Over the next few days, Qin Yuan stayed at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. While helping train the Heaven Dou Second Team, he also used the academy's miniature political arena to keep watch on every move at court.
The students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy were all children of Heaven Dou Empire nobles. They knew at least some of the information their families brought home from court, and by piecing their accounts together, Qin Yuan could generally find the intelligence he wanted.
Meanwhile, the Elephant Armor Sect delivered one million Gold Soul Coins in compensation the very next day. Qin Yuan had secured that money for Feng Xiaotian and the others in the first place, so he naturally would not pocket it himself.
Since the Elephant Armor Sect had already paid compensation, Ning Fengzhi had no intention of taking action even after learning what had happened the previous night. He merely asked Qin Yuan about the course of events, then left the matter alone.
For some time afterward, Qin Yuan took the Heaven Dou Second Team to participate in Soul Fighting matches. With him around, the Battle Team never encountered any further attempts to target them, and their training plan progressed smoothly.
Spirit City.
After many days on the road, Huyan Zhen entered the city, travel-worn and dust-covered.
Various factions had eyes and ears throughout Spirit City. His towering, burly physique was especially distinctive, and even in disguise, he risked being exposed.
Without delay, he followed the special passage Bibi Dong had arranged beforehand and reached the heart of Spirit Hall.
Inside the Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong had been irritable these past few days and had held no court sessions. Apart from herself, only the guards responsible for relaying messages remained in the entire Papal Palace.
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