Martial Cultivator Chapter 292: I'm Merely a Pawn

The Lord Warden Commander left Rainwater Commandery, and the specifics of his destination was not quite clear.

In the early morning, Chen Chao met the newly appointed warden of Rainwater Commandery. He was a middle-aged man with a dull expression. After seeing Chen Chao, he greeted him with care. Chen Chao was taken aback, then remembered that even though he had stepped down as the warden of Rainwater Commandery, he was still the Commander of the Left Guard.

This rank was much higher than the official rank of a commandery's warden.

After a brief handover, considering that the surrounding demons had already been dealt with by Yu Xiyi, and the Sublime Bright Mountain was now under the watchful eyes of various major sects, the situation in this area would not become more chaotic than it already was.

After handling everything, Chen Chao awaited the arrival of someone who should have come earlier.

Xu Tong, the vice-chairman of the Heavenly Imperial Institution.

Speaking of this vice-chairman of the Heavenly Imperial Institution, the first time the two met was by the South Lake at the academy. At that time, Chen Chao engaged in a war of words with those academy students by the academy's lakeside. Afterward, aside from Song Lian and others, the Heavenly Imperial Institution came to recruit him.

At that time, the representative was this Vice-Chairman Xu Tong.

As one of the institutions facilitating interactions between the Great Liang Dynasty and foreign cultivators, the Heavenly Imperial Institution was, in a certain sense, more suitable for cultivators to develop cultivation than the warden faction.

When the vice-chairman of the Heavenly Imperial Institution visited Rainwater Commandery previously, Chen Chao had met him once. Now that everything had settled, Chen Chao actually did not feel surprised that this vice-chairman came here again.

Still dressed like a tycoon, Xu Tong chuckled as he said, "Commander Chen seems to have anticipated my arrival?"

Upon entering the Warden Office, Xu Tong took the initiative

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