"Well? Did he bear Demon King Lu Jiuxuan's mark?"
Wen Tingyu walked over to the tea table, casually sat down, and asked.
"No."
Dugu Batian shook his head.
"He had no demonic aura whatsoever. It doesn't look like he's one of Demon King Lu's people."
"Hmph."
Wen Tingyu gave a soft snort.
"In that case, he obtained Lu Jiuxuan's help through some other means. There's no need to pay him too much attention. Otherwise, he couldn't possibly have stayed on Lu Island without visiting Langdang Mountain."
"No one from Langdang Mountain came to see him, either."
"They probably aren't closely connected."
At this point,
she looked at Dugu Batian and said gravely, "I intend to take him away. You have no objections, do you?"
"I have no objections."
Dugu Batian sat back down in his own chair.
He picked up his spirit tea and took a light sip.
"But I recognize one of the treasures he carries. Would you like to hear about it, Fellow Daoist Wen?"
"Let's hear it."
Wen Tingyu raised her delicate brows slightly.
Dugu Batian set down his teacup and said leisurely, "This information is worth quite a bit. Once I tell you, my debt to your Four Seasons Villa will be paid in full. After that, I'll have nothing more to do with the Four Seasons Villa."
"Oh?"
Dugu Batian's words piqued Wen Tingyu's interest.
"For you to say that, this treasure must have quite a history. Could its background be even more formidable than Langdang Mountain's?"
"Even if it isn't, it certainly isn't much weaker."
Dugu Batian spoke calmly.
He looked out the window.
Then he turned back. "Have you ever heard the name Ye Zhangge, Fellow Daoist Wen?"
"Ye Zhangge?"
Wen Tingyu looked completely at a loss.
She shook her head.
"I've never