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On the other side of the wall.
In another corner.
Shen Yan had dragged Zhang Chong over to eavesdrop.
Zhang Chong's eyes widened, and he mouthed a question to Shen Yan.
"A third-tier spirit fruit tree?"
Shen Yan gestured for silence.
They stayed there and listened a little longer.
Only then did he lead Zhang Chong away.
At the tea house opposite Ninth High School.
Shen Yan frowned at Zhang Chong. "Your patrol team is working with Wude Martial Arts Hall?"
Zhang Chong coughed. "Isn't that because of all the trouble with that second-order blue ringed octopus?"
"And a few days ago, an extraordinary aura erupted from that valley near the Blank Zone."
"So the District Nine Patrol Team needs to strengthen its forces."
Shen Yan snorted. "And now?"
Zhang Chong gave a dry laugh. "Since Wu Tiande is at odds with Jiang Fu, naturally, the partnership is off."
"By the way, what's the story with that third-tier spirit fruit tree?"
"How come I haven't heard a word about it?"
Shen Yan gave Zhang Chong a look that was hard to describe. "You actually believed that?"
Zhang Chong said, "Huh?"
Shen Yan curled his lip. "If a third-tier spirit fruit tree like that really existed, would someone in your position not know about it?"
Zhang Chong stared blankly at Shen Yan.
Shen Yan sighed. "Twelve years ago, the realm beast Cang led an army of mutated beasts to attack the city. Nearly ten thousand martial artists in Bin City died in battle. Jiang Fu's parents were among them."
In an instant.
Zhang Chong thought of the outer face of Bin City's city wall.
Of those dozen or so enormous, deeply gouged claw marks.
He couldn't help shuddering.
Shen Yan sounded somewhat downcast. "Jiang Fu's father, Jiang Yunhao, and his