Finally, after much effort, Long Xiruo left the room of the Scarlet Flame Tower Master and his wife.
Advisor Long had looked utterly exhausted when she left. Who knew what she and the Tower Master couple had gone through in that room?
The True Dragon of Shenzhou wore an expression that said she had seen through life and death.
This was a hotel near the river. The evening wind below was somewhat chaotic, and Long Xiruo stood alone by the railing, her hair gradually becoming disheveled.
Several Administration Bureau agents watched from a distance, not daring to approach.
The True Dragon of Shenzhou took a small box from her pocket... then crumpled it into a ball and, looking rather displeased, threw it toward the trash can in the distance.
She missed. The True Dragon of Shenzhou looked even more displeased now.
One quick-witted agent boldly walked up and pulled a pack of Huazi cigarettes from inside his windbreaker. "Advisor, I have some here!"
Long Xiruo glanced sideways at him, making the agent who had offered the cigarettes feel extremely uneasy.
Suddenly, she grabbed the entire pack without a word, shook out a cigarette, and held it between her lips... Then, as if she remembered something, she stretched out a hand.
"I'll do it, I'll do it!" The agent shuddered and hurriedly pulled out a lighter, preparing to light it.
But the True Dragon of Shenzhou swiftly snatched the lighter away. Then, with an expression that said he was in the way, she swept her palm toward the agent as if clearing a floor... The agent's entire state of mind collapsed.
He ran back to where his colleagues were gathered, looking thoroughly dejected. He was just about to say something when he opened his mouth—only halfway—and suddenly froze.
The wind