Having received his orders, Cai Xing withdrew from the place where the two sides faced off and made his way to the Well of Ten Thousand Voids. Seeing that the waters below remained utterly still, his attendant asked, "True Person, shall this subordinate call out?"
Cai Xing waved a hand. "No hurry. Wait."
Before long, ripples stirred within the Well of Ten Thousand Voids and golden light emerged. Wrapped in brilliant starlight and standing upon the Cloud-Ganoderma Jade Platform, Zhang Yu floated up from the well.
Cai Xing stepped forward with a smile and gave him a formal salute. "Chief Envoy Zhang."
Zhang Yu said, "True Person Cai has come here. I presume you have some matter to discuss with me?"
Cai Xing said with a smile, "Nothing major. Several deliberative councilors from Origin Upper Hall came over just now, intending to use Chief Envoy Zhang's use of the Well of Ten Thousand Voids to stir up trouble for our Eastern Origin Way.
"This matter truly has little to do with Chief Envoy Zhang. Those people are merely seizing an excuse to make trouble. But Origin Upper Hall insists on asking for Chief Envoy Zhang's own opinion. The Superior True Person said it would not be proper to make the decision for you, Envoy Zhang, so he sent me here to ask. Of course, if Chief Envoy Zhang is unwilling to meet them, the Superior True Person can turn them away on your behalf."
Zhang Yu understood. No wonder he had sensed something unusual in the external qi mechanism earlier; it must have been caused by the arrival of those Origin Upper Hall councilors. The strange situation arising around Jiao Yao might likewise have been due to people from Origin Upper Hall going to see him.
If he refused this