Outside the window.
A fine drizzle fell.
The sea beyond Lotus Island looked as though it were covered by a layer of frosted glass.
After autumn arrived,
rain had gradually become more frequent in this world.
But unlike spring, it did not immediately turn into a genuine torrential downpour that obscured people even from a short distance away.
Gu Mingxun gazed at the lingering autumn rain for a while, then suddenly asked, "How many days has it been since that Flower Nacre Leader named Water Lotus last showed herself?"
Ever since the last Central Court Meeting, this Vice General had been paying particular attention to Spirit Flame Lotus Island—that was, Inspector Cheng's side of things.
A Sturdy Mystic Adept beside him immediately replied, "It has been three days. I heard she returned to the Sea of Dim Light to lead her entire clan in relocating to the war zone."
Gu Mingxun nodded lightly and muttered, "Three days?"
The Sturdy Mystic Adept seemed to have found his groove and began rambling again. "That slutty Sea Race woman has been gone for so long without a word. For all we know, she may never come back."
The Flower Nacre Leader's alluring appearance in tight clothing had been seen by many people, earning her the evaluation of "slutty."
The man maliciously speculated, "Perhaps the Inspector was seduced by that Foreign Race woman's beauty and believed the leader's words."
The more he spoke, the more outrageous he became. "Maybe she only used 'defection' as a pretext to deliberately probe for intelligence within the Eastern Li War Zone.
"If that is the case, Spirit Flame Lotus Island is probably going to make a colossal joke of itself. Even the Divine General might intervene."
Gu Mingxun rebuked him, "Don't talk nonsense!"
But his tone was exceedingly