Xu Yi said, "You're too kind, Director Yu. In private, I look up to Director Gao and can barely call myself one of his friends. In public, you're my superior, and I wouldn't dare show you anything but respect."
Their exchange of courtesies was perfectly proper, and Judge Venerable Xue felt slightly relieved.
Director Yu said, "Good. You understand the bigger picture. Then, Assistant Xu, tell me about your day-to-day work. I'll take notes here; that way, I can attend to both public and private matters."
Judge Venerable Xue was utterly dumbfounded. The other Academy emissaries were just as stunned. No matter how you ranked the vast Loose Immortal Academy, there was no way an insignificant Assistant should be the one reporting to the head of the Department of Governance.
Xu Yi hurriedly offered some polite excuses, saying that Judge Venerable Xue was present, so how could it be appropriate for him to report?
Director Yu sent him a thought: Are you really that obtuse, or are you putting on an act? You were the one who came crying to me about your troubles. Now you're pretending to be pure and untouchable. All those slippery clerks you talked about put together couldn't hold a candle to you. I've handed you an opportunity, and you chose not to take it. Don't blame me.
She had no choice but to pick up where Xu Yi had left off and ask Judge Venerable Xue to report on the work.
In an instant, Judge Venerable Xue's impression of Xu Yi improved immensely. He had genuinely worried that Xu Yi might use Director Yu's authority to act as if no one else mattered.
Now it seemed that he, Xue Mou, had taught his subordinates well. They all understood the bigger picture. Perhaps he really ought