His first encounter with Lin Youxie had not been pleasant.
At the time, Chongxuan Sheng had called in a favor from Zheng Shi to hang a Green Badge at his waist, allowing him to leave Qi territory openly and secretly visit An'an in the Cloud Kingdom.
He had joined the Patrol Inspection Office's arrest team, led by Yue Leng, in Bei Prefecture. He had only meant to put on a show, perfunctorily handle the assignment, and then leave.
But Lin Youxie seemed to have set her sights on him.
This exceptionally serious and stubborn Green Badge Constable had suspected him of being connected to Hell's Gate and relentlessly hounded him. She kept watch on his movements, questioned him at every opportunity, and later even followed him overseas.
For a time, Jiang Wang had gritted his teeth in hatred of this woman, even entertaining thoughts of resorting to force.
They had clashed tit for tat, and he had coldly ignored her. He had tried throwing his weight around, tried threatening and warning her...
In the end, he could only accept the fact that he had been targeted by a Green Badge.
His status as a blazing new star of the Great Qi Empire, the powerful and influential friends at his side, Chongxuan Sheng, as close as a brother, Jiang Wuyou, who thought highly of him... Lin Youxie seemed not to care about any of it.
In that woman's eyes, it seemed there was only the laws of Qi State.
As they came into contact more and understood each other better, his impression of Lin Youxie improved somewhat. But he still chose to keep her at a respectful distance, thinking only that the great road stretched toward the heavens and each should walk their own side, their waters never crossing again.
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