"What does your master amount to?" Jiang Zuo said coldly.
At his words, the middle-aged steward's expression froze, but out of consideration for their status, he quickly recovered and said, "My master's surname is Tang. Our household also has an ancestor who is an elder of the Tiance Sect."
At this point, the middle-aged steward puffed out his chest, pride written across his face.
"The Tiance Sect? Never heard of it," Jiang Zuo said.
He had grown up in Three Realms City, and aside from a few major sects, he knew nothing of the others. In his view, any sect he had never heard of in Three Realms City was no major sect, and after leaving the city, he had never bothered with news on that front.
"Have you heard of it?" Jiang Zuo asked, looking at Xue Fuyao.
After pondering for a moment, Xue Fuyao finally found some information about this sect in her memories.
"I have." Xue Fuyao nodded.
Before the middle-aged steward could say anything else, Xue Fuyao continued, "I remember the Tiance Sect is a subordinate sect of the Yuanji Sect. A while ago, Senior Sister was busy with official business and dragged me along to help her. I read some documents and requests for aid from the Tiance Sect."
"Requests for aid? What did they say?" Jiang Zuo asked curiously.
Xue Fuyao said, "They said a spirit ore mine under the Tiance Sect's jurisdiction had been attacked, and more than half the ore they had mined had gone missing. They asked the Yuanji Sect to reduce the amount of spirit ore due this year. Also, a sect elder had suffered severe injuries that damaged his foundation. Since he had been injured protecting the spirit ore, they wanted the Yuanji Sect to provide some resources to