The dozen or so fast boats all belonged to the Transport Gang.
Besides the transport workers, a group of experts dressed in everyday clothes were aboard.
Though they had seen much of the world, the sight of that giant ape left their faces deathly pale. They thought they had encountered some terrifying deep-sea beast!
An old man emerged from one of the fast boats. A strange look flashed through his eyes when he saw Ji Tianming's Divine Ape Spirit Body, then he cupped his hands and said:
"I am Huang Zhaolong, Director of the First Office of the Strategy Division, Iron Garment Division of Kyoto, Zhao Kingdom. Greetings, Patriarch of the Fire Jiao Sect!"
"Oh? You're the Director of the First Office of the Strategy Division?"
Ji Tianming asked, "You recognize me?"
"When you displayed your might on Fire Jiao Island and repelled a Second-Grade Human Immortal of the Great Dream Dynasty with a single punch, I witnessed it myself!"
Keeping his expression neutral, Huang Zhaolong said:
"May I ask what brings you here today, Patriarch?"
He distinctly remembered that after repelling that Second-Grade Human Immortal of the Great Dream Dynasty, this man had said he was about to pass away in meditation.
Sure enough, not one of these old monsters was honest.
"Oh, so you were on Fire Jiao Island back then too."
Understanding dawned on Ji Tianming. "I have no other business here today. I've mainly come to take you back to the capital."
Huang Zhaolong drew a deep breath and forced himself to remain composed.
"Senior, I have duties to carry out. I'm afraid I cannot comply."
"What grade do you think I am? Do you think you can lie to my face?"
Ji Tianming grinned. In his Divine Ape Spirit Body form, that grin would give