When Li Moyun heard this, he had originally wanted to speak, but seeing that the noble young man before him said he did not wish to talk about Qin An for the time being, he could only temporarily agree.

Then Li Moyun turned around and led this noble young man toward the residence of the Evil Extermination Bureau.

On the way, they encountered quite a few people from the Evil Extermination Bureau.

When these Bronze Dao Marshals and Silver Dao Marshals of the Evil Extermination Bureau saw the man before them, all of them showed expressions of shock.

Immediately after, they actually lowered their heads at once, avoiding the man’s gaze, and then walked off along their respective paths, as if they did not dare meet his eyes at all.

Very soon, under Li Moyun’s guidance, he and the man returned to the residence.

Li Moyun pushed open the door, stepped to the side, and after the man walked in, he closed the door.

At the instant the door shut, Li Moyun took a deep breath, cupped his hands in salute, and said, "Li Moyun pays respects to Your Highness the Third Prince."

The man turned back to look at him and shook his head. "I came here not to make a show of it, so let’s dispense with these tedious formalities."

Li Moyun nodded in acknowledgment, rose, went to the table, and poured a cup of tea for the Third Prince.

Throughout the entire process, he was utterly respectful, completely different from his usual bearing as a Golden Dao Marshal.

Because anyone who knew this man’s identity knew just how precious his status was; in the entire Daqian Kingdom, there was no one who could be compared with him.

Your Highness the Third Prince could be said to be, apart from the other two Princes and the Emperor of the Daqian Kingdom, the person of highest status.

His forces were spread throughout the Daqian Kingdom, and he possessed exceedingly high stratagem and strength.

Anyone who heard this name either trembled in fear or was filled with awe.

And as a subordinate of the Third Prince, Li Moyun naturally maintained a cautious attitude.

The tea flowed into the cup, and hazy steam rose up.

Li Moyun placed both hands beneath the teacup and pushed it along the table to the Third Prince.

The Third Prince took the cup, lifted it to take a sip, then set it down and said with a pointed meaning, "This tea is very good, and the environment here is very good as well. I quite like it."

"This Evil Extermination Bureau without Demon Pseudo-Gods, and you people here, have little to do with it. It all comes from someone named Qin An, doesn’t it?"

Li Moyun nodded, hiding nothing, and roughly explained what had happened.

Halfway through, the Third Prince raised his hand to interrupt. "You already told me about Qin An in your memorial, but Li Moyun, are you aware of your crime?"

Li Moyun froze on the spot. After he reacted, he quickly lowered his head and said, "This subordinate does not know in what matter he has offended Your Highness the Third Prince. I ask Your Highness to make it clear."

The Third Prince said, "You should have informed me earlier. If I had been informed, I would never have given those Forbidden Land Envoys a chance to react."

Li Moyun smiled bitterly. "Your Highness, when Qin An first walked out of Xunyang Prefecture, there was not a single person who thought well of him, myself included. I merely felt he was rather interesting, and letting him come in and giving him some assistance was also on account of Chen Liuyun."

"But none of us expected that someone whom no one thought well of would soar into the heavens in one leap."

"Now, whether in status or in strength, he stands above the masses. If I had discovered it a bit earlier, or seen his potential a bit sooner, I would never have allowed Your Highness to miss out on such a fine talent."

These words came truly from the bottom of his heart; this was also why he had been so dejected lately.

If he had known it would come to this, why act as he did back then.

Had he recognized Qin An’s potential and talent earlier, there would be no such matter as Bai Lingfeng today.

The Third Prince fell silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I had originally intended to punish you, but what you’ve just said does indeed accord with the circumstances at the time. Forget it."

Cold sweat broke out on Li Moyun’s forehead. "Your Highness is magnanimous."

He knew very well that the Third Prince had always been a man who rewarded and punished clearly, a trait that could be said to have been inherited from the Emperor of the Daqian Kingdom.

If the Third Prince truly wanted to convict him, then even if his superior came, it still could not be stopped.

After pausing briefly, the Third Prince continued, "The Chief Dao is now not in the Celestial Cloud Path, but in the Holy City. Right now it is the Holy City’s annual Chief Dao Conference, so you must guard this Celestial Cloud Path well. It will be at least three months before the Chief Dao returns from the Capital City."

Li Moyun hurriedly said, "Your Highness may rest assured, this subordinate will certainly not disgrace his duty. Even if I die, I will guard this Celestial Cloud Path."

The Third Prince shook his head and said calmly, "It is not that serious. I took a look on my way here—because of Qin An, the Demon Pseudo-Gods in the Celestial Cloud Path are already no longer a coherent threat."

"You only need to move slowly and steadily, and you will be able to exterminate all the Demon Pseudo-Gods in this Celestial Cloud Path."

"Enough, I do not wish to meddle in the affairs of the Evil Extermination Bureau. After all, according to my royal father’s wishes, the Evil Extermination Bureau is directly under him. Now, let us talk about other matters."

Li Moyun let out a breath of relief. He understood that the Third Prince was hinting to him: in the process of wiping out the remaining Demon Pseudo-Gods, he was to exert his abilities and strive to win more merit for him.

After all, he was a man of the Third Prince; the more merit he accumulated, the more it added to the Third Prince’s foundations, which would be the strength with which the Third Prince would later contend with the other Princes for the position of Crown Prince.

Li Moyun changed the subject and asked, "Your Highness, what other matter brings you here now?"

The Third Prince took another sip of tea, unconcerned that it had already cooled, and said slowly, "Naturally, to meet Qin An."

These words left Li Moyun momentarily stunned.

"Qin An has now joined the Forbidden Land Envoys, which are even stricter than the Evil Extermination Bureau, and belong solely to Your Majesty. If Your Highness the Third Prince still wishes to have Qin An come over to your side, would that not be digging away at Your Majesty’s foundation?"