The group of people heard this and immediately left.
Only the two sisters remained, sulking.
"You all can go too. This matter was indeed an accidental misunderstanding. Something unexpected happened in our Territory of Flames," Zhang Dali replied.
Just then, a "bang" of explosion sounded from outside.
Everyone, curious about what had happened, rushed outside. They saw an explosion in a distant area and even saw two naked people blasted flying out.
The people who had come to testify happened to witness this scene and were immediately speechless.
So, this was how Zhou Yan was blasted away.
Zhang Dali quickly said, "Have someone check what's going on!"
One of the enforcement officers immediately flew towards the area and then returned, saying, "There was another explosion in the Territory of Flames, blasting two more people away."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dali immediately said, "Hurry and find them. We must not let any more trouble arise."
"Yes!" The man nodded and said to the enforcement team, "Brothers, move quickly."
Watching the two teams of enforcement officers leave, and then looking at the site of the explosion in the Hall of Enforcement, the surrounding people believed that Zhou Yan had indeed been blasted away from there.
This was truly an accident.
Zhou Yan was stunned by everything he saw.
These guys were ruthless.
To put on such a convincing act, they actually detonated a part of their Hall of Enforcement to prove his innocence.
He was curious about the identity of that old man.
How could he make Zhang Dali go to such lengths, so thoroughly clearing himself?
What was crucial was that Zhang Dali was truly clever, arranging this whole charade in such a short time.
He wasn't just impressed; he was in awe.
Seeing that the act was almost complete, Zhang Dali said, "You see, there's nothing we can do about this. Accidents happen, and they are often unforeseen. Since you suffered no losses, and our Hall of Enforcement also bears some responsibility, let's just let this matter pass, shall we?"
"Sister, let's go."
The two sisters were, of course, unconvinced. They felt the incident was too coincidental, but the Hall of Enforcement wouldn't go to such trouble for just Zhou Yan, would they?
They could only leave in frustration.
They had no words to say, yet they still felt wronged.
Seeing everyone leave, Zhang Dali finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned and saw Zhou Yan still there, looking at him with a strange expression.
"Why haven't you left yet?" Zhang Dali quickly composed himself, resuming his stern and upright demeanor.
"Then farewell." Zhou Yan smiled. Since the matter could be resolved like this, he didn't want to cause further trouble.
...
It took Zhou Yan two hours to return to the area where the入门 disciples resided.
He never expected to be teleported so far away.
His first action was to contact Yang Junming: "I've returned to the villa."
Yang Junming replied immediately, "Hearing your voice alive, the teacher is finally relieved."
Zhou Yan felt something was off about that statement, but he had nothing to say.
"I'll rest for a few days," Zhou Yan said.
"Haven't you rested enough?" Yang Junming was speechless. Zhou Yan had been on leave since he asked for it and went to the trial grounds; it had been half a month, and he was asking for more leave.
Zhou Yan was speechless. Could he consider the past week as rest?
He had almost lost his life.
"There are matters to attend to in the territory," Zhou Yan wasn't lying. He hadn't returned to his territory for seven days, and there was a mountain of things to deal with.
"Alright, I was just worried about you falling behind in your studies. You can come to me if you don't understand anything," Yang Junming said.
"Yes, thank you, teacher." Zhou Yan expressed his gratitude.
Speaking of which, Yang Junming also bore some responsibility for all this. If he hadn't told Zhou Yan anything and just sent him out as bait, the subsequent events would not have happened.
His current situation was somewhat precarious.
On his way back, he heard that some people intended to seek revenge for the twins.
These kinds of people were clearly side characters lacking intelligence.
They weren't even their women, yet they were so eager to act like simps and lash out.
He looked at the villa formations he had set up and began to strengthen them for his own safety, ensuring his home base wouldn't be compromised.
He noticed that many new and interesting items had appeared in the territory recently. Many of them were quite good. He began to place these items outside his villa.
After another two hours, once everything was settled, he teleported back to his territory.
No matter how good the weather or the land, none were as good as his own territory.
He opened his communicator and asked the women to gather. They were all at the Celestial Emperor's Palace.
Upon seeing Zhou Yan, they quickly inquired, "Lord, why have you been out for so long, and why couldn't we even communicate?"
"It's nothing. Has anything happened recently?" Zhou Yan asked.
"Nothing much. Xiao He and the others have been wanting to discuss matters with you, but seeing as you were absent, we sisters made decisions on our own," Diao Chan and the others replied.
"You've done very well. In the future, for such unexpected incidents, no one can predict them. Whether your decisions are right or wrong, I won't blame you."
Afterward, they informed him about the general situation in the territory, mentioning that all the ore had been mined.
The soldiers who had gone out to kill monsters were also returning. They had been running dungeons for the past two days. Furthermore, in his absence, they had already arranged for over a dozen heroes, including Bai Qi, Chen Qingzhi, Li Guang, and Meng Tian, to explore the Forgotten Battlefield Secret Realm and the Land of Burning Swords.
There were also numerous other matters. After understanding everything, he had dinner with everyone.
Finally, he summoned Xiao He, Fang Xuanling, Zhang Liang, Xun Yu, and Zhang Zhao.
"Lord, you're finally back," Fang Xuanling said, stepping forward.
"The territory has been fortunate to have all of you recently," Zhou Yan said, asking everyone to sit down before starting the meeting.
Seeing Zhou Yan's return, Xiao He quickly reported many matters and then explained the territory's various policies.
The others had already discussed their strategies. Based on their discussions, Zhou Yan offered his opinions and introduced his viewpoints, which were all met with their approval.
Next was the matter of assigning them positions, which only the Lord could officially appoint.
Zhou Yan began to determine their roles.
Therefore, in the grand hall of the Celestial Emperor's Palace, he began to announce:
He appointed Xiao He as the Minister of Revenue, overseeing all financial matters of the territory.
He appointed Fang Xuanling as the Minister of Rites, in charge of all ceremonies, banquets, and related affairs of the territory.
He appointed Zhang Zhao as the Minister of Personnel, responsible for the appointment and arrangement of all officials.
He appointed Xun Yu as the Minister of Works, temporarily managing all agricultural and logistical matters of the territory.
As for Zhang Liang, he was appointed as the Minister of War, temporarily managing all military appointments.
Since the military generals were all in the trial grounds, military appointments would have to wait until their return.