Zhang Yuelu submitted the report to the Golden Tower Council via a rapid post talisman and awaited their response.0

Although Qi Xuansu had not yet been officially reinstated because it was pending the Golden Tower Council’s reply, he was no longer strictly confined to the Taiping Inn or the Yuhuang Palace.0

The investigation of Gao Mingyin’s death had already been transferred to Zhang Yuelu. Since he had not resumed his duties, he could not participate in investigations. Thus, this period became a rare moment of rest for Qi Xuansu. Now that he was no longer confined, he could freely move within the capital’s inner eight districts and outer four cities. He finally had time to attend to some personal matters.1

On the second day of his partial freedom, Qi Xuansu received an invitation from his immediate superior, Shi Bingyun, who was also Zhang Yuelu’s martial aunt.0

Shi Bingyun invited him and Zhang Yuelu to a banquet. However,  considering her current role as the Golden Tower Council’s inspector over the Imperial Capital Daoist Capital, Zhang Yuelu deemed it inappropriate to be seen too close to both Qi Xuansu and...0