When Zhang Yu heard that the newcomer had landed somewhere in the western reaches of the homeland, his gaze flickered slightly. He was presently on the western wasteland himself, but the western region was boundlessly vast; a mere general direction could not determine where the person was.
This required sensing them out.
He needed to settle matters here as quickly as possible before going to seek this person.
He said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for the notice."
Daoist Feng hastily exchanged a few polite words.
After parting from Daoist Feng, Zhang Yu raised his head and looked ahead.
At this moment, Daoist Bi Ming had floated down from atop the strange bird's skull and was walking over with Zhu Feng.
Once they drew near, he gave Zhang Yu a clasped-hand salute and said, "Guardian of Rectitude Zhang, I heard much from Fellow Daoist Zhu Feng and came to understand many things. Only then did I learn that Guardian of Rectitude Zhang acts with generosity and benevolence, and has always been preserving my dignity. Bi Ming is not one who cannot tell good from bad. I am willing to follow the Guardian of Rectitude back."
Zhang Yu nodded. "That is very good. Fellow Daoist Bi Ming need not worry. Just now, I received word from Executive Feng of the Profound Court that the Profound Court has agreed to issue a pardon for Fellow Daoist Bi Ming. However, Fellow Daoist Bi Ming must prove that, during these two hundred years, you have never colluded with Outer Layer cultivators, alien gods, or strange divine creatures."
Daoist Bi Ming was overjoyed upon hearing this. Though he did not possess the Heaven-Training Dao Canon and thus could not verify anything himself, he had already agreed to return, and Zhang Yu had no reason to deceive