"Zhu Hao, work with Cang Xuance to repair the Formation Base immediately. It must be completely stabilized within an hour. Everyone else, return to your posts. If there is even the slightest mishap before the secret realm opens, you will be severely punished!"
As soon as the Glazed Empress finished speaking, blazing Liuli flames suddenly surged around her. Wrapped in radiant fire, she vanished through the air in an instant. The other Tower Masters also activated their movement techniques and departed one after another.
Just as the Tower Masters left, Lin Yi arrived from the flank of the Sealing Emperor Formation. At a glance, he saw Zhu Hao smiling while Cang Xuance beside him wore a livid expression and shot him a cold, sinister look.
Lin Yi was utterly baffled. Raising his brows slightly, he stepped forward and sent a voice transmission. "Brother Zhu, the Tower Masters appeared just now. What happened?"
Zhu Hao did not hide anything. He transmitted every detail of how the two had been fined a century's salary, how Cang Xuance had tried to drag him down, and how he had instead been harshly rebuked by the Empress.
"Brother Lin, now you've seen that Cang fellow's true colors. He acts pleasant on the surface, but he has long been jealous of your status behind your back. If the Glazed Empress hadn't been perceptive and fair, he would have dragged you into this and gotten you punished for nothing."
Lin Yi truly had not expected Cang Xuance to be such a petty man. He had taken advantage of Lin Yi's absence to lodge a complaint. Fortunately, the Glazed Empress was on his side and currently needed something from him, so Cang Xuance's accusation had been doomed to fail.
Neither of them paid Cang Xuance any attention. With