After receiving Qi Xuansu’s orders, Spirit Guard Ding Chou and Spirit Guard Jia Yin were both stunned by his audacity, yet they still chose to obey.0

Both Spirit Guards understood the gravity of the situation. If Qi Xuansu was wrong, the blame would fall on him. At worst, they shared secondary responsibility, or perhaps even none. But if Qi Xuansu was right and they refused to act, allowing a traitor to slip their grasp and plunge Poluo into chaos, their fates would be far worse.0

A first-rank Spirit Guard was important, but not irreplaceable. Strictly speaking, it was the Spirit Guards who needed the Daoist Order, not the other way around.0

The two first-rank Spirit Guards arrived at Chen Shuhua’s residence in Thanglong Prefecture. It was somewhat remote, not at all close to the royal palace.0

Publicly, Chen Shuhua claimed she lived far away because she was not on good terms with the Yu King. But now, it was clear that her true purpose was so she could conduct illicit activities. Living too near the palace or in a crowded district risked...0