"This isn't the place to talk. Come with me." Zeng Dajiang led us toward the palace.
He said the Living Dead and the Time-Space Hunters had already been lured away by the Adventurers' people. He was not worried about the Adventurers at all. He said he had personally trained every one of them, and each Adventurer possessed formidable combat ability. They should not lose to those Time-Space Hunters.
The enemies on Terrifying Ridge should be wiped out soon.
But he said this was only the beginning. The crisis had not truly been resolved.
Even if all the Time-Space Hunters were eliminated, their employers would keep sending more people. Time-Space Hunters were very good at keeping promises. Once they took someone's money, they would see the job through no matter how difficult it was.
"Besides, these Time-Space Hunters seem to be after me."
My heart skipped a beat. "Why would they be after you?"
He said calmly, "Because their target is very clear. Even the person behind this probably doesn't know my exact identity. I changed my name long ago, and no one in the Void Realm could possibly recognize me. Yet those Time-Space Hunters knew my real identity. The first time they contacted me, they addressed me as Mr. Jiang. If I still didn't realize they were after me, then I've been wasting all these years."
"So they want to kill you. They might even kill me along with you?"
At my question, he smiled. "More or less. To be honest, I've been wondering what exactly you did in the future, and who you offended, for them to want to kill me—or perhaps kill both of us. But after seeing you, you don't seem like the sort who would go looking for trouble. That leaves me rather puzzled."
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