"It's truly laughable!" Pei Yan stood up after hearing Mei Simiao's explanation, slamming the table. He now understood the source of Jiang Feiyang's discontent and couldn't help but sneer, "Treason? Clearly, there's an internal issue, and yet they want to pin this on our investigation department?"
"The other party may not necessarily mean it that way. When they informed us, they seemed afraid of us overthinking it. They specifically clarified that this restriction applies not only to us, but also to the other three Plane Envoys, and all major sects in the city, prohibiting anyone who is not an Immortal Palace Disciple from moving around freely. When they verified the number of people present and found you and Elder Lin absent, we repeatedly assured them that you were in closed-door training inside, and they leniently refrained from forcibly entering to investigate." Gu Shenghui quickly comforted Pei Yan as he saw his face full of anger.
