The new guards had originally already been decided, and no one had intended to linger any longer in Vast Sky City. But with this sudden development, it was no longer appropriate to leave so casually.
Among the twelve were also those inclined toward the Crimson Blood Sect. Seeing the old woman send a message, they secretly frowned, wondering how this matter could be resolved.
Given the old woman's capabilities, pulling a Cloud River Realm cultivator out of the Penal Prison should not have been difficult. Once Lu Yiye was released, registered at the Recruitment Division, and granted the identity of a Bing Province Guard, the old woman could rightfully take him to Heaven's Gate Pass.
At that point, no one would be able to stop her unless they were willing to fight her for him. But if they truly did that, given the old woman's hatred toward the Crimson Blood Sect, they would inevitably tear all pretense apart.
The few Divine Sea Realm great cultivators who favored the Crimson Blood Sect were all secretly nursing headaches.
Meanwhile, in the Order Transmission Division, just as several days ago, Fan Xiangyi sipped fragrant tea when a figure suddenly barged in. It was Qian Wudang.
Fan Xiangyi did not even raise her head. "What is it?"
Qian Wudang sat down before her, poured himself a cup of tea, and drained it in one gulp. "That mad old woman surnamed Yu from Heaven's Gate Pass wants to fish someone out of the Penal Prison."
"Lu Yiye?" Fan Xiangyi understood at once.
"Who else could it be?" Qian Wudang snorted coldly. "A dignified Divine Sea Realm cultivator going to such lengths to scheme against a Cloud River Realm cultivator—utterly disgraceful!"
"Hatred is like old wine. The longer it ferments, the richer it becomes." Fan Xiangyi