When Li Ping returned from the Imperial Palace, he naturally could not mention the dispute within to Zuo Wuji. He merely tried his best to speak favorably, making it clear that the Emperor understood Zuo Wuji's intentions and had not pressed the matter, though he also indirectly mentioned that the other Immortal Masters in the Imperial Study seemed to have some objections.
Zuo Wuji and Ji Yuan could tell that Li Ping now hoped Zuo Wuji would take Li Feng and leave sooner, even if they merely returned to their old home in Kainan first.
But Ji Yuan clearly had no intention of leaving for the time being, nor would he let Zuo Wuji and Li Feng depart directly. Zhu Yan was still watching this capital city like a tiger eyeing its prey, and he seemed to have an unusual connection with the other Immortal Masters at court.
After Li Ping left, Zuo Wuji continued training Li Feng in martial arts, while Ji Yuan stood before the desk in the room, constantly writing on paper as he used One Mind, Two Uses to ponder matters.
If Zhu Yan had suddenly arrived in the capital, how had he come to act like an old friend of Immortal Master Tang in such a short time? He had even entered the Imperial Palace with him.
There had always been an unwritten tacit understanding and set of rules between the Southern Wilderness Mountains and the righteous path. Over the years, the two sides had more or less kept out of each other's way. At the very least, there had been no large-scale incursions, though there were certainly Immortal Sects that maintained closer contact with the Southern Wilderness Mountains.
Although Zhu Yan had previously displayed an intense baleful aura and seemed somewhat reckless to Ji