At the sight of Xu Ming standing before her, utterly dazed.
Jiang Yuechu finally came to her senses.
Her reaction just now seemed to have been a little too much.
Any normal peerless prodigy who heard of such an almost humiliating arrangement should never have looked so eager.
Jiang Yuechu drew a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the delight in her heart.
She erased the curve from her lips, and indifference once again settled over her cool, aloof face.
"When can I take up the post?"
Whatever else happened, what mattered most now was that she finally had a way forward for her Dao Cultivation.
As for the rest, she could find some excuse to explain it later.
Only upon hearing the girl's question did Xu Ming finally recover his wits.
His expression was complicated as he said bitterly, "You can take up the post at any time. It's just..."
Xu Ming pondered briefly, but ultimately could not resist saying more.
"Young friend Jiang, have you really thought this through?"
"Without preferential access to the bureau's resources, life as a low-ranking Sky-Patrolling Guard is exceedingly difficult."
"Rather than fighting demons to the death amid barren mountains and treacherous waters, you would honestly be better off staying here as an imperial horse immortal official."
"At least it's safe. You wouldn't have to worry about dying somewhere outside without anyone even knowing."
Xu Ming looked at the girl before him, his eyes filled with regret.
"With your peerless talent, even without preferential access to the Heavenly Court's resources, you need only cultivate quietly, step by step. Your future achievements would still leave those who look down on you today gazing upward, unable to reach you."
These words came from the very depths of Xu Ming's heart.
Only a living prodigy was still a