Zhao De looked Yang Ling up and down, then scoffed:
"So it really is you, you little brat. You hid for a full thirty years, and even I, your master, couldn't find you.
"If you hadn't shown up in the Divine Guard Office, I really would have thought Zong Heng and Shi Tianlong of Arhat Temple had killed you back then."
"Master, that's a long story. But what are you doing in the Abyssal Beast Cavern?"
Yang Ling hurriedly changed the subject.
He finally understood why the White Bone Divine Lord knew his identity as the Department Master of the Iron Clothes Department.
Judging by Zhao De's presence here and what he had just said,
this man was working with the White Bone Divine Lord!
No, the White Bone Divine Lord was only found recently. Master Zhao's partner probably isn't her...
Yang Ling's heart jolted. Was it one of the immortals in the Myriad Manifestations Office!?
That's right. White Bone Master is working with an immortal from the Myriad Manifestations Office now. That's how she managed to take a position there.
Master Zhao has appeared here carrying the kindling White Bone Master mentioned, which means he's also working with that immortal.
Hmm, Sworn Brother said Master Zhao is now a Second Rank Human Immortal, so it probably isn't a direct partnership. It's...
A startling thought surfaced in Yang Ling's mind.
A Land Immortal from the Rong State was working with a Land Immortal from the Myriad Manifestations Office!
If that's really the case... which side are Master and the others on? The Great Dream Dynasty's? Or the Rebel Party's?
If they're with the Rebel Party... that'll be trouble. I took the mission to defend Jiajiu City. Those clash...
Zhao De looked at Yang Ling thoughtfully.
"Your sworn brother said you