The sandalwood in the main hall of the Court of Judicial Review had not yet burned out. The vermilion pillars cast dull red reflections in the morning light, and twelve bronze lamp trees projected shadows onto the blue brick floor, resembling a layer of shimmering ink stains.
When Pi Yanlin crossed the threshold stepping on the morning dew, the hall suddenly fell so quiet that the soft chiming of the bronze bells on the eaves could be heard.
He wore a slightly worn blue cloth tunic, with a suet jade talisman hanging from his waist—none other than the "Case-Adjudicating Seal" he had obtained yesterday through the daily check-in.
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