Yue Cheng knew nothing of these matters, and listened in one spell of bewilderment after another.
"Then what should we do?" Yue Cheng asked hesitantly. "When we meet the elder, what attitude should we take? Junior Brother Yin, you know we can't afford to offend an elder, but we can afford even less to offend the Hall Master."
Although the Elders' Council held a lofty position and they dared not offend its members, their Hall Master was the one who commanded them directly and held the power of life and death over them.
Their Hall Master was clearly somewhat displeased with the Elders' Council's interference, which left the two of them in an awkward position as the elder's assistants.
Were they to give it their all or not?
"Senior Brother Yue, you're overthinking it. We should simply do our best," Yin Huju said. "We have to give an account of this matter. How could we not put our hearts into it and do our best? Otherwise, we won't be able to answer for ourselves when we return. Still, now that the brat is in the Imperial City, we can rest a little easier. Once the Ranking Contest in the Imperial City ends, we'll seize him. No matter how many secrets he has, he'll have to spill them."
"That's true." Yue Cheng stroked his beard and nodded. "The brat also knows the Transcendent Immortal Swordsmanship. Back then, he even posed as the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord's successor. If the real successor hadn't appeared afterward, even the people from Bishui Palace would have remained fooled. He really does have some ability. I wonder how he obtained the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord's swordsmanship."
"What of it? It's just like how we don't know where he obtained the Heavenly Demon Skill and the Heavenly