Knowing that the other party is deliberately making things difficult, Yuan Shaoqing, who ca prepared this ti, remained calm and composed. He graciously gave another respectful bow and said, "Elder Ge is right, but the situation has changed. After reviewing the docunts and combining it with the confessions from those held in Celestial Sword Manor, we must quickly clarify the related affairs of the sects that might be linked to this matter during that ti period. You also ntioned that this is sothing instructed by the Spirit Lord. Clearing things up quickly will also help restore the reputation of the Immortal Palace’s various mansions and give the Spirit Lord peace of mind, right?"
"Humph, what’s there to investigate! I think you’re just bringing trouble upon yourselves. At first, it was you questioning Celestial Sword Manor. Now, after confirming its wrongdoings, it’s still you who want to overturn the conviction! You’ve made the entire Immortal Palace restless, not knowing what kind of sches you have in mind!" Ge Yongshou snorted coldly with a hint of sarcasm in his words.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! While Yuan Shaoqing was talking with him, Zheng Jia Ru in the team was already fuming with anger due to the old man’s words, staring fiercely at him with increasingly heavy breaths. Just as Zheng Jia Ru was about to lose his patience and step forward to make a scene, i Simiao grabbed his wrist. Zheng Jia Ru looked at i Simiao with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes but saw i Simiao gesture for him to look back.
Following i Simiao’s gaze, he saw Pei Yan leisurely enjoying the surrounding scenery, completely unfazed by the conversation outside. Zheng Jia Ru could faintly sense a subtle, almost imperceptible airflow fluctuation around Pei Yan. Seeing that Pei Yan had no intention of acting out at that mont, Zheng Jia Ru suppressed his temper and chose to endure for the ti being.
By now, Yuan Shaoqing had exchanged pleasantries with Ge Yongshou for quite so ti, and his request evolved from initially wanting to access the docunts to a more modest hope of having soone from the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion help decipher the texts. They had already requested this many tis, and Ge Yongshou simply couldn’t find any more excuses, so he resorted to shirking responsibility, saying, "It’s not that our Heavenly Guardian Pavilion refuses to send soone to decipher the docunts for you. It’s just that we have our own duties to uphold. This pavilion is a critical place of the Immortal Palace, and since the blood fiends’ invasion, evil spirits have repeatedly caused disturbances in our Immortal Palace. If they infiltrate this pavilion, it would be a cri that couldn’t be redeed even if we died a hundred tis. We’re really short-handed! I’ve heard that you don’t have a bad relationship with so of the Immortal Palace’s mansions, right? These texts only have certain sensitive parts recorded in the unique secret language of the sects. Although few understand this language, it’s not impossible to find soone in the Six Mansions of the Immortal Palace who does. Why bother making things difficult for us?"
Not too shabby? The relationships established with various Immortal Palaces in recent tis were rely superficial, and even those that were genuine collaborations would be severed after this incident occurred. Now, the investigation team is seen as a plague by the five remaining mansions of the Immortal Palace. Whoever contacts them excessively will be suspected by the other four houses. Even the Mo Sect, which was hinted at by Lin Ruxue, doesn’t dare openly assist the investigation team, only daring to secretly pass information and offer so help.
"Immortal Master Ge, you should be aware of what we’re truly here to investigate. Let’s be open about it! The five mansions of the Immortal Palace are unlikely to offer us help, so we can only ask you to assist us. I believe there’s no need to escalate the matter to the Spirit Lord before we can find a resolution, right?" Yuan Shaoqing, driven to a corner by Ge Yongshou, had no choice but to lay things bare.
"Are you trying to pressure using the Spirit Lord?" Ge Yongshou raised an eyebrow and responded arrogantly.
"I wouldn’t dare. I’m just speaking the truth!"
"Good! Since you’ve spoken of truth, let’s stick to procedures! You want us to send people? Sure!" Ge Yongshou reached out his hand to Yuan Shaoqing and smiled, saying, "Bring a written decree from the Spirit Lord, and we’ll imdiately send soone! Don’t have one? Then a transfer order signed by the Immortal Palace will do. Still don’t have one? Hehe!" Upon finishing, Ge Yongshou sneered dismissively, "Sorry, I can’t comply!"
"You...!" Yuan Shaoqing was infuriated to the point of his face turning crimson. He couldn’t help but look back, only to see Pei Yan still hadn’t acted out. After Yuan Shaoqing’s gaze landed on him, Pei Yan pondered for a mont and then transmitted a few words to him in secret.
After hearing those words, Yuan Shaoqing managed to quell his inner anger and turned to Ge Yongshou with a forced smile, saying, "So, you’re saying that Immortal Master Ge absolutely refuses to accommodate us in this matter?"
"Layman Yuan, it’s just business as usual! I ntioned that you only need to bring the Spirit Lord’s decree or the Immortal Palace’s transfer order, and we’ll promptly comply with no objections."
"Then, Immortal Master Ge, have you ever heard of the Spirit Lord gifting us a token during discussions about this investigation with our Inquiry Hall?"
"Hehe!" Ge Yongshou had long anticipated such a claim from the other party. With a chuckle, he said, "I’ve heard of it! But that token holds authority over the various mansions of the Immortal Palace and the assorted sects within the Daoist Realm, but it doesn’t apply to our Heavenly Guardian Pavilion! Once inside the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion, it no longer has any worldly ties; it’s solely dedicated to guarding secrets. Only the Spirit Lord or a transfer order signed by the Six Mansions of the Immortal Palace can command us."
"Fine, then I’ve nothing more to say!" Yuan Shaoqing sighed and continued, "Since Immortal Master Ge refuses to accommodate us in this matter, at least let us et with the elders of the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion to discuss it? If they, too, won’t agree, then we’ll turn back and apply for a transfer order."
"Why? You’d hear the sa reasoning from the elders as well, so why bother requesting a eting?" Ge Yongshou was also impressed by the other party’s persistence, voicing a few sentints mixed with impatience and dissatisfaction.
"This is Mr. i Simiao, our Inquiry Team’s leader." Yuan Shaoqing said, pointing to i Simiao behind him and continuing, "He’s already here, so at least let us et the elders. If the elders can’t accommodate us, then we’ll resign ourselves to fate."
"Ah! The elders are currently engaged in their daily ditation practice and have no ti for external guests!"
"Then when does it end?"
"One hour later!"
"Then we’ll wait here for an hour."
"You!" Ge Yongshou pointed a finger at Yuan Shaoqing, but at this point, he couldn’t find words to refuse and instead left them saying, if you’re willing to wait, then wait here! He then returned to the courtyard and entered the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion, closing the massive door heavily behind him.
Listening to the loud bang of the door closing, watching the dust falling from the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion, Pei Yan observed the empty courtyard and seeing no outsiders simply sat down on the ground to continue absorbing the surrounding energy.
"Hey, Old Wang! Why didn’t you let take action and teach him a lesson? Do you think I’m not a match for him?" Standing on soone else’s land, Zheng Jia Ru didn’t dare to call Pei Yan by na and instead used his disguised na in plain language, expressing dissatisfaction.
"I have absolutely no doubt that you could beat that old guy, but how useful would it be? He’s just a doorman; bullying an old man opening the gate is aningless. If you want to act, go big, get the ones inside to co out for a fight. Subdue them all at once, so they won’t give us trouble in the future!"
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