Now that they knew Red Leaf Ridge's plans, Jiang Hui asked readily, "What do you need us to do?"
"Rule Items... I'm afraid you can't bear to part with them." Duo Gan smiled again. "Then give us some useful magical artifacts."
"You still lack magical artifacts?" Hall Master Jiang did not even know how to mock that. "Give us that Ruler, and it would be a treasure capable of suppressing an entire hall!"
The Ruler had not participated in dealing with the Heavenly Demon this time, but its ability to pierce through space was unmatched—not to mention that it possessed an "Artifact Spirit."
A thought stirred in Jade Forest Matron's mind. "The trial that Golden Core Realm cultivator has to face... could it be meant to detect Out-of-Body Heavenly Demons?"
Duo Gan gave her a deep look, then nodded slightly. "As expected of a Master from the Book Pavilion!"
There was no such thing as a free lunch. If that Golden Core Realm cultivator wanted free treatment, he had to pay the corresponding price.
The team had not forced him. He had volunteered, and in terms of necessity, such preparation was indeed essential.
As for the potential danger... there was no need to mention it. It was simply a transaction.
"I thought..." Jade Forest Matron sighed softly. "I thought you needed us to send some manpower."
Today, she had finally learned of Red Leaf Ridge's plans. She had thought that their willingness to tell her meant they had other intentions.
"If you want to see it that way, we won't refuse," Duo Gan said mildly. "Each side leads its own people. Neither side answers to the other."
"Won't refuse..." Jade Forest Matron was increasingly speechless. When had the Book Pavilion ever been looked down on like this?
But Jiang Hui