This True Venerable sought out Xiaoyou and the other two True Venerables and took the initiative to ask whether, seeing how carefree they were, they had any intention of entering a Great Monarch's service.
If so, he was willing to recommend them to his own Great Monarch. At the very least, he could guarantee they would become guest officials.
This True Venerable did not say which True Monarch he was working for.
Xiaoyou and the other two rejected him very straightforwardly. They gave no reason and deliberately kept their distance.
Two days later, Qu Jianlei's group of four also encountered something similar. The True Venerable who contacted them was not the same one from before.
Although the two groups were each wandering around separately, they were actually also making inquiries and keeping in moderate contact.
Xiaoyou was somewhat puzzled by the situation. "Is something... about to happen in Zhongling World? A war?"
If it had happened just once, that would have been one thing. But this was twice now, and it felt more or less wrong.
With Zhongling's laziness, leisure, and pride, how could they be recruiting outside True Venerables so frequently?
What Qu Jianlei was pondering, however, was, "Jin Ge and Baiqiao... couldn't they have left because of this too, could they?"
If it had just been Jin Ge, he would not have done something like this. But with that scheming fellow, it was hard to say.
Another two days passed, and there was still no word from those two. Everyone discussed whether they should go look for them.
But just then, Qu Jianlei's mind stirred. "Jin Ge divined me. They should be about to make a move."
Half a day later, he left the Xingyi Plate. Before long, the other six True Venerables also left one after another.