What was even more absurd was that the secret letter actually said they would use that thing to win him over, leaving him wondering what Wu Chang would think when he saw it.
In the end, he felt it was far too unreliable. He truly could not find a proper way to handle it and did not dare take the risk. Nor did he know how much Wu Chang had secretly grasped. After drawing a deep breath, he could only walk to the hidden chamber's door and knock. "Holy Venerable."
"Come in." Wu Chang's voice came from within.
Only then did Black Stone push open the door and enter. Walking to the couch, he presented the letter with both hands. "Holy Venerable, Thatched Cottage Manor has made a move."
Wu Chang kept his eyes closed, waiting for him to continue. When there was no response after quite a while, he slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the letter being offered, he could not help sizing him up a few more times.
Most of the time, Black Stone directly reported matters to him. It was rare for him to be handed something to read himself.
Wu Chang reached out and took the letter. After reading its contents, he roughly understood Black Stone's difficulty. Since it concerned Black Stone himself, Black Stone found it hard to sort out an opinion and report it, lest it seem he was speaking for himself.
"That thing?" Wu Chang was somewhat puzzled. He asked, "What thing? Could it be Boundless Fruit?"
The black stone said, "The secret letters sent to Yan Zhutian, Wen Hua, and Zhao Xiongge did not explain what the thing was. They only called it 'that thing.' But it is probably Boundless Fruit. Otherwise, what else could possibly have the power to win the