Monstrous Talent

She stepped out of the main hall.

Jiang Yuechu narrowed her eyes.

Commander of Longyou...

Who would have thought?

Just months ago, she had been the daughter of a disgraced official, exiled to the frontier with her fate uncertain.

And now...

She was a Demon-Suppression commander for an entire region.

If she returned to Longyou now...

What sort of face would that Xu Changfeng brat make when he learned she really had become its commander?

"Heh."

Jiang Yuechu could not help letting her thoughts take a mischievous turn.

She shook her head and turned her wrist.

The official seal vanished into thin air, falling into Sumeru Space.

There was no rush.

She would go back. That much was certain.

But first, she had to settle matters in the capital.

Even if she could not get her father out, she had to find a way to see him, at least once.

If she could get the whole story out of him...

Lost in thought, Jiang Yuechu glanced up at the sky.

"..."

She went rigid.

Oh no.

Prince Jing's Residence was holding its banquet tonight.

Wei Residence.

Wei Qing paced by the entrance, clutching her skirts.

"Why isn't she back yet... She hasn't changed her mind, has she? If she stands me up, I'll..."

Bang.

A gust of wind slammed the courtyard gate open.

A figure swept in, trailing the dust of the road.

"I'm back."

Jiang Yuechu stopped short, slightly out of breath.

Wei Qing pounced on her.

"Do you have any idea what time it is?!"

"Quick, quick!"

Without giving her a chance to argue, Wei Qing seized Jiang Yuechu's arm and dragged her toward the room.

"What are you all standing around for?!"

"Makeup! Get her dressed!"

Four or five maids who had been waiting nearby surged