South of Central City's residential district
"Your Highness, rest assured, with me, Bin Liao, here, there's no need for such concern," Bin Liao said with proud confidence as he glanced at the Flower Girls around him, none of whom was particularly powerful.
The city master had already issued a shelter order; now the crisscrossing stone streets of the residential area were virtually empty of pedestrians, as silent as midnight.
"Thank you for your assistance, Mr. Bin Liao," the Empress said with an elegant smile at the corner of her eye, speaking courteously to Bin Liao of the Eight Desolates.
Watching this beautiful woman, Bin Liao momentarily fell into a haze of confusion before quickly shifting his gaze away.
Bin Liao didn't want the Empress to perceive his thoughts; he stood at the peak of power and would not, like Long Jue Wen Luo, behave like an obedient yet temperamental dog who followed every command of Her Highness.
