Everyone could tell Ronan was implying something, yet they found it hard to understand. The other two Extraordinary Species exchanged glances and first confirmed one thing:
Ronan knew about the Dream Weaver.
That was not surprising... was it?
Of course Ronan knew about the Dream Weaver. Li Taisheng, that "herdsman," was no more capable than those people from the Blood Flame Order back then.
The Shepherd Mark, seemingly a method of the Martial Emperor, would have silently completed its "acquisition" and reclaimed its investment long ago if Ronan had not used the Demon Rune for Scapegoat Substitution early on, and if the Dark Heavy Chains had not been so miraculous.
The Blood Flame Order would no longer have borne the surname Luo, but Wu.
Some matters needed no excessive explanation. As long as everyone understood, that was enough. Ronan casually asked, "Where is the contaminated Dream Weaver?"
High Priest Lanier showed a rather obvious hesitation.
Seeing his expression, Mountain Lord bared his teeth. "Don't tell me it ran away?"
"More or less."
Mountain Lord froze, then laughed. He privately thought that the Justice Cult's work was getting rougher and rougher. Perhaps Ronan had arrived too quickly, and they had not even had time to come up with an excuse?
High Priest Lanier smiled too. On Quan Minhe's face, it appeared as a bitter smile. "It probably melted away."
"..."
Mountain Lord's first reaction was to look at Ronan. It did not matter whether he believed such an absurd excuse, but this young man beside him had come all this way for a reason. He was not someone who could be fooled so easily!
Ronan did not show any obvious emotion. He was pondering.
After entering the tent, there had been their first "blank spot" in the information, yet countless possibilities