Saying he received the message, Yu Ci actually didn't manage to rush over in time.
He spent the better part of a day traveling from south to north, going all the way from Qishi Beach at the southernmost tip to the boundary waters of the North Sea and East Sea, and also stopping by the two offshore mining areas occupied by the Golden Banner Sect.
He didn't stay too long. Over at Ju Jing Workshop, "certain people" were already burning with anxiety and had taken the initiative to summon various sects and factions, using the pretext of dusting off the dust for Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu to invite Yu Ci to return.
To Yu Ci, this invitation was actually quite meaningful; it was equivalent to a formal acknowledgment of his dominant position by Ju Jing Workshop and even the various sects of the Xiyu Alliance.
To "certain people," it was also equivalent to drinking a cup of bitter wine.
Yu Ci did not refuse. According to Zhao Xiangshan's strategy, this was also the moment for him to "harvest."
Rare materials like starlight bronze could only be gathered in large quantities if the various sects of Ju Jing Workshop were gathered together. Yu Ci certainly couldn't miss such an opportunity.
As for the offshore mining area, he let Bao Yun keep an eye on it first. Just in case, he sent Xuan Huang over to anchor the scene, figuring that unless Ghost Bell Seed arrived in person or the Golden Banner Sect Ancestor struck, they could rest easy.
However, the progress of events was unexpectedly sluggish. Bao Yun's previous excitement quickly turned into boredom, and the fundamental reason boiled down to just one thing:
Zhu Wenying's actions were unexpectedly cautious and conservative.
She didn't give the "mantis stalking the cicada" Vice-Steward Lan