Chapter 195 - 110: The King Returns

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Chapter 195: Chapter 110: The King ReturnsCapital, South Zhili Guild Hall. "Qing’er, get ready to pack up, we need to prepare to return to Yingtian Prefecture." Newly promoted Second Rank Scholar Feng Xifeng said while yawning. Last night, he went out for drinks again and did not return until very late. Feng Wu was already accustomed to such things. Sёarᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. She was quite happy to hear that they could return to Yingtian Prefecture, her only complaint was, why not return to Jiangning Prefecture. But logically speaking, after her father passed as a Second Rank Scholar, he should have stayed in the Capital to participate in the court examination and be selected to enter Hanlin Academy’s Shuchang Hall for study, and then become an official. How could he directly return to Yingtian Prefecture in South Zhili? This procedure was not correct. "Dad, you didn’t apply for a family visitation leave, did you?" Feng Wu curiously asked. Feng Xifeng chuckled, "You underestimate your father too much. Following the standard process is the choice of mediocrity. The Grand Secretary instigates reforms, requiring extraordinary people to achieve extraordinary feats. This time, it was Your Majesty and the Grand Secretary themselves who appointed your father to inspect South Zhili as the new Imperial Censor." Since the Imperial Censor was the eyes and ears of the Emperor, as long as the Cabinet did not strongly oppose, the Emperor could directly decide. Now that it was the Grand Secretary who proactively nominated the candidate, and the Emperor agreed, thus Feng Xifeng directly bypassed the process of observing government as a Second Rank Scholar and the court examination, which was a special privilege granted by the Imperial Power and the power of the Grand Secretary. Though it was highly irregular, the decision was made by the Emperor and the Grand Secretary, and that constituted the highest decree. "Dad, though the Imperial Censor isn’t a local official and will leave after a year, why did the Court specifically choose you?" Feng Wu asked with a puzzled expression. Feng Xifeng coughed, "Your father naturally has a role that others cannot replace. Let’s not pry into the affairs of the officialdom anymore." Feng Wu was speechless. Who was the one who enjoyed discussing these matters with her most of the time? Pretending to be unaware now, huh. Who cares about such stuff anyway. However, Feng Xifeng was reminded of what his old classmate from Dongzhou Academy mentioned yesterday, "Switching from rice cultivation to mulberry is a national policy, and your journey is to safeguard this initiative. All other matters are of no great concern." Connecting the dots, he understood. Magistrate He was now the Magistrate of Jiangning Prefecture and was piloting the "Switch from rice to mulberry." Firstly, though he and Magistrate He had always been at odds, they were ultimately from the same school; secondly... "Fucking hell, I never said I’d marry my daughter to that brat, why does everyone say I’m his future father-in-law..." Feng Xifeng muttered indignantly. He didn’t expect Xu Qing to come up with a memorial on "Switching from rice to mulberry." In the letters from Magistrate He, he praised Xu Qing as if he were his own son. He even hinted directly that if Feng didn’t plan to marry off his daughter, his elder daughter, who was three years younger than Feng Wu, might also suffice. "It’s not your turn to decide." Feng Xifeng cursed in his reply. Yet, Feng Xifeng still had a hidden concern, saying to Feng Wu, "Qing’er, if you don’t want to get married, I won’t force you." "Dad, why are you suddenly bringing this up?" "Originally, I thought Xu Qing was quite good, but he is too nice. You are cultivating the Annihilation Scripture of the Annihilation Dao. The hardest part is to annihilate emotion itself. If you can’t sever the emotion silk in the future, I’m afraid you might deviate from your cultivation and endanger your life." Feng Xifeng voiced his concerns. He secretly regretted that there was a period when he indulged himself and lost vigilance, allowing his daughter to be beguiled by demon people to cultivate the "Annihilation Scripture." By the time he noticed, it was already too late. Once you start cultivating the Annihilation Scripture, you cannot stop. Seeing that the situation was irreversible, he had to let it be. Feng Wu casually said, "Human life is brief, like grass and trees in autumn. There isn’t so much about the future to consider; living in the present is enough. Dad, if you don’t want me to marry, then I won’t." Feng Xifeng responded, "If you could marry, I’d be overjoyed." Feng Wu smiled, "Also, without me, with Dad’s current status, marrying a girl from a prominent family wouldn’t be difficult." Feng Xifeng retorted, "With you, I can still marry all the same." "You go ahead and marry, I’m not stopping you," Feng Wu chuckled. Feng Xifeng’s expression darkened, "You’re becoming increasingly disrespectful." "That’s because you spoiled me," Feng Wu smirked, and then the boxes and storage items in the room suddenly opened on their own, and items started flying into them, neatly arranging themselves. Feng Xifeng was not surprised. His daughter’s Divine Soul had already reached the stage of Exorcism. Recently, she even won the favor of Chaotian Temple Master, who gave her a Magic Artifact and an Elixir. That Chaotian Temple Master, being the current State Preceptor, he couldn’t fathom why he favored his daughter so much. Feng Xifeng worried there might be something untoward, thus he was also pleased about leaving the whirlpool of the Capital. "Once we go out, don’t show off these Dao Skills. Plus, I have the Dynasty Destiny on me, be careful not to hurt your Divine Soul." "I know, that Dynasty Destiny merely suppresses the Divine Soul, and if the Divine Soul reaches Manifestation, it’s only the officials above Third Rank that can form a significant suppression. You’re just a Seventh Rank Imperial Censor." Feng Xifeng’s face twitched, unable to resist retorting, "You haven’t reached Manifestation either." Feng Wu replied, "Right, right, I’m just worried that you haven’t reached Third Rank official and I’ve already manifested." Hearing this, Feng Xifeng felt a great pressure. The command of the father was waning! He subsequently stopped talking to his clever daughter and returned to his study to start writing letters to Magistrate He and other classmates in South Zhili. He wrote at length, but the letters conveyed only one message, "Do you know what it means when a king returns?" The ancients said, "It’s like walking in brocade robes at night if wealth and rank are not returned to one’s hometown." He used to disdain this notion, but now he felt it was finally his turn!

Chapter 195 - 110: The King Returns

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