Visiting Xie Huaian had been neither here nor there, but since he was already here, Jiang Wang formally invited Doctor Xie to a spar between True Persons.
Perhaps worried that Xie Baoshu, ignorant of the heights of heaven and depths of earth, might offend True Person Jiang again... Xie Huaian, who had worried himself sick over his nephew, not only readily agreed to the spar but fed Jiang many moves throughout it, practically demonstrating hand by hand how an established True Person ranked in the Administration Hall fought.
In the way he conducted himself, the Court Consultant was far beyond Xie Baoshu. He mentioned nothing in his words, yet his actions brimmed with sincerity.
It left Jiang rather embarrassed, and he decided that when he had the time, he could offer Xiao Bao Xie some guidance as well.
After the spar, the two sat down to drink tea.
After chatting idly for a few moments, Xie Huaian said, "True Person Jiang, there is actually one more matter for which I need to apologize to you—well, not to you exactly, but I do not know who else I could seek out. Do you still remember Yu Beidou?"
Jiang Wang fell silent for a while, then smiled. "The foremost True Person in calculation under heaven, the last True Lord of divination—Yu Beidou, 'Divination of Half a Life.' How could I forget? I will always remember him."
"Yes, I recall that you two were very close." Xie Huaian said, "I once rebuked him as 'a charlatan who played at gods and ghosts,' but the battle in the Lost Realm proved how shallow I was. He shattered all my prejudices against Diviners. I acknowledge that he was a true powerhouse, one who held up the spine of the divination path. I apologize to you.