Xu Shang's eyes flickered towards the kneeling man with emotions for the first time. "Maybe there is finally some hope." He muttered.
"I have already had him start practicing the suitable technique we had for him. He had enough merits for it as well." The city lord could sense a look of expectation in the eyes of the man.
So he did what the man was hoping he would do; he nodded with an approving tone, "You have done well."
"Now, tell me… what did they say?" All of a sudden, the man shifted in his seat before getting on the main topic. His voice was tense, as was his posture; his hands were clenched beneath the table, hidden away from anyone to see.
The guard paused briefly before he started recounting everything that he knew of. "The council of the righteous sects did not seem to care much about our city. They said that their disciples were busy with their tasks, and those who were not were in seclusion."
