Wu Lao'er tucked the letter into his robe and left.
Niu Youdao, leaning on his sword, turned and departed as well. Guan Fangyi picked up Chao Shenghuai from the ground and followed.
Disguised, Wu Lao'er delivered the letter to the Myriad Beasts Sect disciples guarding the mountain gate. After specifying whom the letter was for, he left.
There was no need to say who had sent it.
A letter for Elder Chao Jing was not something the lower-ranking disciples dared delay. They immediately dispatched someone to deliver it to Chao Jing.
When the letter arrived, Chao Jing was discussing matters with the disciples below. Taking it, he casually asked, "Who sent it?"
The messenger disciple respectfully replied, "This disciple does not know. The sender said an old friend of the Elder had asked him to deliver it. He did not reveal who it was, saying the Elder would know upon seeing the letter."
An old friend? Chao Jing was suspicious. He waved the disciple away, then opened the letter and read it. As he read, an uncertain, alarmed look appeared in his eyes.
The letter mentioned an incident: in the Butterfly Dream Illusory Realm, his grandson had triggered the Rakshasa Tide, killing a group of Myriad Beasts Sect disciples. To evade responsibility, Chao Jing had actually suppressed the matter in secret, causing numerous disciples to die without ever knowing why.
The writer said Chao Shenghuai had told him this, and that Chao Shenghuai was now in his hands.
The writer asked how much this matter was worth. He named a location and asked Chao Jing to meet him alone, telling him to come by himself and bring no one.
Chao Jing sneered inwardly. Some fool who did not know whether he was dead or alive actually dared play this