Yu Ruiqing considered for a moment, glanced at the female cultivator, and instructed the cultivators beside him, "Open the restrictions."
"Yes."
The disciples guarding the various formation positions carried out his order without hesitation. In Chang Yang's absence, Yu Ruiqing, as deputy envoy, naturally took charge of everything here.
Besides, they were all false bodies; they could afford to bear a few mistakes.
Before long, the restrictions shrouding the Celestial Xia Envoy Hall slowly opened. Seeing the obstruction before her vanish, the female cultivator's eyes lit up, and she drifted inside impatiently.
Almost at the very instant she entered, specks of light suddenly flickered in the distance, as though countless golden boats were heading this way.
The female cultivator immediately grew flustered. "Quick, stop them!"
Yu Ruiqing glanced at her, then looked into the distance. Raising a hand, he caused the restrictions to close once more before turning to the female cultivator. "Fellow Daoist, please come with me."
Watching the restrictions seal shut, the female cultivator's mind settled somewhat. She nodded and followed Yu Ruiqing into the inner hall.
After they were seated, Yu Ruiqing had his subordinates serve tea. The female cultivator examined it briefly before drinking.
Yu Ruiqing said, "Fellow Daoist, you said earlier that you had important news. Can you tell me now?"
The female cultivator set down her teacup and looked at him, her expression somewhat complicated. "I thought you would not trust me. I had thought of many methods, but I never expected—never expected you would let me in so easily."
Yu Ruiqing said, "So Fellow Daoist has no news after all?"
The female cultivator sighed. "What news could there be? Can't you see that this is a trap? It is meant to find an excuse to wipe you out, yet you still let me