Baron Dar's wealth had always been a great mystery. The surrounding lords had been investigating it for years, yet they had never found any reliable clues.
There were, of course, still traces to follow, and every one of them pointed to smuggling. But "smuggling" was not something that could be done with mere words—it required merchant caravans and goods moving between both sides. Among the lords around Dar Territory, some had connections in major cities such as the capital, yet they could never find any evidence of successive Baron Dars purchasing goods or selling merchandise.
It was not that Baron Dar did no business. Rather, all the business he conducted was perfectly normal, with nothing suspicious to be seen.
But such a thing could not stump Sui Xiong. Mortals being unable to find clues did not mean Brother Xiong could not.
All he needed to do was use a little divine power and read Baron Dar's heart...
Then he found himself somewhat embarrassed.
He could not read it.
Baron Dar was not particularly strong, yet he carried an extremely high-grade protective item. Mental attacks below the legendary level simply could not affect him. Even if Sui Xiong raised his power to the legendary level and broke through the item's defenses, that still might not allow him to read the man's thoughts properly.
Of course, Sui Xiong could continue increasing his power. If he got serious, let alone a mere mortal-grade mental defense item, even divine artifacts specifically meant to guard against mental intrusion might not be able to stop him. But if he did that, it would be difficult not to leave traces, which went against his wishes.
Leaving traces was no big deal, but they could easily be discovered. If other gods found out and mentioned it later, how