A few minutes later.
Elder Liang appeared in a deserted corner.
With a thought, he took a phone out of his storage space, intending to arrange for a powerful Night Court Chief Captain to help him secretly investigate Gu Qing's background.
"No, Gu Qing is far too extraordinary. His background definitely isn't simple. There must be an expert guiding him."
"An ordinary person with nothing to his name couldn't possibly be this extraordinary."
"A mere Chief Captain probably isn't qualified to investigate the expert behind him."
"I'll have to assign a Steward."
With that in mind, Elder Liang contacted a powerful Steward whom he had often looked after in the past and tasked him with secretly investigating Gu Qing.
The man initially tried to decline. Only after Elder Liang berated him for being ungrateful did he reluctantly accept the assignment.
Once everything was arranged.
Elder Liang put down his phone, looked toward the infirmary, and murmured:
"I simply don't believe you're an ordinary person. An ordinary person couldn't possibly possess such tremendous strength. Let's see just who this figure behind you is."
At the same time.
In the Mirror World.
Or, more precisely, in the depths of Gu Qing's mind.
The Divine Maiden, seated cross-legged above the gray mist, slowly opened her eyes, which brimmed with divinity, and looked at the Nation-Destroying Witch huddled in a corner-the female remnant soul who had previously clung to life inside the Magic Mirror.
The female remnant soul shuddered under her gaze. She immediately turned to face the Divine Maiden and knelt on the ground with the utmost humility, looking up at her as she asked in a trembling voice:
"Divine Maiden, wh-what is it?"
"..."
"Massage your shoulders?"
"..."
"It would be my honor!"
The female remnant soul sighed in relief and