Inside the temple, Ji Mingfeng and Tie Xiaochuan sat together. When they saw the skyship arrive, they exchanged a glance.
"What was coming had finally arrived!"
Mo Xinghe had returned from the front lines. The commander in charge of wiping out the Mechanical Empire had come back despite the unfavorable state of the war.
Tie Xiaochuan and Ji Mingfeng knew it had to be about what happened before. If the fighting at the front hadn't gone badly and delayed him, he would have been back long ago.
"What's there to be afraid of? So what if he came back? He couldn't just ignore the rules and force his way into things! And you're the administrator—you can stop him, can't you?"
Tie Xiaochuan didn't care. He had always been a forceful man, and now that his injuries had mostly healed, he had no reason to fear Mo Xinghe.
So what if Yuxiao Peak was powerful? They couldn't possibly start a war with them!
Ji Mingfeng shook his head. "You don't understand Mo Xinghe. He seems headstrong and arrogant, but that's just a facade. He couldn't have earned such an influential position at Yuxiao Peak through arrogance alone. If he's come back, he must have a reason. We need to be careful!"
Tie Xiaochuan grew serious and nodded. "I've heard the same. Fortunately, Senior Brother Zhai is here. With him stepping in, I doubt Mo Xinghe will do anything reckless!"
Ji Mingfeng gave a faint sigh.
"I hope so. Contact Fang Mo and tell him not to come back, no matter what!"
Tie Xiaochuan nodded and took out his Jade Talisman to get in touch. Just then, Meng Xiuping rushed in. "Master, something's happened!"
"What happened?"
Ji Mingfeng's heart tightened. He asked in a hushed voice.
Meng Xiuping hurriedly replied, "A moment