Taishan City.
The Ten Mansions and the City Lord's Mansion were anxiously waiting for news from the spies.
They were eager to know how the Purple Sun Corps fared in the battle at Mute City.
However, despite sending out spies in several batches, no information had been reported back, nor had any spies returned.
It wasn't until a person covered in blood collapsed in front of Taishan City's gate that the Ten Mansions learned Mr. Xiao had returned, but he was already half-dead.
The head of the Ten Mansions was restless and had to personally visit the City Lord's Mansion to inquire.
Mr. Xiao was still unconscious, and only after using every method they could did they finally pull him back from the gates of death and obtained intelligence about Mute City from him.
But after listening to Mr. Xiao's intermittent recount, they were all dumbfounded.
They suspected Mr. Xiao wasn't a spy but rather a storyteller.
