"Sorry, no means no. If you've got the ability, take it up with the Royal Court higher-ups. This mission was issued by the Royal Court higher-ups as well." Mu Qing gave a cold snort.
Of course, he was telling the truth. After all, aside from the Royal Court higher-ups, only those of them who had been to the Origin Realm knew about its affairs.
Jian Xinhen, Yue Yin, Wu Sheng, and the others had not been to the Origin Realm, but Wu Xuanji had specifically instructed Mu Qing that these few could be told about it.
After all, Jian Xinhen had Jian Chen behind him, Yue Yin had Yue Lian of Moon Spirit Palace behind her, Wu Sheng had Wu Xuanji behind him, and Tian Zang had the Giant Spirit King behind him.
None of them had an ordinary status. They represented the Royal Court's Dharma-body powers, so it did not matter if they learned of it.
As for Ao Zichen, Mu Qing was not familiar with him. He had been picked up by Dragon King Hall from some universe, and he simply had no qualifications to know about the Origin Realm.
"Good! Very good!"
Seeing that everyone shared the same attitude, Ao Zichen's chest rose and fell with rage. He gritted his teeth viciously, turned, and quickly left.
He had thought he would be able to build good relationships with everyone, yet he had been driven out just like that.
"That guy is Mu Qing from the Spacetime Gate, right?"
Malice flickered in Ao Zichen's eyes.
In his view, that so-called secret mission was complete nonsense—nothing more than an excuse they had casually made up to drive him away.
"Brother Mu, you could've just driven him off directly. Dragon King Hall wouldn't dare say much to us anyway. Why