There were also two young disciples dressed in Daoist attire, accompanying the elderly man with the cane.
The group consisted of four people.
Song Xiangdong’s expression was serious. He roughly understood something. Leading the way, he guided them to a top-secret conference room.
The conference room was small, but the walls were windowless and void of any electronic devices, only chairs and lights, making it impenetrable.
Upon entering the room, Song Xiangdong sent the guards down the hallway away.
The elderly man with the cane also instructed the two young disciples to wait outside the door.
Inside the room, there was only Fu Daoyi, the elderly man with the cane, and Song Xiangdong.
Fu Daoyi, the Consul General responsible for religious affairs in the North China Region, had discussed matters regarding Dragon Tiger Mountain with Song Xiangdong a few days ago.
The elderly man with the cane, on the other hand, was in charge of religious affairs in three of the Great Xia Kingdom’s five war zones: North China, Central China, and Southern China.
Throughout the country, each war zone had one Supervisor, which means there were five Sect Leaders in total.
Above them, there were two Supervisors overseeing all religious affairs.
Out of the five war zones, two Supervisors managed, respectively, two and three war zones. The elderly man with the cane, Xu Zhenxiao, was one of them.
"Supervisor Xu, you have been stationed in Southern China for many years. Today, you came to North China, appearing together with Brother Daoyi, making me feel uneasy."
"Is it because of the matter concerning Dragon Tiger Mountain?"
"Could it be? The suppressed entity has truly shown activity? Have they dispatched disciples down the mountain to make contact?"
"And they are heading towards North China, correct?"
After entering the room, Song Xiangdong’s mind raced. From the fact that the two of them appeared at the safety bureau together, he could roughly guess a few things.
"Correct!"
"The Celestial Master’s Mansion has already dispatched disciples down the mountain, utilizing the Jade Token as a means of communication. They are splitting into three routes, using the three major Daoist temples, Qingdao Temple, Qingxin Temple, and Qingzhen Temple, as relay stations, and then heading north!"
"It appears that the contact methods and locations left by successive Sect Leaders of the Celestial Master’s Mansion will ultimately appear in the North China Region."
"And in the North China Region, there are three influential families with ties to the Celestial Master’s Mansion, one of them being the safety bureau!"
The elderly man with the cane, Xu Zhenxiao, explained step by step, leaving Song Xiangdong shocked and puzzled.
"They have already passed the relay stations and headed north?"
"There are three families in the North China Region? Why do I not know about this?"
As the person in charge of national security affairs at the safety bureau, although he rarely dealt with religious matters, he still understood some of them.
Moreover, speaking of the other two influential families, in Song Xiangdong’s impression, the North China Region seemed to lack any family comparable to the safety bureau.
"They are different from you, they are not from the political sphere!"
"Hundreds of years ago, as the world order changed and dynasties transitioned, many respected Elders and Sect Leaders from the Celestial Master’s Mansion either retired or descended the mountain."
"Some entered politics, others entered business!"
The elderly man with the cane continued to elaborate, and Fu Daoyi nodded in agreement.
His great-grandfather had been a former Sect Leader of the Celestial Master’s Mansion. After descending the mountain, he entered politics, and the position had been passed down to Fu Daoyi as the fourth generation.
"So, the other two families are business magnates?"
"There are quite a few in the North China Region. I truly do not know which."
Song Xiangdong rarely dealt with these matters, usually managed by Fu Daoyi, the North China Region’s Sect Leader.
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"I believe that soon, the disciples descending the mountain from the Celestial Master’s Mansion will arrive in the North China Region. Ultimately, which family they seek out will be determined by the Jade Token guiding them."
"Only the family chosen by the Jade Token can ascend the mountain!"
"Otherwise, even if they go, it will be useless."
"Why would it be useless?"
Song Xiangdong asked, puzzled.
The elderly man with the cane took a sip of tea and then continued:
"Bloodline. It is rumored that when the Celestial Master’s Mansion was founded, they employed certain mechanisms, using a person’s bloodline to set up locks or keys to trigger mechanisms."
"But this is merely a rumor. Perhaps each family has different methods, depending on how that Sect Leader set it up in the updated books."
"It could be a bloodline, it could be a key, it could be a scripture—it could be anything."
"Since your safety bureau is unaware of it, it is possible that, in the end, the chosen family is not yours, but one of the other two in the North China Region."
Xu Zhenxiao’s deep and determined cloudy eyes glinted, stroking his white beard as he fell into deep thought.
At his age, he had thought there would be no more events unfolding.
Unexpectedly, the suppressed entity from the Celestial Master’s Mansion had shown activity.
The land, calm and peaceful for nearly a thousand years, might yet experience another storm of bloodshed, repeating the era of divine and demonic chaos.
"For now, we can only wait for the Pathfinder to arrive and see where fate falls."
Fu Daoyi spoke meaningfully, with a hint of anticipation.
"Since there has indeed been movement at the Celestial Master’s Mansion, it is time for the safety bureau to intervene and control public discourse online."
"If this continues to develop, more people will pay attention to the theories surrounding the Celestial Master’s Mansion, causing additional trouble."
Song Xiangdong acknowledged this.
Initially, when discussing with Fu Daoyi, there had been no confirmation of any incidents at the Celestial Master’s Mansion; everything was now clear, and indeed, something earth-shattering had happened.
Public rumors were true!
However, precisely because of this, Song Xiangdong felt the danger and believed that intervention was necessary.
After the meeting, the elderly man, Xu Zhenxiao, was arranged to stay at the safety bureau, while Fu Daoyi, the North China Region’s Sect Leader, needed to contact the other two business magnates.