495 Strange Things 5yr

Translator: SoupHunterEditor: Milkbiscuit, TomYummy

To a cultivator, the years passed by very quickly. In the blink of an eye, a whole year had passed. However, it seemed as though last year's incident in Suppressing Tenth Hall during the handover of the annual tribute had only just happened yesterday.
For this year's handover, neither Miao Yi, Zhao Fei, nor Sikong Wuwei attended. They had sent a message to the Hall Master beforehand telling him straight up that they wished to avoid meeting Xu Jinsong for the time being, for fear that the air would be awkward between them. Shen Huaixin obliged.
Their three Manors had each sent a squadron to carry the annual tribute over to Suppressing Tenth Hall. Once his troops had returned, Miao Yi immediately called for Mu Tailai and Hu Defu—who were tasked with leading the troops—and asked about the situation. 
Within the main hall, after reading through the signoff document on the tribute given to Mu Tailai and Hu Defu, Miao Yi raised his hand and gestured them to sit down and talk. He casually asked, "Were you able to hand over the tribute smoothly?"
They replied, "Everything went smoothly!"
Miao Yi then asked, "The three Advisors didn't try to make things hard on you?"
They shook t