The Great Heavenly Venerable cast a sidelong glance at the Martial Virtue Star Lord. He did not tell him to rise.
In the Heavenly Court, unless a High Immortal spoke, subordinates had to stay obediently in place. Since the Great Heavenly Venerable had not told him to rise, the Martial Virtue Star Lord could only brace both hands against the white jade floor tiles and crane his neck toward the low window.
"Wude."
Holding Chen Xiaochan, the Great Heavenly Venerable spoke at an unhurried pace. "You aren't merely a veteran minister of the Heavenly Court. You are the Martial Virtue Star Lord. Just look at that title-martial virtue. The immortal with the greatest martial virtue in the Heavenly Court."
Praise that killed.
This was the Heavenly Court's most heart-piercing blade.
The more pleasantly a High Immortal praised you, the deeper the pit being dug beneath you.
Prostrate on the floor, the Martial Virtue Star Lord nodded repeatedly as he listened. "Your Majesty flatters me. I... I am deeply ashamed, deeply ashamed!"
"What have you to be ashamed of, my dear minister?"
"Look at all these immortals coming and going, waiting in such long lines. They certainly hold your Military Affairs Government Office in great awe."
The Great Heavenly Venerable smiled and continued teasing him. "Such an ingenious window design. It not only tempers the disposition of Immortal Officials from the Mortal Realm, but also displays Heaven's majesty. I think it's excellent-quite suitable for implementation throughout every department of the Heavenly Court. Have the Thunder Department, Water Department, and Fire Department all follow your rules when they remodel. You'll have set a fine example for the Heavenly Court."
At those words, the Martial Virtue Star Lord's face grew even paler.
Implement it throughout the Heavenly Court?
If the Great Heavenly Venerable