"Brother Shen, do you need Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Qilin Wood?" Li Shu asked.
"Yes. I need it to refine a Magic Treasure," Shen Luo nodded.
"In that case, I'll have people from the imperial house keep an eye out. If they find any Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Qilin Wood, they'll gather some for you, Brother Shen," Li Shu said.
"Then I'll have to trouble Princess Shu. The more you can collect, the better. I need a great deal of Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Qilin Wood, and there's no need to worry too much about the price. Shen has some means," Shen Luo said gratefully.
"Alright." Li Shu nodded.
"Besides Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Qilin Wood, Shen also urgently needs the spiritual material Nine-Heavens Metal Essence. Could I trouble Princess Shu to keep an eye out for that as well?" Shen Luo recalled something and added.
"Nine-Heavens Metal Essence! That spiritual material has nearly vanished from the Three Realms. I'm afraid it will be very difficult to find." Li Shu's eyes widened slightly.
"I know. Princess Shu only needs to keep watch for it. If you truly come across it one day, please send me a message at once," Shen Luo said.
"Alright, I'll remember." Hearing that he merely wanted information, Li Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Having secured the treasures, Shen Luo did not linger and took his leave.
A short while later, he left the Imperial City through a side gate. Just as he was about to return to the Great Tang Government Office, three figures appeared ahead and blocked his path.
The leader was Zhang Chuan. Behind him stood a tall and a short man. The tall one was an elderly man in golden robes, his face utterly cold and indifferent. The shorter one was a child of eight or nine dressed in