Not knowing how long she had been running, Huohuo arrived at Divine General's Mansion. Rubbing her aching calves, she somewhat regretted wearing leg warmers. They were terribly uncomfortable to run in.
"Did Asheng really do this?"
Other than the signposts, there was no trace of Divine General's Mansion left. Instead, it looked more like a construction site.
"Miss, Divine General's Mansion is currently being rebuilt, and the surrounding area is under lockdown. Please don't wander around. If you're here as a tourist, I'm afraid this place isn't open yet."
A Cloud Knight came over and spoke to Huohuo.
"I... I'm not here as a tourist. I'm here to see the general. I'm a judge from the Ten Lords Bureau, and I've come to report on my work."
As she spoke, she took out her work identification.
The Cloud Knight glanced at Huohuo's identification and said respectfully:
"My deepest apologies, Judge. The general is currently working in the rear courtyard of Divine General's Mansion. I still have patrol duties, so I can only let you enter alone. Please be careful around the top of the mansion. Loose stones sometimes fall."
With that, the Cloud Knight stepped aside, and Huohuo entered.
"Grandpa Tail, when we get back, shouldn't we apologize to Hanya?"
Huohuo thought back to everything she had done to Hanya and felt that she had been terribly offensive.
"Apologize my ass. Stand tall, girl. I did it, not you. What are you panicking about?"
Tail floated beside Huohuo like an only-headed, fluorescent-green Gashadokuro.
"Thank you, Grandpa Tail. I'll apologize to Hanya when we get back."
Huohuo forced a smile. She knew Tail wanted to take all the blame onto himself. After all these years, Huohuo understood what Tail was really like.
"Watch out!"
Tail shoved Huohuo from behind, and the