What Mi Jingshi held was, unmistakably, a letter that had never been opened.
Its seal and stamp remained intact.
Not damaged in the slightest-
"Why has this happened again?"
At the sight,
Mi Jingshi's expression tightened slightly, disbelief showing in his eyes.
He clutched the letter for a long while before finally sighing helplessly, raising his brows and tossing it aside.
"No, this isn't right. I clearly saw the Dao Scion's carriage enter Xiaoming Great Marsh yesterday evening.
"A hundred and twenty strongmen, twelve ranks drawing the carriage, banners with fish-whisker streamers, pearl standards trailing bright jade.
"They beat golden drums and blew sounding pipes; the water creatures took fright, the mighty waves seethed...
"I saw all of it with my own eyes. How could I be mistaken?!"
He rose from his jade couch and paced the chamber with his hands behind his back, a faint trace of worry on his face.
Ever since Jun Yao's carriage returned to the Mountain Gate last night, Mi Jingshi had sent him several letters in succession, recounting Chen Heng's circumstances in the hope of securing his help.
Yet the result
was that no reply had ever come.
The letters had not even been opened...
At first, Mi Jingshi had wondered whether some discourtesy of his had displeased the Dao Scion, causing him to ignore him.
But after carefully going over everything in private,
he reflected that he had always lived in seclusion and was cautious and circumspect by nature.
Besides, this was a matter of great importance. Whatever the circumstances, it surely should not have affected this...
"Could the Dao Scion also have grown tired of Chen Jade Pivot's family, and be hinting at it by refusing to read my letters?"
After frowning for a long while, a thought suddenly sprang into Mi