After flying some distance away from the imperial palace together with the Snow Emperor and Xue Que, disciples continually came forward to greet you. Yet you did not stop, and only after leaving the warning notice area did you see several hundred Cold Palace disciples in the distance receiving distinguished guests.
There, the distinguished guests being received by the several hundred Cold Palace disciples also looked toward the three of you. They were precisely Jin Wuya and the others whom you had sensed. You had long known that they were waiting outside to congratulate you, and they seemed to have guessed that you would emerge from closed-door cultivation within these recent years.
In order to avoid suspicion, Jin Wuya hurried over soon after receiving Jue Honglian's message. Clearly, his intention to befriend you outweighed all else.
Now that you, this hidden dragon, had truly taken flight, the only question was whether you would soar into the Eighth Heaven or the Ninth Heaven in the future. While he still had some measure of friendship with you, Jin Wuya—who had originally believed that merely explaining matters to Ye Chen would suffice—immediately changed his mind. Not only did he cancel his plans for secluded cultivation, he even directly took up residence in Cold Abyss Snow City for more than ten thousand years...
Sure enough, after briefly speaking with you about certain Traits of authority following your ascension to Quasi-Emperor, Jin Wuya told you how Zhou Cheng, Zhou Mu's grandson, had been dealt with. From the look of him, he seemed to be standing on your side, intending to take the lead alongside you in dealing with Zhou Mu.
This was the first time you had seen Jin Wuya comport himself like this. It had never happened in your previous memories either, though your