Silver Robe Inspector

At the command,

The two heavy iron doors, which had only recently closed, slowly swung open again.

A shaft of blinding daylight squeezed through the gap, splitting the dim hall in two.

Where light and shadow met,

A figure stepped across the threshold.

Heads turned. Everyone narrowed their eyes to study the newcomer.

As she walked into the shade, her features came into focus.

She looked seventeen or eighteen, dressed in a black robe with a fierce Golden Suanni embroidered on the shoulder.

She wore no makeup, yet her skin was whiter than snow.

Wherever her cool gaze swept, people felt a faint chill at their necks.

Beautiful.

Beautiful indeed.

But wasn't she... far too young?

A wave of barely suppressed murmuring swept through the hall.

"Who is that?"

"I don't recognize her. Is she one of Longyou Commandery's Golden Suanni?"

Many inspectors frowned, displeasure showing in their eyes.

A Silver Robe inspector ranked just below a Gold Robe inspector. Only someone with great merit and formidable strength could hold the position.

And now they were giving it to a mere girl?

What a farce!

Among the crowd,

Gu Changge stood behind a group of black-robed men, picking idly at his fingers.

The moment he heard the name Jiang Yuechu, his body went rigid.

When he saw the girl walk in, he nearly lost his mind on the spot.

"What... the hell?!"

Miss Jiang?

A Silver Robe inspector?

Her combat strength was fearsome, and her methods were ruthless.

But wasn't that true of every Silver Robe?

Meanwhile,

Jiang Yuechu, at the center of the storm, was utterly bewildered.

At Cui Yuan's urging, she had spent the past two days at the Wei Residence, doing little besides eating, sleeping, and puzzling over the workings of Heavenly Demon Martial Training.

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