After leaving Yun Jing’s quarters, Shang Xia basically learned of his responsibilities in the coming future.

With Shang Bo cultivating in seclusion earnestly and Yun Jing being forced to enter seclusion to recover, the responsibility of dealing with the matters in the Tongyou Institution’s territory landed on Liu Qinglan’s shoulders.

Everyone might know that Shang Xia was the strongest person in the Tongyou Institution now that the two Deputy Patriarchs were absent, but he lacked the experience and seniority. In fact, he was probably the person with the least experience in dealing with administrative tasks among those present.

Of course, he still had his tasks to do. The duty he was allocated might be straightforward and easy to understand, but it was also extremely dangerous. He would have to leave the protection formation and regain control over the territory the Tongyou Institution lost!

He was basically acting as a hired thug. All he had to do was to ensure that there was no foreign presence in the territory they had lost due to the war. After making sure it was safe, that would signify the end of his job. He knew that Chu Jia already had plans to deal with the reclaimed territory.

When Shang Xia ran into Shang Ke again, the old man seemed to be in surprisingly high spirits. He didn’t look...