Seeing Yang Chan eagerly head off to try the Auspicious Cloud, Chen Wei did not spoil her fun. He returned to the Government Office, intending to finish off his backlog of official business.
After all, when serving in the Heavenly Court, official duties came first.
But the moment Chen Wei entered the Government Office's Main Hall, he saw a burly Azure-Robed Daoist sitting in a chair with his eyes closed.
Chen Wei raised his brows slightly.
Ao Rui approached with a tea tray and bent to serve him tea. Without even lifting his eyelids, the Azure-Robed Daoist raised a hand and waved her away.
"No need!"
"Lord Chen, this humble Daoist comes from Tusita Palace. I am here to retrieve an item the venerable lord lost. I hope you will oblige."
At the mention of Tusita Palace, Chen Wei understood.
Ma Muzhi had barely finished saying his examination had turned up nothing before Tusita Palace came knocking. Of all the little trinkets in heaven and earth that could warrant a special trip from Tusita Palace, it could only be the Purple Flame Auspicious Cloud.
Chen Wei turned his head and gave Ao Rui a look.
Having grown up steeped in the ways of the Dragon Palace, the Dragon Maiden knew how to read a room. She understood at once and withdrew with the tea tray, closing the door behind her.
"Fellow Daoist!" Chen Wei walked to the seat of honor, shook out his sleeves, and sat down. "What item might that be? If it is something the venerable lord lost, then naturally, I am duty-bound to return it."
The Green Ox Spirit leaned against the back of his chair, not taking the Golden Immortal before him seriously at all.
In his eyes, this was merely a civil official who had