After wrapping up a series of official matters, Qi Xuansu still had a personal issue to deal with—Li Ping, who used to be named Li Mingping before his removal from the Li family registry. Li Ping had little to do with Qi Xuansu, but Qi Xuansu suspected that the people behind Li Ping were closely connected to those who had been spreading rumors and slandering him, perhaps even the same group. Following this lead might expose them all.0

But time was tight. He still had to accompany Huangfu Ji to the Wanxiang Daoist Palace and could not remain in Jade Capital for long. Zhang Yuelu had already returned to Nanyang. That meant he needed someone capable and trustworthy to handle this task in his stead.0

Sage Donghua and Sage Cihang were certainly qualified, but their status was too high. It would be inappropriate for Qi Xuansu to assign them tasks. Asking them for help would cost him favors, and spending such favors on this matter was not worth it.0

The same applied to Great Sage Jiang and others. Qi...0