"Senior flatters me. I merely have a few clever tricks. Without Senior's intervention, no scheme would have been of any use."
Jiang Ping An knew his own limits and did not consider himself particularly impressive.
Appreciation appeared on Yue Sha's face. Such humility would carry him farther along the path of cultivation.
Jiang Ping An bowed and said, "Senior, I have completed the task you assigned me and uncovered some information about the fiends."
"Oh? So quickly?"
Yue Sha was slightly surprised.
Jiang Ping An told her the information he had gathered on the fiends and handed over the list of fiends hidden within Nether Moon Palace.
"The fiends in Nether Moon Palace mostly originated from the captain of the Merchant Ship. Through soul-searching, I identified the people controlled by the fiends."
"Unfortunately, because the fiends have a strict internal hierarchy, I could only identify the people controlled by that captain. I do not know who his superior was."
Yue Sha nodded. She knew that the fiends' organization was tightly structured. Being able to investigate the fiends within Nether Moon Palace was already quite an accomplishment.
When she had arranged for Jiang Ping An to investigate, she had not held much hope. It had merely been a casual arrangement.
She had not expected Jiang Ping An to be so outstanding, completing the task in such a short time.
"I promised you before that if you could uncover the truth of this matter, my Nether Moon Palace would protect you. I keep my word. The condition is that you do not slaughter innocents indiscriminately. Also, we will not interfere in disputes among those of the same realm."
"This junior understands."
Jiang Ping An clasped his fists and bowed.
There would be far fewer insignificant people targeting him in the future.
Especially