A Visit

After the incident involving Isolde, Weifei Land went through yet more upheaval, but Yixuan, Pulchra, Ye Shiyuan, and the other core members of Yunkui Mountain who should have been holding things together were still absent.

The outer disciples Songtao and Qingyuan were running Whatever Temple, with help from the siblings Wise and Belle... Fortunately, Griseo had returned with Ye Shunguang.

The arrival of the Azure Nether Swordmaster, whose strength rivaled a Void Hunter's, gave the unsettled people of Yunkui Mountain some peace of mind.

But in Yixuan's courtyard at Whatever Temple, tensions stirred beneath the surface...

"Fa—no, sir! Please try this. It's some of Yunkui Mountain's finest tea." Holding a teapot, Wise filled the cup of the Fox Thiren seated at the stone table.

"Thank you. Oh, Mr. Wise, my daughter has been wanting to invite you over."

Hoshimi Soichiro picked up his cup and took a sip, teasing Wise. "I never expected to be the guest receiving your hospitality instead."

"You're too kind, sir. Master Yixuan is away, so it's only right that I do this as her disciple!" Wise smiled and made a quick exit. He had no desire to talk with such an old fox.

Hoshimi Soichiro was Hoshimi Miyabi's father and a member of New Eridu's City Hall. He had come to investigate the incident in Weifei Land and sound out Griseo.

It had all begun several months earlier, when Griseo had joined forces with the Municipal Government for an operation in Hollow Zero.

But Griseo had vanished after the operation. It was only recently that municipal staff in Weifei Land reported a Rabbit Thiren had shown a Moth Badge during the rescue operation at Radiant Crystal Meike.

Once they learned that Griseo had appeared in Weifei Land and was on good terms with Yunkui Mountain...