Tap, tap, tap, tap!
The crisp, hurried click of high heels echoed down the corridor.
The next second.
Bang!
The tall, dark wooden doors were shoved open, and a witch in crimson robes strode into the spacious, dim office. Her gaze remained fixed on the old wizard seated behind the enormous desk at the far end of the room. She did not spare so much as a glance for the greedy eyes turning slightly within the Magical Beast stone statues lining the passageway, nor for the restless aura emanating from them.
The office's owner quietly glanced at the impolite councilwoman.
Then he turned his attention to the previous guest below the steps.
"Let's leave it at that. Investigate and handle it according to the Regulations."
"Yes."
The gray robed wizard below the steps answered respectfully. Keeping his head bowed, he silently and swiftly backed out of the room. Throughout the entire process, he did not glance once at the rash intruder standing so close by.
Only after the office doors had closed again did Old Man Ruo Yu's gaze settle on Su Shijun.
"You should not have come to me."
He sighed and touched the teacup beside him.
"Give me a name!"
The witch gave a slight bow. Without wasting words, she stated her demand plainly and concisely.
One was an Archwizard, the other a Legendary Wizard. Often, there was no need for excessive explanation between them—the matters on Puji Island that could concern the witch were few, and those that could make her rudely barge into a Legendary Wizard's office were fewer still. Coupled with this delicate timing, Ruo Yu did not even need to divine anything to know what she wanted.
Still, hearing the witch make such a blunt demand, he could not help frowning slightly.
"I'm not