The Administrative Office was the most vital institution at the heart of the Northern Court. Even its director was exceedingly deferential toward Saintess Ning.
When Saintess Ning proposed a Deputy Palace Master and submitted a candidate, the central administration approved him at once. The assembled immortal officials had finally grasped the full extent of Saintess Ning's power.
After announcing the decree, the director of the Administrative Office bowed respectfully to Saintess Ning and took his leave.
When the ceremony ended, Xu Yi became the newly appointed Deputy Palace Master of the Big Dipper Palace.
After Saintess Ning left, fewer than one in ten of the immortal officials present came to pay their respects to him.
Clearly, the five Prefecture Judges still held their respective territories firmly in their grasp.
"Those bastards have no respect for order. Sooner or later, we'll deal with that bunch of stubborn locals."
Standing beside Xu Yi, Li Tieya said indignantly.
Xu Yi smiled. "No need to wait. We'll bring them to heel right away.
"Brother Li, how do you find your post as commissioner of Kongming Prefecture?"
Li Tieya froze for a moment, then suddenly shivered. He bowed deeply to Xu Yi. "It's all thanks to Your Excellency, Deputy Palace Master. Meeting you was like a winter crow keeping company with a phoenix. I'll never forget your great kindness."
He wasn't a fool. How could he not realize that the Deputy Palace Master intended to promote him?
At that moment, every word he said came from the heart. He had admired Xue Xiang for so long that he couldn't begin to put it into words.
He had risen from obscurity to the heights of power. His formidable strength was certainly the foundation, but Li Tieya couldn't begin to fathom the tricks behind the scenes that