Tiannan State, Pu City.
As the state city, the core institutions of the entire Tiannan are all located here, naturally including the Sky Scale Guard division.
In the study within the Governnt Office, Kuang Jie sat in a chair, his right hand wrapped in a bandage.
Because his hand injury hasn't healed, he can't use a pen, so he can only choose to dictate. The Record Officer beside him is responsible for recording the content on paper.
After leaving Fengmu County, he followed the location given by Chen Mo and first went to Nine-headed Mountain, where the piled-up corpses ford hills, making his brain buzz.
The Gu God Sect has astonishingly revived, with hundreds of sect mbers hidden within his jurisdiction!
This was just one small base, and it nearly turned the entire Fengmu County into a ghost town. Its rapid developnt and destructive power were evident!
If the trend isn't quickly checked, the consequences could be unimaginable!
Kuang Jie realized the severity of the situation and dared not conceal anything, writing down the causes and consequences ticulously, emphasizing the contributions of Chen Mo and others, without ntioning himself.
The Record Officer felt sothing was off as he wrote and questioned, "My lord, if you report like this, all the credit goes to those Capital Officials. Don't we beco re supporting characters, unable to gain any advantage?"
"Being able to keep our lives is good enough, and you still think of claiming credit?" Kuang Jie gave him a sidelong glance, speaking irritatedly, "Do you think it's the sa as dealing with other divisions where credit is shared evenly?"
"That's Chen Mo!"
"The forr person in charge of Tiannan, Xu Chengbi, was killed by him. You're really thinking I'm as tough as iron-necked, aren't you?"
The Record Officer glanced at Kuang Jie's right hand and muttered, "Even a powerful outsider can't suppress the local snake, yet they act rashly, not only hurting you but also beating our brothers to half-death. Isn't that a bit too much?"
"Saying such things shows your lack of experience; you've never seen a truly ferocious dragon crossing the river."
"Such a person utterly disregards you because you're not even in his field of vision."
"As a local snake, you should just ekly give way to avoid being crushed by him, unintentionally."
Kuang Jie moved his wrist and sighed, "To be honest, I really should thank Chen Mo. Without this mighty dragon stepping in, forget the official hat, even whether I could keep my head would be in question… This beating really was worth it."
He knows well that the other's action wasn't solely due to offense but also a reprimand against the inaction of the Tiannan division.
And when he wrote the introduction letter, he had already reached an understanding with Chen Mo to shift the credit to him, in a way to divert attention and ensure the superior overlooks his "neglect."
The Record Officer didn't say much more upon seeing this and organized the docunt as required.
Just about to hand it over to Kuang Jie for review, suddenly, there was a clamor of footsteps and shouting outside.
"Stop!"
"Who let you in?!"
Soon after, the door was pushed open with a "bang," and a white-haired elder in rough cloth garnts walked in slowly.
"Are you Kuang Jie?" the elder asked in a deep voice.
Kuang Jie furrowed his brows, raised his hand to stop the pursuing Assistant Officers from behind, and nodded, "It's , and you are…?"
As they say, gaining wisdom after a setback, having suffered once, he didn't act rashly before clarifying the other's identity.
Thump—
The elder sat down opposite, raised his hand, and tossed a jade plate over, landing right in front of Kuang Jie.
Seeing the token's front with scales and claw patterns and its back with the big characters "As if the Holy Presence," all lines in intaglio filled with gold.
"This, this is…"
Kuang Jie's pupils contracted, rendering him speechless.
The elder remained silent, glancing towards the door.
"Everyone, withdraw entirely; without my permission, don't approach the study by even half a step!" Kuang Jie reacted and quickly shouted aloud.
"Yes."
Including the Record Officer, everyone retreated out.
The study was left with only the two of them; Kuang Jie stood up to tightly shut the door, then hurried to the elder, kneeling on one knee with both hands holding the token.
"Subordinate greets the Imperial Envoy!"
"Lord Kuang is too polite."
The elder reached out to retrieve the token and said indifferently, "I am Imperial Tributor Zhong Lihe. This ti, I follow the Holy Empress' order to investigate southward and may need Lord Kuang's assistance in so matters."
Zhong Lihe?
Kuang Jie felt this na familiar as if he'd heard it sowhere.
However, there was no ti to delve further as he bowed his head, saying, "Lord Zhong, whatever you require, feel free to instruct. This subordinate will fully cooperate!"
The Sky Scale Guard is independent of the Six Ministries and only accountable to the Imperial Family, and the elder before him represents Imperial Power with his token, so he dare not neglect.
Zhong Lihe asked, "Two household officials of Sky Scale Guard have co from the Capital City, arriving in Tiannan two days ago. Are you aware of this?"
This ti, he followed the Empress' order, secretly accompanying Chen Mo to the Southern Border, intending to protect them thoroughly.
It's quite embarrassing, but he managed to lose track midway...
Technically, Zhong Lihe shouldn't commit such a basic mistake, yet the fact is, he feels his perception was veiled.
For two days, he had practically traversed most of Tiannan without finding any trace of Chen Mo and others.
Worried that sothing might have happened to them, he no longer cared about concealing his identity and directly visited the Sky Scale Guard division, hoping to discover sothing.
"Two household officials?"
Kuang Jie was stunned for a mont, hesitantly replying, "Are you referring to Mr. Chen?"
Zhong Lihe's eyebrows twitched, he sat a bit straighter, "You've t them?"
"t them, yes. There's a long story behind it." Kuang Jie stood up, handing over that report to Zhong Lihe, "This records the occurrences of the past two days; I implore Lord Zhong to review."
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