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Yu Sui told Mei Chengyu about Gu Gan searching for the Futuo Tower Fragments. She also revealed the real reason she had come to Taiyi: Nangong Ming had ordered her to save Gu Gan and help him find the fragments.
Mei Chengyu wasn't surprised. If Nangong Ming wanted to undo the Six Nations Non-War Covenant, doing something like this made perfect sense.
But Mei Chengyu had thought of the same question as Yu Sui: who had leaked the information about Taiyi's Futuo Tower Fragments?
"I suspect the Sages let it slip. Taiyi's Sages come from all six nations, but among the Sages we know of, not one is from Yan." After putting some distance between herself and Mei Chengyu, Yu Sui analyzed the situation. "People have their own interests, and the six nations aren't exactly one big happy family. Everyone has their own ideas about their homeland. It's possible that among Taiyi's many Sages, some want to undo the Six Nations Non-War Covenant."
Mei Chengyu straightened up too, deep in thought. "I heard my master say Taiyi always has the same number of Sages: twenty-four. But becoming one of the Sages who governs Taiyi isn't easy."
"Being in the Sage Realm doesn't automatically make you one of Taiyi's rulers. You have to be chosen by Taiyi." Mei Chengyu continued, "The Twenty-Four Saints are chosen by Taiyi's 'Geothermal Core Power.'"
He tapped the tabletop again, bringing up the glowing map. The Five Elements Qi gathered at his fingertip fell on the sea in the southern part of the continent, pinpointing Taiyi.
Yu Sui stared at the map, her dark eyes unblinking. Icons of islands filled the sea, occupying nearly half of its southern waters.
The islands grew sparse as they spread out. Yu Sui saw dark brown shapes, like withered