Eight months ago (1)

Yang Qing looked up, his gaze taking in the clear sunny sky above and the cool wind brushing up against his skin as his mind slowly drifted a few months ago.

...

Eight months ago, Dai Chen's judge chamber

"Lei, why are you still taking missions when you should be preparing to break through to the palace realm? 

Cheng Qing and I can't handle the workload by ourselves, and the two roaming inquisitors I was assigned, one of them has already taken a break from work to prepare for her breakthrough and the administrative department has said it will be quite some time before they send another one.." said Dai Chen as he poured himself a crystal clear rice win.

He proceeded to pour Lai Lei one.

"Mmmh, is this Yi Jie's work?" Lai Lei asked in surprise as the savored the chill mellow flavor of the rice wine.

"No, though his skills have undoubtedly grown over the years. I found this thanks to Yang Qing's suggestion.