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Qi Xuansu and Zhang Jucheng sat in the office drinking tea while waiting for news.
At their level of authority, most matters no longer required them to act personally. Issuing orders was enough.
Li Tianlan had been busy accompanying the Western Daoist delegation on their tour of Jiangnan Daoist Mansion.
Naturally, this was not Li Tianlan’s own intention, but Zhang Jucheng’s arrangement.
Zhang Jucheng’s reasoning was, “Second Deputy Li has spent the longest time in the Jiangnan Daoist Mansion among all of us, so he is the most familiar and knowledgeable about Jiangnan. Having Second Deputy Li accompany the guests on their tour could not be more appropriate.”
The reason was valid, leaving Li Tianlan with no room to refuse.
This was the authority of a strong Mansion Master.
Even though Li Tianlan clearly knew that Zhang Jucheng’s move was meant to tie him down and keep him too occupied to act elsewhere, he could not do anything about it. After all, Zhang Jucheng was the Mansion Master, while Li Tianlan was merely the Second Deputy. He had no choice but to obey orders.
This situation could not be compared to Qi Xuansu’s circumstances back in Poluo. That was because Qi Xuansu...
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