In the days that followed, the news spread as if it had grown wings, flying out from Yun Port City in all directions.
Nanling Province saw it, Yanjing saw it, and every corner of the Daxia New Country saw it.
Even the masters and madams in their secluded mansions, who paid no mind to worldly affairs, couldn’t help but send for newspapers, wanting to see just who this "Grandmaster of Divine Intent" was.
The name Lu Yun became known throughout the land, a household name overnight.
Shenteng Mansion. Li Zhen sat in the living room, holding a newspaper in his hands, a smile practically overflowing from his face.
"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"
He then turned his head to his son and daughter sitting beside him, his eyes shining with a frightening intensity. "Did you see that? My son-in-law’s father! A Grandmaster of Divine Intent! The very first in the Daxia New Country!"
Li Jinghua and Li Zhiyun looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Li Zhen didn’t mind, laughing heartily as he slapped the newspaper down on the table. "See? I told you so! When has my, Li Zhen’s, judgment ever been wrong?"
"Back when Zhiyu wanted to marry and move to Yun Port City, I was a little worried. But now? Look! A Grandmaster of Divine Intent! Is that the kind of in-law just anyone can have?"
Li Zhiyun obediently chimed in, "Yes, yes, Father, you have the best judgment."
She was starting to envy her older sister, Li Zhiyu. After all, her sister had a Grandmaster of Divine Intent for a father-in-law—one she could see every day at that. Who wouldn’t be green with envy hearing about that?
Li Zhen nodded in satisfaction. He picked up the newspaper again, reading it over and over as if he could never get enough.
However, the newspapers weren’t finished. Just as everyone was still reeling from the shock of the title ’Grandmaster of Divine Intent’...
...another wave of overwhelming reports came crashing in. This time, the one leading the charge was Yun Port City’s *Spark Daily*.
Front-page headline, in bold, black letters, taking up more than half the page: [Advisor Lu Speaks: A Nationwide Bounty! Capture These Two Alive for One Wish From the Grandmaster of Divine Intent!]
The subheading was just as eye-catching: [Anything Within My Power Shall Be Granted! Fortune and Glory Are Yours for the Asking!]
Below were two portraits, one of a man and one of a woman.
The man appeared to be around thirty, with a gloomy face. The woman was alluring, around twenty-five.
Beneath the portraits were two lines of text: Chen Baitong, Chen Yuyu!
Originally, everyone had been completely captivated by the title ’Grandmaster of Divine Intent’. Who had the mind to read any other news?
But this time was different.
Newsboys filled the streets, running from East City to West City, from South City to North City, as if directed by a single conductor. They shouted until their throats were raw, "Extra, extra! Earth-shattering news! Advisor Lu himself has issued a nationwide bounty!"
"Extra, extra! Capture these two people alive and get one wish from the Grandmaster of Divine Intent!"
"Extra, extra! The two are named Chen Baitong and Chen Yuyu! Their portraits have been published!"
"A wish from the Grandmaster of Divine Intent! You can get anything you want! Hurry up and come read all about it!"
The cries rose and fell, each one louder and more enticing than the last.
Passersby who had already lost interest in the newspapers stopped dead in their tracks when they heard the words "a wish from the Grandmaster of Divine Intent."
What?
A wish from the Grandmaster of Divine Intent? Was that for real? They had to see this!
And so, pedestrians who had already walked past turned back around to pull out their money and buy a copy.
In just half a day, long lines formed outside the doors of every major newspaper office. The printing presses ran from morning to night, working nonstop, but still couldn’t keep up with the speed of sales.
The newspaper owners watched the numbers in their ledgers jump frantically, grinning from ear to ear.
In the eyes of the common people, this news carried far more weight than the existence of a "Grandmaster of Divine Intent" itself.
’A Grandmaster of Divine Intent? What’s that? It sounds impressive, but what does it have to do with me?’
But a wish was different.
That was a promise from the Grandmaster of Divine Intent! A tangible benefit, something you could actually get your hands on!
In a teahouse, a few idlers gathered together, pointing at the portraits in the newspaper. "Chen Baitong... Chen Yuyu... You got that memorized?"
"Got it, got it! I’ll recognize what these two look like even if I’m turned to ash!"
"If we could catch just one of them, we’d be rich!"
"Rich? It’s more than just getting rich! That man is a Grandmaster of Divine Intent! If he’s in a good mood and gives us a few pointers, we might even make a name for ourselves in martial arts!"
"You? Practice martial arts? Get outta here!"
"What? You looking down on me? What if?"
"Then... what if you asked him for ten thousand Oceans?"
A young man thought for a moment. "Ten thousand Oceans... that shouldn’t be much to someone like him, right?"
Another middle-aged man sucked in a sharp breath. "Ten thousand Oceans is *not much*?"
The young man smiled. "He’s a Grandmaster of Divine Intent, the future Military Governor of Yun Port City, and the head of the Lu Family Trading Company. Ten thousand Oceans is just pocket change to someone like that."
After hearing this, the people around him silently lowered their heads to look at the two portraits in the newspaper again, searing the faces of the two individuals into their minds.
And just like that, within a few short days, the entire Daxia New Country was set ablaze by this news.
Chen Baitong and Chen Yuyu, two people who had been completely unknown, became the most "famous" figures in the entire country overnight.
Some people guessed how they had offended the Grandmaster of Divine Intent, while others analyzed where they might be hiding.
Some had even begun asking around everywhere, calling in favors and using their connections, hoping to be the first to find a clue.
Still others simply packed their bags, preparing to search for them to the ends of the earth.
In the living room of the villa at the Lu Family Residence, Lu Yun held today’s newspaper in his hands.

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