Immortal Office rear hall.
At the seat of honor.
The young girl sat upright in her chair, looking slightly absent-minded as her fingertips tapped now and then.
Though her manner seemed somewhat casual, in the old City God's eyes, every movement made him unable to resist pondering the deeper meaning behind it.
Before coming here, Metropolitan City God Zhang Shiren had already made things clear.
This girl before him, who appeared harmless to man and beast, was in truth violent by nature and audacious beyond measure.
She had, beyond any doubt, a Heavenly Court immortal official's life on her hands.
Yet looking at that excessively young face, even carrying a trace of carefree languor,
it was truly difficult to connect her with the bloodthirsty madwoman described in the reports.
Calm down... calm down...
The old City God secretly cautioned himself, forcefully suppressing the wariness in his heart.
He had scrambled and struggled through the Heavenly Court for so many years. What great storms and towering waves had he not seen? How could he lose his composure over a little girl?
Besides... so long as he handled the task Zhang Shiren had assigned him properly,
when spring came next year, that Seventh Rank Metropolitan Judge position would be his for the taking.
For the sake of rising in rank, what did this little risk amount to?
With that thought,
he forced out a smile, cupped his hands slightly toward the seat of honor, and took the lead in breaking the silence. "I am the City God of Shangyong Commandery. Greetings, Lady Jiang."
"A few days ago, I traveled to the Cloud Province Prefecture on official business. Affairs were numerous and complicated, so I was unable to pay you a visit at once. I hope Lady Jiang will be magnanimous."
Jiang Yuechu