"Did you think I'd answer Lang Tian with words like those?" Yan Ji's gaze turned cold.
"I'm only asking a few wolf riders to verify it. Even if they're wrong, all that means is a few more wolf riders will die. A cunning old monster like Ying Langtian wouldn't balk at paying such a small price," Lu Xiaotian continued. "If it's inconvenient for you to appear later, just tell me how to contact the wolf riders. I can take care of this little matter for you."
"You've got some nerve, boy." Yan Ji gave a snort. She'd naturally understood what Lu Xiaotian meant. If she wanted him to get things done, she'd have to give him some authority. But contacting the wolf riders—and knowing how to do it—wasn't something even those few Profound Immortal pawns could easily manage. Still, the boy had a point. She might as well let him try for now.
With that, Yan Ji's phantom gradually faded and vanished. Only then did Lu Xiaotian let out a slight breath of relief.
"Greetings, senior!" Elsewhere in the same immortal-army camp where Lu Xiaotian was stationed, a tall, slender, middle-aged man named Zhu Shilin cupped his hands toward Yan Ji's faint shadow and bowed respectfully.
"So, have you found anything?" Yan Ji asked coolly.
"I've found a few clues regarding the matter you assigned me, senior. The immortal army's seizure of the wolf riders' corpses may be connected to the Seven-Leaf Covetous Blossom Gu they're refining," Zhu Shilin replied.
"That's all?" The contempt in Yan Ji's eyes was undisguised.
"It took this junior a great deal of effort to uncover even this much. Once the wolf riders learn of it, they should be able to make up for their earlier losses."
Zhu Shilin bent so low his waist was