"I'll be honest with Senior," Daoist Bone Ruler finally said.
He paused, weighing every word with the caution of a man who had accumulated thousands of years of experience and had recently learned that careless words could result in mountains being thrown at him.
"The jade slip recording Senior provided has been examined. According to the authentication standards used by the Law Division, there are... questions concerning its origin."
Zhenyu's eyebrow rose. "Questions?"
"The recording itself appears intact," Daoist Bone Ruler clarified quickly. "There are no obvious signs that its contents were directly altered after being recorded. The problem concerns how the recording was supposedly obtained."
Lin Mu remained silent.
