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Daoist Tianfeng was confident this man would not press the matter. He merely needed a plausible reason.
Naturally, he had no sect assignment. He was not even an Anhe disciple, so how could they assign him anything? Of course, there was no invasion by outside enemies either.
But invoking a matter of life was a very useful approach. It covered a broad range of things, such as a relative being critically ill or in danger.
The birth of a new life was also an understandable reason. After all, it was very difficult for cultivators to produce offspring. If they happened to hit the mark, they certainly had to give the mother every possible care.
Normally, with his status, everyone would understand such a well-intentioned lie and turn a blind eye.
But Hou Du would not. "I see. Perfectly understandable. Where is she?"
Daoist Tianfeng froze. This fellow really did insist on getting to the bottom of things. "At the Jade Grove Clinic outside Anhe Palace. My wife has yet to enter the Dao."
Anhe disciples who had not entered the Dao were not entitled to stay in Anhe Palace, except when collecting their monthly stipend. They generally lived scattered throughout the Anhe Kingdom, though naturally more of them lived in the Divine Capital.
The mortal town closest to Anhe Palace was Jade Grove Town. There was also a clinic established by a cultivator there, and it was a place where lesser cultivators who had not entered the Dao tended to gather.
Once a lie began, it could only continue,