The shopkeeper snorted, took the half spirit stone, and crushed it to dust with a slight squeeze.
"Head northwest from here. Once you reach the Jingheng Kingdom, ask around again," the shopkeeper conceded.
"Right you are! Just what I'd expect of a True Lord. Your information really is second to none."
Zhang Yuan offered a little praise, then continued, "I wonder, though, do you know where Wenren Qihan of the South Sea Dragon Clan is? I have some business with him."
"No. If you have business with him, find him yourself," the shopkeeper said firmly.
Asking for directions was one thing, but now he wanted help finding someone, too. Even if the shopkeeper knew where Wenren Qihan was, he would not tell Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan felt a pang of regret and pondered the matter.
Asking [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts] where Wenren Qihan was had actually been a probe.
The East Sea Dragon Lord wanted him to kill Wenren Qihan, which proved there had to be something special about him. He might well be a Chess Piece some True Lord was using against the East Sea Dragon Clan.
From the look of things, [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts] was a suspect. Alternatively, [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts] stood outside this chessboard and did not wish to get involved.
They exchanged a few more words.
Zhang Yuan then did some business with [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts], selling him all the useless junk in his Dao Domain in one go, regardless of what prices [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts] offered.
Having swept through Zhang Yuan's Dao Domain at rock-bottom prices, [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts] finally felt a little better. Looking at the group of two humans and one dragon disguised as an Outer