"Suixin Pavilion? For Senior Brother Xie and me?"
Yu Ci took the item in surprise, and the moment it reached his hands, he suddenly realized what it was. Without a care for Bao De standing right there, he swept his divine sense inward, skimming through the information inside. The message within was extremely brief: Alternative item arriving with the caravan; please prepare, Immortals Xie and Yu. April fifth, payment upon delivery.
Even though Yu Ci had anticipated this beforehand, actually seeing the information still left him stunned. Anyone else looking at it would certainly find it baffling, but Yu Ci understood that this message meant the agreement between him and Stewarding Officer Zhou Youde of Suixin Pavilion finally had an echo, and it was undeniably good news.
That day atop Tianyi Tower, Zhou Youde's promise to search Suixin Pavilion for a treasure capable of extending Yu Zhou's life had already found a lead. Furthermore, it was traveling west with the Suixin Pavilion caravan and would be presented before everyone's eyes on April fifth during the night banquet atop Tianyi Tower.
"Good!" Yu Ci slapped a hand on the table and abruptly stood up, giving Bao De a start.
Flashing a smile at Bao De, Yu Ci was in a genuinely great mood. He had only been harboring a one-in-a-million hope at the time, yet he never expected heaven to grant his wish and such good news to drop from the sky. Just as he was about to speak, a thought suddenly flashed across his mind like lightning splitting his brain, and his smile froze.
"Junior Brother Yu?" Bao De felt Yu Ci was acting a bit unhinged and called out to him.
Yu Ci stared straight at him. "Senior Brother Bao De, is Senior Brother Xie not in the mountain