「Three days later.」
The East, Celestial Wu City.
Lü Yang withdrew his awareness, feeling quite pleased with himself for having unexpectedly formed an alliance with Minor Metal. Emperor Jia You, on the other hand, was in a terrible mood.
'What the— Where is he?'
Inside the Celestial Wu Hall, Emperor Jia You gazed toward the North and performed a quick divination. He discovered that the once-mighty surge for Seeking Gold had been nothing more than a paper tiger, collapsing at the first touch.
It had only lasted for three days before vanishing completely.
Minor Metal wasn't Seeking Gold, and the Stain Sect hadn't reacted. It was as if to say, "Nothing to see here," leaving Emperor Jia You feeling like he had punched at thin air.
'He's not Seeking Gold anymore?'
"Unfathomable... A Demon, indeed!"
'To think I gave him the First-Grade Official position of Commander of Nine Gates to stop him from Seeking Gold... and now he just stops? Did I give it away for nothing?'
