The selection of "consorts" by the Empress greatly impacted the common people. As the Governor, Chen Jiuge also had his subordinates find some handsome young men to send to the Imperial Palace, thereby fulfilling his task.
Of course, Li Qiwen was the one most affected by the imperial decree. On the very night the decree was announced, Li Qiwen secretly visited the Governor Mansion.
Chen Jiuge told her everything he knew, which presumably persuaded the young lady.
With the stabilization of the small world, the Sect's Immortal Daluo Golden Immortals also retracted their Divine Skills. Time in the small world returned to the normal ratio of 1:10. If not for the allure of Exotic Beasts and the Cultivation system, Chen Jiuge truly doubted he could have stayed.
Time passed, and eighteen years had elapsed since the Empress's consort selection event.
