Inside the Lei Family camp, Lei Wanche and his son Lei Chongmao sat gathered around a hanging stove with Liu An, Shi Jiawen, and Yan Libing.
Above the stove, a jar of strong liquor bubbled away, releasing a rich aroma under the heat.
Yet compared to the relaxed, smiling father and son of the Lei Family, Liu An, Shi Jiawen, and Yan Libing all wore faces as bitter as bitter gourds.
"Marquis Lei, word has come from Lingwu City. The two experts who arrived in the Northern Lands with us have run into some trouble and require the Dragon King's protection. Do you know whether you can contact the Dragon King?"
Yan Libing's heart was pounding as well. He had not slept a wink the previous night, consumed by the news he had received.
Nameless Eunuch Zhaoruling and Former Great General Yu Changkong—one possessed unfathomable strength and might be a Celestial Being expert, while the other was at least a Great Grandmaster. As the leaders guiding the Jade Capital's experts on this expedition, they were more than qualified.
Naturally, the two would not behave like ordinary martial artists, abiding by every rule and convention. They surely had matters of their own to handle, or assignments from the Emperor to carry out. Yan Libing and the other two had long been prepared for this and had foreseen it.
They had always believed that, in investigating Beitang Xing's assassination, the three of them would serve as the main force in solving the case, while those two would be chiefly responsible for making arrests. Their duties were different.
And with those two's Peerless Divine Skills, there should have been nothing they could not accomplish.
By that logic, in the Northern Lands, even if they could not have everything go exactly as they wished,