Branching Out, Jade Wall Contains Spirit (Part 2)

What kind of trick was this?

Yu Ci was both amused and intrigued, the expression on his face rather peculiar. Still, if Lu Qing thought she could shake him off using this sort of tactic, she was severely underestimating him.

Facing the Ten Directions Great Venerable was nothing much. Appearing before others with a mind image clone while his true body remained thousands of miles up in the sky, Yu Ci could be said to fear no one right now, and he could shift his center of gravity at any moment. Having clarified this, he grew all the more calm and collected, simply waiting to see how Lu Qing intended to play her hand.

He heard the female cultivator say to the Ten Directions Great Venerable, "I truly have urgent business that cannot be delayed. Although Yu Ci has recently sworn allegiance to the palace, he has rendered distinguished service right from the start, and the young master holds him in high regard. How about having him go with you?"

"This one is also an acquaintance..."

The Ten Directions Great Venerable's response was not all that attentive. If Yu Ci had genuinely defected to Donghua Palace, this remark alone would have made things difficult for him. Of course, given his status, there was naturally no need to pay attention to such details. His ghost eyes rolled, and his divine will from thousands of miles away swept across Yu Ci's body through this connection. The preceding standoff had forced him to make certain concessions:

"As long as the palaces can be repaired, anyone will do. However, you said he just entered the gates of Donghua Palace—that jade wall, will he be able to use it?"

Lu Qing replied calmly, "Donghua divine arts, how could they follow ordinary rules?"

With that, her