Lost One, clad in a decaying gray robe, looked to be over sixty. His beard and hair were both white, and his eyes held no black pupils—only white eyeballs.
Chu Qing and the Lost One circled the lake once. Apart from that taut fishing rod, they found nothing else.
"Friend, which sect are you from?"
The gray-robed Lost One froze for a moment, then let out a piercing sound. "Heavenly Court. I am from the Heavenly Court's Thunder Department!"
Heavenly Court?
Thunder Department?
Chu Qing's expression changed slightly.
The Heavenly Court was terrifyingly powerful. Any official member pulled out at random would be among the absolute best of the best.
As for the Thunder Department, he had heard the one codenamed Heavenly Court mention it during the Square Inch Gathering. The Thunder Department was the Heavenly Court's most brutal department when it came to slaughter and warfare.
The experts of this department mostly followed violent paths such as the Thunderfire Path and the Heaven-Connecting Path.
Most members of this department stayed at headquarters.
Whenever they went out into the world, something major was bound to be happening.
Moreover, Thunder Department members carried items refined by otherfolk that could keep their minds clear.
Under normal circumstances, as long as they did not imitate Luo Tian and the others by plunging headlong into the forbidden zone for years at a time, they would never become lost.
Yet... a lost member of the Heavenly Court's Thunder Department had appeared here.
Now that was interesting.
Seeing that this Lost One could still converse, Chu Qing's heart stirred.
"Hey, I have a friend who is also from the Heavenly Court. But he belongs to Lingxiao Palace!"
The gray-robed Lost One's body trembled slightly, and fear surfaced on his face.
Lingxiao Palace was the Heavenly Court's