The dim light of night stirred in the wind. That wind blew across the lands, sweeping through the buildings of the county capital, whimpering as it kicked up bits of dust. It stirred the hem of Master Seventh’s garment as it continued on its way to the Governor’s Mansion.7

There, it caused Xu Qing’s hair to sway. Xu Qing looked out into the night, his heart calm. It was a type of calm he hadn’t been able to experience in the Moonrite Region. After everything he had experienced in Sea-Sealing County over the years, the place was largely his hometown. He felt like he had come home, and that put him at ease. Of course, as usual, there was a voice that penetrated that calm.2

“Little Ah Qing, what was that thing you gave the old man that you claimed was a jade slip from the Heir Apparent?” The Captain seemed very curious. “I noticed just now that when he looked at it, he smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum....”8

Xu Qing couldn’t help but clear his throat and instinctively scan the surroundings.0

The Captain waved his hand complacently. “You don’t need to check anything. The old man...11