"When the time comes, our agreement will be fulfilled as well." Having said that, Wu Protector raised his head. His deeply sunken eyes flickered with a ghostly light as they met Yun Shan's gaze.
Yun Shan frowned slightly. Though he was displeased by Wu Protector's deliberately mysterious manner of appearing, he also knew that Soul Hall had always acted in strange and unpredictable ways.
Yet not a trace of emotion showed on his face. Instead, he said calmly, "In that case, I must thank Wu Protector for your assistance. It is only that I have been feeling inexplicably uneasy."
Hearing this, Wu Protector gave a sinister laugh. "Sect Leader Yun Shan, rest assured. Whenever Soul Hall acts, nothing can go wrong. Once the elders' cultivation improves and the Misty Cloud Sect's strength greatly increases, the entire Jia Ma Empire will be under your control. What is there to fear from a mere Xiao Clan?"
After hearing this, Yun Shan's inner unease did not lessen. After thinking for a moment, he could not help asking, "Wu Protector, from last night until now, I have not seen Yun Leng and the others return. I fear they may have met with disaster."
Upon hearing this, Wu Protector fell silent for a moment. Then, an eerie burst of laughter suddenly came from within his black robe.
"Yun Shan, Yun Shan. By saying that, do you think Yun Leng and the others perished in Wutan City? Don't tell me you think Soul Hall deliberately got them killed. A few elders are nothing more than ants in the eyes of Soul Hall's experts. We would not even deign to do such a thing, understand?"
Sensing the chill in Wu Protector's words, Yun Shan's heart tightened, though his face remained calm. He cupped his hands slightly.
"Wu