A person who cannot use witchcraft became the Court Justice, the youngest Court Justice.
The Court Justice enjoys the honor of six dragon banners, comparable to a prince in the Imperial Court, and need not bow to the emperor.
In other words, many of those who belittled and persecuted him back then, nine out of ten must bow before him now.
The power of authority.
He knew he was an exception.
She hadn't paid attention or intervened from beginning to end, so she probably didn't count how it took him a full six years to see her again.
Six years.
When he saw her, he felt... six years... actually weren't that bad.
She hadn't changed a bit.
Time to her was like a whisper of wind unintentionally passing by, barely stirring her black hair, softening the harshness of the world.
When she saw him, she was briefly startled, thought for a moment, then asked, "Qing?"
