"Wait, wait a moment!"
After a moment of stunned silence, Huang Que wondered whether he had misheard and immediately transmitted his voice to Xu Taiping:
"You... say that again."
Before long, Xu Taiping's calm, steady voice came through the Jade Disc once more:
"Brother Huang Que, I want to address the Five Heavens as the Golden Scale Champion."
Upon hearing this, Huang Que could finally confirm that he had not misheard.
Suddenly, a flicker of excitement crossed his eyes, and he murmured, not in the least afraid of stirring up trouble:
"For Taiping to want to address the Five Heavens as the Golden Scale Champion, he must have run into something extraordinary. Interesting, interesting."
He promptly picked up the Jade Disc, weighed his words for a moment, then transmitted his voice to Xu Taiping:
"Taiping, the Nine Prefectures do indeed now have the ability to address the other Five Heavens, but the cost is enormous. Even we can only use it once or twice a year at most."
"We only use it for matters of great importance."
"So unless you have a suitable reason to convince the Prefect, I'm afraid the Prefect won't agree."
In saying all this, he actually wanted Xu Taiping to tell him what he intended to say to the Five Heavens, but he feared that asking too directly might displease him.
It's better to be cautious when dealing with these eccentric geniuses.
With that thought, Huang Que set down the Jade Disc and quietly waited for Xu Taiping's reply.
"Bzzz..."
Huang Que had expected a long wait, but no sooner had he placed the Jade Disc on the table than it began vibrating and humming again.
Looking down, he saw Xu Taiping's name light up on the Jade Disc once more.
"So soon?"
Quite surprised, Huang