Gu Qingshan closed his eyes, formed a hand seal, and remained silent for a long while.
A mysterious power swirled around him.
--He really looked as though he were searching for something.
"How is it? Did you find that person?" the Demon Emperor asked impatiently.
Gu Qingshan ignored it.
Only after more than a dozen breaths had passed did Gu Qingshan open his eyes.
"This won't be easy. The person you're looking for has a powerful force backing him," he said, looking troubled.
The Demon Emperor's expression darkened. It casually handed over the Black Rhomboid Crystal.
--The crystal could distinguish truth from lies.
Gu Qingshan looked at the crystal and smiled. "You don't trust me?"
The Demon Emperor shook its head. "It's not that I don't trust you. I want to hear the truth, and you mustn't hide anything from me."
"Very well."
Gu Qingshan took the Black Rhomboid Crystal and held it in his hand. "That person used a secret technique to deceive you. He isn't Li Jiu at all. He belongs to an organization, and even if everyone else tried their hardest, they still couldn't imagine the organization's name. It's extremely mysterious."
"Besides--"
"He has many powerful companions. Even outside that organization, plenty of people are helping him. Every one of them is a skilled fighter, no weaker than a Six Paths Saint."
"If you really want revenge on him, I'm afraid you'll have to face countless powerful opponents."
Gu Qingshan finished speaking and paused for breath.
The Demon Emperor glanced at the crystal in his hand. It didn't move at all.
--That was the truth.
The Demon Emperor gritted its teeth. "I never imagined an organization was secretly working against me—and one whose name I can't even imagine."
It felt a certain pressure.
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