Wangque Tower stood by an old river channel east of Cloud Province Prefecture City. It rose three stories high, and Rogue Cultivators usually came and went through this place.
Yet its third floor was now utterly empty, with only one table and one pot of wine remaining.
Liu Qingshan pushed open the door and went upstairs. His gaze swept across the room before quickly settling on a familiar figure in the corner.
"My lord."
Sensing someone's arrival, Xu Ming raised his eyes slightly, then hurriedly rose and bowed.
"Sit."
Liu Qingshan waved a hand. Without wasting words, he asked directly, "Have you heard of the Nine Netherworlds Divine General?"
"The Nine Netherworlds Divine General?"
Xu Ming's expression changed. After pondering briefly, he nodded.
Any Divine General, no matter how low-profile they had been in recent years... the fearsome name they had carved out through slaughter back then would never easily fade with time.
Seeing Xu Ming nod, Liu Qingshan continued, "Then do you know that this Divine General is currently in Cloud Province Prefecture?"
"In Cloud Province Prefecture?"
Xu Ming's eyes filled with astonishment. Why would a Divine General leave the heavens instead of staying there properly, only to come to Cloud Province Prefecture?
Could it be...
A bad premonition surfaced in his heart.
Sure enough, Liu Qingshan's next words nearly made his vision go black.
"Not only is he in Cloud Province Prefecture, he was waiting at the Sky-Patrolling Command Office a few days ago, specifically demanding to see that girl."
Liu Qingshan paused briefly, then recounted today's events from beginning to end.
By the time he mentioned the Xuan Luan Immortal Official invoking the Heavenly Emperor's permission, Xu Ming's face had completely darkened.
"The Heavenly Emperor's permission..."
Liu Qingshan continued, "I told you from the start that the