Amid their playful squabbling, the two soon reached the Directorate of Celestial Observation on the eastern side of the Imperial City.
Xie Jinhuan did not use the main entrance. Carrying Momo on his back, he landed directly on the Star Observatory at the top.
The Star Observatory housed an Eight Trigrams formation and the Star Observatory Mirror, used to monitor developments across the realm. Lu Wuzhen's office lay just below it.
Xie Jinhuan carried Momo down the stairs. Quite a few people were inside, and the furnishings had completely changed.
The portrait of the patriarch that had originally hung on the wall had been replaced with an imposing portrait of the White-Haired Patriarch.
The shelves, the Multitude-Treasure Rack, and the personal belongings on the desk had all been packed up and taken back to Taiyin Palace. Replacing them were the things from the study in Purple Emblem Mountain's Book and Sword Pavilion: collections of calligraphy, paintings, and so forth. Even the Qilin figurines had been replaced with Coal Ball figurines.
Big Ice Lump, dressed in a Black-and-White Daoist Robe, was sitting behind the desk signing handover documents. With her Phoenix Eyes and dramatically curvaceous figure, she looked aloof and coldly beautiful, truly resembling a newly appointed CEO mother-in-law.
Sister Bu, meanwhile, wore a witch's outfit and was helping wipe down vases and other objects, teasing as she worked:
"Having powerful backing really makes a difference. I'd probably have to toil for a hundred years and perform countless meritorious deeds to reach this position. But you, you flirtatious Daoist nun, just shopped and shopped until the position fell into your hands..."
Ye Yunchi was admiring the calligraphy and paintings Sister Nangong had collected. Hearing this, she hastily interrupted:
"Hey, this is an important government office. You should be careful about saying