A Letter from Dragon Pool, Journey to Shangqing Palace

"Dragon Pool sent this to me?"

Ye Li raised an eyebrow slightly. He truly had not expected to receive a letter from there at such a critical juncture.

Even if it concerned the repercussions of killing the Vajra Buddhist Disciple, they should have come directly to the Capital City to find him.

At the end of the day, the Dragon Pool Nine Luminaries Division was an official institution of Great Sheng. So long as he, a Retainer General who had come from Dragon Pool, had not completely fallen from power, any faction that dared pressure it without authorization would be courting death.

"Precisely."

The royal guard who had delivered the letter wore a respectful expression as he added, "According to His Highness, it was sent by a Yao Xuan Envoy named Chen Chuan."

"He arrived in the Capital City this afternoon. Since he did not know where you resided, he used Prefect Lin's name to send the letter to His Highness."

"But rest assured, my lord. The letter has not been opened since it reached His Highness. No one knows what is inside."

Chen Chuan... realization dawned on Ye Li. He lifted a hand and accepted the letter sealed with wax.

The paper felt faintly cool to the touch, carrying a special spiritual energy imprint.

As he sank a sliver of his consciousness into it, a familiar ripple of spiritual energy spread out—

It was precisely the life aura of Chen Chuan, the former captain from his old team when he had served in the Dragon Pool Nine Luminaries Division.

Back then, Ye Li had beaten him until he vomited blood and could not rise, so he was certain he could not be mistaken.

"Thank you for your trouble." He put away the letter for the moment and glanced sideways