At the same time.
A man stopped outside the Cloud Merchant Association.
Who else could it have been but Zhao Xiu?
Had Chen Wen been there, he would certainly have noticed that Zhao Xiu had already reached the fifth level great emperor realm.
Moreover, he was infinitely close to the peak fifth layer great emperor realm.
Perhaps Qiu Bing had known all this in advance. The moment a female attendant saw Zhao Xiu, she came forward. "My lord, this way, please."
Zhao Xiu said nothing. He merely nodded and followed the attendant inside.
Before long, she led him to a secret chamber.
"My lord, our manager is waiting for you inside," the attendant said at once.
Zhao Xiu nodded and walked toward the chamber.
As soon as he entered, he saw Qiu Bing.
Qiu Bing saw Zhao Xiu as well and immediately stood up. "Brother."
"Sit down first," Zhao Xiu said calmly. "Some things needn't be rushed."
Qiu Bing took a deep breath, then sat down.
Zhao Xiu took a small sip of tea. "How is the investigation into that person's information coming along?"
Qiu Bing shook his head. "We haven't found a single lead. It was probably an alias, and even his appearance may have been false."
Zhao Xiu pondered for a moment before asking, "Then has there been any unusual activity these past few days?"
Qiu Bing nodded. "No."
Zhao Xiu fell silent. Only after a long while did he speak. "Could I be overthinking this?"
"Then why would he investigate you? That's what I can't understand," Qiu Bing said, taking a deep breath.
Indeed.
Who would investigate him for no reason?
And pay such a steep price to do it, at that.
Zhao Xiu's brows drew together slightly.
When something strayed from the ordinary, there had to