"My lord, you asked me to keep an eye out for news of Zhang Ling. A related report was just delivered to the Divine Bird Pavilion, and I have brought it."
Lu Xuan beckoned, and the scroll of bamboo slips flew into his hand. The attendant quietly withdrew.
His hands trembled slightly as he unrolled the bamboo slips and read them, word by word.
*Zhang Ling, a great general of the Qi Region, has rebelled against the Qi Kingdom. Alongside Duke Mu of Qin, he fought Duke Huan of Qi for three days. An Immortal God descended from the heavens, joined Duke Huan of Qi, and slew Zhang Ling at Linzi.*
Linzi was the capital of the Qi Kingdom.
Carefully rolling up the bamboo slips, Lu Xuan silently stroked the Jade Box. It was as if he were speaking to Duke Mu of Qin, yet also to himself:
"Teacher once said that after my senior brother's departure, he would undergo the tribulations of Reincarnation and only return after a hundred lifetimes."
Duke Mu of Qin was slightly taken aback.
