Great Feng's Eastern Border, Hongye City, a city under Yang City.
In a private room on the third floor of a streetside tavern, Chu Xuanao sat by the window, occasionally taking a sip of wine as he took in the passing pedestrians below.
Behind Chu Xuanao, Ghost Servant stood silently in a black robe, his aura calm, looking no different from an ordinary man. Jin Xuan was nowhere to be seen.
He was hidden in the shadows and had not appeared. Jin Xuan had spent too long serving in the palace; whether in temperament, speech, or mannerisms, he was simply too... proper. That was the only way to put it.
If Jin Xuan served at his side, any observant person would know at a glance that he was from the palace. Chu Xuanao had no doubt that if he exposed himself, it would take only a few days for someone to trace him back to Chu Xuanao.
A eunuch of unknown cultivation constantly attending him would make his identity far too conspicuous, so Chu Xuanao had not allowed Jin Xuan to appear openly.
"Has there been any news from Yuan Tiangang?"
Ghost Servant answered in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Your Highness, Hall Master Yuan has sent no news since he left yesterday."
"Mm."
Chu Xuanao gave a quiet hum in response. It was already the twenty-fifth day of the sixth month. He had been in Great Feng for more than ten days, and Yuan Tiangang had departed yesterday to prepare for what came next.
There was nothing for him to worry about here. Two Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts served at his side, and Yuan Tiangang had also left behind certain measures. Even that Imperial Star might not be as safe as he was. After all, Great Feng was not looking