The northern reaches of the Great Scarlet Reach.
In a quiet, remote little city.
Inside a lavish mansion, Lei Yunkui, dressed in a brocade robe, paced anxiously back and forth, his expression dark.
"My lord!"
Just then, an armored True Martial Warrior entered and addressed him respectfully.
"Any news of Qin Hao?" Lei Yunkui asked impatiently the moment he saw the man.
The armored man shook his head and said gravely, "My lord, ever since Soul-Severing Sect Master Jiao Hong issued a bounty order offering a million low-grade spirit stones, Qin Hao has vanished as though he evaporated from the mortal world. There's been no trace of him."
At this point, the armored man hesitated before continuing, "Jiao Hong's bounty order has stirred up the entire Great Scarlet Reach. Every faction is searching for Qin Hao. According to the information I've gathered, besides the various families, people from the Five Poisons Cult, Heavenly Demon Valley, and Soul-Slaughtering Sect are all looking for him."
"Even those who escaped from the Crimson Blood Sect are searching for Qin Hao!"
The armored man was named Xie Zong, and his cultivation was at the true martial third layer. Having followed Lei Yunkui from early on, he enjoyed Lei Yunkui's considerable favor.
Whenever someone needed to go out and gather information, Xie Zong handled it.
Xie Zong also supported a bandit stronghold in the nearby mountains, allowing him to gather information and rob wealthy merchants alike.
Precisely because of this, Xie Zong knew just how frenzied people had become since the bounty order was issued.
Never mind the rest of the Great Scarlet Reach—in the area Xie Zong knew alone, every warrior had been swept into a frenzy.
Even body tempering realm warriors were roaming about, trying to discover Qin Hao's whereabouts.
After all, Jiao