Zhang Yu and Daoist Zuo stood atop a Mooring Boat Terrace in the garrison, watching a flying vessel gleaming with a soft light pass through the raging blizzard and fly straight into the void.
This was a stealth flying vessel that could only be deployed in an emergency. The garrison possessed only one. It could withstand most harsh weather, was exceedingly swift, and could evade the detection of ordinary cultivators.
The one traveling by flying vessel to Yiwei Sky City to deliver the report this time was Deng Hui, Miao Guangwu's deputy.
He was Miao Guangwu's trusted confidant, of spotless background and utterly clean origins.
Zhang Yu had inspected him as well. There was nothing wrong with the man. Moreover, since Deng Hui had always followed Miao Guangwu, he was familiar with all manner of people the latter had dealt with. There could be no one more suitable to deliver the message.
Daoist Zuo watched as the flying vessel gradually vanished from sight and said, "Marshal Miao said that this vessel can reach Yiwei Sky City in at most four or five days. It seems that if we wait around ten days, there should be a result."
Zhang Yu said, "It would be best if this report could be delivered directly to the Military Affairs Office. But the situation within the Sky City is complicated. We cannot place all our hopes on this alone. We must make other preparations."
Daoist Zuo's heart tightened slightly. "Do you mean that there may yet be unforeseen changes in this matter?"
Zhang Yu said, "I do not wish for such a thing to happen, but we must prepare for the worst. Fellow Daoist Zuo, I hope you can make a trip back to Kui Lodge Earth Star on my behalf. If Deputy Deng fails