Secrets of Penglai

Seeing Jian Shang's action, not only the generals of Wuhuan, but also Shopkeeper Ji beside Dongfang Shi, along with five elders, two twenty-year-old maids, a middle-aged man, and a graceful mature woman, all suddenly stiffened with thoughtful expressions.

"Your Lordship knows her?!"

Jiang Yao asked in utter astonishment, blurting the words out.

After all, this was Hidden Dragon City, the capital of Hidden Dragon Commandery, and the Penglai Commerce Association was the most mysterious force since ancient times. Since the members of the Penglai Commerce Association had come to visit Jian Shang and requested a private face-to-face talk with him, Jiang Yao, as the head of intelligence for Hidden Dragon Commandery, had naturally investigated them thoroughly. In particular, the Penglai Commerce Association had engaged in several transactions with Hidden Dragon Commandery, and now there was this mysterious woman called Dongfang whom he had never heard of before—who knew if they harbored ulterior motives?

In fact, Jiang Yao had also worried about Qi Ji's previous warning. After all, a total of thirteen people had come from the Penglai Commerce Association this time, and if they were assassins, it was definitely a lineup with no weak strength.

Yet no matter how Jiang Yao investigated, he could find not the slightest bit of information or data on this strangely named woman called Dongfang. He had merely agreed to the visit considering the Penglai Commerce Association's long-standing good reputation, while also aiming for the economic development of his own faction. He never expected that his lord would actually know her.

Of course, since his lord knew her, that was just wonderful, and Jiang Yao immediately let out a heavy sigh of relief.

If the visitors harbored ill intentions, he, the head of intelligence, would have failed somewhat in his duties, and if his lord