Jing Yuan had put in an appearance, only to vanish to who knew where again.
He had said he was going to catch the fugitives from the Prison of Deep Seclusion, yet he hadn't brought back a single one. Who knew where he had abandoned his disciple Yanqing, either.
Fu Xuan was exhausted.
She swore that once she became the Xianzhou's general, she would dump the former general into the Cloud Knights and put him in charge of training those lazy, unruly recruits. Then he would know what it felt like to manage a bunch of slackers!
At that thought, Fu Xuan sat down and used her Jade Abacus's communication function to contact someone.
An equally lazy subordinate!
It took quite a while for the other party to answer.
Fu Xuan could even hear the clattering from the other end.
That girl was playing tiles again!
Fu Xuan sneered.
"If I recall correctly, you're on the night shift today. You're currently on duty. I told you to deliver documents to the Earth-Balance Commission. Did you deliver them to the gaming table instead?"
"Uh, well!" A flustered female voice came from the other end.
"Lord Diviner, I swear this is all a misunderstanding. I'd already delivered the documents and was rushing back when I happened to pass by here. They're the ones playing Imperial Jade. I'm not playing." The girl did her best to talk her way out of trouble with her superior.
Imperial Jade was a game that had swept across the Xianzhou.
People really did set up tables in streets and alleys to play together all night long.
The girl's explanation was plausible enough.
But coupled with the urging voice behind her, it wasn't remotely convincing.
"Qingque! It's your turn!"
Fu Xuan's expression grew colder still as she said