Seeing Through Him at a Glance

Xia Wuyou's wailing abruptly stopped. He immediately scrambled up from the ground, moving with astonishing speed.

He hastily wiped his face with his sleeve, instantly reining in all his exaggerated emotions. Aside from his still-reddened eyes, his face had regained some of its respectfulness and shrewdness. Yet beneath that respect, he could not suppress his anticipation and nervousness.

"Yes, yes, yes. Please forgive me, Special Envoy. I lost my composure."

Xia Wuyou bowed with a fawning smile and asked cautiously.

"May I ask what instructions bring you here, Special Envoy? I, Xia Wuyou, have been stationed here for a full ten years and know a little about everything within several hundred miles of this place. I will certainly do my utmost to serve you!"

Gu Sheng put away the token and said evenly.

"I am not a Special Envoy from the Main Pavilion. I merely happened to pass through this place. I did not come for you."

Upon hearing this, the light of expectation on Xia Wuyou's face instantly dimmed considerably, but the look in his eyes as he regarded Gu Sheng remained incomparably respectful.

Anyone holding the Pavilion Master Token, even if he was not a Special Envoy, had to be an extremely important core figure of the Main Pavilion. His status was far beyond that of a banished Branch Store shopkeeper like Xia Wuyou.

"I see."

Xia Wuyou hurriedly said.

"Even so, if you have any orders, sir, Xia Wuyou will brave death without hesitation! What do you need? Though this shop is located in a remote place, we do have some treasured goods..."

"I need detailed information about the depths of Boundless Ancient City, especially the areas around the Hall of a Thousand Souls and Soul Burial Valley. The more detailed, the better."

Gu Sheng interrupted him