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Yu State.

As the weakest of the Three Shuofang Continents, its presence had never been strong.

Yu State had neither a Qingzhou Royal Mansion nor a thousand-year-old sect like the Divine Mansion Sect.

Whether in officialdom or the Jianghu, there was little worth mentioning. At times, even people from Ling Province could act high and mighty toward Yu State.

Of course, that was only from the perspective of those from the Outer States.

In Yu State, the Government Office and the Broken Blade Sect were the supreme existences.

Because Yu State was located in the southernmost part of Shuofang, with Ling Province to its north acting as a buffer, it hadn't been greatly impacted even during the most brutal times of the war between Xuan Yang and the Demon Sect.

If not for its exceedingly weak Martial Dao foundation, it might have seized the opportunity to surpass Ling Province and escape its fate of perpetually being at the bottom.

"Sect Leader, the Shuofang Jiedu Envoy, Bai Yuan, has arrived at the Prefecture Magistrate's Office."

A man with a fearsome scar over his right eye stood respectfully in the main hall.

Before him sat two old men and one stout man.

These three were the strongest masters of the Broken Blade Sect.

All three were experts at the Peak of Entering Power. Their strength was extraordinary, and they were renowned in Yu State as the Eagle, the Tiger, and the Wolf.

The trio had even mastered a sophisticated joint attack technique, allowing them to fight on par with a Sensing Powerhouse when they joined forces. They had earned a considerable reputation in Shuofang, and many in the Jianghu knew of them.

"What's there to panic about?"

The middle-aged, stout man, Zhou Hu, snorted coldly.

The Broken Blade Sect had been established in Yu State for eight hundred years. Though it couldn't compare to the major sects, it had planted many spies in the Prefecture Magistrate's Office.

That was why they received the news the moment the Jiedu Envoy arrived in Yu State.

The other old man, Li Ying, who had an aquiline nose, wore a worried expression.

"Big Brother, I'm afraid this visitor comes with ill intentions."

Although they were far away in Yu State and knew little of the happenings in the Capital City, they could still glean some information through Government Office channels.

For instance, they knew about the newly appointed Bai Jiedu Envoy.

As the saying goes, a new official lights three fires. That Bai Jiedu Envoy controlled the Three Shuofang Continents; upon taking office, he would surely tour every location.

This was almost a standard practice for officials assuming a new post.

It was all about lining their pockets, something the Broken Blade Sect had experienced many times.

However, the previous Jiedu Envoy, Du Qinghui, had been impervious to both hard and soft tactics, which had kept the three leaders of the Broken Blade Sect on edge for a long time.

The gloomy-looking old man sitting in the highest seat, Wang Lang, narrowed his eyes slightly. "Have Zhu Fang investigate further."

That Zhu Fang was the official the Broken Blade Sect had planted in the Prefecture Magistrate's Office. He held the rank of a fifth-grade official, and the previous news had come from him.

The middle-aged, stout man's large eyes rolled. "Big Brother, I hear the new Jiedu Envoy is from Ling Province. Should we ask around and try to find some connections?"

The gloomy old man, Wang Lang, snorted coldly. "Don't make things unnecessarily complicated."

Reprimanded by the old man, the stout middle-aged man could only sullenly shut his mouth.

In Yu State, they were known as the Eagle, Tiger, and Wolf, but the one who truly called the shots was the last of the three, the Wolf. The title was just something Jianghu People came up with because it rolled off the tongue.

Seeing that Zhou Hu had reined himself in, Wang Lang closed his eyes again to rest.

The previous Jiedu Envoy, Du Qinghui, had remained in Ling Province due to the war in the Northern Territory. He had visited Qingzhou twice at most, and had never once set foot in Yu State.

Therefore, the highest-ranking official the Broken Blade Sect had ever dealt with was merely the Prefect of Yu State.

Zhou Hu was used to running rampant in Yu State, so Wang Lang had to make him be more restrained.

He knew full well that the new Jiedu Envoy was a force to be reckoned with.

When Bai Jiedu Envoy was the General of Ling Province, he had been famous for being iron-blooded and cruel. He was not someone to be provoked lightly.

The best course of action was, of course, to wait and see, and to peacefully send that great personage on his way.

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Yu State, Prefecture Magistrate's Office.

"Lord Bai, your official career is prosperous and your future limitless. I am full of admiration."

An old man with white hair and a white beard showered Bai Yuan with compliments.

This made the stout man standing to the side roll his eyes.

These two were none other than the Prefect and the General of Yu State.

The old man was the Prefect, named Lei Ting. Contrary to his name, this Old Prefect had a gentle temperament and advocated for governance through inaction.

The stout man was General Ma Bing. He had served in the Northern Garrison Army in his early years, so he carried a strong military air and had always looked down on the Old Prefect.

However, discord between the Prefect and the General was a long-standing tradition in Xuan Yang, and Bai Yuan was long since used to it.

When he himself was a General, hadn't he also secretly competed with Kong Sen?

Watching that old fossil Lei Ting praise Bai Yuan to the heavens, Ma Bing also started to panic.

Although Bai Yuan's Jiedu Envoy rank of subordinate second-grade was only half a step above his own, the actual gap between them was as wide as the sea.

Ma Bing was a pure Martial Artist at the Great Achievement of Entering Power, while Lei Ting was a scholar at the Sensing level whose Qi and Blood were already weakening. In Ling Province, such a pair would at best qualify for the post of vice-prefect—a fourth-grade official at the absolute most.

It was only because Yu State was so utterly feeble that these two had ended up in the positions of Chief Officials.

Meanwhile, Bai Yuan had been the General of Ling Province early on and was now both the Shuofang Jiedu Envoy and the Right Chief Imperial Censor. A single word from him could make them lose the official positions they had worked so hard to obtain.

Ma Bing's face flushed red before he finally managed to say, "Lord Bai, I heard that Grand General Dong is your master?"

Only then did Bai Yuan turn his head to look at Ma Bing.

"You were also in the Northern Garrison Army?"

Seeing that Bai Yuan was paying attention to him, Ma Bing immediately perked up. "I fought the barbarians for ten years under Grand General Xu in the Northern Garrison Army. I made it to Miscellaneous General, but it's nothing worth mentioning, lest Lord Bai laugh at me."

Bai Yuan said, "I bade farewell to Minister Xu before leaving the Capital City."

When Ma Bing heard that Bai Yuan had recently seen Xu Dingchun, his expression grew excited. "Is Grand General Xu doing well?"

Anyone who hadn't served in the Northern Garrison Army could never fully understand Ma Bing's feelings.

In the hearts of the Northern Garrison Army, Xu Dingchun was an invincible god of war. It was because of Grand General Xu that the army was able to hold back the barbarian tribes on the Northern Plains and prevent them from advancing south, all with an extremely low casualty ratio.

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