Qian Xunji looked at him, a trace of admiration flashing in his eyes.
He patted the boy on the shoulder. "Good. You've got ambition. Then I'll give this Immortal Herb to her myself."
"But I'll tell her that you were the one who reminded me it suited her."
"Ah? That..."
Bibi Xi scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
In the afternoon, the carriage landed in the square before Spirit Hall's main gates.
The Cloud-Flying Colts folded their wings and let out sharp neighs.
The carriage door opened, and Qian Xunji stepped down first.
The guards stationed on either side of the hall entrance dropped to one knee in unison, their armor clanging crisply. "Welcome, Your Holiness the Pope!"
"Let's go." Qian Xunji turned back and called to him.
"Oh, right!" Bibi Xi hurriedly followed.
The two had just entered the corridor before the main hall when they encountered a group of people approaching them.
It was Qian Jun and Elder Jiang Mo, coming from the side hall, with more than a dozen distinguished figures following behind them.
Qian Xunji recognized them: Xue Ye, Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire; Dai Yutian, the new emperor of the Star Luo Empire; and representatives from the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects.
The remaining few were kings from various kingdoms.
This group had clearly just concluded a meeting and was speaking quietly as they walked.
Upon seeing Qian Xunji, everyone stopped.
Qian Xunji's expression remained unchanged as he quietly told Bibi Xi, "Xiao Xi, go back to the room arranged for you earlier and rest."
"Alright, Pope, you get busy." Bibi Xi nodded knowingly and followed a guard away in another direction.
This truly was not an occasion for him to involve himself in.
Only after Bibi Xi had gone far away