An hour later, the carriage stopped outside the Banan Prefecture yamen. Pan Wenyuan presented his visiting card and was invited by a yamen runner into the reception hall.
Moments later, Xia Huai'an arrived, cupping his fists in salute. "Lord Pan, it is an honor to have you here! I apologize for failing to greet you from afar, and I beg your forgiveness!"
Pan Wenyuan shook his head slightly, stood up with a smile, and said, "Lord Xia, please don't be so formal. I have come here today without my official robes, purely in a personal capacity, because I wished to meet you—the living immortal of Banan whose reputation precedes him!"
Chapter 134