Facing an incomprehensibly powerful man like Jiang Qiao.
Jin Shanba could not keep up a tough-guy act either. He could only recount the entire sequence of events truthfully.
They came from Tiger Lian Mountain; they had already announced that themselves earlier.
While Tiger Lian Mountain attacked Ninggu City, they had also sent Jin Shanba to lead a team to Rakshasa Lake as an advance party, paving the way for the main force that would arrive later.
"Mr. Zhong merely told us to scout out this area first."
"To make preparations."
Jin Shanba said, "As for what they came to Rakshasa Lake for, he didn't tell me. But I guessed it might have been for the Night Pearl."
"The Night Pearl?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and looked at Shen Boxia. "Looks like the Dragon Tiger Daoist has a competitor."
"Jin Shanba."
He continued, "Tell me about this Mr. Zhong."
"I remember a group of powerful people arrived at Tiger Lian Mountain some time ago. Was this Mr. Zhong one of them?"
"How strong are they?"
"How many of them are there?"
"What is your relationship with them?"
"Uh..." Jin Shanba hesitated, but when his gaze met Jiang Qiao's faintly smiling expression, his entire body trembled. He hurriedly said, "I actually don't have much of a relationship with them."
"I'm an adventurer from the icefields."
"They posted some kind of mission. After I completed it, they offered me a great sum to join them."
"So I joined."
"They..."
"I saw three of them: Mr. Zhong, Mr. Yu, and Mr. Xu."
"But I feel there are more than just those three."
"As for their strength..."
"Although I call them sirs, I don't think they are necessarily at the level of a Great Sir... Of course, I'm not strong enough myself, so I couldn't tell