He lifted his head and looked at a bird's nest in the tree in the courtyard.
The nest was built very solidly, yet it had been taken over by a red-footed falcon.
The feathered creature was perched in the nest, looking around complacently.
Dugu Shou's eyes flickered slightly: "Send for Du Honglian to come see me."
Du Honglian was precisely Ji Qianqian's reliable subordinate, an experienced Deputy Thousand Households in the Heavenly Jinyi Guards.
He had great confidence in his goddaughter, but precautions were still necessary.
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When Ji Qianqian braced herself and arrived in front of the Divine Cloud Tower, she found that the smoke enveloping the vicinity had completely dissipated, revealing a massive Black Stone Square.
Over a hundred puppets were knocking and repairing the large dilapidated building on top of the Divine Cloud Tower.
They were about two zhang tall, with sturdy bodies covered in thick iron armor of dark gold.
