Chen Teng could not help shivering. Officials from the Office of Administrative Affairs rarely came here, and whenever they did, it was certain to mean something had happened. Thus, he instinctively said, "Could it be about that incident where Immortal Xia beat up the official from the Office of Administrative Affairs? Have their superiors come to call us to account?"
"Heh heh, I don't think so. Maybe he has some kind of connection with Zhou Qiping." I did not expose the matter, instead turning directly toward the place where I was assigned to work—the office where Chen Teng was stationed. After all, Chief Official Zhou Qiping had an office of his own, and I was not assigned there.
Before we had gone far, Zhou Qiping came scurrying over and asked, "Heavenly Official Xia, I heard that your fifth-grade realm has basically started operating. I wonder if that's true? I'm simply filled with admiration."
"If High God Zhou had pulled some strings behind the scenes, it would have happened even faster," I said cryptically. Zhou Qiping's expression shifted slightly, but he soon said, "Haha, my influence isn't that useful. Didn't Heavenly Official Xia handle everything directly? The Office of Administrative Affairs just brought some documents here to confirm your affairs. I saw no problem with them, so I signed them."
"The guardians' roster registration?" I frowned. In truth, I did not believe it was merely about that. Zhou Qiping nodded with a smile, then said, "That's right. Who could have expected Heavenly Official Xia to recruit so many fifth-grade guardians? It's truly enviable. I don't have many fifth-grade guardians under my command either. Oh, speaking of which, are you holding a welcoming banquet at your place tonight? Don't stand us all up. I've already told the other officials that we'll be