"Morning."
The next morning.
Jiu entered the office, her confinement ended ahead of schedule, and greeted everyone.
"Morning!"
Everyone answered in unison.
Jiu was startled, but saw that everyone had mustered a smile and was greeting her warmly.
That Xiaohua wasn't there.
Who knew where he had gone.
"Jiu, come with me."
Her immediate supervisor, Qing Lang, beckoned warmly.
Jiu followed him through the communal area into a private office inside.
Department head Xing Can was already waiting there.
"We've cleared up what happened yesterday. It had nothing to do with you."
After exchanging pleasantries, Xing Can spoke with a smile.
His manner was also very friendly, even carrying a barely perceptible hint of ingratiation.
"That's right. We all think you're an outstanding employee."
Qing Lang chimed in as well.
Jiu was slightly surprised, but kept her expression unchanged as she said:
"I only did my job."
"I hear you exchanged blows with a Saint yesterday?" Xing Can asked, seemingly casually.
So that was it!
Jiu understood at once.
Yesterday, after exchanging blows with her, that Saint had been in a hurry to get things done and had remarked offhandedly, "It wasn't her-this fist technique has almost touched the edges of the laws."
Touching the laws.
That was the first step toward Attaining Sainthood.
In other words, the Saint had acknowledged that her strength had reached a realm approaching the path of a Saint.
That put her beyond countless Professionals in the Ten Thousand Worlds.
"We did exchange blows, but the Saint was only testing me and left after a single brief encounter."
Jiu answered truthfully.
Xing Can and Qing Lang both smiled, leaning back slightly and quickly exchanging a glance.
"Several departments have been asking about you."
"They all want you transferred over."
"We're reluctant to let you go,