Gu Xiaosang came quickly and left just as quickly.
Though she and Xu Yue now had a certain tacit understanding, and had not deliberately avoided each other this time, neither of them truly wanted to remain together.
Even so, the news she revealed left Meng Qi deeply troubled.
"I wonder what trouble Senior Brother Qi has run into."
"If nothing unexpected happened, it may be connected to Myth. Last mission, we obtained Buddha's Palm while Myth gained nothing. Senior Brother Qi's group encountered Myth before, so recognizing his techniques would not have been difficult."
Xu Yue spoke as though he could see through everything.
Meng Qi nodded in agreement.
He had already experienced firsthand what Myth was like.
Though they were now fully on the defensive and had withdrawn their forces, Buren Tower had been hired quite readily to deal with the two of them.
Senior Brother Qi's attacks were also so distinctive that identifying him seemed only natural.
"I just wonder whether they hired Buren Tower too, as they did against us."
After nodding, Meng Qi began considering what sort of blow Qi Zhengyan had suffered.
"Probably not Buren Tower. Although Senior Brother Qi has displayed far less strength than we have, if it were Buren Tower, they would at least have hired a Red-rank assassin. Frankly speaking, Senior Brother Qi's chances of escaping a Red-rank assassin's ambush are very low."
The standard for a Red-rank assassin was being able to assassinate a Half-step Outer Scenery expert. They specialized in sneak attacks, and considering the cost, the possibility was indeed low if they were merely venting their anger on someone unimportant.
After all, from Myth's perspective, even if Buddha's Palm had been obtained, Immortal Traces had obtained it. Qi Zhengyan was merely an insignificant lackey, so arranging something casually