Niu Youdao had not expected Spirit Sword Mountain to be polite to him. It was good enough that they had not attacked him outright. He treated it as though he had heard nothing and smiled as he asked the others, "May I ask where His Majesty the Emperor is?"
Purple Gold Cave Elder Shen Baochun replied, "At morning court. What, have you come to see the Emperor?"
Niu Youdao said, "Having lived in Yan Kingdom, I have never had the chance to meet him. Now that I have come to the capital, I rather wish to see him."
Shen Baochun warned, "Do not act recklessly. This is not a place for you to run wild."
Niu Youdao said, "Elder Shen worries too much. I merely wish to see him. With all of you here, I would not dare act recklessly."
His gaze shifted aside. He saw Gaa Miaoshui approaching with several eunuchs, stopping some distance away to watch them.
"I have run into an old acquaintance. I'll go say hello." Niu Youdao pointed at Gaa Miaoshui and walked over, with Guan Fangyi and Wu Zhaoxing following him.
The people from the three great sects said nothing more. Even Luo Mingjian did not mock him excessively, because they all knew their sects were searching everywhere for this man. They also knew perfectly well why they were searching for him. It concerned the enormous interests of the three great sects, and they had received orders here as well: the moment he was found, report it immediately.
Now that it had been confirmed that he truly was Niu Youdao, the three great sects swiftly instructed their disciples to send word back to their respective sects.
Before they received a definite reply from their sects, they were afraid they would not let Niu Youdao