With the black-haired man's permission, Mo Xie and Tang Yue entered the conference room without trouble.
A large round table stood in the room. Seven or eight well-dressed men and women sat around it.
Another twenty-odd people stood nearby. Judging by their uniforms, most were Judgment Officers.
Mo Xie remembered the man with the long black hair. He had stood atop the bank building's dome, staring down the Totem Black Snake.
Yet despite his formidable strength as a mage, the man could only stand. He had no seat at the table.
The guards outside were all Advanced Mages. The people inside had to be even more powerful—especially the seven or eight seated at the table. They were authorities among mages!
"That's my senior disciple brother, Hei Yu," Tang Yue whispered when she noticed Mo Xie watching him. "He's also a Deputy Chief Judge of the Lingyin Temple Judgment Hall, the same rank as Qingqing."
Mo Xie nodded. Just then, he spotted a familiar figure among the crowd: Leng Qing.
Leng Qing wore a gray women's business suit that hugged her striking figure. Her blouse strained across her chest, making him wonder whether the buttons might pop.
The fitted skirt accentuated her curves and ended just above her knees, showing off her legs in nude stockings.
A pair of high heels made her look even taller.
As a Deputy Chief Judge of the Lingyin Temple Judgment Hall, Leng Qing carried herself with the commanding air of a general on the battlefield—enough to make men fall at her feet.
Sensing his gaze, Leng Qing turned and spotted Mo Xie. A flicker of puzzlement crossed her eyes before she gave him a gentle smile. She seemed to show that warm, approachable side of herself only to him.
Mo Xie walked over to Leng