Gu Chengming took the Jade Slip and sent his Spiritual Sense inside.
The Jade Slip contained a piece of intelligence.
—On the coast of the East Sea, the Floating White Dragon King had been attacked by an unknown Cultivator and badly wounded. Forced to retreat into the Dragon Transformation Pool to recuperate, the dragon king was now out of action. The East Sea had already sealed off the news; no one beyond its borders knew of the incident.
Floating White Dragon King.
The name was familiar to him. It was tied to an unpleasant bit of Karma. He had killed the dragon king's offspring, and the two of them had become enemies. Though various circumstances had kept the dragon king from coming after him right away, the debt still hung over his head. Sooner or later, it would become a problem.
Now, someone had helped him deal with that problem—for the time being.
Wounded and recuperating in the pool, the Floating White Dragon King would surely have no time to spare for anything else in the short term.
The East Sea dragons had always been closed off and hostile to outsiders. Even the major sects of the Cultivation world hadn't heard a whisper of the Floating White Dragon King's injuries. Ji Yixi had brought intelligence of this caliber as a gift at their first meeting, so there was a good chance she was involved in the incident somehow.
"Your Highness, I've received your show of good faith."
Gu Chengming nodded, choosing his words with care. "The matter of the Floating White Dragon King has indeed lifted a weight from my mind. Whatever role Your Highness played in it, I'll remember this favor."
Ji Yixi gave a slight nod. Her manner was as restrained as ever, and that measured composure left