Huaiyan waited until Jiang Yu finished speaking before turning to Jiaoqiu and Moze.
"Interesting. A guest arrives, but instead of coming straight to see her hosts, she sends messengers. What game is she playing now? Tell me, what could be more important than coming here?"
Jiaoqiu replied, "Our general heard that a spectacular new sight had recently appeared in Scalegorge Waterscape here on the Luofu. Presumably, she went to admire it."
"What a spectacular sight indeed." Huaiyan burst out laughing. "Let me translate that for you, Jing Yuan. This lad is taking a dig at you."
"You're overstating things, General Huaiyan. I'm merely relaying the facts," Jiaoqiu said. "Our general felt it would be improper to keep you both waiting, so she sent the two of us ahead...
"Once she has finished admiring the scenery, she will visit in person to offer you both her apologies."
"Anyway, Jing Yuan, what did you want me to stay behind for? Have you agreed to let me defend the ring for the Luofu?"
Jiang Yu had little interest in the sparring between generals and voiced his question.
"Well..." Jing Yuan smiled. "I could never make sense of the Luofu activating on its own that day. But when I recalled the method you used to activate the Matrix of Prescience before, I couldn't help connecting the incident to you."
"Oh, you mean the Luofu. I forgot to tell you before I left. I told this kid to go after Phantylia. Hehe..."
Jing Yuan hardly seemed surprised by Jiang Yu's admission. "Then it seems my suspicions were correct. As it happens, Elder Yan is very curious about that state the Luofu entered."
"Oh, so Grandpa Huaiyan wants to see." Jiang Yu nodded, then addressed the floor beneath his feet. "Luofu, did you hear that?"
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