The mirror nightmare clone dissipated.
Lu Mian's real body quietly slipped back into the woods near New Sun City. Then he used his innate Mirror Nightmare ability again, sending a clone into the city to pretend he had never left.
If he disappeared along with Yun Qizi, the Revival Faction would naturally turn their attention to him as well.
After all, the Revival Faction now considered him one of their own.
Even if something unexpected happened and the Revival Faction noticed something amiss, it would not matter.
Only the mirror nightmare clone would die, anyway.
Early the next morning.
The Mirror Nightmare Lu Mian rose early as usual and headed for the Dao Palace.
But when he arrived at the Dao Palace, he found the area surrounded by constables and runners from the Administrative Hall.
The crowds of onlookers were even denser, packing the streets so tightly that no one could get through.
"The Conservative Faction acted this quickly?"
Surprise flickered in Lu Mian's eyes.
It seemed the Conservative Faction truly meant business this time.
The scene was beyond his expectations. This hardly resembled the Conservative Faction he knew.
Just then, Lu Mian noticed someone waving at him from a corner.
He turned to look and saw Ge Hu.
The outer disciple was hiding in a dark alley some distance away.
Lu Mian walked straight over.
"Junior Brother Ge, what happened to the temple?"
Lu Mian asked, feigning ignorance.
"Senior Brother Lu, I don't know either."
"Apparently, an inner elder from the Ancestral Court showed up at the city offices early this morning, then brought people here to seal off the Dao Palace."
"The temple master has disappeared, and that inner elder has arrested a lot of our junior brothers."
Ge Hu sounded rather panicked.
He knew Yun Qizi had