Xu Yi smiled and said, "It's not bad to have a place to stay. I'm not exactly brimming with ambition right now."
These past few days, he'd been cooped up at home until he could hardly stand it. After all that stillness, he was itching to get out and unwind.
Just then, the Ruyi Pearl in his waist pouch stirred again. Director Yu was looking for him and had prompted him to lift the restriction. The voice that came through was Yuwen Tuo's. "Your assignment's come through: Deputy Supervisor of the Department of Xuan Du, Ninth Battalion, Fifth Supervision. That's a hot seat—someone's definitely out to get you. But it wasn't me, so don't go blaming the wrong person when the time comes. And, well..."
He trailed off at "well," and said no more.
Before long, Director Yu's voice came through again. "Looks like it really had nothing to do with him. It's rare to see him worry about someone. You sure have a way with people."
Previously, when Xu Yi had driven Yuwen Tuo out of Sunny Rain Pavilion, he'd warned him that if anything happened to him, Yuwen Tuo would become famous throughout the world.
Yuwen Tuo thought of himself as a hero, but this time he'd been thoroughly cowed. The moment he'd heard the news that spelled trouble for Xu Yi, he'd hurried over to report it, afraid Xu Yi would misunderstand and hurt him, an honest man.
Xu Yi gave a noncommittal reply or two, then asked, "I wonder why Yuwen Tuo said that position of mine is a hot seat?"
Director Yu said, "I don't know the specifics. You're under the Discipline Office, while we belong to the Clerical Office. Just be careful. If things really don't work out, let me know. I'll see what