Jiang Yuechu looked at him expressionlessly.
What the hell am I supposed to have forged?!
She was just about to explain.
A gentle voice came from outside the door.
"Don't make things difficult for her."
Jiang Yuechu turned her head and saw a refined middle-aged man in the uniform of a Demon Suppression Bureau General of the Guard standing at the doorway with a smile.
She remembered him. He had been one of the several Generals of the Guard who had accompanied Wei He at Yumen Pass.
The old man clearly knew him as well. The moment he entered, the suspicion on his face vanished.
"General Li... why are you here?"
General Li walked to the table and smiled. "Lord Wei personally approved this matter. There can be no mistake."
"From this day onward, General Jiang is a member of our Heaven Battalion. Her badge and clothing must all be newly issued. On your end, complete the necessary procedures first."
"Heaven... Heaven Battalion?!"
At those words, the old man's face turned green.
His tongue nearly lolled out.
General Li shook his head and did not bother saying more. "Please be quick. If we delay, it will be difficult to answer to Lord Wei."
The old man nodded in a daze, rose to his feet trembling, summoned several people, and gave them detailed instructions.
Before long, two sets of brand-new clothing and a blackish-blue waist badge were delivered.
"The General of the Guard uniform has a Golden Lion Beast embroidered on its shoulders. It is made of fire-washed cloth, impervious to water and fire," General Li explained at just the right moment.
Jiang Yuechu accepted the garments, far heavier than ordinary uniforms, then picked up the waist badge, cool to the touch.
Then the little old man came scampering out with