The two people who stepped out of the torn space were an ordinary-looking middle-aged man whose cultivation could not be discerned, and a mature woman in a light-gray fitted outfit. She was fairly attractive, with a curvaceous figure, and possessed High-Grade Golden Core cultivation.
Given their cultivation, they instantly sensed the two Lava Fire Pengs high in the distance. Without a second thought, the middle-aged man threw out and activated a Concealment Formation. "Get inside first."
Only after entering the formation did the woman ask, "Wendao True Immortal, are you worried those two Lava Fire Pengs will discover us?"
This unremarkable middle-aged man was actually a True Immortal. However, since he was called "Wendao," it was likely not his real identity.
"There is no harm in being careful," Wendao True Immortal replied expressionlessly, saying nothing more.
The woman fell silent as well. He was someone the Duanmu Family had hired to resolve the problem, while her responsibility was merely to coordinate and cooperate.
Wendao True Immortal was secretly evaluating what he could gain from this mission.
He was not merely an assassin. More often, he was the sort of marginal figure who operated in the gray zone. He had only accepted the Duanmu patriarch's commission to assist Duanmu Zhenghong for fifty years. Once that period ended, if Duanmu Zhenghong still had not formed a Nascent Soul, they might pay extra to renew the contract.
During this period, he answered summonses but not commands. Had Duanmu Zhenghong not come to the Yiyao Sector, he would not even have needed to come here. He had been in Central City until recently, and only in the past six months had Duanmu Zhenghong called him to East City.
He knew what Duanmu Zhenghong was plotting: forcing Mo Ran out and becoming the true ruler