Zhang Yu spoke with Wan Ming at length upon the open plains, gradually learning many things from him. In the end, he proposed meeting the master craftsman from the Celestial Mechanisms Bureau who had defected.
Wan Ming agreed, but said that further arrangements would be necessary. This person was not his subordinate, but his collaborator. Wan Ming was responsible for protecting him, while the other provided support in the field of constructs. For instance, the thin plates used for testing had been made by this person.
Therefore, if Zhang Yu wished to meet him, then out of respect, they first needed to seek his consent.
Zhang Yu could understand this. If what Wan Ming Daoist had said was true, then this defector from the Celestial Mechanisms Bureau was surely someone those people behind the scenes wished to eliminate as quickly as possible. Had he not been careful, he would likely have been captured long ago.
After thinking for a moment, Wan Ming Daoist said, "There is one matter I have yet to ask the Profound Rectifier about. The Profound Rectifier must have taken control of the Spirit Pass by now?"
Zhang Yu did not conceal it. "That is correct."
Wan Ming Daoist raised his hand and solemnly bowed to him. "Then I implore the Profound Rectifier to first keep this place firmly under your own control. Do not allow anyone who has not been tested to enter."
Zhang Yu looked at him and said, with two meanings in his words, "I will find a way to verify this matter."
Although Wan Ming Daoist had told him much this time, and his attitude had been fairly sincere, Zhang Yu did not therefore believe him completely.
He would investigate the matter himself. Yet Zhu, the Profound Chief, seemed to know something as