Things weren't that simple.
At the same time, while the Inhuman world was in an uproar over Zhang Zhiwei's ascension to immortality, and Inhuman groups and organizations both at home and abroad were expressing their interest and preparing to book flights to Mount Longhu at the earliest opportunity for the "Ascension" ceremony seven days later, Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, Wang Ye, Zhi Jinhua, Fu Rong, Zhuge Qing, and Zhang Lingyu were gathered nervously in the living room of the upscale residential complex in Z City, North China, where Annie's home was. They kept their eyes on their phones, scrolling through the forums and monitoring developments in the Inhuman world at home and abroad.
That was right!
As the instigators and the behind-the-scenes force that had orchestrated Zhang Zhiwei's ascension, of course they needed to keep a close eye on the reactions and developments in the Inhuman world, both at home and abroad.
So far, half a day had passed, and the response to Zhang Zhiwei's ascension had been pretty good, generally within the range they had expected. Nothing had gone seriously wrong.
"Goodness gracious!"
"This really seems to have blown up!"
Just then, Zhi Jinhua spoke up, exclaiming in surprise to everyone:
"Linglong just told me!"
"She said the news of Celestial Master Zhang's ascension seemed to have deeply affected her great-grandfather too. He was so shocked that he immediately dragged her and Lu Lin in for questioning. He even temporarily stopped worrying about Li Muxuan?"
"But luckily!"
"She said she just managed to bluff her way through it, blaming Zhang Zhiwei's ascension on the Eight Extraordinary Skills. Her great-grandfather believed her."
"Now she and her cousin have booked their flights and are on their way to the airport. They should be back here by dinnertime at the latest?"
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