Hua Lian did not answer Duanmu Qiannian's question.
He had never been much of a talker, and even less so now.
Hua Lian merely lowered his head coldly. "Duanmu Qiannian, have you heard... about what happened to the Medical Department in Xuanyuan?"
Duanmu Qiannian's expression remained calm. "There's no need to be so cryptic. Zhou Tongyuan of the Zhou Clan was killed, and some of the titles were taken away. Is that right?"
Hua Lian clearly had not expected Duanmu Qiannian to be so bold as to say such words outright. This was, after all, the Spirit King Palace, and that master of the sacred land was capable of monitoring everything.
"Then... Zhou Tongyuan really is dead."
Hua Lian said frostily, "Changes are bound to occur within True Sovereign City. The Zhou Clan no longer has anyone at the title level—at least not for the time being. The balance within Savior University will also shift. We must make plans early."
At this, Duanmu Qiannian laughed. "What is there to plan? Hua Lian, when it comes to choosing sides, people don't need to think too much. Let me recommend one to you—right now, I happen to be working for that [master of the sacred land] you fear. Even if the rumors prove true, I do not care in the slightest, because I truly like the personality of that [Ogre King]."
Within the Spirit King Palace, the ornaments hanging from the windowsill began to sway without wind.
Hua Lian's body trembled slightly.
The Demon King, [Ruan Yin].
That one... who called himself the strongest Plague Exterminator in the world.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm nothing more than expendable material that dies several hundred times a month, but even expendable material has reasons not to want to die. And this world