Not long after Ling Tian and the others issued the bounty missions, some people took them up. They said they were willing to trade information about Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. Some of the treasures they offered were ones Ling Tian already possessed, while others deliberately asked for increased rewards after accepting the missions. As soon as Wu Teng learned of this, he informed Ling Tian, since the decisions were ultimately his to make.
Xiao Shi was surprised that people had found out so quickly that Ling Tian and the others were with Wu Teng. He had thought they had kept their whereabouts well hidden.
"Our Mist Hidden Sect specializes in gathering intelligence, so finding this out wasn't difficult," Wu Ying said, her pretty face full of pride.
"That's right. It was easy to look into," Wu Song agreed. Afraid Ling Tian might suspect them of leaking the news, he hurriedly explained, "Actually, when our branch assigned the missions you gave us, people would naturally have suspected you were with us. After all, you've been trying every way you can to obtain various Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures ever since you came out of the Demon God Forbidden Ground. And now the missions we issued are all about information on Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. It's easy to conclude from that that you're with us, especially since our branch is the closest one to the Demon God Forbidden Ground."
"Mm, that makes sense." Xiao Shi nodded, finally understanding. Then, thinking of something, he looked at Ling Tian. "Brother Tian, should we tell them about the Demon God Forbidden Ground? You and I both know how powerful the Lord of the Universe is. As you said before, even cultivators at the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint would likely meet with disaster if they entered. If we tell them