"Everyone, calm down. I was sent by Tower Master Liang to make contact with you. If you do not believe me, take a look at this Yaoguang Token in my hand."
When Jiang Sihong saw the three groups pressing in on him as one, clearly ready to strike at the slightest disagreement, his expression changed.
The two large iron balls spinning in his right hand abruptly stopped, clinging tightly together like magnets. His face turned solemn, and he looked utterly serious.
As he spoke, a token glinting with a dim silver sheen slid from the cuff of his silk sleeve. He held it upright in his left hand and shook it twice in every direction—left, right, forward, and back. In an instant, it drew everyone's gaze in the temple, save Xiang Yang, who forcibly suppressed his curiosity and waited with his eyes closed.
In the firelight, the little token was no larger than a palm. A star was carved on its front, while a simply outlined flower was engraved on its back. It was thin as an iron sheet, and the eye-like ornament hanging from its tail was particularly peculiar.
The star was the Yaoguang Star, the flower the Yaoguang Flower, and that eye belonged to Sun Boren's Heavenly Eye Dark Division, located beyond the seventh floor.
Upon seeing the token, everyone except the two young women beside Young Master Su spoke in unison, their voices filled with disbelief. "The Yaoguang Token?"
The Yaoguang Token was unique to Liang Dongzhu, master of Yaoguang Tower. With it, one could command every force beneath Yaoguang Tower—manpower, supplies, and wealth could all be mobilized. It was a secret and precious token never passed on to anyone who was not close, direct lineage, or trusted.
Moreover, possessing the token alone was not enough. Tokens