When he heard Nan Yunyue, Zhang Tao couldn't help rolling his eyes. Even if he was thinking about a woman, it wouldn't be her.
Nan Yunyue came over with an air of pride. She was a Grandmaster-level expert now. Though she wasn't as famous as Zhang Tao and Li Zhen, who among the younger generation could rival her? She had left everyone else far behind.
And with the Heavenly Gold Lotus Zhang Tao had given her, her spiritual power was growing rapidly. Tempering her skull was only a matter of time.
"What are you doing here? Why aren't you home cultivating instead of running around?" Zhang Tao asked, his face turning stern.
Nan Yunyue shot Zhang Tao a sidelong glance and snorted. She was a little curious about the woman he'd just muttered about, but business came first. "You know I joined the Investigation Bureau, right?"
Zhang Tao nodded. What about it?
Nan Yunyue held out her hand. "I'm short on money. Lend me some!"
Zhang Tao immediately slapped her hand away and said, exasperated, "Why aren't you focusing on your cultivation? Why worry about that stuff? Old Jiang hasn't even asked me for money. Why are you asking?"
The current head of the Investigation Bureau was an Eighth-Rank Golden Body expert named Jiang Dongyuan. At the last meeting, when Zhang Tao had arranged the resources, Academy Head Jiang hadn't asked for any.
Academy Head Jiang hadn't asked, yet here was someone who'd only just joined the Investigation Bureau, coming to ask for money!
Nan Yunyue pursed her lips at Zhang Tao's words. "The Investigation Bureau's almost broke. Academy Head Jiang wants to make the Bureau suffer for the sake of Huaguo's development. But we're having a hard time too. We operate on the surface, so we get fewer resources