Guan Ya's spinning pen suddenly stopped. She looked at him meaningfully. "Why are you asking? The Xiahou Family won't trouble you again, so you don't need to worry. More precisely, the other branches of the Xiahou Family might even be eager to sit down and drink with you."
Zhang Yuanqing looked back at her just as meaningfully. "I just want to know."
After pondering for a moment, Guan Ya lowered her voice. "Come with me."
She rose from her office chair and clicked toward the restroom in her high heels.
Huh? She wanted to talk in the restroom? Wouldn't it be better to go downstairs? Zhang Yuanqing glanced at Wang Tai, who was bent over his work, then quickly followed Old Driver.
The two entered the restroom one after the other, and Zhang Yuanqing closed the door.
Guan Ya folded her arms across her chest. "The ancestors of the Spirit Realm families still around today, including the five official alliance leaders, were all among the first batch of Spirit Realm Walkers. Oh, not the marshal of our White Tiger Corps. The first Spirit Realm Walkers emerged during the late Qing and early Republican eras."
Zhang Yuanqing's expression changed.
He remained silent for a long time, rubbing his brow. "I see."
Guan Ya's answer resolved a question that had plagued him for a long time.
Spirit Realm Walkers had not existed since ancient times. Role Cards had appeared in modern times. That meant that if the various professions had existed in ancient times, their method of advancement truly had depended on breathing exercises and cultivation.
The notes from the Mountain God Temple and Yin-Yang Recluse's cultivation record were not fabricated background settings created by the Spirit Realm. Ancient people had truly cultivated that way.
The possibility that the old codger and