In the interface of my private study in Sky City, the reception hall was still quite enormous. It was more than large enough to host a banquet attended by over a hundred Immortal cultivators. Yet the moment I stepped into the great hall, I discovered that it had already become Shaozi's home turf. She sat beside my seat, holding up her wine cup and chatting away, looking every bit like the big sister.
Xin Yuan Ying and I had arrived late. So as not to disturb everyone's drinking, we had naturally concealed our auras and quietly entered the interface. Thus, even though they had stationed spies outside the realm dock, I had directly made them keep their mouths shut. When we entered, we were able to see their most genuine behavior among their peers.
"Master!?" I had just entered the door and was planning to surprise them when Shaozi shot to her feet, detecting my arrival more quickly than anyone else.
"Heh heh, you could tell I was here just from the sound of my footsteps landing?" I could not help laughing. Shaozi was slightly tipsy, her face flushed. After watching me salute, she glanced at Xin Yuan Ying, who hurriedly lowered her head and clasped her hands in return.
I caught a trace of awkwardness in her expression from the side. After thinking it over, I immediately understood.
To Shaozi, Xin Yuan Ying was a peer, while Hu Qingya was my peer. Shaozi had had nothing to say when Hu Qingya came to serve as the administrator, but after Hu Qingya became too busy and resigned from the position, Xin Yuan Ying had taken advantage of the opening. Of course Shaozi was deeply dissatisfied. This was also an instinctive sense of danger I had developed after spending all these