The atmosphere was painfully awkward. Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear were the Jade Emperor's confidants, so of course they knew the duty officer's selection criteria: anyone connected to Qin Fen was out. Hire one, and disaster would follow.
What could they possibly say now? Good heavens, this first pair of powerhouse spouses had come for Natural Daoist. What kind of sick joke was this?
How the hell am I supposed to answer that? The duty officer was speechless. Sure, they would be like giving a tiger wings, but if that tiger belonged to the enemy, it was enough to make him sick. Apparently, these two weren't on his side at all.
The dilemma was driving him mad. Was he supposed to tell them they wouldn't get to see Dongwang Gong, that this had nothing to do with him? If he did, they would definitely leave. If he didn't-damn it, wouldn't he be bringing Qin Fen's disciples into his own department? The Jade Emperor would skin him alive if he found out.
"Well, we've registered your names. Go home and wait to hear from us!" The duty officer couldn't spell it out. If word got out, wouldn't he be undermining harmony? Then even if Qin Fen didn't kill him, the Jade Emperor would. Wouldn't that be accusing the Jade Emperor of being unable to tolerate others? Fighting was fine, but losing face was not. That was an emperor for you!
Hearing that the duty officer hadn't given them an answer, Gan Jiang and Mo Ye were somewhat disappointed. Still, since he had spoken, they didn't dawdle. Immortals were free and easy by nature, and the couple walked straight out.
Who the hell called this a great start? The duty officer shot Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear a vicious glare.
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