That single misunderstanding had protected Han Yu in ways even he had not fully anticipated.
No one suspected sabotage.
No one suspected exile.
If anything, they assumed Ju Fan had Zhao Liumen's support.
The Mission Hall elder, however, had not been so easily convinced.
Han Yu later learned that when the completion letter was submitted, the elder had immediately suspected forgery. The Fatui Clan might be a small force, but their patriarch's seal was not something that should have ended up so easily in a junior disciple's hands.
Suspicion turned into scrutiny.
Scrutiny turned into verification.
The elder had sent out a high priority message through several Blood Sect outposts, using a rapid transmission array reserved only for sensitive matters. The inquiry went directly to the Fatui Clan.
The response, when it came, shocked everyone involved.
The mission had not only been completed.
It had been completed flawlessly.
The Fatui Clan Patriarch himself confirmed it.
