The third year of Taiping.
Tens of thousands of troops had surrounded Jiangzhou Prefecture, only to be defeated one by one by Aaron leading his forces. After that, nothing much happened.
In the blink of an eye, it was the fourth year of Taiping.
Jiangzhou Prefecture City.
A middle-aged man dressed like a merchant entered a shop. "Do you sell feathers here? I want three peacock feathers, three white crane feathers, and ten multicolored sparrow feathers..."
The serving boy froze, while the shopkeeper hurriedly nodded. "Yes, yes, yes! But peacock feathers are precious, and they're all in the storeroom. I'll personally accompany you to inspect them!"
He led the middle-aged man into the storeroom and pressed against one wall.
A passage immediately appeared in the floor. The middle-aged man entered it, and before long, arrived in an underground chamber.
Oil lamps burned in the chamber. A faint breeze seemed to drift through it, and its furnishings were exceedingly sparse: only a bed, a table, and a stool.
A young Daoist sat cross-legged on the bed.
"Greetings, Senior Brother!"
The middle-aged man hesitated no longer and bowed respectfully.
The Exalted Bright Way was divided into inner and outer sects. Even if the other man was younger, having come from the inner sect made him a senior brother!
"What has that Daoist bandit done now?"
The young Daoist opened his eyes, a glint seeming to flash through them as he asked calmly.
He was the Exalted Bright Way's chief intelligence officer in Jiangzhou Prefecture, while the middle-aged merchant was merely an external affairs disciple who toiled about outside.
And that "Daoist bandit" naturally referred, without the slightest politeness, to the demon Daoist Void Spirit Master.
Ever since Void Spirit Master had received the king's command and led armored troops to wipe out