Even Talisman Realm warriors had to take good care of themselves out there

At the White Crane Merchant Association headquarters, Li Jiyang hurried over as soon as he got the news. But he didn't see Gui Tonghai or Jiang Yan.

Only Yin Zhong was waiting in the entire White Crane Hall.

"Where are they? Where did everyone go?"

Li Jiyang looked around and pressed him for an answer.

Yin Zhong had prepared his story long ago. Unruffled, he said:

"Vice President Gui went to Qingyu Academy to have a new body made for himself."

A new body?

Li Jiyang froze at that.

Gui Tonghai had been injured that badly?

His attention was immediately drawn to the matter, and the fiercely protective side of his nature surfaced. His face went blank, and he asked in a flat voice:

"Tell me what happened."

Damn it, someone had dared hurt his old friend. They must be tired of living!

The White Crane Association president, now an even more imposing figure after advancing to the Extreme Realm, was furious.

Revenge! They had to get revenge! And make it hurt!

Yin Zhong naturally knew his former superior's temper. His expression unchanged, he calmly explained:

"At the Lieyun outpost, there were too many resources to move, so Elder Gui hired outsiders for protection. But those people got greedy and decided to swallow up everything we had."

Li Jiyang gave a slight nod, unable to stop himself from clenching his hand.

Yin Zhong continued:

"After that, Elder Gui and the others were ambushed.

"But fortunately, our people had stayed alert and never let their guard down. The moment the other side made a move, they were spotted.

"Though we lost some people at first because we were caught off guard, it wasn't a crippling blow, and we kept most of our strength."

"Both sides were wary of each other. Elder