A Little Was Better Than Nothing-Time to Start Refining!

Qin Yao and Ma Xianlong were chatting when the gates of the City Lord's Mansion suddenly boomed open.

A group of people hurried toward them.

The man at the front looked to be in his forties or fifties. He had a square face, thick brows, and a round, stocky build. His official robe looked a size too small for him.

The commotion before the gates quickly caught Ma Xianlong's attention.

The apprentice talisman master turned slightly and cupped his fists in salute. "Greetings, City Lord."

"Heh heh, I'm merely serving as the acting city lord, acting city lord..."

The fat man was panting heavily, a fawning smile squeezing across his round face.

However, that smile was not meant for Ma Xianlong. It was directed at the young man in black armor and an ink-black helmet, whose bearing was both heroic and dashing.

From more than a dozen paces away, the middle-aged man had already bowed to Qin Yao in salute. "Your subordinate, Qi Kaisheng, am currently serving as the acting city lord of Nine Suns City. Greetings, Lord Qin!"

Although this acting city lord had only recently taken office, he had heard of the Upper Army Grand General's illustrious reputation!

In fact, the reason his father-in-law's family, which had been rooted in Nine Suns Commandery for many years, had escaped the calamity of Golden Frost's iron hooves was all thanks to Qin Yao.

Thus, after Qi Kaisheng had come to Nine Suns Commandery to take up his post, he had visited his father-in-law during his spare time. His father-in-law had praised Qin Yao to the point of declaring him "rare beneath the heavens and unmatched upon the earth"—and had done so right in front of Qi Kaisheng and his wife!

If anyone else had been praised like that by his