Qu Jianlei's words did not surprise Jiken in the slightest.
Without betraying any emotion, he said, "Taking so many people to the Upper Realm will be difficult... but it's not impossible."
After saying that, he fell silent again, but his meaning was obvious: If you want my help, you'd better know how to behave! Yet Qu Jianlei replied without hesitation, "If it's difficult, then forget it. We're doing quite well in Cangwu."
The other party was putting on airs again, which Qu Jianlei found rather amusing. I never intended to rely on you in the first place! Not to mention anything else, True Immortal Jiken had an Out-of-Body Great Venerable behind him.
That man's bureaucratic manner alone made Qu Jianlei worry that he might be sold out. People in official circles often had no bottom line when it came to doing things.
Besides, their relationship had been relatively tense ever since their first contact.
Following this guy to the Upper Realm involved far too much uncertainty.
"Hm?" Jiken was slightly surprised. Then he glanced at Bu Hu and the other two. "Please excuse us for a moment."
Immortal Maiden Bu looked at him, then at Qu Jianlei. "Ridge Lord Qu, I've received the Origin I owed you. We can talk again later."
At a time like this, those words clearly concerned more than just the Origin. She was obviously using them to state: Jiken's affairs have nothing to do with me.
After the three left, True Immortal Jiken's bearing subtly changed. A deep light shone from his eyes as he spoke gently.
"Do you believe Art Venerable can ensure your safety?"
Obviously, the small world had been given to Art Venerable. Red Leaf Ridge's relationship with Art Venerable had to be quite close, and it would not be difficult for