Damn it, had they come knocking at his door?
Su Shuanghe's first thought was to prepare his magical treasures and formations to meet a formidable enemy. But halfway through the thought, he suddenly realized something was wrong: if Yu Ci had truly come to kill him, would he have needed to announce himself?
He suppressed the turmoil in his mind, pulled open the door with a grim face, and stared at the servant outside. "Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu? What exactly is going on?"
The servant already knew his master was in a foul mood and did not dare raise his head. He did his utmost to keep his words clear. "It is Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu, True Man Yu Ci. He escorted Madam Xue Zhi back to the residence. Madam is currently entertaining him in the front hall and asks whether Master is present..."
The servant's answer was a muddled mess, but Su Shuanghe understood it perfectly. A great stone fell from his heart—things seemed all right. Wuji Pavilion must have done a decent job cutting off the flow of information; this side had not been implicated.
As long as they had not come to demand an accounting, anything was fine! A smile appeared on Su Shuanghe's face as well. "So that is it. I understand. Go inform them that I will be there shortly."
After watching the servant leave, he shut the door again and immediately used his divine abilities to roughly tidy up the chaotic study. Given their "friendship" at Ring Belt Lake, merely receiving a guest in the front hall would certainly be inappropriate. They might have to return here afterward.
Once he calmed down and thought it through, he felt that he had perhaps been too deeply entangled in the situation to see it clearly.
This matter was