After hearing her out, Yan Minghua nodded slightly. Since the matter involved the "strange" occurrence, she needed to report it to her superiors as soon as possible. So she had to learn the specific details.
Once they had finished discussing business, Yan Minghua continued, "There's one more thing. It concerns Wang Gao."
Zhong Kui Jingyi froze, then hurriedly said, "Senior Sister Yan, it might be the 'strange' influence. I can't remember anything clearly about what happened on the second day at the school. It's all a blur..."
Yan Minghua shook her head. "That doesn't matter. Wang Gao was the champion of the Liulan Dynasty's Pill Refining Grand Ceremony. I want to know everything about him."
Zhong Kui Jingyi replied at once, "No problem!"
"Sorry for troubling you, Fourth Princess." Yan Minghua nodded slightly, then rose. "I won't keep you, Fourth Princess. Farewell."
Zhong Kui Jingyi hurried to her feet to see Yan Minghua off. Standing at the doorway, she watched Yan Minghua leave, then turned and instructed her maid, "Send word to the Cicada Tower. Investigate every detail of Wang Gao's time in our dynasty, no matter how small, and report it all to me."
The maid curtseyed. "Yes."
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At the southwestern corner of Miao City, on a clearing that had been hastily prepared, several Jiuyi Mountain disciples formed hand seals. At once, it was as if dozens of invisible giant hands were rapidly raising one house after another across the open ground...
Not far away, Dou Dai had just arranged for several junior sisters to comfort the orphans who had only recently arrived. He was about to lend a hand himself and speed up the construction when Qiao Ciguang came over.
"Senior Sister Qiao." Dou Dai quickly called Mo Yiqian over to take charge in his place, then