Su Yao was sitting in the shop drinking tea. When she saw Lin Taichu come in, she set down her cup.
"Did Zhao Feng tell you about the Earth Fire furnace?"
"He did. Thank you."
"You're welcome. The Earth Fire furnace sat unused in Qingyang Sect's storehouse for ten years. Giving it to you won't be a waste."
Lin Taichu sat down across from Su Yao.
"You wanted to see me. What is it?"
Su Yao took a sheet of paper from inside her clothes and placed it on the table.
"This is the intelligence Qingyang Sect received yesterday. Take a look."
Lin Taichu picked up the paper and glanced at it. A few lines were written on the page.
"The Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce in the Northern Region has been destroyed. The president behind the scenes is missing. It is said this man has fled to the Southern Region and may have entered Dragon King Underground City to hide."
Lin Taichu set the paper down.
"The president of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce came to the Southern Region?"
"That's what the intelligence says. It may not be accurate, but one thing is certain: this man won't let it go. The force he spent years building in the Northern Region was uprooted overnight. He'll definitely investigate who did it."
"You mean this President will come to Luofeng City looking for me?"
"He'll be looking for Zhou Jin. Who took down the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce's headquarters—do you really think that President won't be able to find out?"
"He won't trace it to Zhou Jin in the Northern Region. Zhou Jin leaves no traces when he acts. There were no marks left at the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce headquarters. No one knows who did it."
"Lin Taichu, how long have you