Chapter 219: Loyalty Demonstrated

"Now that you have a new boss, if you're willing to continue working with me in the future, stay. If not, I won't force you. You can leave now." Yang Haoran said with a smile as he looked at the three standing in place.

Before the three could respond, the phone rang. Yang Haoran took out his mobile phone and saw that it was Xu Meijing calling.

His smile deepened a bit. Instead of answering immediately, he spoke again to the still shocked Master Wu trio, "I'll give you some time to think."

After that, Yang Haoran casually set up a simple soundproof barrier with Yin spirit power and then answered Xu Meijing's call.

As soon as the call connected, Xu Meijing's cold and crisp voice came through, "What's going on?"

Though Xu Meijing was trying to suppress her true emotions, Yang Haoran could still hear the underlying shock in her voice.

"What's going on?" Yang Haoran asked with a smile.

"Don't play games with me. How did Deng Feng die? How did you suddenly become the Burial Master? Did you activate the heaven soul?" Xu Meijing fired three questions in a row, revealing her genuine surprise despite her attempt to appear calm.

"The first two questions were already reported, right? As for the last one, yes, I did activate the heaven soul." Yang Haoran responded with a smile.

"Hmph, reported? Do you believe the contents of the report?" Xu Meijing asked.

"The content of the report is definitely true. We naturally have to believe it. Do you expect us to believe rumors instead?" Yang Haoran countered.

While Xu Meijing was dissatisfied with Yang Haoran's response, she understood why he said so and didn't press further.

Feeling helpless, Yang Haoran hesitated for a moment before saying, "Some things are not convenient to discuss over the phone, especially during the most sensitive times. I'll come to Ancheng to talk to you another day, and then I'll tell you about Deng Feng's heroic deeds."

"No need, I'm not interested now. But congratulations anyway," Xu Meijing said.

"Hehe, just lucky. Otherwise, how could such good things come to me?" Yang Haoran humbly replied.

"I knew that even if you didn't say it."

Xu Meijing's straightforward answer made Yang Haoran feel a bit amused. However, he didn't argue and instead, he changed the topic and chatted with Xu Meijing.

But Xu Meijing didn't seem very interested in other topics. After a few brief exchanges, the call ended.

Upon hearing this, the faces of the three lit up with joy. At this moment, what they most desired was to regain their Yin spirit power and become different from ordinary people.

In a short amount of time, Yang Haoran reseeded the Death Mark Seal for the three, and they regained their Yin spirit power.

Although the time spent was not long, it was still a considerable drain on Yang Haoran. Planting a Death Mark Seal for someone else was a significant expenditure for him.

However, he felt quite happy about it because these three were the first Night Watch he had marked with the Death Mark Seal.

The first time always felt fresh and exciting, but as the numbers increased, the novelty would fade away, leaving only memories.

As the South Lake Death God Temple still required Night Watch to stay, Yang Haoran had the two Night Watch leave first and kept Master Wu alone.

Although Yang Haoran didn't explicitly state it, Master Wu knew that Yang Haoran kept him for a reason.

As soon as the two Night Watch left, Master Wu respectfully bowed to Yang Haoran.

"Any orders from the divine envoy?"

Yang Haoran was quite satisfied with Master Wu's demeanor. He smiled and said, "When it's just the two of us, don't call me the divine envoy. Just call me Haoran; it's better."

Master Wu's expression changed, and he quickly responded, "That won't do. The divine envoy's status has changed now. Old Man can't dare to break the rules. It would be disrespectful to the divine envoy."

Yang Haoran just smiled at Master Wu's words and didn't waste time on this matter.

"Now that most of Lecheng's Night Watch is gone, and as a newly appointed Burial Master, I don't have many underlings. So in the future, I might need Old Man's help quite a lot. I hope Old Man won't blame me then." Yang Haoran said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, an unmistakable joy appeared on Master Wu's old face. Being seasoned, he could understand the meaning behind Yang Haoran's words.

This newly appointed Burial Master, Yang Haoran, clearly intended to heavily rely on him, an old man without much strength. How could he not be happy, how could he not be excited about such an opportunity!

"Thank you for the divine envoy's appreciation! Even if Old Man dies, I will never let the divine envoy down!"

Excited, Master Wu once again bowed to Yang Haoran, expressing his loyalty.