After the adviser left, Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiao exchanged a glance.
Neither had expected to be valued so highly. On their very first day in office, they were being sent to Fuzhou Prefecture to meet the Prefect.
"I'm a little nervous, Seventh Brother," Fan Wujiao said. "That lord really seems to like us."
"Yes, but Little Du told us to be careful in everything we do." Smiling too, Xie Bi'an patted Fan Wujiao on the shoulder. "Remember? Little Du said that if Lord Lang sent us on a long journey, we had to let him know."
"That's right. He did say that." Fan Wujiao nodded.
The two decided to skip their meal and go to the inn to find Du Yu first.
To their surprise, they searched the entire inn without finding any trace of Du Yu. The innkeeper said that Du Yu had gone out earlier with those two brothers and had yet to return.
Xie Bi'an frowned. Of all times, they couldn't find Little Du now.
Meanwhile, Du Yu was at the Legend Management Bureau, urging Dong Qianqiu to transmit her voice to Xie Bi'an and warn them to be careful.
But a mysterious force had enveloped the entire legend again, preventing Dong Qianqiu's voice from reaching it.
No matter how she called out, Xie Bi'an still couldn't hear her.
Du Yu even opened a portal himself, hoping to teleport there under his own power, but a barrier stood on the other side. He couldn't get through no matter what he tried.
"This doesn't look good, Du Yu," Dong Qianqiu said, her face full of worry. "Now you can't enter the legend again either. Without a Voice Transmitter's help, you'll be left at a serious disadvantage."
"No!" Du Yu refused firmly. "If I give up now, all