Cui Yue of Eastern Court Profound Residence was the first to receive the report. After informing Daoist Wan Ming and receiving the latter's permission, he silently called out in his heart. A beam of golden light descended in an instant, then swiftly withdrew. The next moment, he appeared at Zhen Chuo and Zhao Rou's side.
Seeing him, Zhen and Zhao both bowed in greeting. "Greetings, Profound Rectifier."
Cui Yue returned the salute. "Where are they?"
Zhen Chuo said, "They are still inside the cavern."
Cui Yue looked over and immediately saw the two figures through the mountain rock. "You two have worked hard."
Zhen Chuo said, "We dare not claim such. This was originally the area under our watch."
After Yao Li had gone to Eastern Court, the Profound Residence had sent people to verify her origins. They later found this region and confirmed that Yao Li had emerged from here. The two of them had originally thought they would be interrogated. After all, they were both Ying Chong's disciples and had been placed here for that very reason. It could be called one mistake piled atop another.
Yet the Profound Residence had not said what it intended to do with them. It had merely ordered them not to spread word of the matter, only to keep watch over this place and report any developments at once. Thus, they had not dared relax their vigilance ever since. The moment the two Revival God Association members arrived, they discovered them immediately.
Cui Yue watched for a while. He saw the two masked men emerge from a crevice in the mountain rock. They summoned two giant eagles with whistles, mounted them, and departed.
He cast out a concealing artifact, bringing Zhen Chuo and Zhao Rou within its cover as well. Then he