In the past, the Holy Temple would release some Thousand Soul Grass to major trading companies like theirs. But in recent years, the Holy Temple had kept an extremely tight grip on Thousand Soul Grass, and very little had made its way out.
So although the reward Ning Fa offered was greatly tempting, there was nothing they could do to help.
Naturally, this was terrible news for Ning Fa. But he was determined to obtain the Thousand Soul Grass, and he would not give up no matter what.
With that in mind, Ning Fa looked at the others and said gravely, "It seems everyone has gained quite a bit. Does anyone have any news regarding the lockdown order on the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range?"
At those words, Ji Lianxing's smile vanished. She said solemnly, "I'll go first. I used a few little tricks to get some information from the son of the manager of the Kusa Trading Company, one of the seven major trading companies in the city.
"First, the rumors that Cangyuan spies attempted to sabotage the defensive grand formation of the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range do not seem to be groundless. They appear to be true.
"As for whether those spies have been caught yet, that remains unclear."
Bai Yueqiu and Xiao Pengyuan's expressions changed at once. Even Sang Wen furrowed her delicate brows. Clearly, this was exceedingly bad news.
Ning Fa sighed. "I also paid a certain price to obtain similar news from the manager of another major trading company, the Path Pavilion Trading Company.
"The reason the Holy Temple even sealed off the outer restrictions of the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range was to capture those so-called spies within."
Since both major trading companies said so, the information was clearly genuine.
But everyone knew