The Prefecture City, Jin Guan.
Inside the Jing'an Guard's North Town Thousand Households in Shu State, the rakish Lu Dingchuan, Households Commander, was focused on his official documents. His robe was open, revealing a chest full of bronze, sinewy muscle.
Following the sound of hurried footsteps, a subordinate rushed in and announced, "My lord, an urgent report from Tongzhou."
"Send them in." Lu Dingchuan looked up, revealing a righteous, square-jawed face with a neatly trimmed mustache.
"Yes, sir!" The subordinate accepted the order and left.
A moment later, Sun Youliang trotted in. The instant he crossed the threshold, he dropped to one knee and announced loudly, "Sun Youliang, officer of the Jing'an Guard's Tongzhou Hundred Households, pays his respects to the Households Commander!"
"What is it?" Lu Dingchuan lazily sized up Sun Youliang. 'He looks more like a scholar than a warrior, so refined.'
