"Junior Brother Zhou?"
Seeing this, Senior Brother Zhao, the scar-faced one, felt puzzled and a little displeased. Still, he had no choice but to turn back, sit down again, and fix his gaze on Junior Brother Zhou.
After watching him for a while, he asked in a low voice:
"Junior Brother Zhou!"
"What's gotten into you?"
"Why are you so distracted?"
"We've got the item, and the Shadow Gu has given us a lead. This is the perfect time to strike while the iron's hot. Why are you sitting here daydreaming?"
As he spoke, his tone carried an unmistakable note of impatience and a hint of suspicion.
"Hey!"
"Junior Brother Zhou?!"
At last, he couldn't resist kicking the other man under the table.
After all, they'd been busy for several days, and their progress hadn't been very fast. The deadline set by that little girl, the Great Immortal, was less than a month away. They had to hurry.
"!!"
This time, Junior Brother Zhou finally jolted in alarm, snapping out of some deep train of thought.
He raised his head and looked at Senior Brother Zhao's fierce face, which was clouded with confusion. After hesitating for a moment, he finally voiced his concerns:
"Senior Brother Zhao..."
"I, I was just thinking..."
As he spoke, he licked his dry lips.
"Helping that... that Great Immortal Annie with something like this—aren't we getting in too deep?"
"You saw what this Shadow Gu treasure can do. It keeps tracing its way up the chain, and it won't stop until it finds the ultimate Blackhand."
"Later..."
"If that Great Immortal really uses this list to unleash a storm of bloodshed, the disaster will be beyond measure!"
"If the Heavenly Court investigates then, and they follow the trail back to us... what will we do?"