"Xu Ming?"
Upon hearing the name, Xuan Luan silently searched through his memories, then frowned. "This person is..."
"Reporting to you two, this man is a Sky-Patrolling Guard from the Cloud Province Sky-Patrol Bureau."
Hearing this.
The Nine Netherworlds Divine General frowned impatiently. "What does a mere Sky-Patrolling Guard have to do with the person we are looking for?"
Seeing this, Zhao Bingzhong hurriedly explained, "According to Lord Zhang's investigation, when that female cultivator first appeared, she was within the borders of Luminous Yang Commandery. At the time, she was merely an unaffiliated cultivator, nameless and unregistered. It was Xu Ming who led people to clear every hurdle for her.
"Even before she joined the Sky-Patrol Bureau, it was Xu Ming who sought the post of seal-holder at the Imperial Horse Immortal Bureau in Luminous Yang Commandery for her..."
Immortal Official Xuan Luan listened quietly. The confusion in his eyes gradually faded as he said gravely, "So... that female cultivator was brought into the Heavenly Court by Xu Ming himself?"
"Precisely."
Zhao Bingzhong nodded heavily. "Though we do not know how close the two are, they cannot be complete strangers... Lord Zhang's meaning is... since no one knows where that female cultivator is hiding, why not make an issue of Xu Ming, my lords?"
"..."
At those words, Xuan Luan fell silent.
A mere Sky-Patrolling Guard... no matter how minor his office, he was still a commander under the Heavenly Court!
Liu Qingshan already bore a grudge against them. If they truly moved against Xu Ming, it would be no different from stomping directly on the face of the Cloud Province Sky-Patrol Bureau. How could Liu Qingshan let the matter rest?
What was more...
Xuan Luan slightly turned his gaze toward the equally silent Nine Netherworlds Divine General beside him.