The Letter Ju Yueguan Brought

Seeing the disappointment in Na Na's expression, Ye Tian set the bowl on the stone table and smiled mysteriously. "Don't be sad. I'll personally make you something delicious for lunch. The Fire Spirit Chickens on the farm are incredibly tasty."

Hu Liena's eyes suddenly sparkled. She leaned forward slightly, puffed out her cheeks, and said, "You're not allowed to go back on your word."

Ye Tian rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Fine. Do we need to pinky swear too?"

"That wouldn't be a bad idea." Hu Liena covered her mouth and giggled.

Just then, a staff member entered the courtyard and walked straight toward Bibi Dong.

He bowed respectfully and said, "Miss, there is a young man outside the farm claiming to be your friend. He is waiting for you at the entrance."

Hearing the staff member's words, Bibi Dong was startled, and her expression shifted.

Could it be a friend of Ye Tian's sister at the farm gate?

If so, wouldn't she risk being exposed?

But then she thought again. Ye Xinglan had served as a Maid in Spirit Hall for five years without returning home. Even Ye Tian himself no longer remembered what his sister looked like.

That friend probably would not remember clearly either.

Bibi Dong quickly concealed the surprise on her face and calmly asked the staff member,

"Did he give his name?"

She had to know his name. Otherwise, she might truly give herself away.

The staff member replied, "In response to your question, Miss, he said his name was Guan Yue."

At the mention of that name, Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow.

Her long, fair legs parted as she slowly rose to her feet and looked at Ye Tian beside her.

"Xiao Tian, I'll go meet that friend."

"Teacher, I'll go with you."

Hu Liena hurriedly stood up from her seat and waved her hand as she spoke.

Upon hearing the name Guan Yue, she had more or less guessed the identity of this "friend" of her teacher's.

Ye Tian waved dismissively, unconcerned. "Sister, remember to keep your friend here for lunch. I'll go prepare the ingredients for noon."

Bibi Dong nodded in agreement and, together with Hu Liena, strode out of the Farm Courtyard. After crossing the Cement Road, they arrived at the farm entrance.

The moment she saw the streak of silver-white hair amid his golden hair, she understood. It was undoubtedly Ju Yueguan.

Ju Yueguan had changed into more ordinary clothes, but his hair color and dark circles were far too distinctive.

"Uncle Yue Guan, why are you here?" Hu Liena briskly walked up to Ju Yueguan, bumped his shoulder with hers, and whispered with a smile, "Did you receive the secret letter I sent you? I haven't written coded letters in years, but the format was still correct, right?"

The cipher used for writing to members of the Pope's Hall Knight Order was something Hu Liena had learned years ago in a general studies class at Spirit Hall Academy.

She focused mainly on cultivating her martial spirit and had barely used such general knowledge.

Now that she was using it again, she was somewhat rusty.

Yue Guan smiled calmly. "Your Highness is exceptionally gifted. Naturally, it was written without error."

Bibi Dong, however, had cold eyes and an equally icy voice. "What is it?"

If there had been no reason, Ju Yueguan would not have sought her out on his own.

Ju Yueguan had long been accustomed to the Pope's coldness. After all, she had always shown this face to others.

He bowed slightly and said with utmost respect, "I originally intended to send a message to Your Holiness, but the security at this farm is simply too strict. So I took the liberty of posing as your friend and coming in person."

He silently took a letter from his chest and said, "This is a secret letter delivered by the Holy Knight Order while inspecting the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Sky Dragon City."

Aside from guarding Pope Palace, the knight orders were also responsible for inspections and apprehending criminals.

Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow slightly, took the letter with her slender hand, and opened it to read carefully.

The more she read, the more her chest rose and fell. Her grip on the letter unconsciously tightened.

In the end, she crumpled the secret letter into a ball. Her beautiful face was filled with fury. "Outrageous!"

Seeing her teacher's expression, Hu Liena stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Yue Guan, what exactly happened?"

Ju Yueguan explained, "Sun Cai, the master of the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Sky Dragon City, forcibly abducted a local commoner girl.

When the girl's family went to reason with him, Sun Cai had his men beat them severely.

Left with no other choice, the girl's family prepared to go to Spirit City to file a complaint.

After Sun Cai learned of this, he actually killed their entire family in public!

He even declared that in Sky Dragon City, whatever Sun Cai said was law!"

"What? That Sun Cai is utterly despicable!" Hu Liena was shocked. She had never expected there to be such scum within Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong's face was frosty as she looked at Ju Yueguan. "For something so vile, something that severely damages Spirit Hall's reputation, do you still need to ask me? Strip him of his position, drag him to the Vegetable Market, and behead him publicly!"

Ju Yueguan said in a low voice, "The Sun Family holds considerable power in Sky Dragon City. From Spirit Hall military officers to positions throughout the city, they are all Sun Family members. The Enforcement Knight Order conducting local patrols is no match for them at all."

"Then go there yourself!" Bibi Dong flung her sleeve angrily, her voice ice-cold.

There could be no leniency toward such evil people.

Ju Yueguan said, "There is another troublesome matter. Sun Cai is the direct disciple of Qianjun Douluo, the Fifth Elder of the Hall of Elders. In fact, quite a few people in Sky Dragon City wrote many reports to Your Holiness over the past few years, but they were all suppressed by the Fifth Elder. The Enforcement Knight Order only discovered this after investigating."

"The Fifth Elder knows this matter can no longer be suppressed, so he personally wrote to Your Holiness, asking you not to interfere in Sky Dragon City. He said he would personally discipline Sun Cai."

After saying that, Ju Yueguan handed the Fifth Elder's personal letter to Bibi Dong.

But Bibi Dong did not even look at it. Her cold eyes were fixed on Ju Yueguan.

"The Fifth Elder will personally discipline him? He is clearly trying to shield Sun Cai!"

"I now issue you an order in the name of the Pope. Immediately lead the Holy Knight Order of Pope Palace and bring Sun Cai to justice. As for the Hall of Elders' reaction, you need not concern yourself with it."

"I understand, Your Holiness." Ju Yueguan placed his right hand over his chest, bowed, turned, and left.

Watching Ju Yueguan's departing figure, Bibi Dong's beautiful face was covered in frost.

Did the Hall of Elders truly think she was a puppet Pope they could manipulate as they pleased?

Then she would show those elders whether she truly had the strength they thought she lacked!

Bibi Dong stared into the distance, lost in thought.

If the abuses committed through unchecked power by the various Spirit Hall Branches were not resolved, then perhaps, just as Ye Tian had said, Spirit Hall would truly perish within three years.

These flaws had to change!

Hu Liena came to Bibi Dong's side, worry written across her face. "Teacher, will this cause Pope Palace and the Hall of Elders to completely fall out?"

"No." Bibi Dong replied calmly.

That old bastard Qian Daoliu might be detestable, but he would not allow Spirit Hall to appear divided on the surface.

As for cooperation between the two halls?

There had never been any to begin with.

Nor did she expect any.

"Come, let's go back." Bibi Dong beckoned to Hu Liena.

By the time the incident in Sky Dragon City was resolved and word reached the Hall of Elders in Spirit City, it would probably already be a week later.

Worrying during that time would only bring herself needless trouble.

The two returned outside the Farm Courtyard and saw Ye Tian using a shovel to build an earthen stove.

Ye Tian looked up and noticed that neither of them looked very well.

He asked curiously, "Sister, Na Na, what happened to you two?"

Hu Liena sighed. "We heard some tragic news from Teacher's friend."

"Where is your friend, Sister? Why didn't he come back with you?" Ye Tian asked.

Bibi Dong smiled calmly. "He had returned from doing business and happened to pass by, so he stopped to see me. He was in a hurry to get home and find his family."

"I see." Ye Tian nodded in realization. His hands did not stop shoveling dirt as he smiled at Hu Liena. "What tragic thing happened to make you this upset?"

Hu Liena sighed. "The master of the Spirit Hall in Sky Dragon City brutally murdered an entire commoner family."

Hearing this, Ye Tian's movements stopped for a moment, and the smile vanished from his face. He casually asked, "Did he receive punishment from Spirit City?"

Hu Liena glanced at Bibi Dong and said, "I heard that the Pope has already sent people to Sky Dragon City. Given Her Holiness's character, that hall master is surely doomed."

"Let's hope so." Ye Tian said quietly.

Hu Liena was filled with emotion, her eyes full of complexity. "Is there really no way to stop the hall masters of Spirit Hall across the lands from doing whatever evil they please?"

Ye Tian replied casually, "There is a way, but it depends on whether Pope Bibi Dong has the resolve."

"You have a way?" Hu Liena asked in shock.

At those words, Bibi Dong, who had been lowering her head in thought, suddenly looked up at Ye Tian.

He had a way?