"It's settled. You can come back now."
Shen Long spoke calmly.
"What? It's settled?"
Shangguan Yuruo cried out, her eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
How long had it been? The battle was already over?
"Yes! I told you, they were merely four Golden Immortal Cultivators."
Shen Long's tone was flat, as if he were speaking of something utterly insignificant.
Shangguan Yuruo acknowledged him and cut off the connection.
A crimson fire light flared high in the sky, and Shangguan Yuruo appeared.
Shen Jiu took out Yin Hui's corpse and handed it to Shangguan Yuruo for inspection.
Shangguan Yuruo's expression was excited. She bowed deeply to Shen Long and said gratefully, "Many thanks, Daoist Qian. This is the remaining payment. Great kindness needs no words of thanks. If you ever have need of me, just say the word."
She took out a Golden Storage Bracelet and handed it to Shen Long, her expression respectful.
Shen Long was far too powerful. Befriending him could only bring benefits.
"Fine. If I need anything, I'll speak up. Let's head back first!"
Shen Long accepted the Storage Bracelet.
They left the place, and it returned to silence, as though nothing had happened.
Green Oak Market, within a Quiet Manor.
A well-endowed golden-skirted woman sat inside a Cyan Stone Pavilion, holding a Golden Light-flashing Immortal Transmission Mirror. On its surface was the image of a tall, thin green-robed elder.
"Yin Hui has left the marketplace? Lin Wei, you didn't reveal too much to him, did you?"
The green-robed elder asked with a frown.
"No. This subordinate merely sought to befriend him. He is quite strong, and I wanted to draw him into our Co-Cultivation Society. Of course, this subordinate never mentioned the Co-Cultivation Society to him."
Lin Wei said.
"That's good. His strength