The vast hall suddenly became quiet.
Now only a handful of people remained.
Lin Mu.
Meng Bai.
Little Shrubby.
The twin serpents.
Temple Head Puyi.
And Minister Ren.
Lin Mu turned toward the temple head.
"I can answer your earlier question."
"But there is something to consider first."
He glanced toward Minister Ren.
"I believe it would be best if the temple head determines whether Minister Ren should hear this matter."
Minister Ren blinked.
"…What?"
His confusion grew rapidly.
Something he was not permitted to know?
He was the Minister of Rites and Religion!
He oversaw the kingdom's spiritual institutions.
Yet here he was being told that there were matters even he was not qualified to hear.
Still, he did not dare interrupt.
Temple Head Puyi held far greater authority than him. In fact, the temple head's authority rivaled that of the king. The temple did not answer to the throne. It answered only to the Guardian Beasts themselves.
