In Spirit City's Papal Palace, Qian Xunji was handling official documents with a brilliant smile on his face. "Hahahaha! They finally couldn't hold out any longer, could they? Now they see the good in Spirit Hall, don't they?!"
Among the documents submitted by the Cabinet were quite a few requests from various factions for Spirit Hall to step in and halt the fighting.
"Before, when Spirit Hall tried to stop it, you called us troublemakers. Now you're begging us to do it!"
Qian Xunji set the documents aside. "Spirit Hall won't step in just because they ask."
"Let them hurt for a few more days. Then it'll be time for Spirit Hall to make its move," Qian Xunji said.
He then left the Papal Palace and went to the Back Garden.
"Did something good happen, Xunji? You look so happy!" Ah Yin asked with a smile when she saw Qian Xunji walk in.
"Something good? Of course something good happened!" Qian Xunji said, laughing.
"Do you know, Ah Yin? Right now, factions in both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire are asking Spirit Hall to step in and stop the fighting."
"But why should I give them what they want? Can they summon Spirit Hall whenever they please?! If they could, wouldn't that make us look cheap?!" Qian Xunji said lightly.
"So what are you going to do?" Ah Yin asked with a smile.
"What else? We have to step in and stop it, but when we do so is for Spirit Hall to decide, not the Two Great Empires. Let's wait a little longer and teach them what pain feels like! Otherwise, they might even hold a grudge against us," Qian Xunji said calmly.
Day after day passed. At last, Spirit Hall finally stepped in, and