Chen Wei's undisguised gaze made the Star of Literary Excellence's skin crawl. He muttered inwardly, What's this bastard looking at me for? He just drove Lian Zhen Star to his death. Now that the case is closed, surely he isn't plotting to come after me?
Who would want to face the gaze of the Censorate's chief official?
Without changing his expression, the Star of Literary Excellence quietly edged two steps aside, putting what he considered a safe distance between them. Only then did he give a couple of dry chuckles and break the silence.
"Wude True Lord."
"Why are you staring like that? Is there a flower on my face?"
"No." Chen Wei shook his head and withdrew his gaze, offering a pointed remark. "There's no flower on your face, Star Lord, but there's a whole world of schemes in your belly. I simply realized that, in your dealings with others, you truly are as sly as a snake."
The moment those words came out,
the fake smile froze on the Star of Literary Excellence's face, and he nearly jumped. "What was that?! Nonsense! I am an orthodox civil official personally appointed by the Great Heavenly Venerable! I cultivate noble righteousness and walk the great Dao of brush and ink! How am I like some fur-clad, horned demon beast, born of damp or hatched from an egg?!"
Scholars held one another in contempt.
It had been so since ancient times, and even the Heavenly Court was no exception.
As it happened, back in the Mortal Realm, Chen Wei had also earned scholarly honors and ascended through the literary Dao. Now that two immortals who followed the literary path had collided, things had truly reached a peak.
But heaven and earth could bear witness.
Chen Wei had genuinely only been using