Qian Renxue lowered her head to look at the Dossiers piled before her.
"Do all of these have to be dealt with today?"
Standing beside the desk, Liu Erlong divided the Dossiers she had just sorted into three stacks.
"On the left are the declarations of submission from nobles across the land."
"In the middle are the Soul Master Academy rosters."
"On the right are the records of troops and Soul Masters in Heaven Dou City."
Qian Renxue reached out and picked up the top volume.
She had only turned two pages when her brows furrowed.
"Only thirty percent of Heaven Dou City's Soul Masters are registered."
"The remaining Soul Masters haven't registered."
"It's not that they haven't registered. Some people are unwilling to register them."
Liu Erlong set a cup of hot tea beside her hand.
"Most Soul Masters privately supported by nobles aren't on the city defense roster."
Qian Renxue set down the Dossier.
She looked up at Qian Daoliu, who stood beside the hall doors.
"Grandpa."
Qian Daoliu was looking at the palace gates outside the hall.
Hearing her voice, he turned and walked over.
"What is it?"
"I don't want to read these anymore."
Qian Daoliu came to the desk.
He glanced at the stacks of Dossiers.
"You've only read two volumes."
"I already know the Heaven Dou Divine Kingdom has plenty of problems."
Qian Renxue pushed the Dossier in her hands farther away.
"If I keep reading, there'll only be more problems."
"That's precisely why you need to finish reading."
Qian Renxue raised a hand to prop up her chin.
Her long golden hair slipped from her shoulder onto her white sleeve.
Looking at the Dossiers before her, she thought seriously for a while.
"Grandpa, can I hand these over to Xue Xing?"
"You just