The reply from Spirit City arrived sooner than expected.
When it reached the Crown Prince's Residence, Qian Renxue had just finished reading the follow-up inspection reports on the three northern supply points. Lu Yuan was also in the study, with several confessions sent by Blue Lightning spread beside him. Neither hurried to open the letter. Only after the messenger withdrew did Qian Renxue slit the seal.
Bibi Dong's response was very formal.
Among the records Spirit Hall could currently make available for external verification, none could confirm the identity of the Titled Douluo who had died in Thunderclap Valley; the successive attacks on Seven Treasures and Blue Lightning had nothing to do with Spirit Hall; as for the deployment of high-ranking Spirit Masters within Spirit Hall, those were internal affairs and could not be submitted in full for Tiangou's inspection, but Spirit Hall was willing to assist the investigation within reasonable limits.
The entire reply was watertight.
After reading it, Qian Renxue handed the official letter to Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan's gaze stopped when he reached the second paragraph. "Nothing to do with Spirit Hall."
"Since she wrote that, she'll have to stand by it."
Qian Renxue sat down again and drew two wanted notices, already prepared, from the side of her desk.
One bore a rough likeness of the Black Lock Titled Douluo, with his chain martial soul, soul skill characteristics, and the injuries he had sustained in Thunderclap Valley listed beneath it; the other depicted the Giant Rhinoceros Titled Douluo, whose chest defenses had been shattered head-on by Yu Yuanzhen, leaving distinct lightning burns beneath his right ribs as well.
Their real names had not been discovered, but Tiangou had no need to wait until every name was confirmed before taking action.
After reading the notices, Lu Yuan