"Your Highness, rumors have spread through the Martial World that the Demon God Bi Lingkong is gathering followers to harass Xia Province."
The young woman looked up from her book, puzzled. "Which official here offended her?"
"I don't know, Your Highness."
She thought for a moment. "Tell the Commandants and ask them to discuss it."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
About half an hour later, a report arrived on her desk.
Several different hands had written the Commandants' opinions on it.
[With Bi Lingkong's abilities, if an official had truly offended her, she could kill him herself. There would be no need for such a spectacle. She has made sure nearly everyone in the Martial World knows about this, perhaps to pressure the Imperial Court.]
[Bi Lingkong is probably making a feint in one direction to strike in another. But where does she intend to attack? I cannot guess.]
[Bi Lingkong has few ties to the Martial World. Her real friendships lie with the Hundred Schools of Thought. We should ask the covert guards whether the schools have made any unusual moves.]
[Great Xia is vast, but few targets truly warrant Bi Lingkong's personal attention. Thinking it through, they can only be the Provincial Marquises—or, more plainly, the Nine Provinces Cauldrons. She may be stirring up trouble in Xia Province to draw everyone's attention there while she dismantles the Nine Cauldrons Grand Formation in Yun Province. I have already set out for Yun Province.]
[Bi Lingkong may be trying to lure out our Heavenly Secret Bureau and ambush us along the way. I suggest we remain still and wait.]
[This is dire! Bi Lingkong may be planning to attack the Divine Capital! Activate the Divine Capital Grand Array at once and search for outsiders who may have slipped inside!]
The young woman