"Today, the Governor of the Outer Passes Commandery, Zuo Lingyue, came in person. He asked to see you." Immortal Official Zhao said.
"The governor came in person?" Senior Brother Yan's expression changed slightly as he looked at me. "Junior Brother, a governor is a high-ranking official in his region, and a consecrated immortal official. Their strength varies, but quite a few governors possess extremely high cultivation and could assassinate their opponent in a single exchange. Given your current realm, I'll accompany you."
"With Senior Brother here, I feel at ease. Then let's go take a look." As I spoke, I sheathed my sword and flew toward the city hall with Senior Brother Yan, Immortal Official Zhao, and Shang Wanqiu.
There were two men in the reception hall, both in their forties—one a scholar, the other a general. The one in armor had handsome, refined features, and arcs of electricity seemed to flash through his eyes. His cultivation appeared to be extremely high, yet it was suppressed to a certain level, much like Senior Brother Yan's current state. In this place, if one's cultivation wasn't restricted and suppressed, immortal energy would pour out uncontrollably.
The other man's appearance was ordinary, but his complexion was calm and upright. His strength was about the same as mine, around the Ten Directions Realm. Judging by his clothes, however, he should be the main figure in this meeting: Zuo Lingyue.
"Are you Xia Yitian, the leader of the righteous army spoken of among the people?" the scholar said.
"Are you Zuo Lingyue?" I did not answer directly. Instead, I asked his name first.
"I am indeed Zuo Lingyue." The scholar answered, without much arrogance on his face—only considerable composure.
Seeing how utterly unafraid he was, I said coldly, "Governor, you didn't stay outside to command