Inner city.
"My lord!!"
Jiang Ning sat in the carriage when Xie Xiaoj iu's delighted voice suddenly rang out from beyond the window.
Hearing this, he opened his eyes and halted the circulation of his Water-Fire True Force.
[Skill]: Water-Fire True Force (Second Limit Break 133/3000) (Traits: Water-Fire Immortal Robe, Water-Fire Dominion)
He swept aside the carriage curtain and immediately saw Xie Xiaoj iu's radiant, lovely face peeking in through the window.
"My lord, it really is you!!" Xie Xiaoj iu's pretty face bloomed like a flower.
A smile immediately appeared on Jiang Ning's face. "What a coincidence!"
"Yes! What a coincidence!" Xie Xiaoj iu beamed.
Then she said, "My lord, may I come over?"
"You may!" Jiang Ning nodded.
A moment later.
Xie Xiaoj iu slipped into Jiang Ning's carriage compartment, untied the white fox-fur cloak around her body, and hung it on the carriage wall beside her.
"My lord, why did you suddenly feel like going to the Inspection Office today?"
Jiang Ning smiled faintly. "I rendered meritorious service yesterday, so naturally I had to go collect my rewards—and distribute rewards to the brothers under me as well! They've followed me these past few months and never let me down. Naturally, I must repay them with ten thousand taels of gold!"
"My lord has such a kind heart!" Stars gleamed in Xie Xiaoj iu's eyes.
A kind heart?
Hearing those three words, Jiang Ning gave a mocking laugh inwardly.
He had never considered himself a good person in the purest sense.
Any good deeds he did were merely actions taken in passing. After all, people ultimately possessed compassion.
At this moment, seated in the carriage, Xie Xiaoj iu wore a smile the entire time.
Before long.
The carriage slowly came to a stop before the gates