The Custodian came out of the Lightning Emperor's study and threw a glance at the waiting Shang.
"You left quite the positive impression on the Ancestor, Shang," the Custodian said with a polite smile.
When Shang heard that, he felt like something was different from before.
It wasn't that his status had changed or anything, but that something about the Custodian was different.
It was like the Custodian was more… distant?
Cold?
Off-putting?
Something in the way the Custodian was talking or looking at Shang had changed, but Shang couldn't be sure what exactly.
Nevertheless, Shang only answered with a wordless nod.
The Custodian gestured to the hallway with a move of his head and traveled back to the entrance with Shang.
The Custodian opened the door, and the two of them arrived in front of Queen Primordium again.
