Chapter 1159: Personal Arrival
On the way, Qi Xuansu gave Great Sage Jiang a brief report. Great Sage Jiang took the matter very seriously and instructed Qi Xuansu to be sure to keep this information strictly confidential. After all, Wang Jiaohe and Chen Shuhua had operated in Nanyang for many years, and there was no guarantee that the Poluo Daoist Mansion did not still contain some of their people. If they alerted the enemy beforehand, it would be extremely difficult to find Chen Shuhua again.
From Lion City to Thanglong Prefecture, it took only two hours by flying ship.
Qi Xuansu’s flying ship landed at the Water Palace.
Qi Xuansu then headed straight for the Wood Palace, where Great Sage Jiang was staying.
Great Sage Jiang’s secretary had long been waiting at the palace gate. Upon seeing Qi Xuansu, he immediately led him inside to meet Great Sage Jiang, who had already been waiting for quite some time.
Great Sage Jiang dismissed everyone else, leaving only the two of them. Qi Xuansu then gave a general account of the entire sequence of events.
Qi Xuansu merely said that Lin Yuanmiao was an expert from the Zhang family connected to the Heavenly Preceptor, and Great Sage Jiang did not probe further. After all, which of the three Deputy Grand Masters did not have a few secrets of their own? The four Great Sages had many associations over the years and had long since established clear boundaries, so no one would rashly cross the line.
But Qi Xuansu did not disclose that Lin Yuanmiao was actually a Three Corpse incarnation of the legendary Lin Lingsu. Thus, he could not say that Lin Yuanmiao had gone searching for his true body’s Tongzhen Palace in hopes of gaining back lost memories. Instead, he brought up the case of Qian Xiangyun from the Imperial Capital Daoist Mansion, saying that they found clues to her whereabouts.
In truth, Qi Xuansu now understood these great figures to some extent. What occupied their minds were always major affairs. They did not care about specific details and were not actually easy to fool. They merely turned a blind eye and chose not to dig too deeply.
As leaders, there were times when they had to feign ignorance toward the faults of their juniors. What they cared about most was the result. In this regard, Great Sage Lan had been a bit too lax. Great Sage Jiang handled this much better.
Great Sage Jiang did not care how Qi Xuansu had learned of the Tongzhen Palace’s existence. There was only one thing he cared about now. “Can you confirm the exact location of the Tongzhen Palace?”
Qi Xuansu took out the speck of spiritual light left by Lin Yuanmiao from his sleeve and presented it to Great Sage Jiang.