Suppressing Petty Threats (Please Vote)

Three days later.

On the landing pad in the rear courtyard of the Governor's Residence, a low-profile small Flying Shuttle landed steadily under the guidance of the beacon lights. A grayish-white figure darted out first.

It was Xiao Yue.

The moment she landed, she came to an abrupt stop, her ears pricking up and swiveling from side to side. Then her gaze locked onto the sapphire-blue figure beneath the eaves, and all four legs launched her forward at once.

Lan Ying had already taken flight from beneath the eaves the instant Xiao Yue sprang from the cabin door. Facing Xiao Yue's "attack," she spiraled upward to evade, then swooped down and lightly scratched the tip of Xiao Yue's ear with her claws. The two little creatures immediately began chasing each other around the courtyard.

Jiang Wan stepped down from the Flying Shuttle, dressed in dark teal casual clothes with her hair neatly tied behind her head. The puppet Jiang Li followed behind her.

Watching Jiang Wan descend the gangway, Yang Wenqing could not help but smile. He only spoke once she approached. "Was the journey smooth?"

Jiang Wan looked him over from head to toe, her smile never fading. "This Flying Shuttle is registered under your name. I got to experience what it meant to receive a welcome procession all along the way."

Yang Wenqing smiled, turned sideways, and led her through the moon gate and along a narrow bluestone path.

Yang Wenqing's private courtyard stood at the deepest end of the Governor's Residence's rear grounds, separated from the administrative district at the front by an entire garden and two layers of spell formations.

The courtyard's layout was exquisitely designed. The main house faced south and had three bays. To its left was a reception room, to its right a