Xu Yi stretched. "That damn Reverse Star Palace was nothing special. All right, you can stop pretending to be calm. If you want to go out and stretch your legs, go ahead. I've got the short end of the stick, as usual—I have to go into seclusion again.
"By the way, make a point of visiting Deep Sky Prefecture. Keep Liu Mingzhao in line."
He was now the Deputy Palace Master, but he had not resigned from Deep Space Prefecture. He still held fast to the position of Prefecture Lord.
He had handed out so many benefits that everyone in Reverse Star Palace, from the Three Saints down to the various Prefecture Lords, thought the world of him. Who would nitpick him over this little matter?
Now the various Prefecture Lords spent their days pestering the Three Saints, hoping they would petition the Imperial Court's central authorities to let Deputy Palace Master Suijie act as Palace Master.
The benefits they had received were immense, and everyone feared they might not be able to hold on to them. They could only hope Suijie would secure his position at the heart of Reverse Star Palace and shield them from the wind and rain.
Xu Yi refused to give up his position as Prefecture Lord of Deep Space Prefecture because he believed the depths of the Triangular Forbidden Zone held plenty of mysteries waiting to be unearthed. He had successfully taken control of the triangular region, but had never found the time to venture inside and investigate.
But he would get to the bottom of it sooner or later.
So first, he had to shore up the fence around his private patch of land.
Liu Mingzhao was a slippery sort. He had some loyalty, but Xu Yi still needed to keep him in