They All Have to Spit It Out

Then, Zi Di told Fei She the specific situation.

Fei She: "S-So that's how it was."

He felt a deep sense of venting relief: "Traitors like Jiu Jin are even more infuriating. Our merchant guild funded him, helping him become an elder of the Alchemy Guild. Yet in the end, he was the first to stab us in the back, swallowing up the majority of our industries."

Zi Di smiled, though her eyes revealed a cold intent: "Understandable. After all, there was no emotional foundation between him and Purple Vine Merchant Guild—only cooperation and utilization."

Fei She sighed: "The merchant guild's layout on Ice Sculpture Island used methods that were far too impatient. In recruiting partners, they actually distributed zero-level authority."

"This wasn't the old guild master's style. He was forced. The situation at the time became increasingly urgent, making him have to accelerate the layout."

"Little did we expect that he would place Purple Vine Secret Treasure within Ten Thousand Year Ice Lake."

"This arrangement is truly brilliant, but unfortunately, this generation's Ice Sculpture King used long-term schemes, laying out plans from the start of his reign. By now, he has constructed a magic array capable of thoroughly inspecting the lakebed, forcing us to open Purple Vine Secret Treasure as soon as possible."

"And Yuan Ci—to think this old fellow didn't die and has been hiding here all along."

"Hmph, he actually wanted to open the secret treasure in private..."

Regarding Yuan Ci's display of disloyalty, Fei She felt extreme disgust.

"Guild Master, what should I do next?"

"Coupled with you and me, that can be considered four zero-level secret orders. And Jiu Jin was also forced to sign a contract with us, counting as half of our own people."

"In this way, we already have five zero-level secret