Long Fanhai hurriedly asked, "Sir, what should we do now?" He hoped the situation would take an unexpected turn.
Ding Wei shot him a sidelong glance. What else could they do? Wait! They would act according to the circumstances; for now, it was unwise to do anything more.
Of course, he could understand Long Fanhai's feelings, but the two stood at different heights and would be affected to different degrees. He did not want to blow things up, nor did he want to become the ringleader with ulterior motives in certain people's eyes...
They were indeed waiting. Ding Wei still could not be entirely certain whether Niu Youdao's report concerned Long Fanhai. Deep down, he still hoped they had overthought it.
He knew that if there was trouble, the response should come today.
The door had remained open all night. When dawn was just breaking, a subordinate entered directly from outside and reported to him as he sat cross-legged, "Sir, people from Azure Sky Sacred Land have arrived. Lan Ming personally brought several men."
"Azure Sky Sacred Land... what was meant to come has come after all..." Ding Wei muttered from the couch, still sitting cross-legged. Others might not know, but he knew best whom the inspectors from each faction contacted when they submitted reports. Every side sent their message-bearing Golden Wings to his hands, and he arranged for them to be dispatched onward. How could he not know?
After rising, he went straight out and arrived at the main courtyard. More than a dozen men in blue stood solemnly there. The leading man held his chin slightly raised, giving the impression that he looked down upon others through lowered eyes.
Ding Wei knew him. He was Lan Daolin's son, Lan Ming.
At the sight of Ding Wei, Lan Ming,