The first thing Bai Jin did after returning to Spirit City was sleep for four hours.
At the start of the fifth hour, someone from the Papal Hall knocked on his door.
He walked into the hall with his hair in disarray and found everyone who needed to be there present. Bibi Dong sat above them, while four Titled Douluo—Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Snake Lance, and Pufferfish—stood on either side of the long table. Hu Liena and her two companions had just had their dressings changed, and Qian Renxue stood near the dais.
"Finished your report?" Bibi Dong asked.
"Half of it."
"And the other half?"
"I'll make it up after I've slept."
Chrysanthemum Douluo quickly lowered his head. His shoulders shook once.
Bibi Dong tossed two agreements in front of Bai Jin.
"You turned the extermination order into a ceasefire agreement, let two sect leaders and four Titled Douluo go, and returned most of the sects' property."
"You missed the important part." Bai Jin picked up the agreements and pointed to the signatures. "They all signed."
"Five years."
"You can do a lot in five years."
Bai Jin walked to the Heaven Dou Map and pulled out the two blue flags planted on Seven Treasure City and Dragon Mountain.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lost its armory, and its Soul Masters withdrew from the imperial army. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sealed its mountain and recalled every elder stationed elsewhere. Even if Tang San returns from Sea God Island right now, he won't be able to borrow troops from either sect."
He circled several trade routes.
"Seven Treasure's businesses are still running. Spirit Hall can track where everything goes through trade taxes and inspections. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan needs to rebuild its holdings, so for