"What? Someone attempted an assassination?" The Divine Person soldiers blanched in alarm.
They belonged to a special institution within Great Qian's Divine Path, the duty Merit Officers-a system of Divine Persons under the Heavenly Court who stood watch over the mortal world.
Their immediate superior was the Heavenly Pavilion's Libationer, Heavenly Preceptor Zhang Feng, one of the three great Imperial Preceptors.
But Zhu Lisheng was the Human Preceptor, whose status and authority were in no way inferior to the Heavenly Preceptor's. He was likewise one of the court's towering figures.
At best, this incident exposed their incompetence and constituted a serious dereliction of duty. At worst, it would be very difficult to explain.
Zhu Lisheng said, "The intruder spied on me through my dreams and attempted Nightmare Suppression, but the Nation-Protecting Golden Dragon drove them back. There may be traces left nearby. Investigate at once!"
The Divine Persons understood the gravity of the matter and immediately bowed. "Yes!"
The golden light dispersed as they concealed themselves and scattered in every direction.
"Patron, we heard a disturbance over here?"
Almost simultaneously, the guest retainers and Attendants in Zhu Lisheng's service rushed inside.
Zhu Lisheng said gravely, "A villain is plotting against me. Keep watch over the surroundings and do not let your guard down!"
The incident soon alarmed every faction in the Sacred Capital. Even Emperor Zhao Kong sent someone to inquire about it.
An incident that reached such lofty heights should have been easy to investigate, yet for some reason, nothing ever came of it. The intruder's methods seemed so subtle and sophisticated that even the Divine Person soldiers were at a loss.
After all, the Dream Dao reached into the unseen and involved a person's essential soul and Primordial Spirit-the seat of their most private secrets.
Nor could Zhu