"This... works too!"
Li Qingyun had instinctively wanted to refuse, but the words reached his lips before he immediately realized that Shang Yin was not extending an invitation, but issuing an order that could not be refused.
As for why, he sneered inwardly.
They wanted to "replace" this Daoist, then send him back to serve in the Secret Artifact Domain!
No wonder the Shang clan had suddenly become so warm and welcoming, immediately promoting me to Deputy Great Chief Guard. So this Ancestor Zhen put on such airs that even when "coming out," he needed the most basic status and standing.
"Then Yun will have to ask someone to return to the Secret Artifact Domain and request a few days' leave. After all, I have only just assumed the position of Deputy Great Chief Guard." Li Qingyun looked calmly at clan elder Shang Yin.
Shang Yin casually waved a hand and smiled. "It is but a trifling matter! Rest easy in the ancestral domain for now. Hechen will make the arrangements over there."
"Then I shall trouble you."
"We are family. Why speak of trouble?"
Shang Yin accompanied Li Qingyun out of the ancestral temple, then beckoned over a servant.
"Go, take Nephew Yun to Wan Song Hall. No, take him directly to Zhenyuan Palace instead. Ancestor Zhen's Dao palace has been vacant for a long time. It is rare for one of his descendants to show such promise, and it happens to be fitting..."
While arranging Li Qingyun's temporary residence, Shang Yin changed his mind at the last moment and had him stay at Zhenyuan Palace instead.
The moment the servant heard the words Zhenyuan Palace, their body seemed to stiffen ever so slightly. At the same time, they covertly raised their eyes and gave Li Qingyun a swift