"Wait, Ridge Lord Qu." Jade Forest Matron stopped Qu Jianlei from agonizing over it. "It's impossible to bring the entire team up there!"
Qu Jianlei froze for a moment before finally understanding. "So... it'll just be the three of us?"
"One or two more would be fine," the Third Pavilion Lord finally spoke up. "But the whole team... there are too many people!"
"Got it." Qu Jianlei nodded. "Then forget it. He's only a Great Venerable Disciple, and he might not even be genuine."
"He probably... is genuine," the Third Pavilion Lord muttered softly, but said nothing further.
Without an ironclad backer, who would dare promise to bring someone to the Upper Realm before asking around for information? But he knew Ridge Lord Qu's temperament far too well. Some things were better left unsaid!
Yet even if he did not say it, Qu Jianlei thought of something else. "Would you trade your Rule of Thunder?"
Lao Ben's Nascent Soul formation seemed to be going wrong. Though it was only the Rule of Thunder rather than the Source of Thunder, something was better than nothing.
The Third Pavilion Lord smiled at him. "No need for a trade... I can give it to you for free!"
He wanted clues about the Righteous Sect? Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes. "Then forget it. I'm not used to taking advantage of others."
Just then, two figures flashed into view. Jing Yuexin and Jiang Hui had arrived.
Hall Master Jiang looked rather excited as she spoke directly. "Ridge Lord Qu, a Reward Order has come down from the Upper Realm. They're searching for two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators..."
The two Nascent Soul cultivators were also Upper Realm cultivators. They had gone out on business and lost contact, so the Upper Realm had launched an emergency search.