Zhao De watched Yang Ling disappear from view, his brow furrowing slightly.
"So this kid came from the Crimson-Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect? And that sect was wiped out by the Divine Guard Office..."
His brow slowly relaxed, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.
"Good. Very good, my fine disciple..."
"Zhao De, that fellow wearing the Sky Wolf Battle Armor just now... was he the personal disciple of Yun Tianqing, Headmaster of Tun Tian Dao Palace?"
Nangong Xun and Vice Minister Hua had appeared behind Zhao De at some point.
A trace of curiosity showed in Nangong Xun's eyes.
"So Yun Tianqing is colluding with the Great Dream Dynasty too?
"If not, why would her disciple rescue Ji Tianming?"
Vice Minister Hua looked grave. He had originally been angry at Nangong Xun for intervening, but what he had just witnessed gave him much to consider.
Had Tun Tian Dao Palace... joined forces with the Great Dream Dynasty? Or was there some connection between Tun Tian Dao Palace and the destroyed Crimson-Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect?
This involved a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster, as well as a Fifth-Rank prodigy who had just eaten his Flesh-and-Blood Ginseng Fruit.
The repercussions of this were extremely serious!
"Vice Minister Hua, see for yourself. Ji Tianming really does harbor ulterior motives. He has his little secrets."
Nangong Xun smiled. When Vice Minister Hua said nothing, he looked Zhao De up and down.
"Zhao Heavenly King, why did you let your disciple and Ji Tianming go?
"Could it be that even you, an esteemed king of Rong State outside the royal clan, intend to... betray the country?"
Zhao De stared at Nangong Xun, then suddenly smiled.
Immediately afterward, Vice Minister Hua and Nangong Xun each felt a pressure more than twice as powerful as their own