When Ye An was summoned to the Main Hall, he felt more than a dozen gazes fall on him the moment he stepped inside.
The four hall masters, several influential elders at Late Qi Condensation, and Zhao Xuanji, seated at the head of the hall.
Those gazes held scrutiny, appraisal, and something harder to put into words.
Ye An stopped in the middle of the hall and cupped his fists toward Zhao Xuanji. "Disciple Ye An greets the Sect Master, the four hall masters, and the elders."
The scene felt strangely familiar.
Zhao Xuanji got straight to the point. "Do you know Greenrock Mountain?"
Ye An nodded. He spent most of his time practicing martial arts, but that did not mean he knew nothing else.
Besides, Greenrock Mountain was somewhere Ye An had already intended to visit.
"The mountain where medicinal herbs grow currently has no one managing it. After discussing it with the elders, I've decided to put the Liu Lineage in charge."
"I also hear you've known the Liu Lineage for some time and are now a Liu Family Guest Elder. So I'm sending you to inform them."
"Go to the Liu Lineage and tell Liu Ruyan, who currently manages its affairs, to send people to take over. While you're there, see who refuses to accept it and deal with any trouble that needs dealing with."
At this, Zhao Xuanji added another reminder. "The rules remain the same. The Liu Lineage may take twenty percent; the remaining eighty percent goes to the Four Symbols Sect."
"Anyone who refuses those rules will meet the same fate as the Song Family."
Ye An accepted the Sect Master's Order. "As you command."
After Ye An left to carry out his orders, congratulations filled the hall.
"Hall Master Shi, congratulations! Black Tortoise