The gates gradually swung open and revealed a frantic Du Gaoge sprinting into the room. Upon reaching Ou Yangming's side, he then excitedly stated, "Master Ou, the imperial envoy is here to see you!"
Ou Yangming calmly turned to look at him, but deep down, he thought to himself, 'The imperial family responds pretty fast, huh.'
When Ou Yangming completed the nine-ringed saber under public scrutiny the previous day, he was already prepared for the imperial family to respond. To put it another way, he had purposely chosen to smith the magic tool into the form of the nine-ringed saber to draw the imperial family's attention.
Nevertheless, if things had gone according to his plan, the imperial family would take at least two or three days to respond. To his surprise, they had appeared the very next day instead.
After giving a slight nod, Ou Yangming asked, "Who's the envoy?"
