Jiang Li pretended to be uninterested, merely nodding as a sign of agreement.
The group proceeded on foot to the Governor Mansion, with monks lined along the way, and even the sound of conch shells resounding, making for a grand display.
Upon arriving at the Governor Mansion, they saw Shen Hou waiting with an elderly and a middle-aged person.
The elderly man, a long-bearded elder, was also an acquaintance of Jiang Li, none other than the former Liangzhou Governor, Xiao Xiyue, now a traitor to the Great Zhou.
Xiao Xiyue had opened the city gates and surrendered when Taiping Sect besieged the city, withdrawing the Divine Domain to welcome the enemy, thus preserving his status and life, but after Taiping Sect's fall, he became a traitor and rebel.
