Before the towering hall, the cultivators who had yet to leave suddenly saw the stone tablet appear, and every one of their expressions immediately turned solemn.
Although they did not join Gu Shang and the other three in offering their respects, they all turned to face Fairy Ying Yi, reverence showing on their faces.
The Seven Great Prefectures had the office of Patrol Envoy, whose duty was to monitor the movements of the Ao Beast and Vine Demon hordes beyond their borders.
Youfu Palace likewise had Patrol Envoys. However, its Patrol Envoys did not inspect the Ao Beast and Vine Demon hordes of the Aoteng Realm. Instead, under orders from Youfu Palace, they assembled cultivators from the Seven Great Prefectures to carry out particular missions.
Youfu Palace issued all manner of missions, from collecting materials to investigating dangerous places.
Whatever the mission, once someone bearing a Youfu Token arrived in any prefecture, every cultivator holding an official post there had to obey their orders.
Now that Fairy Ying Yi had suddenly produced a Youfu Token representing Youfu Palace, how could Gu Shang, the City Lord of Fengze City, dare harbor doubts or treat her lightly?
At the sight of Ying Yi producing this token, Qin Fengming's brows immediately furrowed slightly.
Although Qin Fengming did not know how much authority this Youfu Token carried, he was certain that only disciples of Youfu Palace should be able to obtain one.
Others might not know Ying Yi's background, but he did. Although she could enter and leave Youfu Palace, she was definitely not one of its cultivators.
Since Ying Yi was not a cultivator of Youfu Palace, she should, by rights, have been unable to obtain a token representing it.
"City Lord Gu, there is no need for such ceremony. It is just