Xu Yi said, "Brother Wang, you give me too much credit. In my view, what do you have to worry about? Sooner or later, the Heavenly King will remember how hard you worked on the Five Elements Spirit. And the lost military tally will return in time. What you need is time. I believe the Heavenly King is wise enough to understand your good intentions. As long as you haven't lost his trust, what is there to worry about? As for Xun Bingjun, he's nothing but a jumping clown. There's no need to fret over him."
Wang Rongrong nodded. "The crux of it all is the Heavenly King's trust! Well said." Xu Yi said, "But we can't just sit idle in the current situation and let Xun Bingjun launch his attacks. At the very least, we should make some moves to divert his attention."
Gu Beiting said, "Brother Sui, do you have a plan? You're right. If we can divert Xun Bingjun's attention, Lord Shaoqing's life will become much easier."
Xu Yi said, "As it happens, I do have an idea. Do you all remember the cloaked man I killed in Wuji Hall that day?"
Old Sui and Gu Beiting exchanged a glance. Wang Rongrong said, "What is it? Do you have some information? Go ahead."
Gu Beiting was in charge of Wang Rongrong's scout network, so he was the best informed.
Gu Beiting explained, "Here's roughly what happened. Commander Xiong of the Heavenly King Zheng Yi's Mansion and Xu Yanzhi are fighting over the vacant position of Shaoqing. By chance, an Ancient Forbidden Formation was discovered on Xiao Huan Mountain. It should contain quite a few precious spirit medicines, so the two sides seized the opportunity to compete."
"Commander Xiong and Jin Mang of Wuji Hall were once close