Taming Lord Ma

"The imperial decree has arrived! True Lord of Sagely Protection, receive... the decree!"

Youyi Spirit Official carried the imperial decree and, after no small effort, finally found True Lord Lu in the Heavenly Court—only to discover that this lord had actually gone home.

Yet the moment he stepped through the gates of the True Lord's Mansion, he could not help but freeze.

True Lord Lu was indeed most diligent and conscientious—but not on patrol. Nonsense, could he patrol all the way into his own home?

True Lord Lu was lying comfortably on a reclining chair. Beside the table were plates of fresh fruit, delicacies, and pastries, all offerings from the mortal world.

What shocked him most was Princess Longji—she was actually massaging his legs.

True Lord Lu looked up. "Youyi Spirit Official, what are you standing there in a daze for? I came home during my noon break. That doesn't violate Heavenly Court discipline, does it?"

With "spirit official" in his title, one could tell he fell under his jurisdiction, but normally Youyi Spirit Official did not stay in the Inspection Department.

Youyi Spirit Official's strength was not weak. At the early True Immortal stage, he was also one of the Inspection Department's two great True Immortals. However, in ordinary times, he was more like the Jade Emperor's assistant, helping the Jade Emperor run errands, deliver decrees, and the like.

Taibai Jinxing only occasionally made a guest appearance.

Youyi Spirit Official: "..."

True Lord, your diligence and Taibai's diligence... are rather different things.

Longji broke into a smile. "Youyi Spirit Official, you said you were here to deliver Father Emperor's imperial decree. What is it? Has something happened in the Heavenly Court?"

"Right!" Youyi Spirit Official remembered the proper matter and hurriedly said, "True Lord, something has happened. The Jade