Outside Pope Hall, two hall-guarding knights stood like statues.
The spears in their hands crossed into an iron barrier, blocking the silver-haired, purple-eyed figure. Their voices clashed like metal: "Halt! No one may enter without a summons from His Holiness the Pope!"
Qian Renyou's steps paused slightly as her purple eyes casually swept over the two men.
Her fingertips moved, and a token at her waist slid into her palm—the token seemed like jade yet not jade, its surface flowing with a warm golden gleam. The Six-Winged Angel embossed upon its front was lifelike.
It was the supreme Angel Token of Spirit Hall.
The instant the two knights' eyes fell upon the token, their faces turned ashen.
Their spears fell to the ground with a clang, and their knees slammed heavily onto the white jade plaza. The collision of their armor made eardrums tremble.
"Greetings, my lady!" The two pressed their foreheads to the ground, unable to suppress the tremor in their voices.
This was the Angel Token! Within Spirit Hall, tokens symbolizing authority were divided into four ranks: Angel Token, Pope Token, Elder Token, and Elder Hall Token, with authority decreasing at each level.
In the hands of a Qian Family Pope, the Pope Token was equal in rank to the Angel Token. But in the hands of someone outside the family, a Pope Token could at most mobilize the elders.
The Angel Token, however, had to belong to a direct descendant of the Qian Family. It could command every elder except the Grand Elder, including the elders of Elder Hall. Calling it a symbol of authority second only to Qian Daoliu was no exaggeration.
"I need a summons to enter?" Qian Renyou idly played with the token, her tone lazy.
The veins on the left knight's forehead throbbed