If this era had online forums, there would probably be an anonymous help post right about now, and Shen Tang had already thought of the title.
#Help! A Tenth Rank Left Shu Chang swore allegiance to me, but I have no idea what to do with the ceremony. Help, urgently!#
You only regretted not having read enough when you needed it!
Shen Tang also regretted not paying more attention to this sort of thing.
Now that the moment had come, she had no idea how to respond.
Should she simply accept the Martial Gall Tiger Tally Gongshu Wu had offered her? Or put her hand on it and say something terribly chuuni like, "I accept your allegiance"? Or perhaps reach out with both hands and help Gongshu Wu to his feet? The man was injured, after all...
Shen Tang's mind was at war with itself.
In reality, though, she didn't hesitate for long.
"Good, good, good! I, Shen Tang, will never let you down!"
Shen Tang solemnly accepted the Martial Gall Tiger Tally Gongshu Wu had presented and bent to help him up. Gongshu Wu used her support to sit back up on the bed. He raised a hand, palm facing up, and drew in the tally. It turned back into pure martial qi, which gradually peeled away and flowed into his meridians.
As the martial qi drained away, a square jade seal the size of a baby's fist remained in Shen Tang's hand, with an Azure Dragon coiled atop it.
The last time she had seen this Azure Dragon, it had been no longer than her thumb. Perhaps it was just her imagination, but now it seemed a little bigger, and the Qi Yun swirling around it was a touch denser than before. When she leaned in for a