Lu Ye understood at once. No wonder everything had lined up so perfectly. Cao Xiang had only just uncovered intelligence about Jade Conch when Lu Ye made a trip to Recruitment Island and happened to find cultivators from the Heavenly Evolution Star System recruiting help. He had smoothly negotiated the reward with Zhu Yuan, then accepted the recruitment.
No wonder Zhu Yuan had not even wanted to make a trip to Middle Righteous Island before leaving. In his eyes, among the three people he had recruited, regardless of whether the other two were good or bad, they were certainly doomed. Going to Middle Righteous Island or not made no difference at all.
All of it had been a trap—a trap aimed at him. Its ultimate purpose had been to lure him here to meet Ma Bin.
And he had even gotten two thousand Lingyu from Tang Jun as travel expenses...
"Senior went to such great lengths to bring me here. Do you have some instruction for me?" Lu Ye composed himself and asked.
Since the intelligence he had obtained before was false, returning to Jade Conch by borrowing passage through the Heavenly Evolution Star System was no longer realistic. He would have to gather information anew.
Yet he did not know what purpose Ma Bin had in having Zhu Yuan lure him here.
Lu Ye was not worried that the man would harm him, but matters at the Sunlight level were difficult for a Star Constellation like him to involve himself in. He feared only that he might disappoint this old senior's expectations.
"I simply wanted to see you." Ma Bin smiled faintly. "To be honest, the plan to relocate Nine Provinces ten thousand years ago was decided in haste. No one could guarantee that it would succeed. But if