A man jumped down from the top of the wall and walked toward Qin Yue, step by step.
"Young Master Qin, what a coincidence."
The newcomer greeted Qin Yue with a smile that was not quite a smile.
Qin Yue returned an equally hollow smile. "Oh, so it's the head of the Shen Family. What a coincidence indeed."
Shen Yun, the well-known head of the Shen Family in Xiangyang City.
Young as he was, he was ruthless and seasoned in his dealings—a vicious character.
More importantly, he and Qin Yue were a famously antagonistic pair in Xiangyang City.
Many of their businesses overlapped, leaving them no possibility of making money in harmony.
Their own livelihoods were at stake, and neither would give ground.
But the people of Xiangyang City knew only one side of them.
They had another, more deeply hidden identity that only Qin Yue and Shen Yun themselves knew.
Both of them belonged to the Eastern Splendor Special Guards.
Their abilities were evenly matched.
That was also why Shen Yun had managed to arrive so quickly after the Envoy appeared.
Moreover, Shen Yun knew that Qin Yue had been punished by the Envoy this time and would have no chance of getting back on his feet anytime soon.
For Shen Yun, seizing this opportunity to trample Qin Yue into the dirt was something he had been planning for a long time.
What Shen Yun had not expected was that someone among Qin Yue's acquaintances actually possessed the Rootless Wood.
In Eastern Splendor, the Rootless Wood was a divine treasure.
Now that this divine treasure had appeared, Shen Yun naturally wanted a hand in it.
Seeing Shen Yun's gaze settle on Yang Qing behind him, Qin Yue's lips curled slightly.
"Shen Yun, that dog's nose of yours really is