Chapter 1098: Carrying the Sword of Wisdom
With a long-held wish finally fulfilled, Qi Xuansu no longer felt weak at all. “Help me up. I’ll go see the envoy right now!”
Zhang Yuelu did not rain on his parade. She held him up and explained, “This isn’t a secret anymore. The entire Daoist Mansion already knows. If you hadn’t been unconscious, the line of people coming to congratulate you would’ve stretched from the Sheji Palace all the way to the Yu royal palace.”
Qi Xuansu was only putting on a show. He was not actually going to rush off to see Lu Yushu. That would make him look impulsive and too eager. Besides, after everything he had experienced, meeting so many great figures and witnessing so many grand situations, he was no longer the same Qi Xuansu as before.
More importantly, Qi Xuansu had long anticipated this. It was the “three-step plan” that Zhang Yuelu had mentioned before. He had merely followed the path as laid out.
Thus, he felt more sentimental than shocked.
After that first rush of joy faded, Qi Xuansu felt hollow in his chest. He had always had a single goal. But now that the goal was achieved, he suddenly felt lost, because he no longer knew where to go.
Was he really supposed to compete for the position of Grand Master now?
Qi Xuansu was a man seasoned by countless storms. He quickly adjusted his mood and joked. “Second Deputy Zhang, are you feeling unhappy by any chance?”
Zhang Yuelu countered, “Why would I be unhappy?”
Qi Xuansu spoke frankly. “In the past, you were always ahead, and I followed behind trying to catch up. Now it’s my turn to step ahead. Does that make you feel uncomfortable?”
Only people who truly saw each other as equals could speak this bluntly. Anyone else would probably be upset hearing such a remark.
Qi Xuansu knew Zhang Yuelu was never bothered by petty things like this, which was why he dared to say it deliberately.