Outside Heaven Dou City, Temporary Council Chamber of the Spirit Hall Branch.
A long table stood in the center.
Three items lay spread across its surface.
A list of noble chambers of commerce in the outer city provided by the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Part of the commercial Account Ledger supplied by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
And the activity routes of the Black Market Soul Hunting Group that Dugu Bo had dug up from Sunset Forest.
The three items sat together like three blades.
Each could cut open a filthy trail.
The atmosphere in the room was heavy.
Xue Qinghe had not come in person, only sending a trusted Crown Prince's Mansion Steward.
Ning Fengzhi sat on the left, his expression gentle as his fingers lightly rested on the Jade Staff.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin stood behind him, his eyes closed in silence.
Ning Rongrong sat beside Ning Fengzhi, still holding a scroll of the Seven Treasures Secret Ledger.
She had clearly become much quieter over the past few days.
It was not that she had lost her temper.
That scroll of accounts had simply hit her hard enough to leave her dazed.
Dugu Bo did not sit.
He leaned against the window, his face grim, as if someone owed him several hundred lives.
Hu Liena stood behind and to the side of Di Yao, responsible for recording each party's demands.
Her expression was cold, but her gaze had become steadier than before.
Di Yao sat at the head of the table.
His face was still pale.
The internal injuries left by the Clear Sky Hammer had not fully healed. Whenever he breathed a little too heavily, a dull ache rose in his chest.
But he did not show it.
He merely looked at the three sets of information