Their gathering began in Exalting Sanctum and ended there, too.
Stelle had only just put down her phone when she saw a middle-aged man with thick hair and a parted mustache approaching from a distance.
Of course, that judgment was based solely on his appearance. This was the Xianzhou, after all. Who knew how old he was?
The man did not approach aggressively, but with a delighted expression.
Of course, once he drew closer, he quickly reined in his expression and greeted everyone in a relatively gentle tone.
"Sorry to disturb you all. Please wait a moment."
Jiang Yu had originally figured that since he held no position, he had no work to do.
Since he was so free, he might as well take everyone to the Evernight Marquis for tea.
But now that someone had called out to them, the group, who had been about to leave, stopped.
This very uncle-looking Xianzhou native actually had a voice that was not rough at all. Instead, it was remarkably clear, sounding more like a fresh-faced young man than an uncle.
He looked at Jiang Yu first, his eyes widening a little.
He had thought the boy looked familiar from a distance. Wasn't this Little Fish!
Then he said, "Little Fish, thank you and your friends for stepping in earlier and getting the people of Exalting Sanctum out of trouble."
"Mm." Jiang Yu nodded and asked, "How are those guys who suddenly became mara-struck earlier?"
"They've been sent to the Alchemy Commission. It was their first onset of mara, and you and the Dragon Lady suppressed it in time. Their conditions have stabilized for now. Uh, especially the ones you slapped down-they seem to have stabilized completely. But... the others still need to be observed for a while."
The man answered Jiang