core followers of the Black Buddha Mother as an artifact also indirectly proved the value of this artifact.

Because tomorrow was his big day, returning home in glory, Yang Xiao forced himself to go to bed early. He must not stay up late tonight; staying up late would affect his complexion and image.

Before sleeping, Yang Xiao took out his brand new Patrol Defense Office black uniform, carefully hung it up right beside his bed, so he could see it as soon as he woke up the next morning.

He had two uniforms in total, this one was new and never worn, the epaulette clearly marked his rank, which was second-level full-time, equivalent to Director Nalan.

In the entire Rongcheng, only Nalan Shuo and Huang Guozhao had this level, but in terms of real status within the Patrol Defense Office, these two were far inferior to him.

Though they were of equal rank, Yang Xiao was the Specialist dispatched by the General Bureau to Jiangbei Province Office, a cadre of the General Bureau. He leveraged this identity to swiftly climb from last to fourth in the nine-leader team of the Provincial Office, becoming a true big shot in Jiangbei Province Patrol Defense Office.

"This is a gift for the Director, he’s had health issues recently, he’ll definitely use these supplements."

"This is for my good brother Fu Qingzhu, and for Beibei Ximen Xiu Da Xiong and the others, oh, and Yu Shu."

"This is perfume bought for Ms. Wen, and for the other team captains."

"And the other five Vice Directorate Chiefs, and the brothers at Xiang Ma Town..."

Yang Xiao checked through the list one by one; all these people once offered assistance during his time of need, so he prepared a gift for everyone he could think of.

After sorting out each gift individually and confirming everything once more, he could finally go to sleep.

Turning off the light, lying on the bed, Yang Xiao couldn’t sleep for a long time, every time he closed his eyes, he saw the faces of Director Nalan and others.

Opening his eyes, he stared dazedly at the ceiling. Occasionally, some cars would pass by outside the community, their headlights briefly casting fleeting light shadows on the ceiling.

After some time, a wave of drowsiness finally surged over. Yang Xiao tilted his head and, with anticipation for tomorrow, fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Yang Xiao woke up even before the alarm clock. He quickly freshened up, ate breakfast, and drove immediately to the Provincial Office. They were scheduled to depart at 9 o’clock, but Yang Xiao was at the Provincial Office building shortly after 8 o’clock.

To his surprise, both Director Hong Anguo and Deputy Director Zhao Jingde arrived early too. Director Hong Anguo was arranging the convoy, instructing people to load box after box of gifts into the vehicles.

Seeing Yang Xiao approaching, Director Hong Anguo waved with a smile. Yang Xiao, neatly dressed, jogged over from afar with a sense of being overwhelmed, "Director Hong, this is..."

"Just a small gesture. You’ve been away from Rongcheng for a while, going back empty-handed wouldn’t be right." Director Hong Anguo smiled reassuringly, "Don’t worry, these are on my personal account, not public funds, so it doesn’t breach any regulations."

"Director Hong, thank you so much, I don’t even know what to say." Yang Xiao’s eyes welled up with tears.

Director Hong Anguo reached out to straighten Yang Xiao’s lapels, then patted his shoulder, smiling, "Perk up, you are the pride of our Provincial Office, don’t let us down."

"Specialist Yang, Director Hong arranged a special vehicle to send you back this time. To coordinate all this, Director Hong arrived an hour early." Zhao Jingde also chimed in.

"Thank you, thank you Director Hong, and thank you Director Zhao." Yang Xiao extended both hands, shaking hands with the two directors individually to express his gratitude.

"It’s not entirely my doing, part of these gifts were also prepared by Director Zhao. Our thoughts aligned." Director Hong Anguo smiled, not taking full credit.

"Thank you both for your concern, I am greatly honored." Yang Xiao said excitedly.

"When you return, send our regards to Director Nalan on behalf of me and Director Hong. Work has kept us busy, and we haven’t had time to visit him." Vice Commissioner Zhao specially instructed Yang Xiao.

"I will definitely deliver your messages, please rest assured, both of you!" Yang Xiao assured.

After all preparations were complete, the convoy set off. It was a grand procession with more than ten vehicles.

The vehicle Yang Xiao was in was in the middle of the convoy, the designated car for Director Hong Anguo, with a guard vehicle leading ahead.

Sitting in the back seat, looking out the window, at this moment, Yang Xiao couldn’t tell if his mindset had altered or if some peculiar elements had mixed in, but even the scenery outside appeared different.

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