A Mission from Akatsuki

Hearing the voice, Wei Wu pushed open the door and entered. He saw a youth wrapped in a black trench coat standing by the window, gazing out over the brightly lit Ningxiu City.

Wei Wu's expression immediately turned solemn. He slowly stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Protector Rat Wei Wu of Azure Dragon's faction greets the Vermilion Bird Divine Envoy!"

This was not Wei Wu's first time meeting Vermilion Bird. During the battle north of Yang'an City, Wei Wu had seen Vermilion Bird acting alongside White Tiger, and she had left an extremely deep impression on him then.

Now, more than two years later, the pressure the youth before him exerted had not diminished in the slightest. Instead, it made his heart palpitate even more.

He did not know exactly what level Vermilion Bird's cultivation had reached, but in terms of strength, Vermilion Bird could now easily kill a Protector like him. Wei Wu's strength was already far ahead of the other core disciples of the Wei Clan, yet even so, he still felt like a child before Vermilion Bird.

"Do you know why I came this time?" Qin Lang asked slowly as he turned to look at the exceptionally beautiful youth. He still wore Vermilion Bird's signature mask. The person who had flashed past at the Fragrant Inn earlier had clearly been Qin Lang in disguise.

"Was it because of the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy?" Wei Wu asked tentatively.

"How much do you know about Azure Dragon?" The expression beneath the Vermilion Bird mask shifted slightly as he asked.

"I previously came into contact with Protector Yin. According to her, the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy should not have died!" Wei Wu said.

"What? Is that true?" Qin Lang's expression changed at once.

Sensing Vermilion Bird's emotional shift, Wei