Lu Ju looked at Sikong Jing as well, then slowly said, "Heavenly Wolf Team member, if you want to investigate the important figure behind Ba Xiaoshan, you must at least give me some kind of promise first. Otherwise, how am I supposed to help you?"
Why had he calmed down so quickly? Because Sikong Jing's words had let him catch onto one thing: the Heavenly Wolf Team was investigating Ba Xiaoshan.
They were not entirely targeting Energy Gathering Manor, so Lu Ju immediately found his footing.
If they wanted his help, they had to offer benefits or a promise.
After struggling and clawing his way through Chaos-Shaking City for so many years, how could Lu Ju lack methods and wits? Of course, he would not hand any information to a Heavenly Wolf Team member for nothing. He had to keep his life firmly in his own hands first.
Sikong Jing looked back at him, quietly sighing inwardly.
Though Energy Gathering Manor was merely a mid-level spirit-grade faction—too small to be worth mentioning in the Central Plains, and unable to make it onto the stage even within Chaos-Shaking City—its manor lord, Lu Ju, was not so easy to deal with.
At that thought, Sikong Jing calmly asked in return, "What promise do you want?"
Lu Ju narrowed his eyes, but instead of answering, he lightly stroked the ring in his hand before suddenly pressing down on it.
Buzz!
The aura of Bright King Crystals abruptly erupted around the hall, followed by the glow of a formation. A formation had actually enveloped the entire hall, enclosing both Lu Ju and Sikong Jing within.
The next moment, a voice immediately came from outside. "Manor Lord, what happened?"
"It's nothing. I'm merely testing the formation. You all just keep watch outside," Lu Ju told