Meng Chao held the Core Transaction Data that Giant Tooth Crocodile regarded as his life, data highly likely to trigger a massive earthquake among the Nine Great Cultivation Families and even the entire Transcendent circle.
But his attention was not on the bag of documents.
It was on Giant Tooth Crocodile's face.
He recognized that face.
"Gao Chuang, how could it be you?"
Like the other man, Meng Chao's face was filled with shock.
This Underground Black Market big shot nicknamed "Giant Tooth Crocodile" had once been a ruthless figure with outstanding War Merit among monster hunters. During Beast Tides, in brutal alleyway battles fought at close quarters, he had also saved the lives of countless ordinary citizens.
He had made his name early, becoming renowned more than a decade ago.
Meng Chao had heard his name back when he was in middle school—at the time, Meng Chao's school had specifically invited him to give a talk.
Perhaps Meng Chao had still been too young then.
He had needed to stand on tiptoe and crane his neck high to glimpse Gao Chuang's profile amid the sea of people.
Back then, he had truly believed this was a superhero wreathed in halos from head to toe.
After making his own debut, Meng Chao had dealt with Gao Chuang several times as well.
Once, they had run into each other while cultivating in the wilderness.
Lü Siya had happened to be on a mission for the Bureau of Anomalous Beasts at the time, so Meng Chao fought shoulder to shoulder with Gao Chuang. Together, they destroyed seven monster nests and killed to their hearts' content.
Since they had both made a good impression on each other, Meng Chao invited Gao Chuang to shoot a commercial for the combat blade brand under his