Meanwhile, a voice emerged in his mind.
"Hm? It’s activity from the clone side."
Zhao Xing immediately let the Kunyuan Academy clone go online.
Standing on Kunshan, Meng Kun and Gu Changqing kept calling out to Zhao Xing.
The sound echoed on Kunshan, reverberating both in the sky and underground.
"It’s really strange; we can’t seem to locate him."
"This kid practices a lot of diverse spells; I honestly can’t detect him."
Even Meng Kun and Gu Changqing found it quite remarkable.
In a lake at a certain spot on Kunshan, Zhao Xing silently emerged.
He then quickly flew towards the Kunshan palace.
"Two gentlemen, may I know the urgent matter for which you call me?" Zhao Xing asked.
"I heard you wrote a paper, ’Theory of Triple Yang, Triple Yin, and Six Qi Great Circulation’ at the Xuantian Academy?" Meng Kun held a dossier and said, "Is it true?"
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded, "Has it now spread to Dao Yuan Continent?"
"You rascal, such a big joyful event, yet you didn’t say anything?" Meng Kun glared, "Why, are you implying I’ve treated you poorly?"
"I wouldn’t dare, sir has treated me well; it’s just the theory needed verification at the time, and I didn’t know if there were any errors, so I didn’t publicize it." Zhao Xing replied.
"Your current ’Transformation Theory’ has already been preliminarily validated; Lu Chunhua has just announced it at the Xuantian main academy." Gu Changqing said, "Chen An, you must not favor one over the other."
"You’ve invested so much energy in the Heavenly Time Sect; does it mean my Earth Advantage Sect is undeserving of your research?"
Zhao Xing was stunned; so this is what they were after?
"Two gentlemen, such magic theories aren’t written in a day or night, I..."
"I don’t care." Meng Kun grabbed Zhao Xing’s hand, "If you don’t give me an explanation, you regard me lightly."
Zhao Xing laughed helplessly, having no choice but to respond, "Two gentlemen, should I have any insights into the Geographical Advantage Skill, I will inform you both immediately."
"I want to be the first recommender!" Gu Changqing immediately booked his position.
"Hmm? Old Gu, are you daring to compete with me?" Meng Kun glared, "This Old Gu actually tries to steal from my house?"
"Mr. Meng, what’s there to compete about? You are the dean, busy with official duties; I’m the Five Classics Doctor, isn’t such a matter under my responsibility?"
"Nonsense!" Meng Kun cursed, "Do you think only you, Gu Changqing, have this skill to review? Hmm? I’m the dean, I rank higher than you; you cannot compete with me for the first recommender! Otherwise, I’ll dispatch you for excavation!"
The official power suppression was deeply felt by Gu Changqing.
He eventually succumbed to Meng Kun’s tyranny and retreated to the position of the second recommender.
However, Zhao Xing had no interest at the moment in this matter and could only give verbal assurances to muddle through.
Time marched forward, soon crossing into the Jingxin Calendar 34th year.
On January 5th, Zhao Xing’s true self arrived at Tianhe Prefecture to report on duty.
Tianhe Prefecture was one of the four major administrative centers of the Pinghai State Transport Department.
It managed the transportation of materials east of Pinghai State.
Zhao Xing, reporting for duty, had his official position changed to: Tianhe Prefecture overseeing East Sea Thirty-seven Transport Divisions and Hundred Water Sky Transportation Envoy.
The specific responsibility was to ensure the safety of the waterways on this transportation route; it’s not escorting the military supplies with ships, but ensuring the stability of the waterways and cloud paths.
To put it plainly, during transshipment ship’s passage on this route, the skies can’t have thunder, rain, storms; the waterways can’t have floods breaking out nor overflows changing the course.
"Mr. Zhao, the stability of these thirty-seven routes is entrusted to you." The Secondary Third-rank Tianhe Prefecture Transfer Envoy, Zhang Ping, instructed.
He appeared serious: "Currently, our Tianhe Prefecture Transport Department is under great pressure; the Southern Barbarian Battlefield has complaints about us transfer envoys; if you make any mistakes, even if your mentor is Mr. Liu, I will not spare from punishing!"
"Rest assured, Mr. Zhang." Zhao Xing bowed, "I guarantee to fulfill my responsibilities."
Standard Fifth Rank overseeing thirty-seven routes was the standard fifth’s limit, but not Zhao Xing’s limit.
He wanted more authority; however, Zhang Ping was a fair and strict person, otherwise, Old Liu wouldn’t have assigned him here for governance.
Prince Liang’s Party continued to smear the state transport institutions, blaming the defeat in war on delayed military supply transportation.
This put Liu Tianning and other officials under significant pressure, and Zhao Xing was here to share the burden.
"You are to assume your position immediately, I’ve already prepared the deputy envoy for you." Zhang Ping said.
"Understood." Zhao Xing promptly left the government office, returning to the Hundred Water Sky Transport Division.
As he entered the government office, seeing the deputy welcoming him, he was momentarily stunned.
"Lord Lu? Is it you?"
"Zhao, Mr. Zhao?" Lu Tingzhi was equally stunned: "Why is it you?"
Zhao Xing couldn’t help but laugh: "Never expected to meet an old acquaintance here."
Lu Tingzhi was his former life’s superior in the transport department, also one of the backers for his embezzlements.
In this life, their interactions were at Fire Dragon Pass.
At that time, he exchanged paintings for future Divine Craftsman, Yue Lingzhi, and sent him to Hundred Weapons Daoist School.
However, since he left Ten Suns Cave Heaven, the two lost contact.
Neither expected to reunite here.
"Wonderful, I’m delighted it’s Mr. Zhao as our department’s main official!" Lu Tingzhi was very pleased; he believed their past connection and ’shared interests’ would surely lead to success.
"I’m also very pleased, it turns out Lord Lu is my deputy." Zhao Xing was very happy, continually glancing at Lu Tingzhi’s head.
"Please, Mr. Zhao, come in quickly."