At that moment, Wei Pengyuan already knew Wu Xiuxian had been sent by Chen Qingbei. Judging by Xu Yi's stance, Wu Xiuxian must have used some means to force him into battle.
As soon as the fight ended, Xu Yi headed straight for Kuang Zhaohui, just as Wei Pengyuan had suspected.
Since he was the instigator, he naturally couldn't stand by and let Kuang Zhaohui expose a weakness.
Just then, the Ruyi Pearl in Xu Yi's waist pouch began to thrum. He lifted its restriction, and Qiu Wa's voice came through: "Bearded Uncle, don't worry. We chased all the bad guys away. Just do what you need to do. Don't let them threaten you."
As soon as Qiu Wa fell silent, he heard Yu Zixuan and Yi Bingwei's voices, along with several male voices. Some sounded familiar, but he couldn't place them at the moment.
Knowing Yu Zixuan and Yi Bingwei were safe, the heaviest stone in his heart finally fell.
With the battle over, Xu Yi was about to leave this place of trouble when someone else stepped forward before he could move. "Palace Department Envoy Song, Xu Yi's appointment is improper. I represent the Political Affairs Department in exercising the power of review and rejection.
"Please have the Central Secretariat rescind its order."
Zhao Ruyi, a senior official of the Political Affairs Department, stepped in front of Xu Yi.
Song Zhendong clenched his fists in excitement and called out, "The Political Affairs Department indeed has the power to reject the Central Secretariat's decrees, but to my knowledge, it hasn't been exercised in decades. If the senior official is invoking that power now, he must have a reason that will convince everyone."
At that, Song Zhendong finally felt at ease. He couldn't help privately admiring the officials' methods.
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