So, back to the point?
As expected, rules like that were only for ordinary people.
Fu Qian believed that, if there was a good enough reason, the Night Watchers wouldn't hesitate to act against anyone.
But the chances of them coming after him over such a trivial matter were slim.
Besides, other than possibly catching a cold, Zha Yingjun had been almost entirely unharmed.
"Minor clashes between Transcendents are perfectly normal. We can't keep tabs on everything."
Yuan Shan sounded entirely matter-of-fact.
"Besides, didn't you save someone at the banquet?"
"Now that you put it that way, it does sound reasonable."
Fu Qian nodded.
"But there's one thing I'm curious about."
Yuan Shan changed tack.
"Why?"
"You said you needed to attend the banquet. Why did you need to? I'm sure you had a special reason."
He certainly had a reason, but he couldn't tell her.
Fu Qian blinked. He'd already planned for this.
He pointed outside.
"I was once entrusted with protecting the person out there."
"Wen Li?"
"So she's that famous?"
"Most Transcendents are on record within the Night Watchers. Wen Li is a rather special case.
The Night Watchers have been keeping an eye on her, and we're glad she's been able to grow up safely."
"Keeping an eye on her... or guarding against her?"
Fu Qian still remembered what Qi Xue, a Night Watcher, had once said. The Night Watchers' higher-ups had clearly been ambivalent about Wen Li.
They'd taken much the same wait-and-see attitude toward her advancement.
"You know quite a bit."
Yuan Shan's smile faded as she looked at Fu Qian intently.
"Not that much for someone who was entrusted with protecting her. For instance, I only know that you're guarding against her somehow. I don't know why."
"If you really want to know