"If anything major happens, you can crush this talisman. As for whether it'll be enough to protect the Hall, that will be up to fate."
Yuan Xi didn't give it much thought.
The Hall of Life and Death had been founded by his master, and he had every reason to protect it.
This talisman had been bestowed on him by his master. It contained his master's sealed magical power. If something happened that even that power couldn't handle, then there probably wouldn't be much he could do, even if he stayed.
His subordinate naturally followed his orders, then went out.
Old Lei would take over from here. Yuan Xi still had to go out.
Old Lei knew everything about the Hall of Life and Death. Even if Yuan Xi had made any recent changes, he would tell Old Lei about them through talismans. After all, the two of them had built the Hall together.
Although Old Lei's strength wasn't enough to support the whole Hall of Life and Death, he was still capable.
He also knew what he ought to do, and when and how to do it best.
That alone was remarkable.
What more could Yuan Xi ask for?
Expecting Old Lei to keep pace with him wasn't realistic.
When Yuan Xi was away, Old Lei could hold the Hall together. Even if his strength wasn't quite enough, the people in the Hall still listened to him most of the time.
As long as some of them followed his orders, that was enough.
After handing off the task, Yun Shu didn't concern himself with it further. He didn't care when the report came back. The sooner, the better, of course, but there was no need to rush.
He still had enough Attribute Points for now, and he needed some