Guangning Prefecture.
At this moment, the vast prefectural yamen was completely silent.
Only the wind and snow outside swept past, rustling as they struck the window lattice, along with the crackle of the charcoal fire.
At this moment.
Tap, tap, tap—
Shen Wenyuan, dressed in a black-and-gold robe, sat in the main seat, his finger bone rapping against the sandalwood armrest.
Beside him, in the secondary seat, sat a middle-aged man with an equally steady expression.
This man wore an azure-blue official robe, upon which the cloud pattern outlined the design of a cloud goose.
His identity was obvious at a glance: he was the Prefect of Guangning Prefecture, a Principal Fourth Rank high official of the Imperial Court, Zhu Huaijin.
If Shen Wenyuan had not borne the title of Marquis, with only the status of Patrol Office Prefect of a single prefecture, he would not have had the qualifications to sit half a head above him in the main seat.
"My Lord, it is time to make a decision!" Town Protector Envoy Liu Teng, who was off to the side, spoke first.
As Town Protector Envoy, as a military officer, the soldiers and horses of an entire prefecture were under his free reassignment and dispatch.
In this place, his status was second only to Shen Wenyuan and the prefectural governor Zhu Huaijin.
Before Shen Wenyuan could speak, Zhu Huaijin, who was beside him, shook his head.
"If we make a move at a time like this, it will be a head-on clash with Crossing Immortal Gate."
"Now, Crossing Immortal Gate's Sect Master Ji Mingzhou, in weather of wind and snow, is no weaker than a First Grade on the Martial Path. Add Li Sixiang, and they possess two Second Rank Great Grandmasters! And according to secret reports, Xu Qing