Night fell as Zhou Tieyi stepped out of the God-Slaughtering Department, his mind still calculating how to squeeze more authority from the Great Xia Emperor.
Serving a monarch is like sleeping beside a tiger. To pluck fur from the beast, one must do it while it naps, all while remaining hyper-aware of its mood.
Just as Zhou Tieyi was about to board his own carriage, a figure half a head taller than him stepped into his path.
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