Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 148 - 129: The Vicissitudes of Human Relationships (Part 4)

The entire Court was in a state of anxiety.

Even the likes of the Second Prince and the Seventh Prince were overwhelmed with various matters to handle during these times, making it impossible for them to pay attention to Jiang Feng, the Little Prison Chief, as if they hadn’t even noticed Jiang Feng from the start.

Everyone was busy clearing away suspicious personnel under their command to avoid being implicated.

In these ten days.

Han Dong and Bao Longwei were summoned to the Imperial City three times consecutively.

Each time they came out, a large number of people were imprisoned.

Initially, Bao Longwei was quite excited, but as he watched the Four Great Prisons filling up with people, he began to worry. Although he was capturing the spies of the Rebel Faction, it seemed that the Emperor wanted to make a big deal out of it, involving countless people to properly clear away many.

If things continued down this path, he would only become a target in the future.

Even if he rose through the ranks smoothly, it would be hard to move forward.

Yet the situation had come to this.

He and Han Dong had no other choice.

They could only cling to the Emperor, ensuring a solid position in the Court in the future.

Meanwhile, during these ten days.

Every cell in Zhenbei Prison was stained with blood. Those related to the Rebel Faction, more or less, were punished, and complaints filled the air in the cells. Different voices mingled together, making every Prison Guard and even those in leadership positions, like the Captain, feel overwhelmed.

When not summoned to the Imperial City, Han Dong was busy inside and outside, becoming much stricter with everyone. When she saw Jiang Feng, her attitude was like a superior dealing with a subordinate, lacking the closeness of the past.

Everyone thought it was because too many things had happened recently, causing Han Dong to be in a bad mood and unwilling to pay attention to Jiang Feng.

Another ten days quickly passed.

The storm regarding the Rebel Faction incident seemed to be coming to an end.

Though the cells of the Four Great Prisons remained full, with many people awaiting execution in autumn, there were no longer massive influxes of people daily, and many sighed with relief.

Three days later.

The Court issued a reward announcement for Han Dong, Bao Longwei, and the defensive army personnel.

Han Dong received two Primordial Energy Pills, promoted from Grand Commander of Zhenbei Prison to Prison Director. Bao Longwei, with great merit, received two Elemental Power Pills, promoted from Prison Director of Zhenbei Prison to Chief of Prison, fulfilling his wish to become the leader of the Four Great Prisons.

The Vanguard Lin Zhongsheng, for assisting in the case, was promoted from Vanguard General to Defensive Army Commander, becoming the second-in-command among the defensive army.

For a time, the Prison Guards in Zhenbei Prison were jubilant.

Bao Longwei was promoted from Prison Director to Chief of Prison, overseeing the Four Great Prisons, and Han Dong from Grand Commander to Prison Director of Zhenbei Prison, making Zhenbei Prison the head of the Four Great Prisons.

Being in the same prison job, naturally, everyone was happy.

The look in everyone’s eyes toward Jiang Feng also changed once again.

They all knew that Jiang Feng was close to Han Dong.

There were rumors outside that Han Dong’s great accomplishments this time were related to Jiang Feng’s assistance, suggesting that Han Dong, having become the Lord Director of the Prison, would surely appoint Jiang Feng as at least a Captain, if not a Supervisor.

In short, in everyone’s eyes.

Jiang Feng would rise along with Han Dong’s status.

However, several days after Han Dong received her reward, there was no news from Jiang Feng’s side.

His status remained the Little Prison Chief of the third layer in Zhenbei Prison.

Han Dong had not summoned him.

Even when occasionally patrolling in the prison and encountering Jiang Feng, her attitude toward him was the same as toward other subordinates, as if their previous relationship was merely a rumor.

Gradually, new voices began to emerge in Zhenbei Prison.

"Did you hear? That day, Little Prison Chief Jiang left the city with the Lord Director of the Prison and, out of cowardice, pretended to be lost, abandoning the Lord Director."

"He’s just a Little Prison Chief. What future can he have? The Lord Director valued him so much before, a complete waste."

"Stay away from someone like that, so as not to displease the Lord Director."

"If it were me, I’d rather bash my head to death than stay embarrassingly in Zhenbei Prison."

As these voices grew louder, Jiang Feng sensed that the look in everyone’s eyes toward him began to change.

Even Chief Wang and a few others looked at him differently, seemingly realizing why Jiang Feng sneaked away to settle the bill after they had invited him for drinks that day.