After a moment's thought, Xu Yi came up with a plan. He took out the Ruyi Pearl and contacted Dong Xinchang, who was hard at work in the Archives.
"Rest assured, my lord. Your subordinate will see it done."
In the Archives, Dong Xinchang's voice boomed. He made sure Qin Shousheng and Pan Meiren, not far away, could hear him, practically making their eyes turn red with envy.
Dong Xinchang chuckled and strode lightly past the two of them.
Xu Yi sat in a bun shop and didn't have to wait long before Senior Brother arrived.
Two others had come with him: a middle-aged man with a horse-like face, and a young man with a purplish complexion. At a glance, Xu Yi could tell that their auras were no weaker than Elder Xi's. They were undoubtedly Divine Embryo Realm experts.
"It's been a long time, Brother Qin. The Black Lotus sure is impressive—you're walking around in broad daylight now."
Xu Yi beckoned Senior Brother over.
The three of them had made no effort to disguise themselves. They had come straight here, and Senior Brother, in particular, hadn't even changed his appearance.
Having served as an official for several years, Xu Yi wasn't surprised by any of this.
After countless ages of decay, the bureaucracy of the Ancestral Court had long since rotted to the core.
What was the Black Lotus Cult, anyway? Poaching clearly infringed on the Ancestral Court's interests, yet when Xu Yi brought it up with Elder Xi and the others, they treated it like a business deal. And Elder Xi and the others had their own interests on their minds too; not one of them had mentioned that it was forbidden.
Senior Brother stared at Xu Yi for a moment, then smiled. "I knew you were no