The boat was small and plainly made, but starlight seemed to shimmer faintly through the flowing formation patterns. At a glance, it was clear this was no ordinary Imperial Observatory vessel.
Xu Huaiyi leaped down from the boat. The instant her toes touched the ground, she extended her Spiritual Sense, taking in every fluctuation of Spiritual Energy within several miles.
The energy around Mortal World Mountain was indeed recovering, but the lingering imbalance of Yin Yang Qi still hung over the entire peak like a thin veil of mist. It was imperceptible without careful sensing, but to someone like her, who had spent years working with formations, that veil was more obvious than the sun overhead.
She had come as a Special Envoy personally dispatched by Song Zhixing, Junior Deputy Director of the Imperial Observatory, representing the Capital's official authorities in carrying out three tasks: first, to supervise the Joyful Union Sect's internal purge and ensure there would be no more trouble; second, to use her expertise in formations to help assess the restoration of the Yin Yang Qi in the Yin Yang Fish; and third—something Song Zhixing had privately entrusted to her—to investigate whether there were any hidden circumstances behind the incident that had yet to come to light.
A proper assignment. A proper business trip.
It absolutely wasn't because she had heard the Joyful Union Sect incident was connected to Gu Chengming and had immediately volunteered.
Absolutely not.
"Special Envoy Xu, the mountain gate of Mortal World Mountain is just ahead," the Imperial Observatory official accompanying her reminded her from behind.
Xu Huaiyi nodded and straightened her collar, pushing any thoughts that had no place during official business into the deepest recesses of her mind.
First, take care of business. Everything else can wait.
She strode toward the