Blood Cloud Soars into the Sky

"Mm."

The tall middle-aged man nodded expressionlessly, then got straight to the point.

"A demon has fled into the Northern Mountains. Thoughtless Sacred Sect, Heavenly Dao Sacred Land, Dragon-Controlling Mountain Manor, and others will all be arriving soon. That demon has treasures on him—we of the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce absolutely cannot miss this."

"Right now, I need someone familiar with the terrain of the Northern Mountains to lead the way. Do you have such a candidate?"

The crowd exchanged glances, somewhat at a loss.

Especially Elder Mo, who racked his brains trying to recall who knew the Northern Mountains best.

Such familiarity had to be the kind that meant knowing the place inside out. Otherwise, it would be utterly useless.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out. "Venerable, I did have a candidate, but she just died."

"Hmm?"

Everyone turned their eyes toward the speaker. It was none other than Steward Tian.

Seeing this, Steward Tian fought to suppress his laughter and said, "Her name was Ren Dongmeng. She was a steward of our Eastern Plains Northern Lands, and she was originally born in a tribe within the Northern Mountains. What a pity!"

The moment those words fell, Hua Lidian felt a chill run through his entire body. Was Steward Tian trying to harm him?

But the Venerable merely snorted coldly. "If she's dead, then stop wasting words. I don't have that much time. Is there anyone or not?"

"Replying to Venerable, there is..."

Steward Tian rushed to answer again, "Steward Ren's mother, Ju Dan, was also born in a tribe within the Northern Mountains. She is now the highest decision-maker in the Eastern Plains Western Lands."

As soon as his words fell, waves of cold once again swept through Hua Lidian's body. He stared fixedly at Steward