As the two spoke, a pleasant woman's voice came from the right side of the hall.
"Huh, are you from the Qingzhou Branch?"
Su Xinghe turned toward the voice.
A tall woman in Military Department combat fatigues strode in from outside the hall.
"And you are?"
The woman wore her hair in an unusually neat, short cut.
Her fitted combat suit showed off her lean figure. Her wheat-toned cheeks had a healthy glow, and her eyes were bright and sharp. Everything about her seemed brisk and straightforward.
She was brimming with spirit.
Yes, brimming with spirit.
Because Su Xinghe sensed a familiar, scorching energy swirling around her.
It was a fire-type Mental Secret Art.
Rather like Gong Hao's.
The woman's red lips parted.
"Zi Lin, Commander Jia-San of the Qingzhou Demon Suppression Bureau."
By the time she finished that brief introduction, the tall woman had reached them.
"Greetings, Commander!"
Before Su Xinghe could react, the black-robed receptionist beside him bowed respectfully.
"You're the Commander Jia-San!"
He knew the Qingzhou Demon Suppression Bureau had a female commander. He had heard she was exceptionally gifted, had broken through to Core Embrace Grandmaster early on, and had been carrying out secret missions elsewhere.
He had simply never met her.
He had not expected to run into her at Southguard Pass before finding Director Xu Lie.
"That's right. How come I've never seen you before?"
Zi Lin looked young, thirty-something at most. Now she studied him with open curiosity.
"I'm Su Xinghe. I only joined last year."
Su Xinghe cupped his fist in greeting.
An invisible force field quietly descended. Before it could touch him, his Water Conception held it firmly at bay.
"Water Conception!"
The Commander Jia-San clutched her chest, her face full of shock.
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