Wen Zhong furrowed his brows. The issue wasn't the name "Sha Chen" itself, but his self-appellation.
Wen Zhong said, "Great General for Folding the Curtain, why do you refer to yourself as an immortal commoner, and not as a criminal general or simply This General?"
Sha Chen replied, "I no longer hold a divine office in the Heavenly Court, so naturally, I cannot refer to myself in that manner."
Master Wen said, "Even so, your term of penal servitude has not ended. You are not truly an immortal commoner; you are still a criminal."
Sha Chen replied, "Indeed, I am a criminal, yet I truly no longer hold a divine office."
Seeing that Master Wen was about to get bogged down in these details, Sha Chen said, "Please, Master Wen, announce the edict."
Master Wen's brows twitched; he somehow felt that Sha Chen seemed to be slipping from control—not his control, but that of the Heavenly Court.
