Si Qianjun looked middle-aged yet claimed he was still vigorous in his old age, and Lin Shuguang actually heard a hint of sadness in those words.
His sympathetic gaze only made Si Qianjun lash out in embarrassment. "Hey, you little brat!"
Suddenly remembering something, Si Qianjun's expression shifted as quickly as a Sichuan opera face-changing act. "Right, that Profound Connection Realm expert in the Demon Capital, the one surnamed... Xue. Is he one of yours?"
He had heard someone say that the Ancient Coin Merchant Association had invited a Mr. Xue to help them. (Si Qianjun had misheard the surname here, mistakenly believing Lin Shuguang's Blood Spirit Clone was surnamed Xue.)
Lin Shuguang nodded.
"You really do keep your cards close to your chest..." Si Qianjun was somewhat speechless.
After all, a Profound Connection Realm Martial King could be said to possess the highest level of cultivation on the continent at present, yet he had only just learned that Lin Shuguang had an expert like that at his side.
Without asking further, Si Qianjun took a Top-Secret File out of his drawer.
Seeing this, Lin Shuguang raised an eyebrow. "Another assignment?"
Si Qianjun opened the Top-Secret File, took out the mission sheet inside, and spread it flat on the desk. "We have no choice this time. The External Affairs Investigation Bureau has detected spy activity around East Yue Mountain."
"East Yue Mountain?" Lin Shuguang pondered briefly. "On my way here this morning, I heard something seemed to have happened there?"
Si Qianjun nodded. "Mysterious energy fluctuations have appeared around East Yue Mountain. Earlier crustal movements opened a fissure, and this mysterious energy is leaking out of it. Right now, East Yue Mountain is under the control of three factions...
"The Myriad Saints Chamber of Commerce, Donghua Hall, and the West