Xie Yue led the neatly formed ranks out of Spirit City.
Most of these Action Team Members spent their years traveling far afield, so the guards in Spirit City did not recognize them. They had also received orders beforehand to suppress their auras. To outsiders, they looked more like a group heading out together for field training.
Along the way, Yan could not help praising, "The Dean really knows his stuff. A few words were all it took to bring these fellows to heel."
Xie Yue gave a wry smile. "This is only the beginning. Things could still go wrong later. Still, Senior Xia Zhe doesn't seem to bear us any ill will. He's even been helping us behind the scenes. Maybe we'll get through this mission."
All they had to do was take the team from Spirit City to a designated location. It was an extremely simple task to begin with, and the team numbered only a little over fifty. They were all able-bodied adults, with no elderly people, children, or women with limited mobility.
If they could not even handle such a trivial matter, their standing in the eyes of the higher-ups would plummet.
Even in the Elder Palace, not every elder held authority. Only a handful wielded real power; most were more like Spirit Hall's elite hired muscle.
Within Spirit Hall's hierarchy, there was a vast difference in treatment between powerful individuals with leadership ability and those without it.
Inside Suotuo City.
Xie Yue did not keep Qin Yuan waiting long, soon arriving with the team to meet him.
Throughout the journey, Xie Yue had maintained a cold, aloof, and unapproachable demeanor. He ignored the Action Team Members who tried to play games with him and simply issued his orders.
Fortunately, with Xia Zhe and his