While everyone else enjoyed the feast, Li Huowang sat alone some distance away. He gnawed on the fattest mutton leg, lost in his own thoughts and shutting out the world around him.
Even though that Nascent Soul said the Astrological Bureau is strict on the outside but lax within, and that joining isn't too hard, I still need to find a way in. First, how should I approach them? I can't just ask around on the street, right? And I don't even know if this mask is enough to completely hide my Xinsu identity. The mask might conceal me from Han Fu, but that doesn't mean it will fool everyone. But right now, I don't even know what the situation is in Liang State. It's useless to just sit here lost in thought. I'll have to adapt to the situation as it unfolds. As the saying goes, the first step is always the hardest. Once I get started, the rest will be much easier.
While Li Huowang was deep in thought, his sharp hearing picked up the sound of cloth shoes treading on grass.
