Within the void, a middle-aged Daoist sat aboard a golden vessel, waiting there with apparent indifference. On the platform before him, the many disciples did not dare make a sound. The female cultivator Chen Zhu kept her head lowered as well, seemingly afraid that the teacher on the seat would notice her.
Chang Yang and the others' return had been precisely what he had sought to obstruct.
He himself did not truly care about those Celestial Xia envoys, and he knew that they were all proxy bodies. Even killing them would have been meaningless. But since he had agreed to a certain request, he would certainly see it through.
It was not that he was particularly faithful to his word. Rather, he cared greatly for his own dignity. Even for that alone, he could not allow the Celestial Xia envoys and their party to slip away so easily.
He had already returned empty-handed once before. This time, he would absolutely not permit the same outcome.
Meanwhile, after Chang Yang and the others aboard the Celestial Xia flying vessel had been stopped, they did not take any initiative. In the blink of an eye, ten days passed, and in just over twenty more days, the agreed discussions would come to an end.
Chang Yang sent someone to inquire. The reply they received was that Origin Xia still refused to let them pass.
According to the agreement, if either Origin Xia or Celestial Xia inspected an envoy delegation for certain reasons, they could detain them for no more than ten days. They could not drag things out indefinitely.
But if Origin Xia sincerely intended to intercept them, there were ways around this. After letting them go, they could find another excuse and detain them for another ten days. Since the agreement had