The sound of the door opening rang out.
Wen Zhixing immediately felt as though he had been granted a pardon. He sprang up to greet the newcomer, his voice rising several pitches:
"Prefect Ye! You're here!"
As his words rang out,
Zuo Miaoqing gracefully rose to her feet as well.
She turned her head, her gaze settling on the young man in official robes who strode inside.
A hint of scrutiny flashed through her eyes. Then her smile grew even brighter, and she dipped into a slight bow.
"I'm Zuo Miaoqing."
"I've long heard of your great reputation, Prefect. Today, I finally have the pleasure of meeting you."
"..."
Ye Li swept his gaze across the room before letting it settle on the woman.
He gave a slight nod, then walked straight past everyone and took the central seat of honor.
His movements were natural and effortless.
"You're here to see me on behalf of Snow God City?"
Ye Li went straight to the point, his tone calm.
Despite his somewhat discourteous manner, Zuo Miaoqing kept smiling and replied softly:
"That's right."
As she spoke,
she raised her delicate wrist and lightly brushed the snow-white jade bracelet around it.
She gently placed an antique wooden box emanating a faint chill on the table.
Before the box was even opened, an intensely rich medicinal fragrance and the aura of laws filled the room. Whatever lay inside was clearly worth a fortune.
Even the alliance's three well-informed directors cast curious glances at it.
Lu Xuan grew increasingly wary.
After accumulating gifts for tens of thousands of years, Snow God City had amassed truly astonishing reserves.
But even they could not casually give away a gift of this caliber.
They clearly wanted something...
Under her somewhat appraising gaze,
Zuo Miaoqing extended her slender