When the Pine Brahma Domain Lord received the message, he was dumbfounded, completely unable to understand what the Archaic Demon Venerable of Mist Island was trying to do.
Still, he immediately agreed.
Though he was not directly under the jurisdiction of the Archaic Demon Venerable of Mist Island, the Archaic Demon Venerable of Mist Island was currently representing the Demon Emperor in inspecting the various domains. How could he possibly offend him?
At any rate, all he had to do was spare some time to secretly investigate Rock River Domain. What kind of big deal was that? It would not take much of his time.
Besides.
Pine Brahma Domain and Rock River Domain bordered each other, and friction between the two domains was unavoidable in ordinary times. It would not be bad to use this opportunity to investigate Rock River Domain's situation.
If he could uncover a few more problems, perhaps he could use the Archaic Demon Venerable of Mist Island's hand to give the Rock River Domain Lord a savage lesson and reap some benefits in the process!
Thus—
After accepting the order, the Pine Brahma Domain Lord wasted no time and quietly set off.
After two months, the Pine Brahma Domain Lord secretly crossed into Rock River Domain.
And began his investigation.
At first, the Pine Brahma Domain Lord did not find anything amiss. Rock River Domain seemed tranquil, no different from usual.
But gradually, as he ventured deeper into the domain.
He began to notice that something was wrong.
He discovered that Rock River Domain was too quiet—so quiet that it felt somewhat eerie even to him.
Especially since, throughout his investigation, he had passed through quite a few tribes, yet had not seen any of their chieftains.
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