Zeng Nu accepted Dai Tingzhi's orders, but after thinking it over, he could not help saying, "Dai Tingzhi, if Fellow Daoist Chong An truly has a problem, then..."
Dai Tingzhi glanced at him and said, "Just do what I have instructed you to do. There is no need to ask about anything else."
Zeng Nu lowered his head and answered yes, then withdrew.
Dai Tingzhi watched Zeng Nu leave and continued reviewing documents.
Zeng Nu's contact with Chong An was likewise a move he had arranged. This man had originally come from Origin Xia, and although he now held Celestial Xia in utmost reverence, having him receive Chong An was also a further test of him.
The Profound Court broadly trusted Zeng Nu, but he believed that inspections that ought to be carried out still had to be carried out; they could not be omitted. If it could be proven that he truly had no issues, that would be a good thing for both Zeng Nu and the Profound Court.
Moreover, precisely because this man came from Origin Xia, he presently had no access to many of Celestial Xia's crucial affairs. Thus, in his daily contact with Chong An, he would not expose too many of Celestial Xia's secrets.
After leaving the palace complex, Zeng Nu walked back through the clouds, sighing inwardly.
Although Dai Tingzhi had previously told him to keep an eye on Chong An, he had initially thought it was merely what should be done. Yet after watching him for so long, he was still not allowed to relax. He felt that the Upper Layer must have discovered something.
And today's strange occurrence made his feelings all the more complicated.
Over these past years of associating with Chong An, he had found the man greatly to his