Dan Feng showed nothing on his face, still wearing the same cold expression.
But countless thoughts were running through his mind.
One was an assistant dragged into this because he was paid to do work for him. The other was a subordinate unrelated to the matter who merely passed along a message.
Facing the two of them, Dan Feng ultimately said nothing.
Wrong was wrong.
He would not argue for himself.
Dan Feng kept his tone normal. After reassuring the subordinate, he turned to hand over work.
He picked up his jade abacus, selected files on the office software that the subordinate was allowed to read, and forwarded them over.
Afterward, Dan Feng switched to the chat app and sent messages to the driver.
Once he finished explaining the work for the next seven days, he received a message that the driver had arrived at the Alchemy Commission.
Dan Feng bid farewell to the two subordinates. After boarding the starskiff, he repeatedly checked the balance on his bank card.
On the jade abacus, there were countless zeros displayed, along with daily interest that crushed most people's yearly income.
He often checked his balance.
Normally, no matter how troubled he was, it would all disappear instantly.
But this time, it didn't work.
Dan Feng returned to the estate, entered the study, stepped through the hidden door, took out the various documents he had deliberately hidden away, then returned to the study again.
These were the assets Zero originally gave to the Imbibitor Lunae.
Dan Feng did not keep a single one.
In a few days, all of it would be handed over.
Anything capable of generating profit, Dan Feng kept none of it. After quickly flipping through them, he slightly raised his head and stared at the ceiling more than ten meters high, unable to stop himself from thinking:
Xiaolin definitely did it on purpose.
Couldn't he at least have deducted the credits instead?
Did he become the head of the Alchemy Commission for money?
Obviously it was to heal the sick and save lives.
Xiaolin was absolutely using public authority for personal revenge.
'But... why?', Dan Feng fell into thought.
'Was the Master Diviner venting anger on Zero's behalf?'
Impossible.
He had clearly handed the report to General Tengxiao already.
Besides, on the Xianzhou, no matter what relationship colleagues had with each other, they would never bring emotions into official matters.
The head of the Alchemy Commission was not some ordinary physician. It wasn't a position where someone could casually suspend or replace the person.
Even if there was going to be a suspension or replacement, it wouldn't be up to the Master Diviner of the Divination Commission, someone on the same level as Dan Feng, to decide!
A faint light flashed through Dan Feng's eyes.
There was only one possibility.
It was General Tengxiao.
For some reason, Xiaolin held a deep prejudice against him. Combined with how he used his identity as the Commission head to help Jingliu access Zero's files...
In Xiaolin's eyes, wasn't that abusing authority and helping evil?
Dan Feng even dared to bring this matter before the Master Diviner of the Divination Commission. How arrogant did that make him look? Then inside the Alchemy Commission, weren't people living in misery?
Xiaolin could not interfere with another department's affairs, so he could only find a way to catch him making mistakes.
Unfortunately, Dan Feng had always been diligent and responsible. The only fault Xiaolin could catch was "having an assistant take assessments in his place," then report it before General Tengxiao.
Tracing it back to the source, it was probably related to the divination result Xiaolin obtained.
Before battle, the Divination Commission would, as usual, perform divinations for the Cloud Knights. Sometimes the results were good, sometimes bad.
During Zero's time in office, he had never suffered defeat.
No matter what the divination result was, he would lead the Cloud Knights to victory against their enemies.
Xiaolin's divinations had never been wrong. After learning that the Reignbow Arbiter had descended upon the Luofu, he definitely would have performed another divination.
But what if the matter involved Zero?
Then Xiaolin was destined to never obtain an accurate result.
What kind of divination result had he told Tengxiao?
Dan Feng let out a light sigh and arrived at the answer.
He would commit a grave mistake.
In Scalegorge Waterscape, beside the Ambrosial Arbor where his entire race had formed an alliance with the Xianzhou, at the ancient moonlit sea where his people underwent rebirth and reincarnation, he would commit an unforgivable crime.
Dan Feng searched through the desk and took out a letter.
It was a letter Yubie had left for the Imbibitor Lunae.
Dan Feng once again read through this letter filled with praise, emotions mixed in his heart.
He picked up a pen but could not think of what else to add.
Yubie had already said everything that needed to be said.
Dan Feng could only write a single sentence, then started another line and left behind his name.
He stared at the letter paper and thought for a long time before once more picking up the pen and adding a few more words.
Dan Feng wore a solemn expression as he tucked the letter back into the envelope.
After seeing this letter, his reincarnation would definitely follow its instructions.
Dan Feng returned the documents on the table to their original place, took out his jade abacus, and once again opened the group chat formed by the High Elders.
Their assets had already reached a shocking amount, so much that even Dan Feng himself felt uneasy about it.
The Xianzhou allowed them to handle the affairs of their own race. The Vidyadhara were not only wealthy, they also held power.
Because of this, quite a few high-ranking officials on the Xianzhou held prejudice toward the Vidyadhara.
If they had a more suspicious superior... their assets would have been confiscated long ago.
And this time was the best opportunity to solve the Vidyadhara's problems and remove the concerns between the High Elders and the Xianzhou.
Dan Feng tapped on the jade abacus and sent a message.
[Imbibitor Lunae: That person once left us a treasure]
The other High Elders showed perfect understanding and immediately started a video call.
That person naturally referred to the former Marshal.
How could a treasure left behind by him be some ordinary object measured in money?
That person had left the Xianzhou nearly a thousand years ago. Why had no one mentioned it during all this time?
Separated by their jade abacuses, they looked at each other, but none of them spoke first.
Dan Feng said in a low voice, "It was a treasure he left for the Vidyadhara."
"He and I were close friends."
Dan Feng first fell silent, then sighed, "Only yesterday did I learn that he never broke his promise."
"He fulfilled the promise he made to our people."
The other High Elders all brightened.
Dan Feng calmly explained his plan.
Money and power, all of it returned.
To him, what were money and power worth?
For the sake of his people, everything was worth it.
The High Elders understood immediately. Some nodded in agreement and echoed his thoughts, while others hesitated, concern in their hearts.
The reason was simple. The Xianzhou's inheritance tax was extremely harsh.
They had to think about their reincarnations too, didn't they?
Dan Feng took in the expressions of the High Elders. Before ending the video call, he pressed his lips together tightly and softly said, "He and I were close friends."
The other High Elders did not need to hand over all their assets.
Returning the commercial streets to the Xianzhou was the sincerity of the Imbibitor Lunae.
Handing over every profit-generating asset accumulated over thousands of years was a decision he made as a friend.
It could also be treated as... A gift of apology from greedy and ignorant people to someone.
Dan Feng withdrew his thoughts and started reading through the group chat messages he had missed.
Jing Yuan spammed more than ten stickers in a row, complaining that he had once again missed the Reignbow Arbiter.
[Yingxing: Even though you missed the Reignbow Arbiter because you were preparing for exams, you still failed several memorization-heavy classes.]
[Jing Yuan: ...]
[Baiheng: ...]
The moment Dan Feng saw Ying Xing, he immediately started probing indirectly.
[Imbibitor Lunae: How many credits per month do you think is appropriate to spend?]
Seeing the usually extravagant High Elder ask such a question, they were first confused, then each gave their answers.
Dan Feng looked at their replies, surprise appearing on his face.
At most only one hundred thousand?
He could only continue typing.
[Imbibitor Lunae: I mean if, just if, you could choose the amount yourselves, how many credits would you pick?]
His friends once again gave their answers.
Dan Feng stared at the screen.
Why was it still one hundred thousand credits per month?
Hadn't he already said to ignore reality and choose freely?
Dan Feng could not understand no matter how much he thought about it. Before he could ask, Jingliu appeared and sent many photos in a row.
The photos showed different kinds of flowers.
In the corner was written: AAA Luofu Flowers 24h Delivery.
[Jingliu: Help me pick]
Dan Feng: "..."
'What? Are you proposing?'