V8 Bloopers
It was with those thoughts clouding his steps that Sen approached the gates of the capital proper. He knew that cultivators would often barge to the front of the line and demand entry. It was almost expected. So, Sen took a kind of perverse satisfaction in just taking his place at the rear of the line. He glanced back at his… His mind finally produced the right word, and it dripped with disdain even when he said it in his head. He glanced back at his entourage. Shen Mingxia, Wu Gang, and Long Jia Wei all straightened up when they saw him looking and smoothed their faces into the appropriate expressions of humble respect. Glimmer of Night was, once again, eating something that Sen was certain that human beings wouldn’t consider proper food. I’m going to have to talk to him about that, thought Sen.
It took less than an hour before the exact thing that Sen had been desperately hoping would not happen came to pass. Two lines of royal guards in what had to be their finest uniforms marched out the gate, down the line of gawking citizens, and to him. They formed up in two neat lines with someone Sen didn’t recognize standing out in front. The man saw Sen eyeing him curiously and hastily lowered his eyes.
“Judgment’s Gale?” the man asked.
Sen almost said yes, but then a better idea surfaced in his mind.
“Never heard of him,” Sen lied as he turned and gestured, “but have you met Righteous Wu Gang?”
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Jing rolled his eyes and, with a sigh, he asked, “Dare I ask what that business with Lady Xie was about?”
Sen winced.
“Oh, yeah, that. So, you don’t really need that house, do you?”