"Steward, the people from the seven sects have returned."
Within Heaven-Questioning City, a Misty Pavilion member hurried into the Central Hall and reported to Huang Ban, who was reviewing documents behind his desk.
Without even raising his head, Huang Ban said, "They returned together? The stations they reported as their destinations sent word that they had returned long ago. Why have they only come back now? Go find out what they were doing and register it for future reference!"
His subordinate replied, "Steward, I'm afraid there's no way to ask. The moment they returned, they contacted the people of the Peerless Sacred Land. The Peerless Sacred Land's people in Heaven-Questioning City are now gathering rapidly and have escorted all the seven sects' personnel to Peerless Hall. This subordinate used the excuse of reclaiming their mounts and tried to get close, but they would not allow it. Peerless Hall stated outright that the mounts would not be returned for the time being."
Huang Ban finally looked up, suspicion in his eyes. "The Peerless Sacred Land has gathered people to protect them? What happened?"
His subordinate replied, "I don't know. They look as though they are facing a great enemy and have strictly forbidden anyone from approaching lightly. This subordinate is puzzled as well."
Huang Ban swept up the documents before him, gathered them together, and swiftly rose. "Come. Let's take a look."
The two left the hall, summoned several people to accompany them, and headed straight for Peerless Hall in Heaven-Questioning City. Yet the moment they arrived at the entrance, they were stopped. Huang Ban was not allowed to see the people from the seven sects at all.
Huang Ban's status as the man stationed in Heaven-Questioning City was useless. Even invoking Ding Wei did no good. The other side made