Distant Mirage Tower, Evergreen Gate's Current Situation (Part 1)

The clash above Fengdu City had made the watchful people nearby nervous for a while, but it soon died down.

After all, the clues left behind by that battle were not terribly difficult to decipher. The astonishing bombardment of lightning arts was one thing, but the remnants of that unique tribulation-crossing secret art were simply the most conspicuous marker.

In less than ten hours, inquiries from the Heavenly Script Society, along with letters from the main offices of merchants such as Three Families Market and Suixin Pavilion, had flown to the mountain gate of the Yin Mountain Sect. Yet at this very moment, Wang Jiuquan had gone elsewhere to treat his injuries and could not reply at once, leaving the situation somewhat deadlocked.

People also knew that this would not continue forever. With the aftershocks of Fengdu City's "major incident" from a year ago still lingering, the Yin Mountain Sect would never stubbornly refuse to admit fault like a duck with a hard beak and shoulder this black pot alone.

Both sides waited for Wang Jiuquan's response. During this lull, Yu Ci and Gu Zhi set out together for Huayan City.

The only party aware of Yu Ci's true circumstances, Ruizhu Palace, made no indication whatsoever. Even after Yu Ci emerged from seclusion, they had not taken the initiative to contact him, and naturally he was even less likely to go knocking on their door. Carrying that perhaps entirely unfounded "tacit understanding," he left on a long journey.

Now it was time to repay the debt. In order to recruit him, Evergreen Gate had paid a considerable price. Even if he regarded it as a business deal, Yu Ci needed to display the value that belonged to him alone.

It was only polite.

Still, before leaving the city, Yu Ci