Having obtained the Calamity-Breaking Pills, Gong Xiaoran indeed did not disappoint Qing Mo and the others. He kept half the pills for himself, stuffing his own pockets!
Only the remaining half did he use to build connections with the other factions!
When Gong Xiaoran busied himself taking the Calamity-Breaking Pills he had held back—those bearing pill halos or pill patterns—to auction in other cities, they indeed brought him a vast amount of resources!
Even after obtaining so many resources, Gong Xiaoran did not forget Biyao, whom he regarded as his future Dao companion. Every few days, he would bring over some precious treasure as a gift for her!
And having received her tea-art training, Biyao accepted every single thing Gong Xiaoran gave her without exception, yet never let him take even the slightest advantage of her!
Though Gong Xiaoran had no idea how many treasures he had given away, he still had not even touched Biyao's little hand. Yet every time, Biyao's tea art would coax him until he was brimming with a sense of accomplishment!
"Senior Brother, Senior Brother~! I found out—I found where Luo Cheng is right now~!"
It was still that familiar disciple surnamed Zhang. While Gong Xiaoran was alone in his residence, immersed in Biyao's false praise and grinning foolishly without end, this Array Palace disciple hurried over to his residence!
"Where is that Luo Cheng now?"
After several days, those he had sent out to investigate Luo Cheng had finally returned to report the man's current location!
Alone in his residence, Gong Xiaoran hurriedly wiped the foolish grin off his face. A faint anger surfaced across his entire being!
"Senior Brother~, someone saw Luo Cheng enter the Forestwood Mountain Range alone yesterday. I heard that some kind of rare treasure seems to have appeared there