Becoming a saint begins with the infinite accumulation of destiny.

"Is this today's business?"

A slender and pretty figure paused and stopped in front of the little sparrow.

Her gaze lingered on the stack of letters for a moment.

The woman wore a pure white, flowing, belted long dress that accentuated her graceful figure.

Her waist was so slender it could be encircled by a single hand, and it was gently wrapped with a white ribbon, making it impossible to look away once you saw it.

The skirt's hem revealed a pair of long, slender legs, tightly encased in animal-skin high boots that extended all the way to the lower thighs, without revealing a single inch of skin.

Looking at her, she had red lips and white teeth, a face like a peach blossom, a high and straight nose, and slightly furrowed eyebrows, with a hint of sorrow in her expression.

"Yes, Miss."

Little Sparrow replied, adding another sentence.

"These have all been approved and are about to be sent to the Internal Affairs Department for filing."

"Um."

Wen Fengling nodded slightly, somewhat absentmindedly.

Recently, one of her Bone Forging martial artists was severely injured while suppressing bandits in the mountains. His right arm was broken, and there's a high chance it won't heal. His strength in the future will likely be...

She has always been a sentimental person, and she couldn't bring herself to abandon that person.

However, once the resources are provided, the long-term costs can amount to a huge sum of money.

Meanwhile, his younger brother is actively recruiting and building up his forces. With his new methods of talent selection, several talented martial artists have already begun to stand out.

Our resources were already scarce, and now we also need to support injured martial artists, so our expenses are almost at their limit.

If this continues, her family might have to consider abandoning some of her martial artists.

I fully support my brother's selection process.

"Send it over."

Wen Fengling sighed softly and waved her hand.

She already has enough troubles; she has absolutely no mood to deal with anything right now.

"Yes."

Little Sparrow responded and was about to walk out.

Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks, as if she had thought of something. After hesitating for a while, she finally mustered up the courage to speak.

"Miss."

"Is there anything else?"

Wen Fengling turned around, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Here's a letter. The contents seem different from the previous ones. Would you... like to take a look?"

The little sparrow lowered its head, clutching a piece of letter paper in its hand.

Although she was illiterate, through long-term correspondence and interaction, she had come to understand some martial arts terminology.

She remembered that some of the words on that letter were different from the previous ones.

She quickly took a piece of paper from her face.

And on that letter,

The name written on it was Chen Shisheng.

"Oh?"

Wen Fengling hesitated for a moment, but still took it.

She tore open the envelope with her delicate hands and slowly unfolded the letter, revealing neat and tidy lines of text.

The above details how Chen Shisheng saw through Liu Shouyuan's conspiracy, explained his breakthrough in Bone Forging, and his desire to be transferred back to Wuhe City.

The more Wen Fengling looked, the faster her expression changed, and her beautiful eyes gradually widened.

By the time she finished reading the letter, her eyes were filled with disbelief.

Her heart skipped a beat.

This person... is a genius!

This was the only thought in Wen Fengling's mind.

Moreover, this person doesn't seem to have been discovered by his brother's people, which means he is still an untapped little genius.

"Who delivered this letter?"

Wen Fengling tried to calm her breathing, looked up at Xiao Que, her eyes burning with passion.

"It's the routine business of the Internal Affairs Department."

Before Xiao Que could answer, Jiang Yue'er quickly spoke up.

She noticed something was wrong with her mistress; her eyes seemed to hold the look of someone who had found some treasure.

"Is that person still there?"

Wen Fengling asked hurriedly.

"I should go back now. When I went to the Imperial Household Department, it was already evening, and there was only one servant in the hall."

Jiang Yue'er recalled.

"Miss, is something wrong?"

She felt a little guilty, since it was her laziness that led her to leave this matter to Xiao Que.

"What do you think of this person?"

Wen Fengling took a deep breath, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a strange light.

"This person...this person can break through to the Bone Forging Realm even while outside their cultivation?!"

Jiang Yue'er didn't understand what she meant, and suspiciously took the letter to read it.

Suddenly, her little mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg.

It's common knowledge that resources are scarce for martial artists sent to remote areas. Those sent to villages and towns outside the city lack access to exotic beast meat to nourish their blood and energy. Even if their blood and energy remain intact, they're already considered quite fortunate.

This person was able to break through against the odds; their talent is definitely not weak.

"Miss, this is an opportunity!"

Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she realized something.

Although Chen Shisheng was a martial artist sent out by the Second Young Master, no one stipulated that a person must belong to the Second Young Master.

"Yes. Go and retrieve this person's information now."

Wen Fengling's eyes lit up, and she made a decision without hesitation.

"yes!"

.....

Chen Shisheng, of course, had no idea that his letter had gone through such a tumultuous journey.

He crossed the stone bridge and saw that gang members were still retrieving floating corpses. He shook his head, didn't look any further, and quickly left, heading towards home.

As he passed a street, he turned his head to look in the direction of the clothing store.

The shop has closed down, and there are two gang members guarding the entrance. It seems to have been taken over by some gang.

Looking back on the days we went to the Wen family compound together, it's already been a year.

Liu Ergou's family was decimated, with some members dying and others fleeing.

Liu Tong, the son of the clothing shop owner, went to the front lines and became a member of the supervisory team. His chances of survival were slim, and he faced a life-or-death situation.

Since Zhang Qing went to Wuhe City to deliver the message, there has been no news of him. It is unknown whether he did not want to return to Pingyang Town or was intercepted and killed by bandits on the way.

Even the Blackwater Gang, which was previously involved in the conflict, was wiped out.

Chen Shisheng couldn't help but sigh.

The world is getting more and more chaotic.

He continued walking forward, and the surroundings had changed drastically; many of his former neighbors had disappeared.

Turning the corner of the alley and returning to the front of the flat-roofed house, Chen Shisheng felt a strange sense of time passing and things coming to an end.

The world is so cruel that people are forced to live, and all living beings are struggling in misery.

If he hadn't had the panel and his own efforts, he probably would have become one of them long ago, and no one knows which tributary of the Five Rivers River the body is floating in.

"Hmm? Is someone inside?"

As soon as he reached the door, Chen Shisheng realized something was wrong.

There were figures moving around inside the house. The wooden board he had placed to block the doorway had been moved away and disappeared.

His house was located in a remote slum, far from the inner city and close to the Five Rivers River. Even so, people still came here.

There were several pieces of clothing hanging on the clothesline outside; judging from their appearance, they should belong to men.

Chen Shisheng looked around for a while and then chose to go in from the back.

Upon entering the house, one could faintly hear voices.

"Did you go to Old Liu's place yesterday?"

"What's wrong?"

"Zhang Wang and his gang slept with Old Liu's daughter! Tsk tsk... that girl wasn't particularly pretty, but she had a great figure..."

"Damn, I had diarrhea yesterday, so I couldn't go... Hey, how about we... hehe..."

"Go to hell, he jumped into the river last night. What a pity..."

The two men, dressed in black, were talking, their expressions lewd.

After observing them carefully for a while, Chen Shisheng discovered that the two guys were former members of the Tian Sha Gang.

The Heavenly Fiend Gang was the same group that wiped out the Blackwater Gang. He still remembered that the bald man from back then had been hunted down by them.

Seeing that the two had no intention of leaving, Chen Shisheng was too lazy to hide any longer and immediately walked out the door.

"Who?!"

"Brother, this is Tian Sha Gang's territory. We're under the Liu family's protection. Our gang leader knows Wang Xiao of the Liu family, and Zhou Qing of the Wen family is also our guest retainer. Liu Wang of the Wang family is also related to our Tian Sha Gang..."

One of the lean men, carrying a knife, warily rattled off a series of names.

"stop!"

Chen Shisheng frowned and interrupted, somewhat speechless.

Wasn't this guy a waiter at the restaurant? How did he end up in a gang?

"Brother, are you a martial artist from the Wen family?"

At this moment, another man standing nearby recognized the logo on Chen Shisheng's clothes and immediately asked him about it.