"I am Chen Sheng, Deputy Captain of G Camp of the Jingwu Bureau. My respects to the Lord Prefect, General Li, and Envoy Nie."
"Hahaha."
From his seat of honor, Xie Jingze stroked his beard and laughed.
"Just as I'd heard—heroic and dashing, with a remarkable aura. You are truly worthy of your title as head of the Ning'an Ten Heroes and a model for the younger generation in the Government Office. Excellent. Truly excellent!"
Meanwhile, Li Qianzhou, who was seated to the side, merely gave a slight nod, his expression calm.
But Chen Sheng keenly caught the flicker of a complex emotion in the man's eyes—something like wistfulness, mixed with a hint of barely perceptible regret.
And Chen Sheng had a pretty good idea why.
Back in Changshan County, he had technically been part of the Military Preparation Army and should have fallen under Li Qianzhou's command. In the end, however, Nie Xuanfeng had poached him with the offer of a precious Spirit Medicine.
