"So the Green Lotus Sect's restraint..."
"Was it because they thought we were all grasshoppers after autumn, unable to jump around for much longer?"
"There was no need to get entangled with us."
"A waste of time?"
"Damn it."
"With these Major Events happening one after another, why does this feel so much like a Doomsday Judgment?"
The great calamity was coming.
To be fair, this news caught Jiang Qiao completely off guard. He was even somewhat skeptical.
Damn it.
How had the world suddenly come to an end?
He hadn't been mentally prepared!
But if he said Yang Ling was lying to deceive him, that seemed somewhat unlikely.
"This sort of thing..."
"Doesn't seem easy to verify."
"Most factions probably don't know about it at all."
"Not even the Guangming Society."
"The Old Citizens."
"They have tremendous strength on paper, but they might not have the relevant intelligence and information."
"The Green Lotus Sect definitely knows."
"The Return Journey Research Institute might have some records."
"Other than that, those old monsters beneath Fishbone Temple should know something too."
"But these factions..."
"I can't go and discuss it with them in detail or seek confirmation for now."
"The first two have grudges against me."
"The old monsters beneath Fishbone Temple are also harboring ulterior motives... No, perhaps after I become a Half-God, I can try talking to them?"
"Come to think of it..."
"I have some connection with the lord of Xian'an City."
Jiang Qiao left the Tianyu Ancient Village encampment.
He didn't return to the inn, either.
He found an open space by the sea with a good view and sat down. As he watched the port, which had already returned to its former bustle, his thoughts turned to the old man he had encountered at the desert oasis