Matters concerning the Purple Vine Secret Treasure deeply concerned both Yuan Ci and Jiu Jin.
After receiving Zi Di's response, Yuan Ci immediately used covert channels to convey the latest news to Jiu Jin.
Jiu Jin felt pleasantly surprised that Yuan Ci had found the owner of a Purple Vine Zero-level Secret Order so quickly.
Naturally, Jiu Jin wanted to inquire about news of Zi Di.
Not hiding anything from him, Yuan Ci told him the whole process of how she rescued Zi Di.
Hearing that Zi Di was an Undead Mage, Elder Jiu Jin could not help harboring misgivings. "In that case, we cannot rule out the possibility of this being a bitter-flesh ruse by the empire's secret agents, right?"
Elder Yuan Ci snorted coldly. "He personally refined a Zero-level Secret Order right in front of me."
Elder Jiu Jin shook his head. "The maintenance contract for a Zero-level Secret Order is extremely powerful, linked to the demon gods. But since it is a contract, there is always the possibility of it being broken. You also know that the empire's secret agents have never given up on searching for this Purple Vine Secret Treasure."
"And the other party is an Undead Mage..."
"Sigh, back then I almost got taken away by people from the Saint Brilliance Empire, and it was by relying on the strength of the Alchemy Guild and proving that I had little association with the merchant guild that I managed to escape disaster."
"If this is a trap set by the Saint Brilliance Empire's secret agents, meeting an Undead Mage alone is the best incriminating evidence. It will likely be verified, and the Alchemy Guild will no longer have a justifiable reason to protect me. I'll be doomed!"
Elder Yuan Ci snorted coldly again. "Jiu Jin,