Making Money

When Shen Xi and Su Lingkou found Ning Zhuo, he was standing before a counter at one of the Internal Affairs Hall's offices, speaking quietly with a cultivator.

"Daoist Ning Zhuo," Shen Xi called softly.

Ning Zhuo turned around with a faint smile, without the slightest gloom from having been driven out. "Ah, it is you two, Shen and Su. I never expected we would meet here again."

He then proactively introduced the cultivator behind the counter. "This is Fellow Daoist Cao Gui. We have been having a most pleasant conversation."

"If you two wish to rent a cave dwelling, his capabilities should satisfy you."

Shen Xi first smiled and nodded at Cao Gui, then looked at Ning Zhuo. "I came here to find you, Fellow Daoist Ning. Please step aside so we may speak."

"Oh?" Ning Zhuo was slightly surprised.

The three immediately left the Internal Affairs Hall and spoke beneath the shade of a tree outside.

Shen Xi said that he had heard of Ning Zhuo's situation and had specifically brought him some intelligence.

Ning Zhuo accepted the jade slip Shen Xi handed over. With a sweep of his divine sense, he found that it all concerned Yu Heye.

His brows rose slightly as he fixed Shen Xi with a scrutinizing gaze.

Shen Xi's actions took Ning Zhuo by surprise.

Previously, Shen Xi's goodwill had not been excessive, but offering active assistance now surely had an underlying reason.

In the past, Ning Zhuo might have chosen to play along and endure in silence while observing slowly. But after experiencing the war in Two Injections Country and the adventure in White Paper Immortal City, an unrestrained spirit that feared no risks had unknowingly taken root in his heart.

Staring into Shen Xi's eyes, he asked bluntly, "Fellow Daoist Shen,