A Bit Dumbfounded

Dugu Jing nodded. "Understood! There are some of our people on the list of independent cultivators. I'll contact them as soon as possible. We have yet to see the revised lists from the various sects. We'll wait until they come out and see whether any of our people are participating. If so, we'll make separate arrangements."

"That isn't enough. We must make absolutely sure!" Yu Cang swept out a hand. "Arrange for me to contact every sect master I have ties with. This time, I'll have to cast aside my old face. He is the young master's teacher—this is the best possible reason for me to step forward!"

Dugu Jing sighed inwardly. Even if his master himself were entering the Tiandu Secret Realm, he probably would not be this concerned. Yet now he had to work like an ox and horse for Niu Youdao. He wondered whether Niu Youdao was equally anxious right now. Don't let the emperor be unhurried while the eunuch fretted himself sick. He nodded in assent. "All right. I'll arrange it immediately."

Yu Cang said, "Wait. Don't contact them just yet. Send word to Niu Youdao first. Tell him I want to meet with him and speak face-to-face!"

They had only parted a few days ago, yet he was already in a hurry to meet again. It truly could not be helped.

This was not something that could be sorted out in letters. They had to discuss it in person. He needed to ask Niu Youdao what preparations he had made, how the two sides were to coordinate, and so on. Everything had to be made crystal clear. One wrong turn could easily lead to trouble.

"Freeze the war?"

Wu Gongling held the message Hui Qingping had handed him, one relayed by the Heavenly Maiden