"Is this Brother Jiang En?"
To Fu Qian, neither the darkness nor the hoods meant much.
From where he stood, he could easily make out that this one was genuinely young, in sharp contrast to everyone else.
And though he had calmly made his offer, Fu Qian could still sense a trace of nervousness.
Fu Qian figured it could naturally be explained by how badly the young man wanted the materials, making him anxious about whether he would get them.
But it could also be a sign that he was wary of his situation and afraid of exposing himself.
Even in Shangjing, gathering more than a dozen Intermediate Tier Transcendents at once counted as quite an undertaking.
The host seated up front, especially, felt like he was already around the fourth tier.
In terms of both strength and age, the one who might have been Brother Jiang En seemed out of place at this gathering, making it hard not to wonder how he had gotten in.
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It wasn't exactly an uncommon plot.
Of course, these were all just Fu Qian's guesses, so he decided to wait and see.
"Sure."
The apparent host hesitated briefly at the young man's question, then nodded.
"Good."
The young man seemed relieved and accepted the offer.
The underground trade appeared to be fairly honest. No one tried to drive up the price, and he easily secured the serum.
"I should remind you that this is Shangjing. We don't want any trouble, and if this item is discovered, explaining where it came from will be a pain."
After announcing that the item belonged to the young man, the host added a special warning.
"Thanks for the reminder. I