After seeing Tang Xiaoling disappear, the Ghost Messenger's entire ghostly face turned deathly pale.
He immediately channeled his ghost aura and raced toward the Prefectural Yamen, trailing thick black smoke all the way.
A journey that normally took ten minutes took him less than one before he charged through the gates of the Prefectural Yamen.
At that moment, the County Magistrate sat high in the court hall, stroking the two ends of his mustache.
Seeing the Ghost Messenger run in in a panic, he immediately frowned and said in displeasure:
"What do you look like, running around in such a panic? You're an Official Runner, after all. You ought to pay more attention to your status!"
But the moment he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that the Ghost Messenger was holding a stack of Spirit Coins.
And every single note had a face value of ten thousand!
"Well, well! What kind of dumb luck did you stumble into today, boy? You actually collected this much money!"
The County Magistrate immediately turned into black smoke and appeared in front of the Official Runner in an instant.
Then he snatched the thick stack of Spirit Coins and began counting, his eyes gleaming!
"C-County Magistrate..."
His face pale and his teeth chattering, the Ghost Messenger tried to explain where the money had come from.
But before he could finish, the County Magistrate snapped:
"Quiet! Can't you see I'm counting money?"
Then he shot the tactless Ghost Messenger a glare and continued counting.
For a moment, the Ghost Messenger, who wanted to make his report, had no idea what to do.
Should he obey the County Magistrate and shut up, or tell him that the Princess had arrived?
But while the Ghost Messenger hesitated, the County Magistrate had already finished counting the money.
"Good