The acquaintance was none other than Ge Laosan, a personal guard of Xiao Manor.
At that moment, he sat straight-backed beside the Female Tiger, Lou Yuxue, though he was dressed far more tightly covered than everyone else present.
Not only did he wear that black iron mask, but he also had on a hooded robe.
But under Chen Yi's Qi Gazing Technique, all those disguises were futile.
Leaving aside Ge Laosan's build, mannerisms, and the occasional little movements he revealed.
The manifestations of the Five Movements and Six Qi within his body alone were enough to confirm his identity.
And aside from Ge Laosan, Black Tooth, the Female Tiger, Old Demon Fang, and the others, there were another fourteen jianghu figures in varied attire with differing strengths of aura, all Middle Three Grades martial artists.
Among them, an evil demon with a long zither on his back and a lean frame was likely Elder Demon Jia of the Phantom Sound Sect, whom Chen Yi had met once before.
Chen Yi silently memorized the auras on these people and turned his gaze toward Black Tooth and the Female Tiger at the head of the room.
He was just about to ask when they would begin.
Then, midnight arrived—
[Daily Intelligence · Earth Rank, Middle Grade: At the first quarter of midnight, numerous practitioners of the Unorthodox Path gathered at Bright Moon Tower in Yanhuaxiang to discuss a major matter. A small amount of fortune may be obtained.]
Oh?
After reading it, Chen Yi's eyes brightened slightly, but he remained seated quietly at the table without giving anything away.
At any rate, this trip had not been in vain.
After everyone had sized one another up.
Black Tooth tapped the table before him and said in a somewhat hoarse, cold