Guan Fangyi grew even more curious. "Who exactly is it?"
Niu Youdao smiled with amusement. "A mute who can't speak!"
"A mute?" Guan Fangyi froze, pondering suspiciously. "A mute connected to the Song Kingdom..." Suddenly, she stiffened. A similar figure she had seen in intelligence from the Song Kingdom flashed through her mind. She cautiously asked, "Could it be that Hidden Chancellor Jia Wuqun?"
Niu Youdao nodded. "That's right. Jia Wuqun—the man known as the Hidden Chancellor, and now mockingly called Jia Tongueless."
"Him?" Guan Fangyi was doubtful. "According to intelligence from the Song Kingdom, I do know of him. He has long lived in seclusion within the Song Kingdom's Chancellor's Residence, rarely showing himself in public. It is said he has considerable influence over Song Kingdom Chancellor Zi Pingxiu... He may have some influence over Zi Pingxiu, but after all, he is merely an idle dependent. It would be only natural for him to offer Zi Pingxiu advice and strategies. But his true ability to step onto the stage has never been tested, and remains unknown. If you say he can become the rival of Shao Pingbo, who has weathered so many storms, aren't you overestimating him, Daoist Master?"
Niu Youdao chuckled. "You're underestimating him. I used to underestimate him too. I had only known of him before, but never truly paid attention, because the man is far too low-key. Whatever he does, he never shows the mountain or reveals the water. He never claims credit for anything, nor is he ever tempted by fame, wealth, or profit. He silently hides himself away. Such a man barely interacts with the outside world and virtually never appears before the public eye, so everyone has overlooked him."
"But in truth, I only learned this time in the Sacred Realm that when