Fine, fine. Since I already agreed, I'll just go along with it!
Before Master Liaoran left, he gave Song Yaoyao several more protective talismans and said,
"Princess Jiahe, you should have people escorting you to the Frontier. These protective talismans are for them."
"Thank you, Master Liaoran. I'll remember everything you said."
Only after seeing Master Liaoran off did Assistant Minister Song ask,
"Yaoyao, you told Master Liaoran just now that you were going away for a while. What did you mean? Where are you going?"
Song Yaoyao then repeated her conversation with Master Liaoran.
Assistant Minister Song pondered it for a moment before saying,
"There's no need to guess. His Majesty will tell us sooner or later."
After returning to her courtyard, Song Yaoyao finally had time to ask Guagua,
[Guagua, are you there?]
Guagua: [I'm here, Host.]
Song Yaoyao: [Guagua, did you hear everything Master Liaoran said today?]
Guagua: [I did.]
Song Yaoyao: [Master Liaoran meant that His Majesty would send me to the Frontier. What exactly happened there?]
Guagua: *[Didn't we tell His Majesty about the earthquake in advance a while ago?*
His Majesty made preparations ahead of time, so casualties and losses in our Heavenly Phoenix Kingdom were minimal. But the Night Central Kingdom wasn't so lucky.
Although the epicenter wasn't on their side, they suffered considerable casualties and property damage.
The Night Central Kingdom's emperor and State Preceptor Feiye learned of this. Feiye believed a powerful diviner had appeared in our Heavenly Phoenix Kingdom, someone whose divination surpassed his own. He hadn't foreseen this earthquake at all, and he was consumed with jealousy.
He suspected someone from the Witch Tribe had left their tribal lands and joined the Heavenly Phoenix Kingdom.
He wanted to find this diviner and eliminate them.
*So he advised the emperor