The Three Azure Heaven Execution Blades!

"Brother Hai, good morning!"

At dawn, the bleak autumn wind sent fallen leaves swirling through the air. Hou Liangping pushed open his door and saw Hai Rui washing up in the courtyard, so he hurriedly called out a greeting.

"Morning!"

Hai Rui replied flatly.

Hou Liangping did not take it to heart. He carried his wooden basin to the well and drew some water.

At that moment, the door of another wooden house was pushed open, and Kuang Zhong came out yawning.

"Morning!" Kuang Zhong greeted them, then complained, "Why are Central Capital's mornings even colder than Qingshen Prefecture's?"

"Qingshen Prefecture is surrounded by mountains, so the cold air can't get in. Naturally, it's somewhat warmer there." Hai Rui explained in an even tone, "I tried it yesterday. Drinking a bowl of spicy pepper soup at the morning market made me feel much better."

Kuang Zhong smiled. "Yes. Thank you for the advice, Senior Brother Hai."

Seeing the two senior and junior brothers chatting, Hou Liangping also smiled. Hai Rui and Kuang Zhong had registered with the Department of Deviations a few days ago. They were both disciples of Senior Chen, the current Chief Censor of the Imperial Censorate.

Yet even disciples of the Chief Censor had encountered the problem of difficulty finding lodgings.

Letian Jushi's lament remained timeless.

Living in Central Capital was no easy matter!

The two senior and junior brothers had followed the housing agent around, picking and choosing, and had ultimately rented this little farmhouse twenty li from Central Capital City's walls. They had become Hou Liangping's roommates.

"Brother Kuang, you came at just the right time. Here." Hou Liangping gave Kuang Zhong half a bucket of water he had drawn.

"Thank you, but no need!" Kuang Zhong shook his head, poured the half-bucket of water