This time Qu Jianlei had come out of seclusion. Setting everything else aside, those who had harmed him should not expect an easy time.
They had neither grievance nor enmity with him, yet they had gone out of their way to screw him over. If he did not hold them accountable for that, what was the point of cultivating immortality?
Xiao Moshan could only smile bitterly at that. "Lady Jing Yuexin asks about it often too, but there really aren't any leads."
"However, senior Jia did mention that it seemed the Empire had launched a fierce offensive against the Alliance..."
"Are you sure it was the Alliance?" Qu Jianlei was not surprised by that answer. The other side had indeed possessed quite a few talismans at the time.
Seeing that Xiao Moshan remained silent, he did not press further. "By the way, did you find out about what I asked you to look into before I went into seclusion?"
Xiao Moshan nodded. "It's in the military's warehouse. That's been confirmed."
"Alright." Qu Jianlei nodded. "I'll handle it later... Huh, you're at the peak of A-rank too?"
This time, he was genuinely a little surprised, because Xiao Moshan had not been A-rank for very long.
Never mind comparing him to Xiang Xue and Zi Jiuxian—even You You had reached A-rank much earlier than he had.
Moreover, advancing in the Wind Attribute was extremely difficult. Hua Xiezhi had been A-rank for so long and had only just reached Supreme.
"I only just reached the peak, and I took a bit of a shortcut," Xiao Moshan said, able to face the gap squarely. "I still need to build up my foundation. At least another ten years."
"Being able to take a shortcut is a skill in itself." Qu Jianlei was about to offer