"Don't go making more trouble."

Qi Yue.

A man rarely mentioned in the Mortal Domain.

With the great war underway, every department in the Mortal Domain was gripped by tension, and even the War Pavilion was no exception.

The War Pavilion was responsible for civilian security within the Mortal Domain and maintaining order.

Qi Yue stood before the memorial tablets in the War Pavilion, looking at Zhou Mo's tablet at the very front as he silently offered three sticks of incense. Since becoming Pavilion Master, he had hardly ever contacted the Domain Lord directly.

His position did not lend itself to such contact.

When he first took office, he had struggled to adjust. One day, unable to hold back any longer, he suddenly contacted the Domain Lord through a Message Talisman.

The Domain Lord answered.

His very first words were, "What happened? How many died?"

Qi Yue said nothing had happened.

After that, he never contacted the Domain Lord of his own accord again.

He knew that in his position, reports to his superiors could only ever bring bad news, not good. There was no good news for him to report. Reporting nothing at all was the best news he could give.

Zhou Mo had been gone for over a year.

From his initial unease, he had gradually grown accustomed to things.

He had thought the War Pavilion's members might reject him, but to his surprise, there was almost no infighting within the pavilion. Only later did he learn that they loved Zhou Mo, but rejecting the new Pavilion Master was not how they expressed that love. Only by helping fulfill the War Pavilion's duties for Zhou Mo could they honor his sacrifice.

Sometimes.

He suddenly felt that the War Pavilion's members were very understanding.

So understanding that he felt a little at a loss.