The wind blew the bells outside the tower; within, a man sat alone.
"This wine..." Fang Yuanyou poked his head out from beside the wine jar, looking over eagerly.
Jiang Wang waved a hand outward, then closed his eyes and resumed regulating his breath.
Fang Yuanyou gave an "Oh," hugged the wine jar, and thumped down the stairs.
Not long after.
"Marquis!" Fang Yuanyou hurried back upstairs.
Jiang Wang opened his eyes and cast him an inquiring look.
The wine jar in Fang Yuanyou's hands was nowhere to be seen. He reported concisely, "Two people have arrived on the island. They say they're carrying out a Great Void Scroll mission here and wish to see you."
He stepped a little closer and lowered his voice. "Disciples of Great Righteous Academy."
As the commander of the Marquis Mansion's personal guards, Fang Yuanyou had come to ask whether Jiang Wang would receive them despite knowing that Jiang Wang was recuperating. Their identities were clearly far from ordinary.
Great Righteous Academy had branch academies in Song Kingdom, Zheng Kingdom, and Li Kingdom, all of considerable scale and with a certain influence over their respective courts. None of the three branches ranked above the others; each could be regarded as headquarters.
They followed a unique rotating presidency system, with each term lasting ten years before the head changed hands.
Internally, they were also called "Song Zheng," "Zheng Zheng," and "principle Zheng."
The three were one family, and their strength could not be underestimated. They had long enjoyed the reputation of "the fifth academy under heaven."
Of course, everyone knew that there were only four academies in the world capable of standing among the great sects, shoulder to shoulder with the foremost sects: Diligence Academy, Dragon Gate, Green Cliff Academy, and Twilight Drum Academy, in