"Only a handful of disciples attempted to enter Qingzhou to spread their teachings, but the border guards took them down," Gou Jie reported.
Qin Huai massaged his temples. "They're most likely brewing a larger scheme. We can't underestimate the Sacred Heart Sect."
After discussing more intricacies, Gou Jie left to buy information on the routes of the nine kings.
Surveying the world around him, Qin Huai mused, "What a strange turn of events," finding it amusing that the white tiger clan leader was trading information of such importance.
He then departed, soaring through the skies, covering vast distances of terrain until he reached the outskirts of Qingzhou City – the ruins of the bronze world.
"Brother Qin!"
There, Zhang Youji awaited him, accompanied by over ten people in Daoist robes. The round, rotund man leading the group was a familiar face to Qin Huai from the secret realm of Pingwang.
