Wutong exchanged a glance with me. After receiving my approval, he was overjoyed. He thanked me repeatedly before going over to hear whom Qin Ping was looking for.
Watching him leave, I picked up the hairpin made from the Heavenly Origin Treasure Jade and read everything Qin Ping had done in Sky City and the Heavenly Pavilion over the years. I had to admit, the amount of information inside was enormous. Every single matter was recorded in astonishing detail.
Sky City might not have been large, but beneath its surface, undercurrents surged violently. Qin Ping had experienced more twists and turns than carp crossing a river, rising and falling as she plunged forward against the raging currents. This seemingly unassuming old woman was by no means simple. Otherwise, how could she have stood out among so many treasure pavilions and swallowed up such a large share of the black market?
People trusted her enough to entrust her with things that other treasure pavilions normally would not dare accept. Precisely because of the Heavenly Pavilion's special backing behind the scenes, it could sell troublesome items through auctions without the slightest restraint. It even handled many matters so smoothly that not a drop was spilled. The old woman's frightening scheming made me praise her inwardly despite myself.
I suppressed the shock in my heart, because Qin Ping had grown restless after failing to find the two juniors for so long.
Fu Yu stood beside me. Seeing where I was looking, he asked in a low voice, "Dao Master Xia, should I join the search as well? I understand some things about Sky City better than Wutong does, and he's a good friend of mine."
"Hmm, that works. Go help look for them." I did not refuse. I had originally intended to have