Liu Yu and the others, already standing on the deck, leaped down. The City Guard Army led by Yue Liang then disembarked from the flying boat one after another.
Next, Li Butong sent several hand seals into the Control Token. The enormous Origin Returning Boat gradually shrank until it was small and exquisite enough to fit in one palm, and he finally put it into his Storage Bag.
Yue Liang ordered the City Guard Army into several neat ranks, then hurried over to the Foundation Establishment stewards to await instructions.
"All right, there is nothing for the City Guard Army to do for now."
"Martial Nephew Yue, you may take the City Guard Army back to report."
Yan Hongyu glanced at him and gave the order indifferently.
"Yes."
Yue Liang answered respectfully and walked toward his troops.
Then Liu Yu, Yan Hongyu, Li Butong, and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators nodded to one another, passed through the city gates, and headed straight for the City Lord's Mansion.
Their destination was clear. All of them wanted to report to the Elders Council as soon as possible, then attend to their own affairs. They walked swiftly and soon reached the City Lord's Mansion.
Foundation Establishment missions were generally spaced well apart. Even during wartime, it was normal for one to be issued every ten days or half a month, and they usually could not be completed quickly.
A mission like Liu Yu's purge of the rebels, completed in just a few days, was already exceptionally rare.
They returned to the side hall reserved for receiving Foundation Establishment cultivators. It was quiet and deserted, without a single Foundation Establishment cultivator inside.
Only two attractive female disciples in the Qi Refining Period stood leaning against the counter, exchanging a few listless words now and