Lu Yin unfolded the paper. His expression changed as soon as he read it, and his eyes snapped up to look at Xu Qing.

The general’s heart dropped. Given Lu Yin's sudden change in attitude, he had to be furious about what the paper contained.

Lu Yin folded the paper back up as he glowered at Xu Qing. "Do you know what was written in that message, General?"

Xu Qing quickly answered, "I don't. The imperial advisor ordered me to not look at it before I gave it to you."

Lu Yin stored the paper in his cosmic ring. "Skymender sent this gift?"

Xu Qing nodded. "That’s right."

Lu Yin looked away and fell into contemplation for a moment before looking back at Xu Qing again. "Deliver this message to Skymender for me: I understand the message, but-"

Before he continued, all emotion left Lu Yin’s face. "Even if this message burns the receiver, it won’t comfort the sender.”

"See our guest out."

Lu Yin’s last words to Xu Qing before dismissing him were clearly a threat, which only increased Xu Qing’s curiosity regarding the contents of that piece of paper. While Lu Yin had clearly been angry, he had also felt rather helpless. Just what had the imperial advisor written?

Still, Xu Qing’s curiosity amounted to nothing, as he was quickly escorted out by the Second Nightking.

After the astral beast had left, Kui Luo could not hold back from asking, "Hey, kid. What’s going on? You look pretty upset."

The other Semi-Progenitors also looked at Lu Yin with questioning ...