"Yes." Yun Qing agreed through gritted teeth. He found it truly difficult to fathom the endlessly twisting thoughts of this younger brother who was also his superior.
In a minor fit of temper, he carefully tossed the draft for the Profound Ascension Ceremony onto a corner of Yun Huang's desk, then prepared to retreat to his own workstation, buried beneath documents, and resume battling those "little mountains."
"Wait."
Yun Huang's voice rang out again.
Yun Qing stopped short, his heart giving another jolt. What else does this almighty troublemaker want?
Yun Huang's gaze settled on the mountain of documents, an inscrutable glimmer passing through his golden eyes.
Then he casually drew a clearly higher-grade blue-green jade slip from the main desk. With a flick of his wrist, the slip flew with perfect precision onto the summit of Yun Qing's "little mountains," landing with a click.
"These are summaries of the ancient records from past editions of the Nine Heavens Azure Cloud List, obtained from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and screened and verified by me." Yun Huang's voice remained level. "Read them at your leisure. They may prove useful."
Yun Qing's double pupils brightened slightly.
Inside information on the Nine Heavens Azure Cloud List, screened and verified by Yun Huang himself! Folks, the Immortal Emperor has personally marked out the key points for the exam!
"Yes! I will study them carefully!" Yun Qing immediately replied with solemn earnestness. This unexpected delight dispelled much of his gloom, and even the mountain of documents before him began to look a little more pleasing.
Yun Huang looked away and turned to return to his meditation chamber, but barely had he moved when he seemed to remember something. Turning his head, he said, "This place will likely offer little peace in the coming days. I