Five Peaks Prefecture.
Jun Tian City.
The rear garden of the Marquis Mansion.
Under the gatekeeper's guidance, Jiang Ning passed through corridors and courtyards, crossed an arched bridge over the lake, and arrived at the rear garden.
The moment he stepped into the rear garden, he spotted the two people in the pavilion.
One of them was very familiar to him: Zhong Yue, the Prefecture Inspector of Five Peaks Prefecture.
The other made a flicker of surprise cross his eyes.
The man looked quite young, around thirty-something, with a face as fair as jade.
Most importantly, he wore a purple Python Robe.
Both purple and the Python Robe represented nobility.
Layered together, they instantly made Jiang Ning understand that the man's status was beyond measure.
He immediately realized that the man in the purple Python Robe standing before Zhong Yue was the Prefecture Lord of the Five Peaks Patrol Office.
He was also the rumored Title-level Second Rank Great Grandmaster, the Purple Robe Marquis.
As these thoughts passed through his mind, the rhythm of his steps remained unchanged.
"Marquis, this is Lord Jiang, the Dongling County Patrol Envoy!" the gatekeeper respectfully said to the man in the purple Python Robe.
"Greetings, Marquis!" Jiang Ning cupped his hands.
Then he also turned toward Zhong Yue and saluted with cupped fists. "Greetings, Prefect Zhong!"
"There's no need to be so formal!" Zhong Yue immediately rose and came before Jiang Ning.
He grasped Jiang Ning's sleeve.
"Marquis, let me introduce you! This is Jiang Ning, whom I mentioned before—the most dazzling Prodigy in Zeshan Province right now!"
Then he raised a hand and gestured for Jiang Ning to look at the man in the purple Python Robe before him.
"This is the Prefecture Lord of the Five Peaks Patrol Office. He is also