Aside from that, Plum Blossom Seven had accomplished nothing in the operation to capture Xu Yi, other than raising the alarm.
At the time, Jiang Shangkun hadn't thought it suspicious. Looking back now, Plum Blossom Seven's warning might well have been meant to deliberately stir up his desire to claim the credit and lead him into a trap.
If all these deductions were correct, then Plum Blossom Seven was a very interesting person indeed.
Of course, none of this could be confirmed until he met Plum Blossom Seven in person.
Jiang Shangkun was looking forward to it.
Xu Linghe smiled. "Elder Jiang is right. That was exactly what I had in mind. Come, invite Commander Mei inside."
In an instant, everyone turned to look outside the hall. A cloaked figure was slowly led in by an attendant.
The cloaked figure calmly and appropriately greeted everyone. Lu Zhongyuan waved the attendant away and smiled. "There's no one else here. Surely Commander Mei doesn't still intend to speak with us while wearing that cloak?"
Jiang Shangkun said, "To be honest, Commander Mei and I have long admired each other from afar. I very much want to see his true face."
The cloaked figure replied, "To tell the truth, apart from Dao Master Xu, I don't trust anyone else present. It wasn't easy for me to spend all these years undercover beside Xu Yi. I don't want my appearance here to cut off the last remaining Night Army line beside him."
The entire hall erupted in an uproar. This fellow was as blunt as ever, showing no regard for anyone's feelings.
Everyone looked to Xu Linghe, who waved a hand. "Now that you're a commander in the Night Army, you can't remain undercover outside for long. If the line beside Xu Yi is