The person who could not be sent away was none other than Saintess Jinling.
What status did Saintess Jinling hold? She represented the Eastern Emperor Sect. With a single word from Saintess Jinling, even a hundred lives would not be enough for Zhou Qing to lose. How could Zhou Qing possibly send someone like her away?
Most crucially, Saintess Jinling had stayed behind and explicitly demanded to see Yang Chen. There was no way he could refuse to meet her!
Left with no choice, Zhou Qing came to Yang Chen's residence and requested an audience.
How could Yang Chen fail to notice Zhou Qing waiting outside? Before long, he pushed open the door and stepped out. "Zhou Qing, how did it go? You sent away all those guests who stayed behind, right?"
At this point, Yang Chen felt somewhat guilty.
After all, he was not good at handling such social trifles. Just the day-and-night inauguration ceremony had already worn him out. If he had to spend another four or five days exchanging empty pleasantries with people, he reckoned he would go mad.
That was why he had handed the matter to Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing had long grown accustomed to such things and calmly accepted the task for him.
Several days had now passed. Everything that should have ended ought to be over by now.
Zhou Qing gave a helpless, bitter smile. "Gate Master, most of them have been sent away, but someone is still here. I don't have the ability to send this person away, nor would I dare to usher her out."
"What do you mean?" Yang Chen asked curiously. "Who is this person who has frightened you so badly?"
Zhou Qing immediately replied, "It is Saintess Jinling!"
"What? Saintess Jinling? Is the dignified Saintess of the Eastern