Of these three Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators, one was Yue Hongyuan, the steward of the Golden Core Lecture Hall. Another was Zhuo Mingshan, master of the Artifact Refining Pavilion. The last was Guan Shaoyuan, master of the Internal Affairs Hall.
Xu Qingtong had met both Yue Hongyuan and Zhuo Mingshan. Only Guan Shaoyuan of the Internal Affairs Hall remained someone whose name he had heard but whose face he had never seen, despite all his years at the Academy. Whenever he went to the Internal Affairs Hall, the great beauty Wang Yuning received him.
Thinking of Wang Yuning, Xu Qingtong had an idea. Why not ask her just how strong her immediate superior was, and what sort of man he was?
Xu Qingtong took out a Sound Transmission Talisman, murmured a few words, and sent it out.
Before the time it took to drink a cup of tea had passed, Wang Yuning appeared outside Xu Qingtong's cave abode.
"Hall Master Wang, I was asking whether you were free so I could pay you a visit. How could I trouble you to come all this way yourself?" Xu Qingtong said, somewhat embarrassed when he saw her.
"Why stand on ceremony with your big sister? I was passing by anyway, so I stopped in to have a look. What? Your wife isn't here?" Wang Yuning said with a lovely smile, her eyes rippling with autumnal light.
"Uh, she's very busy!"
"What did you need me for, Brother Qingtong?" Wang Yuning asked.
"Hall Master Wang, I wanted to..."
No sooner had Xu Qingtong spoken than Wang Yuning interrupted him. "Brother Qingtong, don't call me Hall Master Wang. It sounds so distant! If you don't mind, just call me Sister Yuning!"
"Uh, all right, Sister Yuning. I wanted to ask you about Guan