Chen Wei lowered his cloud and landed before the bluestone steps outside the Left Commissioner’s Office.
This was the hub of Tongming Hall, the vital throat through which all the Heavenly Court's documents passed. Immortal Officials streamed to and fro, clutching files or carrying Jade Slips, their steps hurried.
In principle, Tongming Hall's Left Commissioner had no fixed office. His duties consisted of coordination and running errands, so he should have made do with a side hall.
But Li Yin was different. He served Taibai Jinxing directly.
To make serving the exalted immortal more convenient, Tongming Hall had specially approved a spacious courtyard in the most conspicuous location for the Left Commissioner’s Office.
The moment Chen Wei touched down, the sharp-eyed immortal clerks and Immortal Officials around him stopped in their tracks.
"Greetings, Lord Inspector!"
"Your subordinate, Li Feiyu of the Edict Delivery Office, greets you, my lord!"
"Lord Chen, do you still remember this humble immortal? Your subordinate, Tang San of the Courier Office!"
"Li Hu of the Records Office greets Lord Chen!"
The Immortal Officials' and immortal clerks' greetings rose one after another.
Everyone's heart was clear as a mirror: Chen Wei was now a rising favorite who had received the Great Heavenly Venerable's personal approval and enjoyed the treatment of a golden immortal. Who wouldn't want to seize this chance to strike up a connection and make their face familiar?
The Heavenly Court had always bowed to status.
Once someone soared straight into the blue clouds, everyone around him had nothing but pleasant words to say.
Chen Wei did not put on the airs of a golden immortal. He slowed his steps, wore a gentle smile, and nodded in return to each immortal clerk and Immortal Official who greeted him. When he encountered a few old acquaintances