"You needn't concern yourself with what I'm going to do. Once you leave this private room, you'd best forget what just happened as well."
Li Yun smiled faintly, picked up the Earth Origin Flower from the table, and placed it in Huang Yushan's hand.
"All right, Brother Huang. Tell me about that Supreme Mountain Elder, and you may leave..."
"Uh..."
Huang Yushan lowered his head to glance at the Earth Origin Flower, subconsciously gripping it tighter before recounting what he knew about the Supreme Mountain Elder.
"That Supreme Mountain Elder's surname is Zheng. I heard he came from the Zheng Clan of Misty Rain City..."
Li Yun nodded after hearing this.
He did not keep Huang Yushan any longer.
Having obtained the Earth Origin Flower, and knowing that something major might happen next, Huang Yushan likewise did not dare remain in the private room. He rose of his own accord and left.
Yet he failed to notice that, just as he was about to open the door, an extraordinary aura flashed through the room. His mind went hazy for a moment, and he stood rooted to the spot for a full two or three seconds before walking out.
Elsewhere.
In a side hall of Four Directions Guest, Steward Qiu, who had previously gone to Li Yun's private room to deliver the gold, was reporting on Li Yun's circumstances to a short, stout old man with a head full of white hair.
"Lord Yuan Jue, that is everything..."
"Not enough. What can this scrap of information possibly tell us? Besides, this old man dares say that the information you obtained may not even be true. Even the name Li Yun may very well have been fabricated by the other party. Your intelligence is utterly meaningless."
Steward Qiu could not help giving