Three days later, Lu Yuan returned to Spirit City.
The repercussions of the Heaven Dou Palace Coup had yet to fade completely, but the rotation of guards inside and outside the Imperial Palace was complete, and the system for issuing deployment orders to the West Camp and the directly subordinate Knights' Camp had been reorganized. Qian Renxue had assumed the regency only days ago, and reports from every department, city defense affairs, and palace personnel matters were all piling up at the Crown Prince's Residence. This was clearly no time for her to leave Tiangou. Fortunately, the places most likely to erupt into trouble had been brought under control for now, and palace security and the transfer of military command had begun running smoothly. Only then had Lu Yuan freed himself to make a trip back to Spirit City.
When he entered a side hall of the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu was standing by the window, reading a report sent from Tiangou. There was no way the coup several days ago could truly have escaped Spirit Hall's notice. Besides, Qian Renxue had formally assumed the regency in her capacity as Crown Prince. Even if many details had yet to reach Spirit City, the most important outcome alone was enough to show that Tiangou had changed.
Qian Daoliu lowered the sheet in his hand. His gaze swept over Lu Yuan before settling on his right hand. "Bring out your spear."
Lu Yuan stirred his soul power, and the Fate-Breaking Spear took shape in his palm. Its deep silver shaft, so dark it was almost black, appeared within the hall. The prominent ice-blue and dark red patterns it had borne as the Return-to-Ruin Spear had all sunk beneath the surface, leaving only an exceedingly fine gold ring near the spearhead.
Qian Daoliu