The Earth Walker Demon paused, then continued, "She Mo is under my command. Since you never replied to my messages, I temporarily arranged for her to handle miscellaneous affairs in the merchant association."
Hearing this, Xu Chunniang nodded in satisfaction. "Can you arrange an opportunity for her to leave Abyss City?"
She had originally planned to lure She Mo out of the city with great profit. Although She Mo had coveted the demonic crystals Xu Chunniang earned, she had never been willing to risk leaving the city. Left with no choice, Xu Chunniang could only use the Earth Walker Demon's hand to handle the matter.
"Of course."
When the Earth Walker Demon had agreed to help with this, he had already guessed She Mo's fate. He was not the least bit surprised by Xu Chunniang's request.
"In three days, a batch of goods will be returning to the city. It happens to be my turn to meet the shipment this time. I'll bring her along when I leave the city."
"Fine. Then I'll wait for your news."
After watching Xu Chunniang leave, the Earth Walker Demon gazed in the direction she had gone, lightly rubbing the thumb ring on his hand. A few more traces of scrutiny appeared in his eyes.
A cultivator at the Earthly Dao realm who had never left the city in nearly twenty years, yet possessed an almost inexhaustible supply of demonic materials—there was no way people would not give it further thought.
There had to be a Heavenly Demon Realm expert behind her, one unwilling to show their face.
Yet Abyss City had only a handful of renowned experts, and none of them had ever had someone named Xu Chunniang under their command.
Just who was she working for?
The Earth Walker Demon pondered for