The painter recognized Zhou Xuan's voice, stood up, cupped his hands toward the officials from Mingjiang Prefecture, and said, "Apologies for the trouble, but could all of you please wait outside the hall for now?"
The highest authority in Mingjiang Prefecture was the Bone Elder Association.
Though the God connected to the Bone Elder Association had fallen, and the Divine Status of the Heavenly Official was now held by "Gong Zheng," the painter and the Music Master, who both had eight incense flames, still made Mingjiang Prefecture's first Tangkou subordinate to the Bone Elder Association.
Since the painter had spoken, the officials from the prefectural government could only leave first.
After the officials left, Zhou Xuan revealed his Divine Soul to the painter and said, "Old Hua, regarding the Kongming Mirror, do not disclose it to the disciples of Tangkou for now. Let this secret remain confined to just a few of you for the time being."
