Chen Bingying said, "Things have come to this. Xu is definitely on high alert now. It won't be easy to take him down again."
Wu Xinshan said, "I'm afraid Suijie will lose his drive after several failed attempts."
Banerchan said, "And Li Sheng's side probably isn't happy either."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ruyi Pearl in Chen Bingying's waist pouch began to throb. He lifted the restriction, and the caller turned out to be Li Sheng, the Prefectural Envoy of the Starry Sky Prefecture's steward. "My lord has resigned from office. He won't be involved in future matters. You gentlemen are on your own."
With that, he cut off the communication.
Chen Bingying, Wu Xinshan, and Banerchan looked at one another in bewilderment.
After staring blankly for a long while, Wu Xinshan took out his Ruyi Pearl and made some inquiries. Only then did he understand the reason.
It turned out Xu Yi had seized the opportunity to make trouble. There had been too many loose ends left behind at the time, and Li Sheng couldn't explain them away. Terrified the matter would reach the Southern Heavenly Court, he had resigned and withdrawn from this quagmire.
"With Li Sheng gone, Lu Zhongyi will be coming back. Sigh, why is Xu Yi so impossible to deal with?"
Banerchan sighed heavily.
Wu Xinshan said, "At this point, we can only count on Suijie. I'm just afraid he'll back out too."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ruyi Pearl in Chen Bingying's waist pouch began to throb again. He lifted the restriction, and Suijie's voice came through. "Young Master Chen, I don't even know what to say. For your sake, I went to great lengths and fought hard.
"Yan Wuyi seems to have heard rumors. He wouldn't listen to my