Ambassador Song froze for a moment, then sent a voice transmission. "The martial ban has been lifted, and the sects' tournament is an established rule of the prefecture. If I were to act rashly..."
Young Master Xu's expression turned cold. He sent a voice transmission. "I'll take responsibility for this. Ambassador Song, do you not trust me? If so, you may take out your Shadow-Sound Pearl and record my words, then send them to the prefecture. Let's see whether the Prefect will grant me this favor."
Ambassador Song suddenly recalled the commotion in the prefecture when this man had been captured. His heart gave a jolt, and he waved his hands repeatedly. "Of course not! The young master's word is as good as gold. I'll do as you say. I only hope that, when the time comes, you'll put in a few good words for Song before the prefecture's great magistrates."
Young Master Xu gave a cold snort, showing no courtesy. Ambassador Song grew even more respectful and announced loudly, "The prefecture has issued an order: the contest is suspended for now. Our investigation shows that the person you mentioned earlier is a wanted criminal of the prefecture. You are to work together to capture him. Once he is apprehended and brought to justice, the prefecture will grant a generous reward..."
Young Master Xu cut in. "Even promotion from a first-tier sect to a second-tier sect is not out of the question!"
Boom!
The crowd was rocked by a quake of the eighteenth magnitude. What an enormous leap it was for a first-tier sect to become a second-tier sect! If they succeeded in advancing, the benefits involved would be immense.
Young Master Xu sent another voice transmission. Ambassador Song's brows knit, and he immediately assigned teams and routes. He solemnly