Chen Changan's words made Old Jin pause in surprise.
"What do you mean?" Old Jin asked curiously.
"Isn't it obvious?"
"Doesn't it seem like an unnecessary extra step?"
"If Prince Xiao had issued this mission, then everything would have made perfect sense."
"But the mission was specifically assigned by Prince Yun."
"Why didn't Prince Yun send the mission straight to Heaven Lin City? Why send it to Prince Xiao first, then have him summon me to Heaven Lin City?"
"Doesn't it seem like he took something simple and made it needlessly complicated?"
After Chen Changan finished speaking, Old Jin suddenly understood. It really did make sense.
Something that could have been settled with a single sentence—and yet he had taken the long way around?
All he had to do was say, "Prince Yun orders Chen Changan, deputy commander of Heaven Dragon City, to proceed to Tianyun Mountain."
Why go to all this trouble?
"So you think Prince Yun had another purpose in doing this?"
"But what could his purpose be?"
"To teach Prince Xiao a lesson? How would he know what would happen when you arrived in Heaven Lin City?"
Hearing Old Jin's question, Chen Changan smiled. "He knew what would happen. But whether it was to teach Prince Xiao a lesson or test my strength—that's harder to say."
"This mission is too mysterious, and he wouldn't let Prince Xiao reveal anything."
"If the mission needed to be kept strictly confidential, that would make sense."
"But the only thing Prince Xiao was told was to pass along a message asking me to go to Tianyun Mountain."
"If that was all, what was there to keep secret? Why the secrecy?"
"The secrecy itself served no purpose. But what would it lead to? The generals under Prince Xiao would grow restless and