Lu Yin returned to the Sin Realm. After telling Wang Chenchen what to do, he went to serve as the target himself.
Meanwhile, the other side kept haggling with Wang Chenchen, trying to lower the exchange rate.
To be safe, Lu Yin had also sent Bu An to another realm, in case things went badly for him.
"Report to the Master Clan immediately. Chen is still in the Sin Realm."
"Is he trading with us from the Sin Realm? That wouldn't be impossible."
"No. Chen hasn't traded with us; that much is clear. But Gu is in the Shadow Realm."
"What? How could that be? Could Gu be the one trading?"
"Chen could trade from the Sin Realm, but I'm more inclined to think Gu is the one trading with us. Don't forget, Gu is one of the Four Extremes Sin. It's spent countless years trying to get its hands on more units. It's quite possible it handed over the units it had in the Suspended Realm to Chen, earning his trust. Chen thinks Gu can't survive without him, so he temporarily gave Gu control of the Shadow Realm. That would let Gu launch a Realm War there at any time."
"That's possible, but would Chen really trust Gu that much?"
"I don't know. How else do you explain the Shadow Realm's units flowing out in such large quantities? There's one way to find out: keep trading and see if the other side tries to exchange even more. Once they exceed three thousand units, the Shadow Realm's attempt to launch a Realm War will be disrupted. Chen wouldn't allow that."
"But what if they use the exchanged units to take control of a realm elsewhere? They could potentially bring in a third-party Realm Merchant."
"Keep an eye on the Suspended