Welcoming a Great Sage was essentially the Daoist Mansion’s responsibility. Yao Pei and Li Zhuyu could choose to attend or not. Zhang Yuelu, being from the Lingnan Daoist Mansion, simply did not come at all and stayed behind in Lion City to oversee the situation.0

Yao Pei happened to be in Thanglong Prefecture, so she joined the reception. Li Zhuyu’s task was in Lion City; hence, she had no need to travel such a long way just to attend.0

Li Zhuyu was the Acting Deputy Beichen Hall Master. Beichen Hall ranked among the Three Great Halls because it specialized in covert external operations, something the Fengxian Hall lacked. With the Buddhist Sect in decline and losing its former influence, the next external enemy of the Daoist Order was the Holy Court.0

Thus, Beichen Hall dealt with the Holy Court almost as frequently as the Ciji Hall.0

Both Zhang Yuelu and Li Zhuyu originated from Beichen Hall, but Zhang Yuelu switched midway to Tiangang Hall. Thus, within the Daoist Order, most people now considered her a Tiangang Hall insider, rarely mentioning...0