He faced no obstruction from the army.
His journey was completely unimpeded.
Upon arriving in Xuzhou Prefecture, several confidants from the Prince's Mansion were there to greet him. They secretly led him into the temporary Nanyang Prince's Mansion located within the prefecture city.
Deep within the Prince's Mansion.
At the arched entrance to a quiet courtyard.
"The Prince is inside attending to important matters. I won't accompany you further."
Zhuo Xianyi, the Elder Sword Cultivator from Zige Mountain who had met Wu Dao several times before, gave Wu Dao a complicated look and hurried away.
'Was it just my imagination?'
Wu Dao noticed that Zhuo Xianyi hadn't dared to meet his gaze the entire way, and the old man's face occasionally flushed with shame and embarrassment.
Then, the reason occurred to him.
The last time Zhuo Xianyi was protecting Zhou Zhiyin on her visit to the Overlord Whale Alliance, he had suggested they spar a little.
