Everyone had said that Su Mengyao belonged to a collateral branch of the Su Household, but now Zhou Chen was no longer so sure.
Since she could promise him the position of District Superintendent so readily, her standing in the Su Household was probably far from simple.
What puzzled Zhou Chen, however, was that he had once seen Su Mengyao when he went to the Night Patrol Bureau to collect his token.
At the time, he had assumed that, as a member of a collateral branch, she naturally needed to hunt strange beasts to earn silver for her cultivation.
But looking at it now, wasn't that a contradiction?
If Su Mengyao hadn't gone out to hunt strange beasts and earn resources for her martial training, what had she gone out for?
Still, he had no time to dwell on it now.
After a brief hesitation, Zhou Chen nodded. "I accept, senior sister."
"Good. I knew you were a straightforward man, junior brother Zhou."
Su Mengyao nodded at his answer, and a rare smile appeared on her face.
Her normally icy face was suddenly like a flower blooming beneath a layer of ice, touched with the splendor of blossoms vying for beauty in spring.
For an instant, the sight left Zhou Chen dazed, but he quickly suppressed the unfamiliar stirring within him.
Then Su Mengyao took an already prepared document from inside her robe.
She handed it to Zhou Chen and said, "You only need to sign here and leave your thumbprint, junior brother Zhou. Once I return, I'll arrange the handover for you. From then on, you'll be the District Superintendent of five districts, including Flying Bear District, Guangqi District, and Yuanyang District."
"You even prepared the document beforehand, senior sister. You must have been certain I wouldn't refuse."
Zhou