A Uniting Dao cultivator asked, "How was Yuan Xi City able to send a message through the Resonance Mark? That has always been an ability exclusive to Governor City; Uniting Dao Cities have no means of communicating with one another."
The Uniting Dao cultivator left behind wore a strange expression. "They said Yuan Xi City had rendered great merit, so Governor City bestowed this authority upon them. They also said they would requisition our city to join them in seizing the Lotus Seedling and presenting it to Governor City as a token of respect!"
Rendered great merit? What sort of great merit could earn them such authority?
And not long ago, an Army Supervisor from Governor City had rushed to Yuan Xi City, accusing them of murdering colleagues and harboring rebellion, ordering them to go to Governor City and explain themselves.
How had they rendered great merit in such a short time?
Could killing that Army Supervisor be considered great merit? That was simply a joke.
The great hall fell silent. Only after a long while did City Lord Zhao slowly exhale. "That woman... truly has an enormous background!"
He had suspected as much before, but had no way to confirm it. Yet Governor City's response now undoubtedly proved his conjecture.
He truly could not understand what Yuan Xi's origins were, for even a dignified Cosmos-tier Governor City to fear her so greatly.
"My lord, how should we respond?" the Uniting Dao cultivator left behind asked.
"Tell them our city will fully cooperate and show no negligence whatsoever!" City Lord Zhao said solemnly. Since he had already caught on, he naturally could not handle this carelessly. It was merely cooperating with a requisition. A true man could bend and stretch; their previous friction amounted to nothing. Since the other side