章 181: Chapter 180 The Magpies are Chirping on the Treetops

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"The Lord has returned," said the clerk Charles as he was arranging the data sheets for the newly cultivated tobacco magic fields in the temporary office at the small market, when he heard a junior clerk come in to report.

"The Lord has returned?"

Charles, taken aback, immediately threw down the sheets in his hand and instructed loudly, "Prepare the horse!"

"Sir, your horse is already prepared," the junior clerk, quick to anticipate Charles's actions, had predicted his need.

Charles donned his coat, mounted his horse, and galloped straight to the manor's guesthouse.

Arriving at the entrance in a cloud of dust, he dismounted before his horse had even come to a full stop, then quickly straightened his clothes.

With a radiant smile, he called out joyfully, "Has the Lord returned? Ha-ha, I knew something was up when I heard the magpies chirping in the trees this morning; it must be because the Lord has come back!"