"My father is well in every respect, except that he must neither fight nor lose his temper," Qiu Ye said.
"Keeping him from fighting is easy. Keeping him from losing his temper is hard." The corners of Zhou Hen's mouth lifted slightly, then settled again.
Qiu Ye smiled helplessly. "A while ago, he played chess with the Marquis of Northpacification. He couldn't win, and cursed all the way home."
"Where is Army Inspector Fei?" Li Qingxian looked around.
Shen Xiaoyi said, "He escaped first with a powerful eunuch. Right now, he's busy digging passages through the mountain to rescue people. Before he left, he kept looking miserable and regretting it, saying he should have listened to you and destroyed the mountain outright to settle everything once and for all. Now the army's been buried, his merits and faults cancel each other out, and these past ten-odd days of work have all been for nothing. From what he said, Eunuch Lu may reprimand him this time."
Li Qingxian frowned. "I'll go too..."
Zhou Hen suddenly took out his Communication Talisman Disc. After listening, he said, "Lord Zhou has some tasks for us. We'll excuse ourselves for now. Come over here with me."
The three followed Zhou Hen into a dense grove nearby. Zhou Hen said, "Use the Forget-Worry Talismans and Life-Oath Books now."
Li Qingxian nodded. First, he took a large tent from his Heaven-and-Earth Bracelet, then used a spirit talisman to seal it off from the outside. Next, he brought out a table, brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, and other supplies. "Brother Han, draft two Life-Oath Books. I'll cast the spell."
"Three," Zhou Hen said.
"You're using one too?"
"I won't use a Forget-Worry Talisman, but I will use a Life-Oath Book," Zhou Hen said.
After Han Anbo finished writing the